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(15-16-8) New York Islanders vs. Carolina Hurricanes (19-15-7)
Date: Saturday January 14th
Time: 8:00PM EST
Venue: PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina
NHL Hockey Moneyline Odds: Panthers -154
NHL Hockey Puck Line Odds: Off
NHL Betting Total: 5.5
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With both teams on the second night of a back-to-back, it will be whichever team that staves off fatigue that will get the win on Saturday night.
The Islanders will have a tough go of it facing the Hurricanes in PNC Arena.
New York Islanders
The Islanders sit last in the Metropolitan Division, and don’t seem to be trending upward. The team can’t win games and the season is looking all but lost at this point. The offense can’t find the back of the net and the goaltending can’t protect it.
Against a tough team like Carolina, it’s going to be difficult for the Islanders, especially on a road back-to-back.
Captain John Tavares has been great at generating offense for the Islanders when so few others have. On the year, Tavares has 11 goals and 16 assists.
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Left winger Anders Lee has been solid for New York. He has two goals in his last five games, giving him 14 on the year along with four assists.
Unfortunately for New York, no one else has been playing nearly as well offensively as Lee and Tavares.
No other player is in double digits in the goal column on the season. This is why the Isles rank in the bottom half of the league in goals scored with 109.
Carolina Hurricanes
Carolina has won four out of the last seven games, including a tough win over the fantastic Columbus Blue Jackets. The offense has looked better as of late, including putting up five goals against Columbus.
The season hasn’t been so kind to Carolina on offense and the Canes have scored just 109 goals all year. Carolina ranks 21st in the NHL in that category.
Left winger Jeff Skinner continues to be the best offensive weapon for the Canes. He has 15 goals and 17 assists on the season, including two goals and three assists in the last five games.
Center Victor Rask has been solid for Carolina as well. He has 12 goals and 19 assists this season, and has two and three in the last five games.
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Beating the Islanders won’t be the toughest task the Canes have faced this season, but the team will still need to play well on both sides of the ice, especially considering that there will be some fatigue due to the back-to-back.
NHL Betting Trends:
- New York is 1-4 ATS in the last five games
- Carolina is 17-8 ATS in the last 25 games
Free New York Islanders vs. Carolina Hurricanes NHL Hockey Prediction:
Carolina is a much better team and has beaten much better competition. At home in PNC, I like Carolina to get a pretty easy W against New York.
4* Free NHL Betting Pick: Carolina ML
Carolina is better on both sides of the ice, but especially on defense. I like the moneyline for Carolina in this one.
NHL Free Score Prediction: New York 1 – Carolina 3
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