#Barry Trotz

It's been a tough few years if you're a sports bettor who likes to take big swings on Stanley Cup futures bets. The 2019-20 Tampa Bay Lightning won the Stanley Cup after sitting among the top pre-season favorites following a season in which they'd tied an NHL record with 62 wins. The 2020-21 Lightning were obviously favorites again, coming off the…

It's not too often a player 21 games into the first season of a three-year contract extension becomes a virtual lock to be traded. But here we are with right winger Brock Boeser and the Vancouver Canucks. It's natural to view last weekend's drama as a catalyst and the reason why Boeser and agent Ben Hankinson have been granted permission by the…

The New York Islanders are weathering the storm right now. Down their No. 1 defenseman and four forwards, the Isles are doing everything they can to hang in the mix in the relentless Metropolitan Division. The Isles have won four of their last five games, but they can't afford any drop in form as they've got a brutal schedule ahead of them in…

It's time to ring in the New Year, and that always makes for a perfect prediction window. Roundtable members: Offer your wildest hockey prediction for the calendar year 2023. The spicier the take, the better. MATT LARKIN: Here goes nothin': Patrick Kane wins the Stanley Cup. With the situation getting uglier by the day in Chicago, I predict he…

It's not too often a player 21 games into the first season of a three-year contract extension becomes a virtual lock to be traded. But here we are with right winger Brock Boeser and the Vancouver Canucks. It's natural to view last weekend's drama as a catalyst and the reason why Boeser and agent Ben Hankinson have been granted permission by the…

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The New York Islanders (3-2-0) visit the Washington Capitals (3-0-3) Tuesday at Capital One Arena for a 7 p.m. ET puck drop. Below, we analyze the Islanders-Capitals odds and lines, with picks and predictions. Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports' betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:38 a.m. ET. Semyon Varlamov (3-0-0, 0.33…

The 2021/22 NHL regular season has been completed and we head to round two of the Stanley Cup playoffs. General managers of teams out of the playoffs have begun their offseason with the NHL Entry Draft and free agency right around the corner. This is also the time when fans get their predictions ready to determine what their teams will do this…

The Ottawa Senators are looking to dig themselves out of a slow start, while the red-hot New York Islanders will try and add to those struggles. Even after a big offseason with plenty of positive changes, the Senators are still finding ways to lose, struggling out of the gate with a 5-8-1 record. On the other hand, the New York Islanders appear to…

The Pittsburgh Penguins and New York Islanders play Game 4 of their Stanley Cup Playoffs first-round series Saturday. Puck drop is scheduled for 3 p.m. ET at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Below, we analyze the Penguins-Islanders odds and lines, with NHL picks and predictions. The Penguins picked up a 5-4 victory in Game 3, thanks to a wild…

Before the Cincinnati Bengals and Los Angeles Rams square off in the Super Bowl, we get an appetizer between the Washington Capitals and Ottawa Senators. Game time is coming up. Here's everything you need to know on how to watch and bet on the game, plus more! Capitals head coach Peter Laviolette enters today's game one win shy of becoming the 10th…

The New York Islanders and Tampa Bay Lightning open the Eastern Conference Finals with Game 1 of their best-of-seven series Monday at 8 p.m. ET at Rogers Place in Edmonton. We analyze the Islanders-Lightning NHL betting odds and lines, with picks and best bets. Thomas Greiss vs. Andrei Vasilevskiy It's impossible to envision a scenario where head…

The New York Islanders and the Washington Capitals square off in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals Wednesday at 3 p.m. ET at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. We analyze the Islanders-Capitals NHL betting odds and lines, with picks and best bets. Semyon Varlamov vs. Braden Holtby It was a mixed bag for Varlamov against the Capitals in the…

After dropping the first game of the homestand on Thursday, the New York Islanders (20-23-8) host the St. Louis Blues (32-15-6) for a Saturday matinee. Puck drop is slated for 12:30 PM ET at UBS Arena. "For me, the effort's there and they're a really good group to work with, but we're not getting the results," New York Islanders head coach Barry…

NHL. Stadium: UBS Arena (New York). 16.10.2022 02:30 Odds Bet Type Bookmaker Claim Bonus! Odds1,90 Bet TypeW1 Bookmaker Bet Now! Prediction for the NHL NY Islanders vs Anaheim Ducks match, which will take place on October 16. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available. Any problems for the…

Everything that could go wrong did go wrong for the New York Islanders last season. On the other hand, very little went awry for the Florida Panthers, who set a salary-cap era record with 340 goals scored and won the Presidents' Trophy with 122 points, which was 38 more than the Isles accrued. Considering how these teams fared last season, it's not…

The Florida Panthers and New York Islanders open their regular seasons Thursday at UBS Arena. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook's lines around the Panthers vs. Islanders odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions. The Panthers had a major personnel shakeup this past offseason, dealing LW…

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by Ben Pessah-Berlin - 10/6/2022 The Islanders had a weird year last season. They started the season with a five-week road trip and the followed that up with a string of Covid issues, which had them playing 50 games in 99 days to close out the season. That will definitely not repeat itself. The team did rebound a bit, but they never overcame the…

The Vancouver Canucks are about to embark on the final third of their regular season schedule. Following a 7-2 drubbing at the hands of the New Jersey Devils, Vancouver seemed to take two steps back after a run of successful outings. On Thursday night, the Canucks will look to get back on track at UBS Arena when they take on the New York…

