PREMIUM
Rogers' 10* Total MASSACRE >> SEVEN STRAIGHT WINNING CARDS!
(NHL) Pittsburgh vs. NY Islanders,
Total: 5.50 | 105.00 Over
Result: Loss
Total: 5.50 | 105.00 Over
Result: Loss
The set-up: The 13-6-3 Pittsburgh Penguins should be eager to get back on the ice Wednesday night after a three-day break with Pittsburgh last playing Saturday night when it won 4-3 over the Devils in a shootout. The New York Islanders edged the Calgary Flames 2-1 in overtime on Monday, moving to 7-10-4 overall and are hoping a slate of three games in four days can revive their flagging season.
Pittsburgh: The Penguins rebounded from a 6-2 drubbing at Minnesota on Friday with a shootout win over New Jersey the following day, improving to 6-0-0 following a regulation defeat. "I thought we responded the right way," captain Sidney Crosby, who kept the streak intact by scoring the tying goal with 14 seconds left in regulation, told reporters. Pittsburgh got good news when injured forwards Patric Hornqvist and Chris Kunitz, who have missed six and four games, respectively, returned to practice Tuesday. Kunitz (lower body) still is not ready to play, but Hornqvist could be back in the lineup against the Islanders after being sidelined due to a concussion. BTW, Crosby has tormented the Islanders with 31 goals and 98 points in 56 career games.
NY Islanders: New York is buried at the bottom of the Metropolitan Division and has the fewest points (18) in the Eastern Conference. The Islanders won for only the third time in 12 games this month by squeezing out a 2-1 overtime win over Calgary on Monday night. The Islanders have won just once in eight road games and the team has failed to score more than two regulation goals in any of their past eight contests (five away / three home). One positive sign for the Islanders in the win over Calgary was a first-period goal by captain John Tavares, which snapped a nine-game goal drought. "I have a lot of expectations," Tavares told reporters. "I have to make plays and produce. And lead by example." Tavares has 10 goals and 26 points in 37 games against Pittsburgh.
The pick: This marks the third meeting this season between the two teams, with the Penguins beating the Islanders 4-3 on Oct. 27 in Pittsburgh and then earned a 3-2 overtime win at Barclays Center Nov. 18. As noted above, the Islanders have failed to score more than two regulation goals in the past eight contests and I see no reason for that to change here. The Under is a 10* play.
Pittsburgh: The Penguins rebounded from a 6-2 drubbing at Minnesota on Friday with a shootout win over New Jersey the following day, improving to 6-0-0 following a regulation defeat. "I thought we responded the right way," captain Sidney Crosby, who kept the streak intact by scoring the tying goal with 14 seconds left in regulation, told reporters. Pittsburgh got good news when injured forwards Patric Hornqvist and Chris Kunitz, who have missed six and four games, respectively, returned to practice Tuesday. Kunitz (lower body) still is not ready to play, but Hornqvist could be back in the lineup against the Islanders after being sidelined due to a concussion. BTW, Crosby has tormented the Islanders with 31 goals and 98 points in 56 career games.
NY Islanders: New York is buried at the bottom of the Metropolitan Division and has the fewest points (18) in the Eastern Conference. The Islanders won for only the third time in 12 games this month by squeezing out a 2-1 overtime win over Calgary on Monday night. The Islanders have won just once in eight road games and the team has failed to score more than two regulation goals in any of their past eight contests (five away / three home). One positive sign for the Islanders in the win over Calgary was a first-period goal by captain John Tavares, which snapped a nine-game goal drought. "I have a lot of expectations," Tavares told reporters. "I have to make plays and produce. And lead by example." Tavares has 10 goals and 26 points in 37 games against Pittsburgh.
The pick: This marks the third meeting this season between the two teams, with the Penguins beating the Islanders 4-3 on Oct. 27 in Pittsburgh and then earned a 3-2 overtime win at Barclays Center Nov. 18. As noted above, the Islanders have failed to score more than two regulation goals in the past eight contests and I see no reason for that to change here. The Under is a 10* play.
