Islanders vs Panthers Prediction

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02 December 2023

The New York Islanders will play the Florida Panthers on Saturday night at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Florida. New York has lost two of their last three games, while Florida has won two of their last three. Let’s take a look at the betting matchup and the Islanders vs Panthers prediction.

Islanders Preview

The New York Islanders are 9-7-6 this year after they defeated Carolina in overtime by a score of 5-4 in their last game. New York led 4-3 in the third period, but they allowed a goal with three seconds left to force overtime, before they were able to get the win. The Islanders were out shot by a total of 43-16 and went 1-4 on the power play in the game. New York lost their previous two games against New Jersey and Philadelphia, but won the three games prior to that. The Islanders are scoring 2.73 goals per game and they are allowing 3.14 goals against per game, while going 22.6% on the power play and 71.8% on the penalty kill. Mathew Barzal has led the Islanders this season with seven goals, 16 assists, and 72 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for New York is Ilya Sorokin, who is 5-4-5 this year with a 3.10 goals against average and a .913 save percentage.

Panthers Preview

The Florida Panthers are 14-7-2 this season after they defeated Montreal by a score of 5-1 in their last game. Florida led 1-0 at the end of the second period, but they were able to score four more goals in the third for the win. The Panthers out shot Montreal by a total of 29-22 and went 6-6 on the penalty kill in the game. Prior to that win, Florida had lost three out of four games, with the lone win coming against Ottawa. The Panthers are scoring 3.00 goals per game and they are allowing 2.48 goals against per game, while going 17.9% on the power play and 82.5% on the penalty kill. Sam Reinhart has led Florida with 15 goals, 13 assists, and 58 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Florida is Sergei Bobrovsky, who is 11-6-1 this season with a 2.41 goals against average and a .912 save percentage.

Florida Panthers Team Facts

The Panthers have won each of their last eight night games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
The Panthers have failed to cover the puck line in nine of their last 10 games as home favorites against Eastern Conference opponents.
The Panthers have won the first period in each of their last five night games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
The 'Over 1.5 Goals Period 2' market has hit in each of the Panthers' last 11 Saturday night games at Amerant Bank Arena.

New York Islanders Team Facts

The underdogs have won three of the Islanders' last four games.
The road team has covered the puck line in each of the Islanders' last eight games.
The Islanders have lost the third period in eight of their last 10 games as underdogs.
The 'Over 1.5 Goals Period 1' market has hit in nine of the Islanders' last 10 games as underdogs.

Florida Panthers Player Prop Facts

Aleksander Barkov has scored a goal in each of the Panthers' last three games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
Aleksander Barkov has recorded at least one point in 17 of the Panthers' last 18 games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
Sam Reinhart has recorded at least one assist in six of the Panthers' last seven games as favorites against Metropolitan Division opponents.
Aleksander Barkov ranks 1st in the Eastern Conference for Plus/Minus (+15) this season.

New York Islanders Player Prop Facts

Mathew Barzal has scored a goal in three of the Islanders' last four games.
Noah Dobson has recorded at least one point in each of the Islanders' last six games as underdogs.
Noah Dobson has recorded at least one assist in each of the Islanders' last four games as underdogs.
Bo Horvat has the equal-most Power Play Goals for the Islanders this season (3).

Matchup/League Facts

The Florida Panthers ranks 2nd in the league for Period 3 goals allowed per game this season (0.70).
The Florida Panthers ranks 3rd in the league for shots against per game this season (27.6).
The New York Islanders ranks T1st in the league in short handed goals allowed this season (1).
The New York Islanders ranks 31st in the league for shots against per game this season (35.4).

Islanders vs Panthers Betting Prediction

Both of these teams have had some struggles over the last two weeks, but Florida has won two of their last three games and will be at home, where they are 7-3-0 this year. New York is 5-4-2 on the road and they have allowed nine goals in their last two games. The Islanders have not been great in the defensive zone, which is different from past years, while Florida is only allowing 2.48 goals against per game. Neither of these teams have been very high scoring, so I like the under in this matchup.