Islanders vs Canucks Pick – NHL Predictions & Odds 2/9/23

The Vancouver Canucks and New York Islanders meet Thursday in NHL action at the UBS Arena. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

The Vancouver Canucks Betting Preview

The Vancouver Canucks are averaging 3.3 goals per game and are scoring on 22.8 percent of their power play opportunities. Andrei Kuzmenko leads Vancouver with 22 goals, Quinn Hughes has 40 assists and Elias Pettersson has 159 shots on goal. Defensively, the Vancouver Canucks are allowing 3.9 goals per game and are killing 65.5 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Thatcher Demko has given up 56 goals on 479 shots faced, and Spencer Martin has allowed 98 goals on 784 shots.

The New York Islanders Betting Preview

The New York Islanders are averaging 2.8 goals per game and are scoring on 15.9 percent of their power play opportunities. Brock Nelson leads New York with 19 goals, Mathew Barzal has 32 assists and Anders Lee has 143 shots on goal. Defensively, the New York Islanders are allowing 2.7 goals per game and are killing 83.2 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Ilya Sorokin has given up 86 goals on 1,156 shots faced, and Semyon Varlamov has allowed 43 goals on 536 shots.

Canucks vs Islanders Trends

The Canucks are 1-8 in their last 9 road games and 4-12 in their last 16 overall. The Islanders are 1-6 in their last 7 Thursday games and 4-0 in their last 4 overall. The over is 2-0-2 in Canucks last 4 overall. The under is 15-5-2 in Islanders last 22 overall. The favorite is 9-2 in the last 11 meetings. The road team is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings.

Randy’s Free Pick

The Vancouver Canucks are in terrible form at the moment, and playing on the end of a back to back doesn’t help. The New York Islanders look like a team that’s starting to find their form over the last week or so, and they should have the edge here with the rest advantage. The Islanders defense will grind down tired legs. Give me the Islanders and the PL for max betting value.