Islanders vs Lightning Prediction 4/1/25 NHL Picks Today

The Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Islanders meet on Tuesday in NHL action at the UBS Arena. Here’s an Islanders vs Lightning Prediction. This article will include an Islanders vs Lightning Pick.

Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Preview

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Hockey Club and Islanders, and they play the Senators, Sabres, and Rangers next. The Lighting have won six of their last eight games and have outscored teams 19-4 in their last three games.

The Tampa Bay Lightning are averaging 3.59 goals per game and are scoring on 26 percent of their power play opportunities. Brayden Point leads Tampa Bay with 38 goals, Nikita Kucherov has 76 assists, and Brandon Hagel has 208 shots on goal. Defensively, the Tampa Bay Lightning are allowing 2.64 goals per game and are killing 82 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Andrei Vasilevskiy has allowed 123 goals on 1,548 shots faced, and Jonas Johansson has given up 48 goals on 469 shots.

New York Islanders Betting Preview

The New York Islanders lost to the Lightning and Hurricanes, and they play the Wild, Capitals, and Predators next. The Islanders have lost five straight games and have allowed four or more goals in all of those losses.

The New York Islanders are averaging 2.74 goals per game and are scoring 12.6 percent of their power play opportunities. Anders Lee leads New York with 27 goals, Bo Horvat has 27 assists, and Noah Dobson has 183 shots on goal. Defensively, the New York Islanders are allowing 3.05 goals per game and are killing 72.3 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Semyon Varlamov has allowed 29 goals on 262 shots faced, and Ilya Sorokin has given up 147 goals on 1,532 shots.

Why the New York Islanders will win

• The underdogs have won four of the Islanders’ last five games at UBS Arena.
• The Lightning have lost five of their last eight games as road favorites against Metropolitan Division opponents.
• The underdogs have covered the puck line in each of the Islanders’ last seven games at UBS Arena.
• The Lightning have failed to cover the puck line in five of their last six road games.
• The home team has won the first period in each of the Lightning’s last five games.

Why the Tampa Bay Lightning will win

• The favorites have won each of the Lightning’s last eight games.
• The Islanders have lost each of their last five games.
• The Islanders have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last six games.
• The favorites have covered the puck line in 10 of the last 11 games between the Lightning and Islanders.
• The favorites have won the first period in each of the Lightning’s last seven games.

Islanders vs Lightning Injury Report

The Islanders don’t have any players listed on their injury report.

The Lightning don’t have any players listed on their injury report.

Islanders vs Lightning Prediction

The Islanders have been hit or miss all season, and it looks like they’ve finally thrown in the towel on the season. The Islanders have lost five straight games, and they’re getting drilled defensively. The Lightning look like they’re making their annual postseason push with the wins piling up, and their offense has caught fire over the last week. The Lightning just beat the Islanders a couple of days ago, 5-3. The Lightning have now won seven of the last 10 meetings against the Islanders. Give me the Lightning to keep things rolling against an Islanders side that looks like it’s given up.