After a strong start to the season, the Islanders have fallen back down to Earth and played much like they did last season. San Jose has also struggled of late after a strong start to the season. Both of these teams will look to get back on track when they meet at the SAP Center in San Jose late Saturday night. We are going to put our money down on the host Sharks as they send the Islanders to a fifth loss this season.
Sharks trying to rebound from tough stretch
San Jose opened the 2014-2015 NHL season with 4-0-1 record. Then, they dropped four straight games before winning two in a row. Their most recent game was a shootout loss to the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night to give them a record of 6-4-2, which is good for 14 points. Despite their recent struggles, the Sharks are tied for second place in the Pacific Division with three other teams and are just four points out of first place.
Islanders looking more like last year’s club of late
New York began the season with four straight wins, shocking pretty much everyone in the league, including some of their own fans. After the 4-0-0 start, the Islanders have gone 2-4 to drop their record to 6-4-0, good for 12 points. There is quite a logjam at the top of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference, which has prevented the Islanders from slipping in the standings. New York is currently in second place, just one point behind Pittsburgh.
On Saturday night, we will put our money down at BetOnline.ag when the Sharks host the Islanders. We are going to drop 15 percent of our bankroll on the host Sharks as they drop the Islanders with the UNDER 5.5 total goals scored at -102 and move closer to the top of the division standings.
Chris Wassel
AA, AAS
CURRENTLY
Sports Writer and Journalist
RESIDES IN
Rahway, NJ
EDUCATION
Union County College, Montclair State University
EXPERTISE
Business, Writing, Sports, Food, Grilling, Olympics, Injuries, Politics, and more
Summary
Member of FSWA, FSGA, and a variety of Sports Betting Groups.
Lead arranger of news and injury reports for Rotoballer Hockey. Also did the news lead for NASCAR on the same site coming out of COVID.
Strategy and mapping out of various sports betting and sports articles for MyNHLTradeRumors and gambling.com.
Runs a hockey and fantasy hockey podcast that teaches fantasy hockey players how to improve their skills.
Experience
Chris Wassel has 20+ years of sports journalistic experience in various disciplines..
His ability to play sports is well documented. Most people in the business just write. However, Chris will race cars and even a super Moto bike from time to time. There is that fitness and hiking/cycling aspect too.
Chris has climbed mountains from Mount Washington to Mount San Jacinto in Palm Springs, California. For those that do not know. Chris also dabbles in food eating contests and challenges. Having a unique background with friends including Joey Chestnut and Casey Webb, Chris has the ability to eat a whole 16-pound turkey or a 32 inch meat lover's pizza.
Since 2013, Chris has primarily focused on sports writing and fitness. On social media, he will answer any question in many different aspects. Even Chris's ability to wager on Entertainment and US Elections is well documented. He was able to predict Joe Biden's inevitable dip in approval rating below 40%.
Throughout his career, Chris has worked at a lot of places from DraftKings to USA Today and much more.
Finally, Chris has been nominated for quite a few awards from the Fantasy Sports Writers Association for Hockey Writer Of The Year. Also, there have been a number of amazing fantasy hockey championships from expert to high-stake leagues.
Education
Chris received an Associates from Union Country College for business and accounting. Chris did sports journalism work at Montclair State University covering the hockey, baseball, and football teams.
Quote from Chris Wassel
"Do Not Think, Just Do.”
Education
1999 Graduate of Union County College
1993 Graduate of Rahway High School
Professional Achievements
Media credentialed member of the New Jersey Devils since 2010
Covered several NHL Drafts including the one day event in Newark in 2013
Been on countless podcasts, TV shows, and more including Sportsnet and even NHL Network