Islanders vs Hurricanes Pick – NHL Predictions & Odds 4/28/23

The Carolina Hurricanes and New York Islanders meet Friday in game 6 of the NHL East First Round Playoffs at the UBS Arena. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

The Carolina Hurricanes are averaging 2.80 goals per game and are scoring on 21.7 percent of their power play opportunities. Sebastian Aho leads Carolina with 3 goals, Brent Burns has 5 assists and Seth Jarvis has 13 shots on goal. Defensively, the Carolina Hurricanes are allowing 2.80 goals per game and are killing 93.3 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Antti Raanta has allowed 13 goals on 139 shots faced.

The New York Islanders are averaging 2.80 goals per game and are scoring on 6.7 percent of their power play opportunities. Kyle Palmieri leads New York with 2 goals, Brock Nelson has 3 assists and Anders Lee has 13 shots on goal. Defensively, the New York Islanders are allowing 2.80 goals per game and are killing 78.3 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Ilya Sorokin has given up 14 goals on 169 shots faced.

The Hurricanes are 4-1 in their last 5 games playing on 2 days rest and 45-21 in their last 66 overall. The Islanders are 5-1 in their last 6 home games and 1-4 in their last 5 games following a win. The over is 3-0-1 in Hurricanes last 4 overall. The over is 3-0-1 in Islanders last 4 overall. The Hurricanes are 24-8 in the last 32 meetings in New York and 16-5 in the last 21 meetings. The favorite is 6-2 in the last 8 meetings.

The Carolina Hurricanes are still the better team, and getting them at even money is worth strong consideration. However, the Islanders have played their best recent hockey on their home ice, this series has been even for the most part and their defense gives them a fighting chance in the business end of the series where things tend to get tight. The islanders were in complete control of game 4 on the road. At home, I believe the Islanders can force an intriguing game 7.