Islanders vs Penguins Prediction
The New York Islanders will play the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Islanders Preview
The New York Islanders are 33-25-8 this season after they defeated the Buffalo Sabres by a score of 3-2 in their last game. New York out shot Buffalo by a total of 39-24 and won 64% of the face-offs in the game. The New York Islanders are averaging 2.89 goals per game, 2.64 goals against per game, 17% on the power play, and 82.4% on the penalty kill. Brock Nelson has led the Islanders this season with 27 goals, 34 assists, and 187 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for New York is Ilya Sorokin, who is 22-18-6 this season with a 2.34 goals against average and a .926 save percentage.
Penguins Preview
The Pittsburgh Penguins are 32-22-9 this season after they defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets in overtime by a score of 5-4 in their last game. Pittsburgh out shot Columbus by a total of 47-27 and went 1-2 on the power play in the win. The Pittsburgh Penguins are averaging 3.25 goals per game, 3.21 goals against per game, 21.1% on the power play, and 79.3% on the penalty kill. Sidney Crosby has led the Penguins with 28 goals, 48 assists, and 184 shots on goal this season. The projected starting goalie for Pittsburgh is Tristan Jarry, who is 19-7-5 this season with a 2.86 goals against average and a .914 save percentage.
Trends
New York is 4-1 in their last 5 games against the East and 5-2 in their last 7 games. The under is 19-7-1 in New York’s last 27 games. Pittsburgh is 5-1 in their last 6 games and 1-4 in their last 5 Thursday games. The over is 4-0-1 in Pittsburgh’s last 5 home games. New York is 4-1 in these two teams last 5 head to head meetings.
Pick
New York comes into this game after winning three of their last four games and they have won the first three meetings against Pittsburgh this season. Pittsburgh has won four of their last five games, but they have allowed four goals in each of their last three. New York has played great defense this year and is only allowing 2.64 goals against per game. This should be another very good hockey game, but I am going to side with the Penguins at home.
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