The Carolina Hurricanes and New York Islanders meet Tuesday in NHL action at the UBS Arena. Here’s an Islanders vs. Hurricanes Prediction. This article will include an Islanders vs. Hurricanes Pick.
Carolina Hurricanes Betting Preview
The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Mammoth and lost to the Flyers. The Hurricanes have won 6 of their last 8 games.
The Carolina Hurricanes are averaging 3.57 goals per game and are scoring on 25 percent of their power play opportunities. Seth Jarvis leads Carolina with 32 goals, Sebastian Aho has 53 assists, and Andrei Svechnikov has 203 shots on goal. Defensively, the Carolina Hurricanes are allowing 2.9 goals per game and are killing 80.3 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Frederik Andersen has given up 107 goals on 849 shots faced, while Brandon Bussi has allowed 96 goals on 882 shots.
New York Islanders Betting Preview
The New York Islanders lost to the Senators and Habs. The Islanders have lost 6 of their last 7 games.
The New York Islanders are averaging 2.81 goals per game and are scoring 16.7 percent of their power play opportunities. Bo Horvat leads New York with 30 goals, Mathew Barzal has 52 assists and Matthew Schaefer has 217 shots on goal. Defensively, the New York Islanders are allowing 2.89 goals per game and are killing 80.8 percent of their opponent’s power plays. David Rittich has allowed 74 goals on 699 shots faced, and Ilya Sorokin has given up 144 goals on 1,530 shots.
Why the New York Islanders will win
- The home team has won each of the last eight games between the Hurricanes and Islanders.
- The Hurricanes have lost each of their last nine games as underdogs against opponents on a losing streak.
- The home team has covered the puck line in 10 of the last 11 games between the Hurricanes and Islanders.
- The Hurricanes have failed to cover the puck line in eight of their last nine games as underdogs against opponents on a losing streak.
- The Hurricanes have lost the second period in 10 of their last 11 games as underdogs after coming off a shootout.
Why the Carolina Hurricanes will win
- The Hurricanes have won seven of their last eight games as underdogs against the Islanders.
- The Islanders have lost six of their last eight games as home favorites against Metropolitan Division opponents.
- The Islanders have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last nine Tuesday games as home favorites.
- The Hurricanes have covered the puck line in 14 of their last 16 games as underdogs against the Islanders.
- The Hurricanes have won the first period in each of their last eight games as underdogs.
Total Goals Facts
- Six of the Islanders’ last seven games against opponents who are on the second leg of a back-to-back have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Five of the Hurricanes’ last six games against opponents on a losing streak have gone OVER the total goals line.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in each of the Hurricanes’ last eight games.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 2′ market has hit in each of the Islanders’ last 10 games as favorites against Eastern Conference opponents.
New York Islanders Player Prop Facts
- Anthony Duclair has scored at least one goal in four of his last five appearances with his team as a favorite against the Hurricanes.
- Mathew Barzal has recorded at least one assist in each of the Islanders’ last eight Tuesday games.
Carolina Hurricanes Player Prop Facts
- Sebastian Aho has scored at least one goal in seven of his last eight appearances with the Hurricanes as underdogs.
- Nikolaj Ehlers has recorded at least one assist in each of the Hurricanes’ last six games as road underdogs.
Matchup/League Facts
- The New York Islanders rank 30th in the league in power play percentage this season (16.67%).
- The New York Islanders rank 6th in the league for goals against per game this season (2.89).
- The Carolina Hurricanes rank 2nd in the league for goals per game this season (3.57).
- The Carolina Hurricanes rank 4th in the league in power play percentage this season (25.00%).
Islanders vs Hurricanes Prediction
The Islanders should be favored at home with the rest advantage. The Canes have nothing to play for; they already clinched a playoff berth, and they played an overtime game last night. Don’t expect the Hurricanes to play anybody of importance. However, the Islanders as favorites isn’t ideal, either. The Islanders played themselves out of the playoff race, losing 6 of their last 7 games, and many of those games they were favored to win. The Islanders checked out weeks ago and aren’t playing much defense. Backups or not, you don’t get the Hurricanes as underdogs often. I’ll bite in the name of value.