Hurricanes vs Islanders Prediction

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04 November 2023

The Carolina Hurricanes will play the New York Islanders on Saturday night at UBS Arena in Elmont, New York. Carolina has won three of their last four games, while New York has also won three out of four.

Hurricanes Preview

The Carolina Hurricanes are 6-5-0 this year after they lost to the New York Rangers by a score of 2-1 in their last game. Carolina tied the game at one in the first period, but they couldn’t find any more scoring in the game for the loss. The Hurricanes out shot New York by a total of 27-26 and went 1-2 on the power play in the game. Prior to that loss, Carolina had won three games in a row against Philadelphia, San Jose, and Seattle. The Carolina Hurricanes are scoring 3.36 goals per game and they are allowing 3.55 goals against per game, while going 26.2% on the power play and 75.6% on the penalty kill. Seth Jarvis has led the Hurricanes this season with five goals, five assists, and 29 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Carolina is Frederik Andersen, who is 4-1-0 this year with a 2.87 goals against average and a .894 save percentage.

Islanders Preview

The New York Islanders are 5-2-2 this season after they defeated the Washington Capitals by a score of 3-0 in their last game. New York scored two goals in the first period and played great defense in the shutout win. The Islanders were out shot by a total of 32-21 and went 0-2 on the power play in the game. New York lost to the Red Wings in the game before Washington, but they did defeat Columbus and Ottawa in the two games prior to that. The New York Islanders are scoring 2.67 goals per game and they are allowing 2.56 goals against per game, while going 14.8% on the power play and 81.3% on the penalty kill. Noah Dobson has led the Islanders this season with two goals, seven assists, and 22 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for New York is Ilya Sorokin, who is 3-1-2 this year with a 2.99 goals against average and a .910 save percentage.

New York Islanders Team Facts

The Islanders have won five of their last six games as home underdogs following a road win.
The road team has covered the puck line in 11 of the last 12 games between the Hurricanes and Islanders.
The 'Over 1.5 Goals Period 2' market has hit in 10 of the Islanders' last 11 games as underdogs.
The favorites have won the first period in four of the Islanders' last five games.

Carolina Hurricanes Team Facts

The home team has won six of the Hurricanes' last seven games.
The Hurricanes have failed to cover the puck line in six of their last seven games.
The 'Over 1.5 Goals Period 1' market has hit in eight of the Hurricanes' last nine games as favorites.
The Hurricanes have won the third period in four of their last five games following a road loss.

New York Islanders Player Prop Facts

Bo Horvat has scored at least one goal in each of the Islanders' last three home games against Eastern Conference opponents.
Mathew Barzal has recorded a point in each of the Islanders' last five home games.
Noah Dobson has recorded at least one assist in each of the Islanders' last five games at UBS Arena.
Bo Horvat has the most Power Play Goals for the Islanders this season (2).

Carolina Hurricanes Player Prop Facts

Sebastian Aho has scored at least one goal in three of the Hurricanes' last four games at UBS Arena.
Sebastian Aho has recorded at least one point in five of the Hurricanes' last six games against the Islanders.
Teuvo Teravainen has recorded at least one assist in each of his three previous appearances against the Islanders at UBS Arena.
Teuvo Teravainen ranks T2nd in the league for Game Winning Goals (2) this season.

Matchup/League Facts

The New York Islanders ranks T1st in the league in short handed goals allowed this season (0).
The New York Islanders ranks 1st in the league for opponent goals in Period 1 per game this season (0.33).
The Carolina Hurricanes ranks 1st in the league for shots against per game this season (26.1).
The Carolina Hurricanes ranks 32nd in the league in save percentage this season (.864).

Pick

The Islanders were able to bounce back with a nice win over Washington in their last game, after a complete third period collapse against the Red Wings. Carolina has also played well recently, especially on defense, only allowing six goals in their last four games. New York generally plays in lower scoring games and Carolina has gone under 5.5 goals in five straight. Take the under here.