NHL Betting Preview: Islanders vs Capitals

The New York Islanders clash with the Washington Capitals in this NHL matchup at Capital One Arena, with face-off scheduled for 19:00 on Friday, October 31. Our betting preview features expert predictions, betting tips, the latest odds, H2H stats, player stats, team news and the starting lineups.

Caps Set to Deliver Victory

The betting prediction is to back the Capitals on the 3-Way Moneyline at -135. We think that the home team could prove too strong for the Islanders, so this is the best angle of attack with our wager.

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Teams’ Last Battle Saw 4-2 Caps Victory

New York Islanders were beaten in their previous three games and the latest was on the road at Lenovo Center. Carolina Hurricanes claimed a 6-2 win. Matthew Schaefer and Simon Holmstroem scored one goal apiece.

Washington Capitals have been defeated in back-to-back games. On the road, they recently suffered a 1-0 loss against Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center. They recorded 24 shots on goal, while goalie Logan Thompson was able to make 18 saves (.947).

Head-to-Head Statistics

The Caps have claimed consecutive wins over the Islanders. Both victories were achieved at UBS Arena, with a 3-1 followed by a 4-2 scoreline. In the past 10 H2H meetings, the Caps have won six.

Starting Goalies

Ilya Sorokin (Expected)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	2-4-1	3.8	.868	0
23/24	25-19-12	3.01	.908	2

Logan Thompson (Expected)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	5-2-0	1.4	.939	0
23/24	25-14-3	2.7	.908	1

New York Islanders – Last 10 Games

4 wins, 5 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 3.4 goals from 30.2 shots on goal, with a 13.6% powerplay efficiency. The Islanders have been giving up 3.8 goals from 29.9 shots, averaging 4.3 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 79.1%.

Bo Horvat is the top points scorer with 11 points, 6 goals and 5 assists, with Kyle Palmieri racking up 8 points, 4 goals and 4 assists, over the past 10 games. Goalie Ilya Sorokin have a 3.75 goal against average with a .868 save percentage.

Washington Capitals – Last 10 Games

The Caps have 6 wins and 4 losses, averaging 2.7 goals from 29.1 shots on goal, with a 16.7% powerplay efficiency. They have conceded 2.2 goals from 25.7 shots, averaging 3.5 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 74.3%.

The top points scorer is Tom Wilson with 11 points, 5 goals and 6 assists, while Dylan Strome is next in line after having 10 points, 2 goals and 8 assists. Goalie Logan Thompson have a 1.44 GAA with a .939 SV%.

New York Islanders vs Washington Capitals Prediction & Picks

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Game Prediction

We’re keeping things simple by backing Washington Capitals on the 60-minute line. They should get the better of their opponents in this NHL encounter and our pick is available at -135.

Our hockey picks are rooted in solid team news and up-to-date form for each franchise. We also dig deep to uncover the most relevant NHL stats that help guide and strengthen our predictions.

Key Islanders vs Capitals stats:

Capitals have won 13 of their last 20 games at home.
Capitals have won 6 of their last 10 games.
Islanders have lost 8 of their last 10 games on the road.
Islanders have lost 4 of their last 5 games on the road.
Islanders have lost their last 3 games.
Capitals have won the last 2 games between these teams.

Caps 3-Way Moneyline Probability

The best betting apps imply that our pick has a 57.5% prospect of winning. However, our analysts research has found that the actual probability is between 60-65%. This is why we can recommend this hockey bet.

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Tom Wilson To Score +160

Tom Wilson (Capitals) has scored at least one goal in 3 of the past 5 games at home. When it comes to him scoring, we think that the +160 available is attractive when it comes to betting on Anytime Goalscorer.

Same Game Parlay Picks

3-Way Moneyline Capitals

Totals Over 5.5

To Score Tom Wilson

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Correct Score Prediction

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Capitals

Our correct score prediction is a 5-3 win for the Capitals which is available at odds of +2000. We think they’ll achieve victory and this is a way of getting bigger odds and more excitement.

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New York Islanders vs Washington Capitals 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 above betting predictions.

Caps Win on the Cards According to the Books

At betting odds of -227 with the sportsbooks, Washington Capitals are regarded as 69% likely to win this game. New York Islanders are regarded as a long shot to win and you can currently back them at +184.

