The NY Islanders head to New Jersey Devils with their slim playoff hopes still alive. The puck is set to drop at 6:00 PM at the Prudential Center. The betting lines for this match list the visiting Islanders as a large -137 favorite over the Devils. The total line for this game is on the board at 5 goals.
The Islanders comes into this game off of a 3-0 blanking of the Hurricanes to extend their winning streak to four games. Their defense and goaltending have been fantastic allowing a total of four goals over the four games. New York ranks 11th in the league in scoring 2.9 goals per game and at the other end of the ice they rank 25th in goals against allowing an identical 2.9 per game. They’ve struggled with the man advantage ranking 28th with a 14.8% mark and killing penalties they’ve done a decent job with a 81.9 success rate.
The Devils were blown out 7-4 by the Penguins at home in their latest their seventh defeat in their last eight games. New Jersey has one of the worst records in the NHL at home going 16-16-7-1 this season. Only Detroit and Colorado have had less success at home. The Devils have been filling the back of the net scoring a poor 2.2 goals per game to rank 28th in the NHL. Defensively they haven’t done much better allowing a 23rd ranked 2.9 goals per game. Special teams are another area of concern converting on 18% of their power plays and holding the opposition at bay on 79.9% of the penalty kills.
This will be the fourth and final meeting between these clubs this season. The Islanders have taken the last two to lead the series 2-1 and it must be noted that the home team has won all three contests. The total has been split going 1-1-1 against the line.
New York at New Jersey Betting Trends
Public Money Consensus
All the money is coming in on the Islanders with 77% of the moneyline wagers landing on the visitor. The total wagering as is the norm has the bettors taking the OVER in 70% of the bets.
- The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Islanders’ last 12 matches
- NY Islanders is 6-1 straight up in its last 7 games on the road
- New Jersey is 1-4 straight up in its last 5 games as a host
- New Jersey is 2-11 in its last 13 games when playing NY Islanders
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Jersey’s last 6 games when playing NY Islanders
