Boston Bruins (34-5-4) vs. New York Islanders (23-18-4)
January 18, 2023 7:30 pm EDT
The Line: New York Islanders +142 / Boston Bruins -172; Over/Under: +5.5
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The Boston Bruins and the New York Islanders meet in NHL action from the UBS Arena on Wednesday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
The Boston Bruins are currently listed as -172 road favorites in this game while the New York Islanders are +142 home underdogs. The over/under is set at 5.5 goals.
Injuries
Jake DeBrusk continues to be ruled out until what appears to be Early February with a lower body injury while Adam Pelech and Kyle Palmieri are both out until late January with upper body injuries for the New York Islanders.
Matchup history
Boston has won back-to-back meetings in this series, with the 4-3 shootout win back on December 13th, 2022 making it 5 straight wins by the home team in this series.
Trends
Boston is 22-6 in their last 28 games against the Metropolitan division and 20-6 in their last 26 games against a team with a winning record while the over is 3-1-2 in their last 6 games overall. New York is 1-5 in their last 6 games overall and 4-1 in their last 5 games against a team with a winning percentage above .600 while the under is 5-1-2 in their last 8 home games.
Pick
I’m sticking with the Boston Bruins here. I really wanted to side with the Islanders given that the home team has won 5 straight here and the Islanders are normally a tough out at home. However, these are two teams on opposite paths right now, with Boston winning 6 of their last 7 while the Islanders have lost 5 of 6 and I just don’t trust the Islanders to turn it around here. The Bruins are just playing too well to go against and the price isn’t crazy. Give me Boston here.