There is a puck line of 1.5 and total goals has a line of 5.5. A Totals bet relates to the number of goals that will be scored overall. If you’re wanting to back Over 5.5, the odds are -143.

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Moneyline

3-Way Moneyline

Puck Line

Total Goals

Alex Ovechkin is the First Goalscorer Favorite

You will find Alex Ovechkin at +750 to be First Goalscorer which makes him the favorite. There’s the chance to get -100 that he finds the net at anytime.

Player Goals

Alex Ovechkin (Capitals)

Tom Wilson (Capitals)

Pierre-Luc Dubois (Capitals)

Bo Horvat (Islanders)

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Micro Betting

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Last 5 Games

Islanders

NHL: 31/10 Islanders2 Hurricanes 6
NHL: 29/10 Islanders2 Bruins 5
NHL: 25/10 Islanders3 Flyers 4
NHL: 24/10 Red Wings2 Islanders 7
NHL: 22/10 Sharks3 Islanders 4

Capitals

NHL: 29/10 Capitals0 Stars 1
NHL: 26/10 Senators7 Capitals 1
NHL: 25/10 Capitals5 Blue Jackets 1
NHL: 22/10 Kraken1 Capitals 4
NHL: 19/10 Canucks4 Capitals 3

Head to Head

NY Islanders vs Washington

NHL: 12/10 2025 Capitals 4 Islanders 2
NHL: 16/04 2025 Capitals 3 Islanders 1
NHL: 06/04 2025 Capitals 1 Islanders 4
NHL: 29/11 2024 Islanders 4 Capitals 5
NHL: 30/12 2023 Capitals 1 Islanders 5
NHL: 21/12 2023 Islanders 2 Capitals 3
NHL: 12/11 2023 Capitals 4 Islanders 1
NHL: 03/11 2023 Islanders 3 Capitals 0
NHL: 11/04 2023 Islanders 2 Capitals 5
NHL: 30/03 2023 Islanders 2 Capitals 1

Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

New York Islanders Stats

Washington Capitals Stats

Moneyline

4 wins and 6 defeats in the last 10 games
2 wins and 8 defeats in the last 10 games on the road

Moneyline

6 wins and 4 defeats in the last 10 games
5 wins and 5 defeats in the last 10 home games

Puck Line

+1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 6 of the last 10 games
+1.5 Betting Line on the Road: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 6 of the last 10 games on the road

Puck Line

-1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 4 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 7.30 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals on the Road: An average of 7.60 goals in the previous 10 games on the road
Over 5.5: Covered in the previous 10 games
Over 5.5 on the Road: Covered in 9 of the previous 10 games on the road
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 3.40 goals and allowed 3.90 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 3.00 pts and allowed 4.60 goals in the last 10 games on the road

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 4.90 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals at Home: An average of 5.10 goals in the previous 10 home games
Over 5.5: Covered in 5 of the previous 10 games
Over 5.5 at Home: Covered in 3 of the previous 10 home games
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 2.70 goals and allowed 2.20 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 2.60 goals and allowed 2.50 goals in the last 10 home games

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.6
Shots: 30.2
Goals Shorthanded: 0.2
Penalties: 4.3
Empty Net Goals: 0.1
Penalty Minutes: 11.9
Blocks: 13.6
Faceoff Wins : 29.3
Hits: 21.1
Giveaways: 14.6
Takeaways: 3.7

Last 10 Games on the Road

Goals Powerplay: 0.3
Shots: 30.2
Goals Shorthanded: 0.2
Penalties: 3.5
Empty Net Goals: 0
Penalty Minutes: 8.7
Blocks: 14.1
Faceoff Wins : 31.4
Hits: 21.7
Giveaways: 15.6
Takeaways: 5.4

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.6
Shots: 29.1
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 3.5
Empty Net Goals: 0.1
Penalty Minutes: 7.3
Blocks: 18.6
Faceoff Wins : 25.9
Hits: 25.1
Giveaways: 16.2
Takeaways: 4.6

