Panthers vs Islanders Picks, Predictions, and Odds Tonight

The New York Islanders host the Florida Panthers tonight. It's the final game before the holiday break. Sergei Bobrovsky and Ilya Sorokin are the top goalkeepers.

Panthers are a small road favorite against the Islanders on Friday, December 23.

Sergei Bobrovs. Sergei Bobrovsk is expected to start for the Panthers. Bobrivsky is 5-3 in his last 8 games against the Islanders. Ilya Sorokin is likely to get the start in net for New York. The Islanders are 23rd in the league in expected goals for per 60 minutes at 5/60. The total is set too high at 6.5. It's because the game is on the second half of a back-to-back.

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Panthers are a good value at -120 on the moneyline. Ilya Sorokin is a Vezina Trophy favorite. Aleksander Barkov is out for Florida with a lower-body injury.

Panthers vs Islanders is a back-to-back game. The Panthers are second in the league in xGF/60 at 5-on-5. Barkov is injured. The total is set at 6.5, but the Panthers' offense is one of the best in hockey.

There have been six or fewer goals scored in nine of the last 10 meetings between these two clubs.