Golden Knights vs Islanders Prediction 1/9/25 NHL Picks Today

The New York Islanders and the Vegas Golden Knights meet Thursday in NHL action from the T-Mobile Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Golden Knights vs Islanders Prediction.

New York Islanders Recap

The New York Islanders come into this game looking to add on to their 5-4 OT win over the Boston Bruins last time out to improve to 15-18-7 last time out. After this game, the Islanders will head on the road for a matchup against the Utah Hockey Club.

Islanders Looking To Build Momentum

Anders Lee leads the Islanders in scoring with 32 points including 18 goals and 14 assists while Kyle Palmieri has 26 points split between 12 goals and 14 assists. Bo Horvat has 29 points with 12 goals and 17 assists while Brock Nelson has 21 points with 10 goals and 11 assists. Simon Holmstrom has 22 points with 9 goals and 13 assists and Maxim Tsyplakov has 19 points with 7 goals and 12 assists. Ilya Sorokin has gone 12-13-4 with a 2.92 GAA and a .898 save percentage in goal for the Islanders while Semyon Varlamov is 3-4-3 with a 2.89 GAA and an .889 save percentage this season.

Why the New York Islanders will win

• The Islanders have won each of their last five Thursday games as road underdogs.
• The Islanders have covered the puck line in each of their last nine Thursday games as underdogs.
• The Golden Knights have failed to cover the puck line in four of their last five games against Metropolitan Division opponents.

Vegas Golden Knights Recap

The Vegas Golden Knights come into this game looking to add on to their 4-2 win over the San Jose Sharks on the road last time out to improve to 28-9-3 on the year. After this game, Vegas will welcome the New York Rangers to town.

Golden Knights Win 3^rd Straight

Jack Eichel has a team-high 53 points with 11 goals and a team-high 42 assists while Mark Stone has added 35 points with 11 goals and 24 assists. Ivan Barbashev has 30 points with 15 goals and 15 assists, Tomas Hertl has 26 points with 11 goals and 15 apples and Pavel Dorofeyev has 21 points with 14 goals and 7 assists. Shea Theodore has 33 points with 29 assists. Adin Hill has gone 17-6-2 with a 2.58 GAA and a .904 save percentage in goal for Vegas while Ilya Samsonov has gone 11-3-1 with a 2.65 GAA and a .907 save percentage this season.

Why the Vegas Golden Knights will win

• The Golden Knights have won each of their last 13 night games.
• The Islanders have lost each of their last seven games following a road win.
• The Golden Knights have covered the puck line in each of their last eight night games at T-Mobile Arena.
• The Islanders have failed to cover the puck line in five of their last six road games.

Total Goals Facts

• Each of the Golden Knights’ last five games against Metropolitan Division opponents has gone OVER the total goals line.
• Four of the Islanders’ last five road games following a road win have gone UNDER the total goals line.

Golden Knights vs Islanders Prediction

I’m on the Golden Knights here. Vegas is just the team in far better and far more consistent form, and realistically, the Golden Knights playing their best hockey at home for me might’ve been enough as it is. Vegas has simply been rolling as of late, and the Islanders are just far too inconsistent for me to trust and a single win over a struggling Bruins team really isn’t enough to move the needle for me to think that they’ll all of a sudden get by the Golden Knights. I look for Vegas to put their foot down on home ice once again and for the Islanders to get sent away empty-handed. Give me the Golden Knights here.