Last 10 Home Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.7
Shots: 26.9
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 3.3
Empty Net Goals: 0.3
Penalty Minutes: 6.9
Blocks: 22.6
Faceoff Wins : 26.7
Hits: 28.3
Giveaways: 15.1
Takeaways: 4.4

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New York Islanders Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
14	Bo Horvat	10	21.05	6	5	11	4
21	Kyle Palmieri	10	19.82	4	4	8	-2
13	Mathew Barzal	9	21.16	2	6	8	4

27	Anders Lee	10	15.1	2	6	8	-1
48	Matthew Schaefer	10	22.78	3	5	8	1
29	Jonathan Drouin	9	18	1	6	7	4
51	Emil Heineman	10	14.55	5	1	6	4
74	Simon Holmstroem	10	13.95	3	3	6	-4
77	Anthony DeAngelo	10	18.53	1	4	5	-3
44	Jean-Gabriel Pageau	10	14.74	2	3	5	0
6	Ryan Pulock	10	19.2	0	4	4	-2
11	Anthony Duclair	10	15.82	2	1	3	1
24	Scott Mayfield	10	18.02	0	3	3	4
49	Maxim Shabanov	6	11.72	1	2	3	-3
53	Casey Cizikas	10	10.7	1	1	2	-5
41	Marshall Warren	2	12.15	0	2	2	1
3	Adam Pelech	10	18.91	0	1	1	0
7	Maxim Tsyplakov	8	9.39	1	0	1	-6
32	Kyle Maclean	6	9.6	0	0	0	-5
28	Alexander Romanov	5	18.5	0	0	0	-2
34	Adam Boqvist	4	13.05	0	0	0	2
43	Marc Gatcomb	1	8.6	0	0	0	0

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
33	David Rittich	3	3.34	0.9
30	Ilya Sorokin	7	3.75	0.868

Washington Capitals Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
43	Tom Wilson	10	19.97	5	6	11	3
17	Dylan Strome	9	16.23	2	8	10	5
21	Alexei Protas	10	18.68	4	5	9	5

8	Alexander Ovechkin	10	17.95	2	5	7	4
74	John Carlson	10	23.44	2	5	7	0
6	Jakob Chychrun	10	23.37	3	3	6	6
9	Ryan Leonard	10	12.86	3	2	5	3
42	Martin Fehervary	10	19.23	1	3	4	1
26	Nic Dowd	10	14.85	1	2	3	0
24	Connor McMichael	10	15.32	1	2	3	-2
29	Hendrix Lapierre	9	10.53	0	2	2	1
72	Anthony Beauvillier	10	13.78	1	1	2	4
38	Rasmus Sandin	7	19.4	0	2	2	3
53	Ethen Frank	3	11.3	0	1	1	0
47	Declan Chisholm	4	14.75	0	1	1	2
57	Trevor van Riemsdyk	8	14.31	1	0	1	2
34	Justin Sourdif	10	11.57	1	0	1	2
22	Brandon Duhaime	10	12.89	0	1	1	-2
3	Matt Roy	10	19.18	0	0	0	1
80	Pierre-Luc Dubois	5	17.44	0	0	0	0
15	Sonny Milano	4	11.13	0	0	0	0
52	Dylan McIlrath	1	14.1	0	0	0	0

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
48	Logan Thompson	7	1.44	0.939
79	Charlie Lindgren	3	3.72	0.882

Injuries & Suspensions

New York Islanders Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Semyon Varlamov

Injured

Pierre Engvall

Injured

Maxim Shabanov

Injured

Ethan Bear

Injured

Alexander Romanov

Injured

Washington Capitals Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Dylan Strome

Injured

Rasmus Sandin

Injured

Ethen Frank

Injured

Starting Lineups

Both teams’ confirmed lineups will be published ahead of face-off. There is also the chance to look at the lineups from the previous 10 games.

