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(17-14-1) Vegas Golden Knights | New York Islanders (14-11-4)
Date: Wednesday, December 12th
Time: 7:00 PM
Venue: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
NHL Hockey Moneyline Odds: Vegas -145
NHL Hockey Puck Line Odds: OFF
NHL Betting Total: 6
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An underachieving, but self-correcting squad in Vegas travels across the country to do battle with Islanders decidedly not on Long Island (don’t get me started), but still in the Big Apple on Wednesday night. It should be an interesting match-up, with the potential for a few goals to be scored.
Vegas Golden Knights
The Knights, who simply represented the Western Conference in the Stanley Cup final last season, their first in the NHL, no less, started out lousy in 2018-19. Yet, the club seems to be working itself back to respectability. The Knights have won eight of their last 10 games, and they’re showcasing some of the high-level skill and competent play that put them in the final dance against Washington last spring.
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In net, Knights’ starter Marc-Andre Fleury is finally rounding into form, with a goals-against average creeping down to near two and a half, and a save percentage nearing .910. It was a rocky start, but he is finding himself in the blue paint. Elsewhere, the usual crew of William Karlsson, Alex Tuch, Jonathan Marchessault and Reilly Smith are handling the scoring capably. All four players are above 20 points on the year, and all are getting at least 17.5 minutes of ice time per game. These are all good markers for a Vegas franchise that’s looking to get back in the mix in the West.
New York Islanders
The Isles are coming off a tough 2-1 shootout loss to the division rival Penguins, but gathering another point now puts New York in third in the Metro division. The Islanders definitely aren’t perfect, but they’ve been better than most people expected, with the departure of all-everything centreman John Tavares to Toronto.
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It’s also a quartet that makes things happen for the Isles; Josh Bailey, Mathew Barzal, Anders Lee and Brock Nelson are the guys that light the lamp and make the plays. Bailey has quietly been a key player for this franchise for years now, and Barzal, in particular, is an elite playmaker. The goaltending has been decent, with German Thomas Greiss and Swede Robin Lehner splitting time – Lehner looked really good against Pittsburgh and they should start him again versus the Golden Knights.
NHL Betting Trends:
- VEG are 8-2 in their last 10 games as a favorite.
- VEG are 8-2 in their last 10 overall.
- VEG are 3-7 in their last 10 vs. Metropolitan.
- Under is 7-1 in NYI last 8 overall.
- Under is 35-14-3 in NYI last 52 Wed. games.
Free Vegas Golden Knights vs. New York Islanders NHL Prediction:
I think all would agree that Vegas has the better team on paper. Still, there’s something about this match-up that calls out to me in the Islanders’ favor. Maybe it’s the narrow defeat that will steel New York’s resolve, but I just see the franchise from Long Island gaining the upper hand in this one.
When Lehner is hot, he plays really well, and I hope they stick him back in there for this ‘home’ game.
4* Free NHL Betting Pick: Islanders ML
With him stopping pucks and New York’s top line humming, I’ll call for the Islanders to win a close one in the ill-suited Barclay’s Center on Wednesday night.
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