The New York Islanders and the Carolina Hurricanes meet in NHL action from the PNC Arena on Tuesday night. Let’s dive into the odds, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
Carolina is listed as a -150 home favorite while New York is a +130 road underdog. The total for this game is set at 5.5 goals.
Matchup History
Carolina’s 5-2 win over the Islanders in game four made it six wins in the last seven meetings between these two teams for the Hurricanes.
Trends
New York is 0-5 in their last 5 road games and 1-4 in their last 5 division games while the over is 5-1 in their last 6 games overall. Carolina is 45-20 in their last 65 games overall and 47-21 in their last 68 division games while the under is 4-0 in their last 4 Tuesday games.
Pick
I’m rolling with the Hurricanes here. Carolina’s just the better team right now and you’re starting to see with the Islanders their issues magnified and how they’ve ended up in this position. Carolina’s practically swarmed the Islanders over the course of this series and there’s only so much that the Islanders can take before the levee breaks and I think we’re just at the point of no return with the Islanders here. I’ll side with Carolina to close out the series at home.