Vegas Golden Knights vs New York Islanders Prediction, Bet Builder Tips & Odds | NHL, 04 Feb 2025

Strong Case for Backing Under 5.5

Under 5.5 goals could be on the cards and there’s a chance to back this outcome at an appealing +108. The Golden Knights and the Islanders might fall short of the mark.

Islanders Came Out on Top in Previous H2H

Vegas Golden Knights have now lost three straight games. On the road in their previous game, New York Rangers won 4-2 at Madison Square Garden. Jack Eichel was able to score both goals.

New York Islanders have won five home games on the spin. On the road at Amerant Bank Arena in their last game, they were beaten 6-3 by Florida Panthers. Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Marc Gatcomb and Kyle Maclean scored one goal each.

It was a 4-0 win for the Islanders at T-Mobile Arena when they last played the Knights. It’s been five the Islanders wins in the past 9 games beween these teams.

Starting Goalies

Ilya Samsonov (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	16-9-3	2.78	.892	2
23/24	23-7-6	3.13	.890	3

Ilya Sorokin (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	27-21-6	2.76	.905	3
23/24	25-19-12	3.01	.908	2

2 wins, 5 losses and 3 overtime losses, averaging 2.9 goals from 28.8 shots on goal, with a 34.6% powerplay efficiency. The Knights have been giving up 3.4 goals from 26.0 shots, averaging 2.6 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 76.9%.

Tomas Hertl is the top points scorer with 12 points, 8 goals and 4 assists, with Jack Eichel racking up 12 points, 7 goals and 5 assists, in the last 10 games. Goalie Adin Hill have a 3.36 goal against average with a .884 save percentage.

The Islanders have 7 wins and 3 losses, averaging 3.0 goals from 28.9 shots on goal, with a 14.3% powerplay efficiency. They have been conceding 2.2 goals from 27.2 shots, averaging 2.9 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 93.1%.

The top points scorer is Bo Horvat with 9 points, 5 goals and 4 assists, while Kyle Palmieri is next best after having 7 points, 2 goals and 5 assists. Goalie Ilya Sorokin have a 1.67 GAA with a .939 SV%, including one shutout.

Expert NHL Analysis

The form is always taken into consideration and it’s great to combine this with team news as it becomes available. In order to provide an expert NHL verdict, the latest player and goalie stats are analysed so that we have the best information.

Key Golden Knights vs Islanders stats:

• The 5.5 line hasn’t been covered in 4 of the last 5 Islanders games at home.
• The 5.5 line hasn’t been covered in 7 of the last 10 Islanders games.
• The 5.5 line hasn’t been covered in the last 2 games between these teams.

Vegas Golden Knights vs New York Islanders Prediction

There could be a shortage of goals in this NHL clash, leading us to a pick of Under 5.5 goals. There are appealing odds of +108 for an outcome which needs five or less to be scored.

The best sportsbooks will allow you to shoot for bigger odds on your Under bet. By moving the line and going for a lower Total, there’s the chance to get more juice.

Under 5.5 Probability

The sportsbooks make it a 48.1% chance that our pick is settled as a winner. After careful examination, our experts have this probability somewhere between 55-60%. It is the reason why we are recommending this hockey wager.

Our Pick

Under 5.5 Goals @ +108 Bet Now

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Player Props

Top Pick: Brock Nelson Over 2.5 Shots +120

Brock Nelson (Islanders) has totaled Over 2.5 shots on goal in 3 straight games. We think it’s achievable that he will cover the Shots on Goal line and there are odds of +120 available.

Latest Brock Nelson Player Prop Odds

Goals

Anytime

+195

First

+1100

Shots on Goal

Over 2.5

+120

Under 2.5

-156

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Correct Score Prediction

Golden Knights 2 - 3 Islanders

You can secure odds of +950 that the Islanders are able to land a 3-2 victory. Correct score betting can provide plenty of fun and it’s a way of landing bigger odds.

Latest Correct Score Odds

Score

Golden Knights

Islanders

1-0

Knights

+4500

Islanders

+5500

2-0

Knights

+4500

Islanders

+5000

2-1

Knights

+1200

Islanders

+1500

3-0

Knights

+2800

Islanders

+3500

3-1

Knights

+1700

Islanders

+2000

3-2

Knights

+750

Islanders

+950

4-0

Knights

+3300

Islanders

+5000

4-1

Knights

+1300

Islanders

+1900

4-2

Knights

+1500

Islanders

+1700

4-3

Knights

+950

Islanders

+1150

5-0

Knights

+5500

Islanders

+9000

5-1

Knights

+2000

Islanders

+3400

5-2

Knights

+1500

Islanders

+2200

5-3

Knights

+2200

Islanders

+2800

5-4

Knights

+2000

Islanders

+2200

6-0

Knights

+8000

Islanders

+14000

6-1

Knights

+4500

Islanders

+8000

6-2

Knights

+2800

Islanders

+4500

6-3

Knights

+2800

Islanders

+3500

6-4

Knights

+5000

Islanders

+5500

6-5

Knights

+5000

Islanders

+5500

7-1

Knights

+8000

Islanders

+14000

7-2

Knights

+6600

Islanders

+11000

7-3

Knights

+5000

Islanders

+7500

7-4

Knights

+6600

Islanders

+8000

7-5

Knights

+11000

Islanders

+12000

7-6

Knights

+12000

Islanders

+13000

8-4

Knights

+11000

Islanders

+15000

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Vegas Golden Knights vs New York Islanders 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.

