New York Islanders at Carolina Hurricanes Game 5 odds, picks and predictions

The New York Islanders and the Carolina Hurricanes meet Tuesday for Game 5 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals, as the series shifts back to Raleigh. Puck drop from PNC Arena is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET (ESPN). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's lines around the Islanders vs. Hurricanes odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.

Carolina leads the series 3-1.

The Hurricanes were finally able to end the league's longest active road playoff losing streak, dominating the Islanders in Game 4 by a 5-2 count.

The Islanders are now on the brink of elimination, and New York has its play in the 1st 2 periods to blame. It hasn't scored a 1st-period goal in any of the 4 games, and it has 5 total goals in the 2nd period in this series. In the last 3 games, the Isles have tallied 7 goals in the 3rd period.

The Canes struggled on the power play during the regular season, but Carolina had 2 goals on the man advantage in Game 4, going 2-for-5, and it is 5-for-19 (26.3%) on the power play in this series. That's well above the 19.8% mark from the regular season, which was good for 20th in the NHL, according to covers.com.

Carolina was 2nd on the kill in the regular season at 84.4%, and New York is just 1-for-12 (8.3%) in this series on the power play, so the Hurricanes continue to put up a brick wall on defense in shorthanded situations.