New York Islanders (11-7) vs. Dallas Stars (10-5-2)
November 19, 2022 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: Dallas Stars -152 / New York Islanders +126; Over/Under: +5.5
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The New York Islanders and Dallas Stars meet Saturday in NHL action at the American Airlines Center. The New York Islanders have won 7 of their last 10 games. The Dallas Stars have won 5 of their last 8 games.
The New York Islanders are averaging 3.39 goals per game and are scoring on 20.8 percent of their power play opportunities. Brock Nelson leads New York with 9 goals, Mathew Barzal has 19 assists and Noah Dobson has 51 shots on goal. Defensively, the New York Islanders are allowing 2.67 goals per game and are killing 83.3 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Ilya Sorokin has given up 29 goals on 386 shots faced, and Semyon Varlamov has allowed 16 goals on 199 shots.
The Dallas Stars are averaging 3.88 goals per game and are scoring on 31.4 percent of their power play opportunities. Jason Robertson leads Dallas with 11 goals, Roppe Hintz has 14 assists and Joe Pavelski has 38 shots on goal. Defensively, the Dallas Stars are allowing 2.76 goals per game and are killing 82.9 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jake Oettinger has allowed 22 goal on 301 shots faced, and Scott Wedgewood has given up 23 goals on 239 shots.
The Islanders are 5-2 in their last 7 road games and 9-3 in their last 12 overall. The Stars are 38-18 in their last 56 home games and 4-1 in their last 5 games playing on 1 days rest. The over is 24-10-2 in Islanders last 36 games playing on 1 days rest. The over is 7-0-2 in Stars last 9 overall. The Islanders are 2-5 in the last 7 meetings in Dallas. The favorite is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings. The home team is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings.
The Dallas Stars should be favored at home where they play their best hockey, and they have the offensive firepower to give the Islanders defense a challenge. With that said, the Islanders are playing great hockey right now, and they’re always a team I look to back in the underdog role. They’re well coached and great defensively. You have a chance to cash every night. Give me the Islanders.
