Vegas Golden Knights (31-16-6) vs. NY Islanders (24-21-7)
February 4, 2025 7:30 pm EDT
The Line: NY Islanders +124 / Vegas Golden Knights -148; Over/Under: 5.5
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The Vegas Golden Knights and New York Islanders meet Tuesday in NHL action at the UBS Arena. Here’s an Islanders vs Golden Knights Prediction. This article will include an Islanders vs Golden Knights Pick.
Vegas Golden Knights Betting Preview
The Vegas Golden Knights lost to the Blue Jackets and Rangers, and they play the Devils, Bruins, and Canucks next. The Vegas Golden Knights are averaging 3.32 goals per game and are scoring 28.7 percent of their power play opportunities. Pavel Dorofeyev leads Vegas with 22 goals, Jack Eichel has 48 assists and Tomas Hertl has 131 shots on goal. Defensively, the Vegas Golden Knights are allowing 2.77 goals per game and are killing 77 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Ilya Samsonov has given up 55 goals on 542 shots faced, while Adin Hill has allowed 87 goals on 868 shots.
New York Islanders Betting Preview
The New York Islanders beat the Lightning, lost to the Panthers, and they play the Jets, Wild, and Stars next. The New York Islanders are averaging 2.73 goals per game and are scoring 12.1 percent of their power play opportunities. Anders Lee leads New York with 22 goals, Bo Horvat has 21 assists and Noah Dobson has 143 shots on goal. Defensively, the New York Islanders are allowing 2.88 goals per game and are killing 70.3 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Semyon Varlamov has allowed 29 goals on 262 shots faced, and Ilya Sorokin has given up 93 goals on 1,012 shots.
Why the New York Islanders will win
- The Golden Knights have lost each of their last four games as favorites against Metropolitan Division opponents.
- The Islanders have won five of their last six games as underdogs.
- The Golden Knights have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last 10 games as road favorites following a road loss.
- The underdogs have covered the puck line in eight of the last nine games between the Golden Knights and Islanders.
- The Golden Knights have lost the third period in four of their last five games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
Why the Vegas Golden Knights will win
- The Islanders have lost seven of their last eight home games against Pacific Division opponents.
- The Islanders have failed to cover the puck line in seven of their last eight home games against Pacific Division opponents.
- The Islanders have lost the first period in eight of their last nine home games against Pacific Division opponents.
Matchup/League Facts
- The New York Islanders rank 32nd in the league in power play percentage this season (12.10%).
- The New York Islanders rank 30th in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (70.27%).
- The Vegas Golden Knights rank 2nd in the league in power play percentage this season (28.69%).
- The Vegas Golden Knights rank T4th in the league for goals per game this season (3.32).
Islanders vs Golden Knights Injury Report
The New York Islanders will be without Noah Dobson, Mathew Barzal, Marcus Hogberg, Ryan Pulock, Hudson Fasching, Mike Reilly, and Semyon Varlamov. Scott Mayfield is questionable for the Islanders.
The Vegas Golden Knights don’t have any players listed on their injury report.
Islanders vs Golden Knights Prediction
This line doesn’t make any sense. The Vegas Golden Knights have fallen off a cliff defensively and it resulted in losses in eight of their last 10 games. Those things usually don’t fix themselves on the road and Vegas has seen 10 of its 16 losses this season come on the road. The New York Islanders are playing their best hockey of the season, which includes wins in seven of their last eight games. The Islanders are firing on all cylinders at the moment, and they beat Vegas on the road last month 4-0. We’re getting the team in better form at home with the plus money price. The Islanders on Tuesday is a fabulous value bet.
