New York Islanders at Colorado Avalanche odds, picks and best bets

New York Islanders and Colorado Avalanche are on three-game losing streaks. The Islanders lost at Arizona Coyotes 2-1 on Monday, while the Avs lost 4-3 at home to Tampa Bay Lightning.

Semyon Varlamov and Pavel Francouz are the projected starting goalies for the New York Islanders and Colorado Avalanche. Varlamov played for Colorado for eight seasons before signing with the Islanders as a free agent this past offseason. Francauz is 13-5-3 with a 2.51 GAA and a .922 SV%.

Philipp Grubauer is injured. Matt Calvert is out. Mikko Rantanen is also injured, as is Nazem Kadri. Colin Wilson is a lower body injury.

Islanders are 1-4-5-1 in their last 5 road games as an underdog. The Under 5.5 is the STRONGEST PLAY. The Avs are the highest-scoring team in the league (3.55 goals per game). They played 6 games with 5 goals or less and are on a 3-game Under streak.

Johnny's 2019-20 NHL strongest plays are 9-5.

New York Islanders at Colorado Avalanche is a big game.