Previous New York Islanders Lineups

30 Oct NHL

Islanders 2-6 Hurricanes

Metropolitan	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Pittsburgh	12	8	2	2	18	0.75	8	8	44	31	13	3-1-1	5-1-1	0-2	6-4	1W
2 New Jersey	11	8	3	0	16	0.727	7	8	41	35	6	5-0-0	3-3-0	0-0	8-2	2L
3 Carolina	10	7	3	0	14	0.7	4	6	40	30	10	3-1-0	4-2-0	1-0	7-3	1W
4 Philadelphia	10	6	3	1	13	0.65	3	4	30	24	6	6-1-0	0-2-1	2-0	6-4	3W
5 Washington	10	6	4	0	12	0.6	5	6	27	22	5	3-3-0	3-1-0	0-0	6-4	2L
6 Columbus	10	6	4	0	12	0.6	4	5	35	31	4	2-3-0	4-1-0	1-0	6-4	3W
7 NY Rangers	12	5	5	2	12	0.5	4	5	28	29	-1	0-4-1	5-1-1	0-0	4-6	2W
8 NY Islanders	10	4	5	1	9	0.45	4	4	34	39	-5	3-2-0	1-3-1	0-1	4-6	3L

East Atlantic	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Detroit	11	8	3	0	16	0.727	6	7	39	34	5	5-1-0	3-2-0	1-0	8-2	3W
2 Montreal	11	8	3	0	16	0.727	4	8	40	33	7	3-1-0	5-2-0	0-0	8-2	2W
3 Ottawa	12	6	5	1	13	0.542	4	4	45	47	-2	4-2-1	2-3-0	2-0	5-5	1W
4 Tampa Bay	11	5	4	2	12	0.545	3	5	31	31	0	3-3-0	2-1-2	0-0	5-5	4W
5 Boston	13	6	7	0	12	0.462	4	6	43	47	-4	5-3-0	1-4-0	0-0	3-7	2W
6 Florida	11	5	5	1	11	0.5	5	5	27	31	-4	4-1-1	1-4-0	0-1	4-6	1L
7 Buffalo	11	4	4	3	11	0.5	4	4	33	35	-2	4-2-1	0-2-2	0-0	4-6	3L
8 Toronto	11	5	5	1	11	0.5	3	5	38	42	-4	5-2-1	0-3-0	0-0	4-6	1L

East Central	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Winnipeg	11	8	3	0	16	0.727	7	8	40	28	12	4-3-0	4-0-0	0-0	8-2	2W
2 Utah	11	8	3	0	16	0.727	6	8	40	30	10	4-0-0	4-3-0	0-0	8-2	1L
3 Colorado	11	6	1	4	16	0.727	6	6	41	30	11	3-0-2	3-1-2	0-2	5-5	1W
4 Dallas	11	6	3	2	14	0.636	5	5	30	32	-2	3-2-1	3-1-1	1-0	5-5	1L
5 Chicago	11	5	4	2	12	0.545	4	5	36	32	4	3-2-1	2-2-1	0-1	5-5	1L
6 Nashville	12	4	6	2	10	0.417	3	3	29	41	-12	3-3-1	1-3-1	1-0	3-7	3L
7 Minnesota	12	3	6	3	9	0.375	2	2	32	47	-15	1-3-2	2-3-1	1-0	2-8	5L
8 St Louis	11	3	6	2	8	0.364	3	3	32	48	-16	1-4-2	2-2-0	0-1	3-7	6L

West Pacific	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Vegas	10	6	1	3	15	0.75	5	6	37	28	9	3-0-1	3-1-2	0-1	6-4	1W
2 LA Kings	12	5	3	4	14	0.583	2	4	36	40	-4	0-2-2	5-1-2	1-3	4-6	1L
3 Seattle	10	5	2	3	13	0.65	3	5	28	29	-1	3-0-1	2-2-2	0-1	5-5	1L
4 Edmonton	12	5	4	3	13	0.542	4	5	38	39	-1	3-0-2	2-4-1	0-1	4-6	1L
5 Vancouver	12	6	6	0	12	0.5	3	4	33	36	-3	2-3-0	4-3-0	2-0	5-5	1W
6 Anaheim	9	5	3	1	11	0.611	3	4	32	31	1	1-1-0	4-2-1	1-0	5-4	1W
7 San Jose	11	3	6	2	8	0.364	1	3	37	48	-11	1-3-2	2-3-0	0-0	3-7	1W
8 Calgary	12	2	8	2	6	0.25	1	1	27	43	-16	1-3-1	1-5-1	1-1	1-9	2L

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