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Washington Capitals vs New York Islanders NHL Picks, Odds, Predictions 1/26/21

New York Islanders at Washington Capitals 1/26/21: NHL Hockey free preview, analysis, prediction, odds and pick against the spread.
2021-01-26 19:00:00 EDT

The New York Islanders and the Washington Capitals meet in NHL action from the Capital One Arena on Tuesday night.

The New York Islanders will try to rebound from a 2-0 loss to the Devils in their last matchup. Mathew Barzal leads the Islanders in scoring with 4 points coming on 2 goals and 2 assists while Anders Lee, Jordan Eberle, Noah Dobson and Nick Leddy each have 3 points with Lee and Eberle each logging 2 goals and an assist while Dobson and Leddy each have 3 assists. Semyon Varlamov owns a 3-0 record with 2 shutouts and a single goal against for a 0.33 GAA while Ilya Sorokin hasn’t been so lucky, going 0-2 with a 3.57 GAA so far this season.

The Washington Capitals will try to bounce back from a 4-3 loss to the Sabres last time out. Nicklas Backstrom leads the Capitals in scoring with 7 points coming on 4 goals with 3 assists while Jakub Vrana, T.J. Oshie and Tom Wilson each have 6 points with Vrana and Wilson scoring 3 goals and 3 assists while Oshies has two goals and four helpers. Alex Ovechkin and Tom Wilson each have a goal and four assists for their troubles this season, logging 5 points. Vanek Vanacek’s emerged as the #1 goalie for Washington for the time being, posting a 2-1 record with a 2.87 GAA this season.

New York is 2-5 in their last 7 Tuesday games while the under is 7-0-1 in their last 8 games overall. Washington is 1-4 in their last 5 games overall and 1-4 in their last 5 games as an underdog while the over is 18-6-2 in their last 26 Tuesday games. The over is 5-2-1 in the last 8 meetings between these two teams.

I’m going to side with the under here. We all know what we’re getting with the Islanders, good, fundamental hockey that’s hard-hitting while also disciplined as a testament to Barry Trotz as head coach. Washington on the other hand is still missing 4 key players, including Alex Ovechkin, and I just think that’s a lot of talent to be missing to help contribute to a game going over so I’ll have to take the under in this spot.

Chris Ruffolo's Free Pick: Under 5.5

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Chris joined the Sports Chat Place team in August 2016 and has a proven system that combines multiple analytical and situational statistics and trends to give out thousands of winning picks over the last three years with winning records across all of the top leagues, Follow Chris Ruffolo on Twitter @ruffthepickdawg

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Washington Capitals vs New York Islanders NHL Picks, Odds, Predictions 1/26/21

Washington Capitals vs New York Islanders NHL Picks, Odds, Predictions 1/26/21
2021-01-26 19:00:00 EDT

The New York Islanders and the Washington Capitals meet in NHL action from the Capital One Arena on Tuesday night.

The New York Islanders will try to rebound from a 2-0 loss to the Devils in their last matchup. Mathew Barzal leads the Islanders in scoring with 4 points coming on 2 goals and 2 assists while Anders Lee, Jordan Eberle, Noah Dobson and Nick Leddy each have 3 points with Lee and Eberle each logging 2 goals and an assist while Dobson and Leddy each have 3 assists. Semyon Varlamov owns a 3-0 record with 2 shutouts and a single goal against for a 0.33 GAA while Ilya Sorokin hasn’t been so lucky, going 0-2 with a 3.57 GAA so far this season.

The Washington Capitals will try to bounce back from a 4-3 loss to the Sabres last time out. Nicklas Backstrom leads the Capitals in scoring with 7 points coming on 4 goals with 3 assists while Jakub Vrana, T.J. Oshie and Tom Wilson each have 6 points with Vrana and Wilson scoring 3 goals and 3 assists while Oshies has two goals and four helpers. Alex Ovechkin and Tom Wilson each have a goal and four assists for their troubles this season, logging 5 points. Vanek Vanacek’s emerged as the #1 goalie for Washington for the time being, posting a 2-1 record with a 2.87 GAA this season.

New York is 2-5 in their last 7 Tuesday games while the under is 7-0-1 in their last 8 games overall. Washington is 1-4 in their last 5 games overall and 1-4 in their last 5 games as an underdog while the over is 18-6-2 in their last 26 Tuesday games. The over is 5-2-1 in the last 8 meetings between these two teams.

I’m going to side with the under here. We all know what we’re getting with the Islanders, good, fundamental hockey that’s hard-hitting while also disciplined as a testament to Barry Trotz as head coach. Washington on the other hand is still missing 4 key players, including Alex Ovechkin, and I just think that’s a lot of talent to be missing to help contribute to a game going over so I’ll have to take the under in this spot.

Chris Ruffolo's Free Pick: Under 5.5

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Chris Ruffolo

Chris joined the Sports Chat Place team in August 2016 and has a proven system that combines multiple analytical and situational statistics and trends to give out thousands of winning picks over the last three years with winning records across all of the top leagues, Follow Chris Ruffolo on Twitter @ruffthepickdawg

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