Boston Bruins vs. New York Islanders odds, tips and betting trends
The Boston Bruins (41-8-5) and David Pastrnak (39 goals and 34 assists) host the New York Islanders (28-23-7) and Bo Horvat (34 goals and 24 assists) at TD Garden on Saturday, February 18 at 5:00 PM ET, airing on ESPN+, NESN, and MSGSN.
Boston won 5-0 on the road its last time out on February 16 against the Nashville Predators.
In its last game on February 17, New York claimed a 5-4 home victory against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Here is everything you need to get ready for Saturday’s action.
Boston Bruins vs. New York Islanders Odds and Betting Lines
- Favorite: Bruins (-267)
- Underdog: Islanders (+217)
- Over/under: 5.5
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- Boston has gone 36-9 as the oddsmakers’ favorite this season.
- The Bruins have a record of 8-1 this season while playing with their moneyline odds shorter than -267.
- The moneyline odds imply that Boston has a 72.8% chance of winning this contest.
- Boston’s games this season have gone over 5.5 goals 28 of 54 times.
- In the past 10 contests, the Bruins have gone 6-3-1 (75.0% of possible points).
- They have averaged 3.1 goals per game (31 total) over that time.
- Over on the defensive side, the Bruins have given up 1.9 goals per game (19 total) over those 10 outings.
- The Islanders have secured an upset victory in 11, or 36.7%, of the 30 games they have played as an underdog this season.
- New York has not played with moneyline odds of +217 or longer once this season.
- The win probability for the Islanders, implied from the moneyline, is 31.5%.
- So far this season, 50.0% of New York’s games (29/58) have had more goals than Saturday’s over/under of 5.5.
- In their last 10 games, the Islanders are 5-3-2 to earn 65.0% of the possible points.
- They are scoring at a 2.8 goals-per-game average (28 total) during that span.
- Defensively, the Islanders have given up 25 goals (2.5 per game) in those 10 matchups.
- Game Day: Saturday, February 18, 2023
- Game Time: 5:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: NESN
- Live Stream: fuboTV (Watch for free)
