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(NHL) Florida vs. NY Islanders,
Total: 6.50 | -103.00 Over
Result: Win
Total: 6.50 | -103.00 Over
Result: Win
The set-up: The Florida Panthers rallied for a 4-2 victory over Arizona on Saturday to remain three points behind New Jersey for the second wild-card spot in the East with two games in hand. However, the 38-27-7 (86 points) Panthers play five of their last nine games away from home, beginning with a four-game road trip that starts tonight at Barclays Center against the NY Islanders. New York is 31-34-10 on the season (72 points) and is one point away from officially being eliminated from playoff contention. The slumping Isles have just two wins in their last 15 games (2-9-4) after suffering a 3-1 home loss to Chicago on Saturday despite owning a 32-25 advantage in shots.
Florida: The Panthers have won three of their last four overall and are 3-1-1 in five regular-season meetings with the Islanders since their 2015-16 playoff series. Vincent Trocheck scored twice to push his career-high total to 30 goals and added an assist to give him 69 points, five fewer than team leader Aleksander Barkov (26 goals & 48 assists). Florida could use more from Jonathan Huberdeau (23 goals & 65 points), who has registered only two points in his last six games. Defenseman Keith Yandle notched an assist Saturday to reach 50 points for the first time since 2013-14 while with Arizona.
NY Islanders:Captain John Tavares continues to put up points as the season winds down. He has collected two goals and seven assists during his five-game point streak to lead the team with 78 points - two better than rookie Mathew Barzal, who has seven points in his last six contests. Anders Lee tops New York with a career-best 38 goals, after scoring five times in his last four games and is one away from his first 60-point season.
The pick: When the Panthers arrived at Barclays Center for the first game of the NHL's second half back on Jan/ 29, Florida was a whopping 12 points behind. J in the race for the second wild card but ut a 4-1 win over the Islanders jump-started a 26-game stretch in which Florida has gone 19-6-1. Both the Panthers and Islanders have goaltending situations in flux and neither one has revealed a possible starter for Monday. Florida's starting goalie Roberto Luongo is day to day because of an upper-body injury, backup, so James Reimer could draw his second straight start (Reimer had 26 saves ain Saturday's 4-2 win over the Coyotes). Jaroslav Halak would appear to be in line to make the start for the Islanders after taking the loss Saturday, when he stopped 22 shots against the Blackhawks. However, as an impending free agent, he has been ceding playing time to rookie Christopher Gibson, who has started five of the last eight games but was chased Thursday after giving up six goals in a little more than 1 1/2 periods to the Tampa Bay Lightning. Yes, this looks like an over on first blush but i'm going contrarian on this one with the high number. Make the Under a 10* play.
Florida: The Panthers have won three of their last four overall and are 3-1-1 in five regular-season meetings with the Islanders since their 2015-16 playoff series. Vincent Trocheck scored twice to push his career-high total to 30 goals and added an assist to give him 69 points, five fewer than team leader Aleksander Barkov (26 goals & 48 assists). Florida could use more from Jonathan Huberdeau (23 goals & 65 points), who has registered only two points in his last six games. Defenseman Keith Yandle notched an assist Saturday to reach 50 points for the first time since 2013-14 while with Arizona.
NY Islanders:Captain John Tavares continues to put up points as the season winds down. He has collected two goals and seven assists during his five-game point streak to lead the team with 78 points - two better than rookie Mathew Barzal, who has seven points in his last six contests. Anders Lee tops New York with a career-best 38 goals, after scoring five times in his last four games and is one away from his first 60-point season.
The pick: When the Panthers arrived at Barclays Center for the first game of the NHL's second half back on Jan/ 29, Florida was a whopping 12 points behind. J in the race for the second wild card but ut a 4-1 win over the Islanders jump-started a 26-game stretch in which Florida has gone 19-6-1. Both the Panthers and Islanders have goaltending situations in flux and neither one has revealed a possible starter for Monday. Florida's starting goalie Roberto Luongo is day to day because of an upper-body injury, backup, so James Reimer could draw his second straight start (Reimer had 26 saves ain Saturday's 4-2 win over the Coyotes). Jaroslav Halak would appear to be in line to make the start for the Islanders after taking the loss Saturday, when he stopped 22 shots against the Blackhawks. However, as an impending free agent, he has been ceding playing time to rookie Christopher Gibson, who has started five of the last eight games but was chased Thursday after giving up six goals in a little more than 1 1/2 periods to the Tampa Bay Lightning. Yes, this looks like an over on first blush but i'm going contrarian on this one with the high number. Make the Under a 10* play.
