Expect Goals Between Islanders and Rangers

The -127 looks too good to miss for our prediction. The Islanders and the Rangers should be able to deliver on Over 5.5 to secure a return on investment.

4-2 Islanders Win When Teams Last Clashed

New York Islanders have won their previous six games. The latest was a 3-2 (OT) home triumph at UBS Arena against Montreal Canadiens. Casey Cizikas, Kyle Palmieri and Pierre Engvall scored one goal apiece.

New York Rangers were beaten 4-1 at Madison Square Garden in their last game. This loss at home to Philadelphia Flyers was their second straight defeat. Rangers had 25 shots and Artemi Panarin scored the only goal.

The Islanders won the last encounter between the pair. Enjoying a 4-2 triumph when facing the Rangers at UBS Arena. The previous 10 games have seen both teams achieve five victories.

Starting Goalies

Ilya Sorokin (Confirmed)

W-L-OTL: 25-19-12 GAA: 3.01 SV%: .908 SO: 2

Igor Shesterkin (Confirmed)

W-L-OTL: 36-17-2 GAA: 2.58 SV%: .912 SO: 4

Expert NHL Analysis

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Key Islanders vs Rangers stats:

The 5.5 line has been covered in 6 of the last 10 Islanders games on the road.
The 5.5 line has been covered in 3 of the last 5 Islanders games on the road.
The 5.5 line has been covered in the last 2 Islanders games on the road this season.
The 5.5 line has been covered in 8 of the last 10 Rangers games.
The 5.5 line has been covered in 4 of the last 5 Rangers games.
The 5.5 line has been covered in the last 5 games between these teams.

The -127 available that this NHL encounter goes over the 5.5 goal line makes plenty of appeal. Our pick is that the teams will combine to make this happen.

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Over 5.5 Probability

According to the sportsbooks, there’s a 55.9% likelihood of our pick landing a return. However, our cappers have this figure between 60-65% based on their in-depth research. The bet can be recommended for this precise reason.

Islanders vs Rangers Prediction

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Player Props

Top Pick: Artemi Panarin Over 0.5 Assists -200

Artemi Panarin (Rangers) has had at least one assist in 8 of the past 8 games. We can therefore place a Player Assists wager at an eye-catching -200 in the hope that our pick covers the line.

Current Artemi Panarin Lines and Odds

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New York Islanders vs New York Rangers Bet Builder Tips

Totals Over 5.5

To Score Kyle Palmieri

Assists Artemi Panarin Over 0.5

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Correct Score Prediction

Islanders

2 - 6 Rangers logo

Rangers

We’re taking a chance on the Rangers to achieve a 6-2 winning scoreline. Odds of +3500 means we can place a smaller stake and still achieve a nice return.

Score

1-0

2-0

2-1

New York Islanders vs New York Rangers Odds

The odds and lines are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the betting predictions and bet builder tips.

Rangers Betting Favorites on the Moneyline

The New York Rangers odds have been priced up by the sportsbooks and they are -170 betting favorites to land victory in this game which means a 63% chance of winning. If you’re looking for an alternative angle, New York Islanders are trading at +145.

1.5 is where the puck line lies, with total goals being 5.5 right now. A wager on Totals allows bettors to use the latest NHL data to good effect. There’s an opportunity to bet Over 5.5 at -120.

Some bettors might want to back the Rangers at -100 to reach the 3-goal total before their opponents. However, a third option is to back neither team to make this goals amount at +350.

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Moneyline

3-Way Moneyline

Puck Line

Total Goals

Artemi Panarin Favorite to Score the First Goal

Favorite Artemi Panarin is priced at +750 to be the first player to light the lamp. There’s also the opportunity to back him to score at anytime at odds of +128.

Player Goals

Artemi Panarin (Rangers)

Chris Kreider (Rangers)

Mika Zibanejad (Rangers)

Brock Nelson (Islanders)

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Player Assists

Artemi Panarin (Rangers)

Mathew Barzal (Islanders)

Vincent Trocheck (Rangers)

Mika Zibanejad (Rangers)

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Player Shots

Artemi Panarin (Rangers)

Chris Kreider (Rangers)

Brock Nelson (Islanders)

Mathew Barzal (Islanders)

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Last 5 Games

Rangers

NHL: 12/04 Rangers 1 Flyers4
NHL: 10/04 Islanders 4 Rangers2
NHL: 08/04 Rangers 5 Canadiens2
NHL: 06/04 Red Wings 3 Rangers4
NHL: 04/04 Rangers 4 Devils3

Head to Head

NY Islanders vs NY Rangers

NHL: 10/04 2024 Islanders 4 Rangers 2
NHL: 17/03 2024 Rangers 5 Islanders 2
NHL: 18/02 2024 Islanders 5 Rangers 6
NHL: 23/12 2022 Rangers 5 Islanders 3
NHL: 09/11 2022 Rangers 3 Islanders 4
NHL: 27/10 2022 Islanders 3 Rangers 0
NHL: 22/04 2022 Islanders 3 Rangers 6
NHL: 02/04 2022 Rangers 0 Islanders 3
NHL: 18/03 2022 Rangers 1 Islanders 2
NHL: 25/11 2021 Islanders 1 Rangers 4

Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

New York Islanders Stats

New York Rangers Stats

Moneyline

8 wins and 2 defeats in the last 10 games
5 wins and 5 defeats in the last 10 games on the road

Moneyline

7 wins and 3 defeats in the last 10 games
7 wins and 3 defeats in the last 10 home games

Puck Line

+1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 8 of the last 10 games
+1.5 Betting Line on the Road: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 5 of the last 10 games on the road

Puck Line

-1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 2 of the last 10 games
-1.5 Betting Line at Home: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 4 of the last 10 home games

