Islanders vs Rangers Prediction 4/10/25 NHL Picks Today

The New York Rangers and the New York Islanders meet on Thursday in NHL action from the UBS Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an Islanders vs Rangers Prediction.

Matchup History

The New York Rangers have won all three meetings this season, first on November 3^rd, 2024, at home by a final score of 5-2 then won 5-1 on the road on February 25^th, 2025 and then back home won 4-0 in the most recent meeting on March 3^rd, 2025. The win made it four wins in a row and seven of the last nine meetings for the Rangers.

New York Rangers Recap

The New York Rangers come into this game looking to bounce back from an 8-5 loss at the hands of the Flyers last time out to fall to 36-35-7 on the year. After this game, the Rangers will head on the road again for a game against the Carolina Hurricanes.

Rangers Lose 3^rd In A Row, Playoff Hopes On Life Support

Artemi Panarin has a team-high 84 points with 35 goals and 49 assists, while Alexis Lafreniere has 43 points with 16 goals and 27 assists on the year. Adam Fox has 48 assists, while Mika Zibanejad has 56 points with 17 goals and 39 assists, and Will Cuylle has added 40 points with 18 goals and 22 assists. Vincent Trocheck’s also chipped in 53 points with 23 goals and 30 assists for the Rangers this season. In goal for the Rangers, Igor Shesterkin is 25-28-5 with a 2.89 GAA and a .903 save percentage, while Jonathan Quick is 10-7-2 with a 3.18 GAA and an .893 save percentage this season. Louis Domingue is also 1-0 with a 2.00 GAA and a .926 save percentage so far this season.

Why the New York Rangers will win

• The Islanders have lost each of their last four games as favorites after coming off overtime.
• The Rangers have won seven of their last eight games against the Islanders.
• The Islanders have failed to cover the puck line in 10 of their last 11 games as home favorites after coming off overtime.
• The Rangers have covered the puck line in each of their last six Thursday games as underdogs.

New York Rangers Player Prop Facts

• J.T. Miller has recorded at least one point in each of his last eight appearances against the Islanders.
• Vincent Trocheck has recorded at least one assist in each of the Rangers’ last six games on the second leg of a back-to-back.
• Artemi Panarin has scored a goal in five of the Rangers’ last six games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
• Artemi Panarin has scored the last goal in three of the Rangers’ last four games against the Islanders.

New York Islanders Recap

The New York Islanders come into this game looking to bounce back from a 7-6 OT loss at the hands of the Nashville Predators last time out to sit at 34-32-11 on the year. After this game, the Islanders will head on the road to take on the Philadelphia Flyers.

Islanders Drop 7^th Of Their Last 9 Games

Anders Lee has 52 points, including 28 goals and 24 assists, while Kyle Palmieri has 48 points, split between 24 goals and 24 assists. Bo Horvat has 54 points with 26 goals and 28 assists. Simon Holmstrom has 44 points with 20 goals and 24 assists, and Maxim Tsyplakov has 34 points with 9 goals and 25 assists. J-G Pageau has 41 points with 13 goals and 28 assists, and Noah Dobson has 37 points with 28 assists. Ilya Sorokin has gone 29-23-6 with a 2.77 GAA and a .905 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. Marcus Hogberg has also gone 2-4-2 with a 2.62 GAA and a .907 save percentage as well on the year.

Why the New York Islanders will win

• The Rangers have lost seven of their last eight games against Eastern Conference opponents.
• The home team has won five of the Islanders’ last six games.
• The Rangers have failed to cover the puck line in eight of their last nine night games.
• The home team has covered the puck line in five of the Islanders’ last six games.

New York Islanders Player Prop Facts

• Kyle Palmieri has recorded at least one point in each of his last 10 Thursday appearances against Metropolitan Division opponents.
• Adam Boqvist has recorded at least one assist in four of his last five appearances with his team as a home favorite.
• Bo Horvat has scored at least one goal in four of the Islanders’ last five games as home favorites against Eastern Conference opponents.

Total Goals Facts

• Each of the Rangers’ last seven road games against the Islanders following a loss have gone UNDER the total goals line.
• Each of the Islanders’ last six games after coming off overtime has gone OVER the total goals line.
• Twenty-four of the last 30 games between teams from the same division have gone UNDER the total goals line.

Islanders vs Rangers Prediction

I’m on the over in this one. The over has been the dominant trend between these two rivals that seem set on hurting each other on the scoreboard more than anything else, but both have been showing holes defensively in a lot of their recent games. I think this is going to be a game with little defense being played, so give me the over in this one.