Today is the day! The New York Rangers open the 2022-23 NHL Season at home against the Tampa Bay Lightning. A rematch against the team that ousted them in six games at the Eastern Conference Final to leave a very bad taste in their mouths. It did something else too, made them hungry to not only get back there but win the Stanley Cup. "The hole in…

I'm picking Edmonton to win the Stanley Cup this year. And I wouldn't be surprised if the Oilers end up beating the Toronto Maple Leafs in the final. That is, if both teams' goaltending holds up. It's just one of the questions heading into the 2022-23 season. From whether the Calgary Flames are better or worse after dismantling their core, to…

The NHL might not be wide open this season. But it feels uncertain. The league's flat salary cap the past three years is causing issues for many of the top teams. Out of the five best clubs recordwise last season, three - Colorado, Toronto and Minnesota - will have a new primary goaltender. Another, Pacific Division winner Calgary, lost two-thirds…

The New York Islanders (15-16-6) host the Ottawa Senators (14-21-4) Tuesday night, for the first of a back-to-back before the 2022 NHL All-Star break. Puck drop is slated for 7:30 PM at UBS Arena. "I thought we played pretty well the last couple games, didn't get the result," Islanders head coach Barry Trotz said following Tuesday's morning skate.…

This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, which is CBC Sports' daily email newsletter. Stay up to speed on what's happening in sports by subscribing here. Today is the first day of the NHL's regular season. Snuck up on you, eh? But when the San Jose Sharks and Nashville Predators dropped the puck on the first of two games in Prague this afternoon, the…

It's finally here, hockey fans. The 2022-23 NHL season has officially begun! After a long summer away, the NHL has finally returned. A lot has changed for many of the teams across the league, from big free agent signings to unexpected late-night trades that shook things up. If you're looking for the best teams to watch or what burning question each…

The NHL is back which means it's time to find the right long shot team to hitch your wagon to for 2022-23. Favourites have rolled in recent years, with the Colorado Avalanche and Tampa Bay Lightning combining for each of the last three Stanley Cup championships. That said, there are some options a little further down the board that make for…

The start of the 2022-23 NHL regular season is just around the corner so it is time to take a look at the Metropolitan Division as a whole and see what sort of competition the Pittsburgh Penguins will be looking at this season. This is Part 1 of our divisional preview and looks at teams we see finishing in the fifth through eighth place spots. What…

The Flyers are in total freefall, struggling at even strength, on the man advantage, and while shorthanded. They looked bad in losing to the Islanders last night - and our NHL betting picks doesn't see much changing for tonight's rematch. After coming away with a 4-1 home win last night, the New York Islanders will jaunt down I-95 to play the…

The New York Islanders may not have been victorious against the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night, as they fell 4-3 in a shootout. But Islanders head coach Barry Trotz continued to get production from his new top line. On Tuesday, Trotz decided to elevate Zach Parise and Kyle Palmieri to the top line alongside Mathew Barzal. Immediately that line…

The New York Islanders (18-20-6) finish off their two-game homestand with a Sunday matinee game against the Montreal Canadiens (9-33-7). Puck drop is slated for 2 PM at UBS Arena. Recently acquired goaltender Andrew Hammond, AKA'The Hamburgler', will make his first start in four years, as he will be in between the pipes for Montreal. The New York…

How you feel about the Toronto Maple Leafs' 2021-22 is a matter of perspective. Sunny side up: it was the best, most memorable regular season in team history. Toronto smashed its single-season bests for wins (54) and points (115), and superstar center Auston Matthews rewrote the franchise record books. His 60 goals leapfrogged Rick Vaive's…

STATEN ISLAND, NY - "Hockey trades." That's what New York Islanders GM Lou Lamoriello said he was going to have to do to bolster his roster. Well, after months of speculation caused by Lamoriello's notorious silence, the Islanders are returning to the 2022-23 season looking mostly the same. The Islanders were derailed by a plethora of obstacles…

The fantasy season is upon us. Another year of tears of joy and heartbreak. To help you along, here's your fantasy outlook for the New York Islanders: Last season: 37-35-10, 5th Metro, 20th overall. GF: 23rd, GA: 7th, PP: 12th, PK: 4th. That schedule… oof. The Islanders won just five games - three of them against lottery-bound teams - on their…

New York Islanders fans could not have asked for a better, more complete performance from their team in their opening game of the 2021 season on Thursday against the New York Rangers. The blue and orange dominated all aspects of the game en route to a 4-0 victory over their cross-town rivals, the New York Rangers. Fast forward forty-eight hours and…

One of the best markets to gain an edge on in NHL playoff betting is wagering on the outcome of each individual series. There are plenty of upsets in the postseason, and seeding isn't necessarily an excellent barometer of which team will advance. With the prolonged time off due to the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the expansion of the "playoffs" to…

The 2022-23 NHL season is around the corner, and the New York Islanders are shaping up to have a big year in a competitive Metropolitan Division. The Islanders took a step back last year as they missed playoffs, resulting in Barry Trotz being fired after four seasons, and after a quiet offseason, there is a lot of uncertainty about how well the…

To see all the Daily Faceoff 2022-23 NHL team previews, In a Metropolitan Division with plenty of uncertainty, the one team in which many prognosticators seemed to be confident was the New York Islanders. Fresh off back to back final-four losses to the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Isles seemed like a safe bet for another season of tidy defense and…

A significant key to the NY Islanders' short- and long-term success is that they'll need some of their young forwards to develop into impact NHLers. The Islanders haven't had the best track record in recent history in drafting and developing their own, but if they want to keep their window to compete open, they're going to need some of those young…