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 5.20 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals on the Road: An average of 6.20 goals in the previous 10 games on the road
Over 5.5: Covered in 4 of the previous 10 games
Over 5.5 on the Road: Covered in 6 of the previous 10 games on the road
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 2.90 goals and allowed 2.30 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 3.00 pts and allowed 3.20 goals in the last 10 games on the road

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 7.50 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals at Home: An average of 6.50 goals in the previous 10 home games
Over 5.5: Covered in 8 of the previous 10 games
Over 5.5 at Home: Covered in 7 of the previous 10 home games
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 3.90 goals and allowed 3.60 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 3.60 goals and allowed 2.90 goals in the last 10 home games

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.2
Shots: 31.4
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 2.4
Empty Net Goals: 0.3
Penalty Minutes: 7.1
Blocks: 21.6
Faceoff Wins : 28.9
Hits: 23.7
Giveaways: 8.8
Takeaways: 5

Last 10 Games on the Road

Goals Powerplay: 0.4
Shots: 28.2
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 2.2
Empty Net Goals: 0.1
Penalty Minutes: 4.7
Blocks: 17
Faceoff Wins : 28.9
Hits: 24.9
Giveaways: 6.2
Takeaways: 4.8

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 1
Shots: 33.4
Goals Shorthanded: 0.2
Penalties: 4.3
Empty Net Goals: 0.3
Penalty Minutes: 14.4
Blocks: 12.5
Faceoff Wins : 30
Hits: 21.6
Giveaways: 7.2
Takeaways: 5.8

Last 10 Home Games

Goals Powerplay: 1
Shots: 34.2
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 4.4
Empty Net Goals: 0.2
Penalty Minutes: 14.9
Blocks: 12.2
Faceoff Wins : 29
Hits: 20.7
Giveaways: 7.7
Takeaways: 6.9

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New York Islanders Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
13	Mathew Barzal	78	20.09	23	57	80	-2
8	Noah Dobson	79	24.51	10	60	70	11
14	Bo Horvat	78	19.66	33	35	68	0

29	Brock Nelson	79	18.04	30	33	63	-7
21	Kyle Palmieri	79	17.13	28	21	49	-19
27	Anders Lee	79	15.58	20	15	35	1
44	Jean-Gabriel Pageau	79	16.04	10	22	32	-9
18	Pierre Engvall	72	15.33	10	16	26	2
74	Simon Holmstroem	74	13.29	14	9	23	-1
53	Casey Cizikas	67	13.85	9	13	22	-2
2	Mike Reilly	58	17.07	6	16	22	-3
28	Alexander Romanov	78	20.87	7	14	21	19
15	Cal Clutterbuck	79	11.92	7	12	19	4
6	Ryan Pulock	55	22.52	5	13	18	2
3	Adam Pelech	55	20.21	1	15	16	-2
20	Hudson Fasching	43	12.03	4	7	11	-10
16	Julien Gauthier	27	10.17	5	4	9	-5
25	Sebastian Johannes Aho	55	16.42	2	7	9	-9
17	Matt Martin	54	9.22	4	4	8	8
32	Kyle Maclean	29	9.78	3	4	7	5
26	Oliver Wahlstrom	31	10.89	2	4	6	-6
24	Scott Mayfield	41	18.76	0	5	5	-7
48	Samuel Bolduc	33	12.95	1	2	3	-5
41	Robert Bortuzzo	24	13.62	0	0	0	-2
33	Grant Hutton	2	8.75	0	0	0	1

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
30	Ilya Sorokin	54	3	0.908
40	Semyon Varlamov	27	2.66	0.916
50	Ken Appleby	1	6	0.75

New York Rangers Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
10	Artemi Panarin	80	20.11	47	70	117	15
16	Vincent Trocheck	80	21.4	25	51	76	12
20	Chris Kreider	80	18.78	39	33	72	16

23	Adam Fox	70	23.48	16	55	71	19
93	Mika Zibanejad	79	19.71	26	44	70	12
13	Alexis Lafreniere	80	17.28	27	29	56	-1
96	Jack Roslovic	57	15.68	8	22	30	-11
79	K'Andre Miller	78	21.56	8	22	30	3
91	Alexander Wennberg	77	18.01	10	20	30	1
56	Erik Gustafsson	74	17.39	6	24	30	2
26	Jimmy Vesey	78	12.42	13	13	26	-2
8	Jacob Trouba	67	21.29	3	19	22	-5
17	Blake Wheeler	54	12.72	9	12	21	2
50	Will Cuylle	79	11.13	13	8	21	-2
24	Kaapo Kakko	59	13.29	13	6	19	6
22	Jonny Brodzinski	57	11.13	6	13	19	-3
4	Braden Schneider	80	15.83	4	14	18	-3
55	Ryan Lindgren	74	19.35	3	13	16	22
21	Barclay Goodrow	78	12.6	4	8	12	-11
6	Zachary Jones	31	14.63	2	7	9	1
72	Filip Chytil	10	15.93	0	6	6	0
12	Nick Bonino	45	12.25	1	4	5	-12
5	Chad Ruhwedel	52	12.7	1	3	4	-6
71	Tyler Pitlick	34	10.2	1	3	4	-6
84	Adam Edstroem	11	8.41	2	0	2	2
73	Matthew Rempe	15	5.59	1	1	2	2
78	Brennan Othmann	3	9.1	0	0	0	0
18	Riley Nash	1	11.1	0	0	0	0
25	Anton Blidh	1	5.4	0	0	0	-1
15	Jake Leschyshyn	1	6.5	0	0	0	-1
33	Dylan Garand	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Connor Mackey	1	16.5	0	0	0	1
58	Brandon Scanlin	1	10.8	0	0	0	0