In this article we will formulate a Carolina Hurricanes vs NY Islanders Prediction for this NHL game 5 on Tuesday, April 30th at PNC Arena
Islanders Have Life
The Islanders might not have a lot of life, but they have some life after winning the last game. It took double overtime but the Islanders were able to secure the 3-2 victory. Mathew Barzal had a strong game scoring two goals. Semyon Varlamov had a strong game saving 42 of the 44 shots that he faced. The Islanders defense actually hasn’t been awful but the offense just hasn’t been good enough. The Islanders during the regular season had an offense that is ranked 22nd while the defense is ranked 19th. Anders Lee has had a solid playoffs so far finishing with one goal and adding three assists. Mathew Barzal scored two goals and added one assist. In this game if the Islanders want to find success, they are going to need the offense to get out to a fast start. If they fall behind early, this is going to be a long game.
Hurricanes Only Need One More Win
The Hurricanes have played pretty well so far this series, and they only need one more win to make it to the next round of the playoffs. Even though they have looked good in terms of wins, some of the games they haven’t dominated. Two games ago the Hurricanes were able to secure the 3-2 victory. Two games ago starting in goal, was Frederik Anderson, and he saved 29 of the 31 shots that he faced. The Hurricanes’ offense was ranked 7th during the regular season was the defense is ranked 4th. In this game, the Hurricanes are going to need the defense to step up in a big way. During the playoffs, Seth Jarvis has scored two goals and added two assists.
Carolina Hurricanes Team Facts
- The Hurricanes have won eight of their last nine games at PNC Arena.
- The home team has covered the puck line in each of the Hurricanes’ last five games.
- The favorites have won the third period in each of the last five games between the Islanders and Hurricanes at PNC Arena.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in each of the Hurricanes’ last five home games.
New York Islanders Team Facts
- The Islanders have won six of their last nine games as underdogs after coming off overtime.
- The Islanders have covered the puck line in 11 of their last 12 games as underdogs after coming off overtime.
- The Islanders have lost the third period in each of their last five night games at PNC Arena.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in each of the Islanders’ last five night games.
Carolina Hurricanes vs New York Islanders Prediction
This game is going to be lower scoring. The Islanders’ offense is ranked 22nd overall, and they are going to struggle to score. Even in the last game, the Islanders only scored three goals, and they are going to really struggle to get the offense going here. Neither team is going to finish with more than three goals and that is going to be the difference here as this game is going to be lower scoring. Back the under to cash with ease. This game might only have three goals scored total.