NY Islanders vs NY Rangers Prediction 4-9-24 Picks

The New York Rangers and the New York Islanders meet Tuesday 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 a New York Rangers vs. New York Islanders prediction.

New York Rangers Team Preview

The New York Rangers come into this one looking to build on their three-game win streak after a 5-2 win over Montreal in their last matchup. Artemi Panarin leads the Rangers in scoring with 115 points including team-highs of 46 goals and 69 assists while Chris Kreider has 70 points with 38 goals of his own. Vincent Trocheck has 75 points as well with 50 assists while Mika Zibanejad has 68 points with 42 assists this season. Igor Shesterkin has gone 34-16-2 with a 2.64 GAA and a .911 save percentage while Jonathan Quick is 18-5-2 with a 2.56 GAA and a .913 save percentage between the pipes for the Rangers this season.

New York Rangers Team Facts

• The Rangers have won eight of their last nine games.
• The road team has covered the puck line in eight of the Rangers’ last 10 games.
• The Rangers have lost the second period in each of their last four night games following a home win.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in each of the Rangers’ last seven games as favorites against Metropolitan Division opponents.

New York Islanders Team Preview

The New York Islanders come into this one looking to build on their current four-game win streak after a 2-0 win over Nashville last time out. Mathew Barzal leads the Islanders in scoring with 79 points including 23 goals and 56 assists while Noah Dobson has 68 points with a team-high 58 assists and Brock Nelson’s added 61 points with 30 goals this season. Bo Horvat’s also chipped in 66 points with 32 goals of his own and 34 assists and Kyle Palmieri has 47 points with 26 goals and 21 assists. Ilya Sorokin has posted a 24-19-11 record in goal for the Islanders this season with a 3.02 GAA and a .908 save percentage while Semyon Varlamov is 11-8-4 with a 2.72 GAA and a .916 save percentage this season.

New York Islanders Team Facts

• The Islanders have won four of their last five games as underdogs.
• The Islanders have covered the puck line in each of their last 11 games as home underdogs following a win.
• The favorites have won the second period in five of the last six games between the Rangers and Islanders.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in seven of the Islanders’ last eight games as underdogs against Eastern Conference opponents.

Rangers vs. Islanders Prediction

I’m on the Rangers here. The Rangers have flat out owned this matchup this season with wins in each of the first two meetings and while I’m normally considering throwing records out in a rivalry matchup, I just feel like the Rangers still have the edge across the board in this matchup. Give me the Rangers and the reasonable price here.