Close Encounter in the Eyes of the Books

The Vegas Golden Knights odds have been priced up by the sportsbooks and they are -149 betting favorites to land victory in this game which means a 60% chance of winning. For those wanting to oppose the market leader, you can get +125 about New York Islanders.

The puck line is 1.5 and total goals is 5.5. A Totals wager is always available and can often provide value selections. If you’re going for Over 5.5, then the odds are -122.

If you’re keen on the Knights reaching 3 goals before their opponents, the favorites are -105 to oblige. Conversely, the Islanders can be backed at +190 to make this total first.

You can find a huge selection of game lines and team props for every National Hockey League encounter, with the betting sites creating many different options. Check out the pre-game and in-game selections before placing your bets.

Moneyline

Knights

-149

Islanders

+125

3-Way Moneyline

Knights

+104

Tie

+330

Islanders

+205

Puck Line

Knights -1.5

+172

Islanders +1.5

-213

Total Goals

Under 5.5

-100

Over 5.5

-122

Jack Eichel Favorite to Find the Net First

Those interested in Jack Eichel to light the lamp at anytime are able to get +140. There is the chance to back the favorite to score the first goal at odds of +800.

Player Goals

Jack Eichel (Knights)

First

+140

Anytime

+800

Pavel Dorofeyev (Knights)

First

+185

Anytime

+1000

Mark Stone (Knights)

First

+195

Anytime

+1050

Brock Nelson (Islanders)

First

+195

Anytime

+1100

Bowie Horvat (Islanders)

First

+205

Anytime

+1150

Anders Lee (Islanders)

First

+215

Anytime

+1150

Tomas Hertl (Knights)

First

+230

Anytime

+1200

Ivan Barbashev (Knights)

First

+245

Anytime

+1300

Victor Olofsson (Knights)

First

+260

Anytime

+1300

Kyle Palmieri (Islanders)

First

+265

Anytime

+1400

Anthony Duclair (Islanders)

First

+310

Anytime

+1600

Brandon Saad (Knights)

First

+320

Anytime

+1600

Alexander Holtz (Knights)

First

+350

Anytime

+1700

Brett Howden (Knights)

First

+410

Anytime

+1900

Nicolas Roy (Knights)

First

+410

Anytime

+1900

Simon Holmström (Islanders)

First

+410

Anytime

+2000

Brendan Brisson (Knights)

First

+450

Anytime

+2000

Keegan Kolesar (Knights)

First

+450

Anytime

+2000

Raphaël Lavoie (Knights)

First

+450

Anytime

+2000

Maxim Tsyplakov (Islanders)

First

+450

Anytime

+2200

Jean-Gabriel Pageau (Islanders)

First

+450

Anytime

+2200

Pierre Engvall (Islanders)

First

+480

Anytime

+2200

Tanner Pearson (Knights)

First

+500

Anytime

+2200

Player Shots

Jack Eichel (Knights)

Over 3.5

+150

Under 3.5

-200

Pavel Dorofeyev (Knights)

Over 2.5

+105

Under 2.5

-135

Brock Nelson (Islanders)

Over 2.5

+120

Under 2.5

-156

Bowie Horvat (Islanders)

Over 2.5

-130

Under 2.5

-100

Anders Lee (Islanders)

Over 2.5

+115

Under 2.5

-149

Tomas Hertl (Knights)

Over 2.5

+150

Under 2.5

-200

Kyle Palmieri (Islanders)

Over 2.5

+195

Under 2.5

-270

Mark Stone (Knights)

Over 1.5

-143

Under 1.5

+110

Micro Betting

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Last 5 & H2H

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Starting Lineups

NHL Standings

Division Conference League

Metropolitan	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Carolina	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Columbus	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 New Jersey	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 NY Islanders	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 NY Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Washington	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

East Atlantic	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Boston	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Buffalo	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Detroit	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Florida	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Montreal	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Ottawa	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Tampa Bay	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Toronto	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

East Central	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Chicago	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Colorado	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Dallas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Minnesota	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Nashville	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 St Louis	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Utah	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Winnipeg	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

West Pacific	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Anaheim	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Calgary	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Edmonton	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 LA Kings	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 San Jose	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Seattle	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Vancouver	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Vegas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

Eastern	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Boston	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Buffalo	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Detroit	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Florida	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Montreal	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Ottawa	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Tampa Bay	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Toronto	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Carolina	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Columbus	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 New Jersey	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 NY Islanders	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 NY Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Washington	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

Western	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Chicago	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Colorado	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Dallas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Minnesota	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Nashville	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 St Louis	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Utah	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Winnipeg	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Anaheim	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Calgary	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Edmonton	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 LA Kings	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 San Jose	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Seattle	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Vancouver	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Vegas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Anaheim	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
2 Boston	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
3 Buffalo	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
4 Calgary	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
5 Carolina	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
6 Chicago	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
7 Colorado	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
8 Columbus	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
9 Dallas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
10 Detroit	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
11 Edmonton	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
12 Florida	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
13 LA Kings	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
14 Minnesota	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
15 Montreal	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
16 Nashville	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
17 New Jersey	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
18 NY Islanders	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
19 NY Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
20 Ottawa	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
21 Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
22 Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
23 San Jose	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
24 Seattle	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
25 St Louis	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
26 Tampa Bay	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
27 Toronto	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
28 Utah	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
29 Vancouver	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
30 Vegas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
31 Washington	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
32 Winnipeg	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

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