N.Y. Islanders vs. Pittsburgh Penguins Prediction, Preview, and Odds

Pittsburgh Penguins lost to Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 on Thursday. New York Islanders defeated Florida Panthers 5-1 on Friday. Pittsburgh will play without Jeff Petry, Josh Archbold and Ryan Poehling.

Pittsburgh Penguins are the seventh best team in the NHL. Sidney Crosby has 19 goals, 24 assists and 43 points. Jake Guentzel has scored the second most goals with 15. Evgeni Malkin is second in assists with 22. Tristan Jarry is 15-3-4 with a 2.67 goals-against average and .920 save percentage.

New York is scoring 3.20 goals per game, which is 16th in the NHL. The Islanders have the sixth best penalty-kill unit and the 25th best power play. Brock Nelson is the leading goal scorer for New York with 15 goals. Mathew Barzal is second in points with 33.

Pittsburgh is above average at both ends of the ice. Sidney Crosby is having one of his best years. Pittsburgh has won six of its last seven games played on the road. New York has struggled recently, losing five of last 7 games.

The Islanders have allowed three goals or more in four of the last seven games. The total has finished over in 34 of last 53 games that the Penguins have played on 3 days or less of rest. When the teams meet on the ice, the total finishes over eight of 11 times in New York.

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