Islanders vs Blue Jackets Prediction
The New York Islanders and Columbus Blue Jackets meet Friday in NHL action at the Nationwide Arena. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The New York Islanders are averaging 3 goals per game and are scoring on 16.3 percent of their power play opportunities. Brock Nelson leads New York with 30 goals, Mathew Barzal has 37 assists and Anders Lee has 192 shots on goal. Defensively, the New York Islanders are allowing 2.7 goals per game and are killing 82.2 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Ilya Sorokin has given up 121 goals on 1,598 shots faced, and Semyon Varlamov has allowed 58 goals on 644 shots.
The Columbus Blue Jackets are averaging 2.7 goals per game and are scoring on 19 percent of their power play opportunities. Boone Jenner leads Columbus with 24 goals, Johnny Gaudreau has 48 assists and Patrik Laine has 184 shots on goal. Defensively, the Columbus Blue Jackets are allowing 3.9 goals per game and are killing 76.3 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Joonas Korpisalo has allowed 82 goals on 926 shots faced, and Elvis Merzlikins has given up 104 goals on 865 shots.
The Islanders are 5-2 in their last 7 road games and 6-2 in their last 8 overall. The Blue Jackets are 3-9 in their last 12 home games and 15-37 in their last 52 overall. The over is 5-1 in Islanders last 6 overall. The over is 7-1 in Blue Jackets last 8 overall. The Islanders are 6-0 in the last 6 meetings. The favorite is 19-7 in the last 26 meetings. The home team is 5-2 in the last 7 meetings.
The New York Islanders are coming off a strong week and a half, and they need to keep winning to close in on a playoff spot. The Columbus Blue Jackets have been going nowhere all season long, playing at home hasn't helped, and they're one of the worst team when it comes to bettors and money lost. No excuses for the Islanders here. Give me the road team and the PL for max betting value.
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