Pittsburgh Penguins vs. New York Islanders odds, tips and betting trends
Two teams near the top of the Eastern Conference standings meet when the eighth-place Pittsburgh Penguins (32-22-9) host the seventh-place New York Islanders (33-25-8) at PPG Paints Arena on Thursday at 7:00 PM ET.
Pittsburgh earned a 5-4 victory at home its last time out on March 7 against the Columbus Blue Jackets.
In its most recent game on March 7, New York earned a 3-2 home victory over the Buffalo Sabres.
Before this matchup, here’s everything you need to prepare for Thursday’s action.
Pittsburgh Penguins vs. New York Islanders Odds and Betting Lines
- Favorite: Penguins (-144)
- Underdog: Islanders (+123)
- Over/under: 6
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- In 43 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Pittsburgh has won 27 times.
- The Penguins have been victorious in 19 of the 27 games they have played with moneyline odds shorter than -144.
- There is a 59.0% chance that Pittsburgh wins this game, per the moneyline.
- Pittsburgh and its opponent have combined to score more than 6 goals in 36 of 63 games this season.
- In their last 10 games, the Penguins have gone 5-5-0 to earn 75.0% of the possible points.
- They are scoring at a 3.4 goals-per-game average (34 total) over that stretch.
- On the defensive side, the Penguins have given up 3.7 goals per game (37 total) over those 10 matchups.
- The Islanders have been made the underdog 34 times this season, and upset their opponent 13 times.
- New York has a record of 6-11 in games when oddsmakers list them +123 or longer on the moneyline.
- The Islanders have a 44.8% chance to win this game (implied from the moneyline).
- New York’s games have gone over 6 goals in 31 of 66 chances this season.
- Over the past 10 contests, the Islanders have claimed 70.0% of the possible points with a 6-2-2 record.
- They are scoring at a 2.9 goals-per-game average (29 total) during that stretch.
- On the defensive side, the Islanders have given up 2.2 goals per game (22 total) in those 10 matchups.
- Game Day: Thursday, March 9, 2023
- Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: ATT Sportsnet Pittsburgh
- Live Stream: fuboTV (Watch for free)
