The New York Islanders and Florida Panthers meet Thursday in NHL action at the Amerant Bank Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Islanders vs Panthers prediction.
New York Islanders Betting Preview
The New York Islanders recently lost to the Devils and Red Wings while beating the Jets. The New York Islanders are averaging 2.97 goals per game and are scoring on 20.9 percent of their power play opportunities. Bo Horvat leads New York with 29 goals, Noah Dobson has 57 assists and Brock Nelson has 223 shots on goal. Defensively, the New York Islanders are allowing 3.31 goals per game and are killing 71.9 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Ilya Sorokin has given up 158 goals on 1,688 shots faced, and Semyon Varlamov has allowed 56 goals on 623 shots.
Florida Panthers Betting Preview
The Florida Panthers recently beat the Flyers while losing to the Rangers and Bruins. The Florida Panthers are averaging 3.22 goals per game and are scoring on 25.9 percent of their power play opportunities. Sam Reinhart leads Florida with 51 goals, Matthew Tkachuk has 56 assists and Carter Verhaeghe has 234 shots on goal. Defensively, the Florida Panthers are allowing 2.43 goals per game and are killing 81.8 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Sergei Bobrovsky has allowed 123 goals on 1,433 shots faced, while Anthony Stolarz has given up 41 goals on 564 shots.
Florida Panthers Team Facts
- The Panthers have lost four of their last five games as home favorites.
- The Panthers have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last eight night games at Amerant Bank Arena.
- The road team has won the first period in four of the Panthers’ last five games.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in 14 of the Panthers’ last 15 games as favorites against Eastern Conference opponents.
New York Islanders Team Facts
- The underdogs have won each of the Islanders’ last three games.
- The Islanders have covered the puck line in nine of their last 10 games as underdogs against Atlantic Division opponents.
- The Islanders have lost the third period in seven of their last eight games.
- The ‘Under 0.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in four of the Islanders’ last five night games.
Islanders vs Panthers prediction
The Panthers are starting to get healthy, so I don’t expect this losing stretch to continue much longer. The Panthers have also been one of the best home teams in the NHL dating back to last season. The Islanders have pretty much watched their season burst into flames, and they’ve been shutout in 3 of their last 8 games. The Panthers have won 7 of the last 10 games against the Islanders, which includes a win on the road a couple of months ago. Give me the Panthers and the PL for max betting value.