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(NHL) NY Islanders vs. New Jersey,
Total: 6.00 | 111.00 Under
Result: Win
Total: 6.00 | 111.00 Under
Result: Win
The set-up: The 32-36-10 NY Islanders will miss the playoffs for the second straight season and they are coming off a 5-4 loss to Toronto on Friday, the team' fourth consecutive home loss and eighth in nine contests at Barclays Center. As for the New Jersey Devils, who host the Islanders tonight, they have held a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference every day since winning their season-opener back on Oct. 7.
but with only five games remaining on their schedule, the 40-28-9 Devils are clinging to the eighth and final playoff berth in the East, trying to stave off a late-season push by the surging Florida Panthers. New Jersey holds a three-point lead over Florida for the second wild card and trails Philadelphia by three for the first spot. with five games remaining.
NY Islanders: The Islanders are stumbling down the stretch, going just 3-11-4 in their last 18 games following Friday's 5-4 home-ice loss. One bright spot in the most recent defeat was that team captain John Tavares scored a power-play goal to reach 80 points for the third time in his career (34 goals / 46 assists). Goalie Thomas Greiss could get the start against New Jersey after being activated from injured reserve on Friday and serving as Christopher Gibson's backup versus the Maple Leafs. The 32-year-old Greiss had been sidelined since suffering a lower-body injury in a 45-save shutout victory over Carolina back on Feb. 16. Brock Nelson scored on Friday to get within one tally of his fourth straight 20-goal season. Anders Lee leads the team with 39 goals. However, Josh Bailey, who is third on the team with a career-high 69 points (18 goals), missed Friday's game with an upper-body injury and could sit out against the Devils.
New Jersey: The Devils are 3-0-1 in their last four games, after dropping a 4-3 overtime decision to Pittsburgh on Thursday. They hope to extend their point streak to five contests when they conclude a four-game homestand Saturday. Taylor Hall, who leads the team in scoring, scored in the setback to increase his career-high totals to 34 goals and 86 points. He has collected three goals and seven assists during his six-game point streak. Kyle Palmieri scored on Thursday, giving him four goals during his three-game streak and he has now recorded at least 24 goals in each of his three seasons with New Jersey after peaking at 14 during his five-season stay with Anaheim. Nico Hischier (18 goals / 32 assists) notched an assist against the Penguins to become the seventh rookie in franchise history to register 50 points and first since Adam Henrique (51) in 2011-12. Defenseman Will Butcher (3 goals / 37 assists) is the franchise's fourth rookie blue-liner to reach the 40-point plateau and first since Scott Niedermayer, who collected 40 in 1992-93.
The pick: Greiss is just 11-7-2 on the season with a 3.84 GAA and .891 SP, so I'd hardly trust him here. That said, New York's defensive woes go well beyond which goalie is in net. They rank dead-last (31st) in goals allowed (3.60 per), as well as in shots on goal (35.6 per) and penalty kill percentage (just 74.3%). Make the Over a 10* play.
but with only five games remaining on their schedule, the 40-28-9 Devils are clinging to the eighth and final playoff berth in the East, trying to stave off a late-season push by the surging Florida Panthers. New Jersey holds a three-point lead over Florida for the second wild card and trails Philadelphia by three for the first spot. with five games remaining.
NY Islanders: The Islanders are stumbling down the stretch, going just 3-11-4 in their last 18 games following Friday's 5-4 home-ice loss. One bright spot in the most recent defeat was that team captain John Tavares scored a power-play goal to reach 80 points for the third time in his career (34 goals / 46 assists). Goalie Thomas Greiss could get the start against New Jersey after being activated from injured reserve on Friday and serving as Christopher Gibson's backup versus the Maple Leafs. The 32-year-old Greiss had been sidelined since suffering a lower-body injury in a 45-save shutout victory over Carolina back on Feb. 16. Brock Nelson scored on Friday to get within one tally of his fourth straight 20-goal season. Anders Lee leads the team with 39 goals. However, Josh Bailey, who is third on the team with a career-high 69 points (18 goals), missed Friday's game with an upper-body injury and could sit out against the Devils.
New Jersey: The Devils are 3-0-1 in their last four games, after dropping a 4-3 overtime decision to Pittsburgh on Thursday. They hope to extend their point streak to five contests when they conclude a four-game homestand Saturday. Taylor Hall, who leads the team in scoring, scored in the setback to increase his career-high totals to 34 goals and 86 points. He has collected three goals and seven assists during his six-game point streak. Kyle Palmieri scored on Thursday, giving him four goals during his three-game streak and he has now recorded at least 24 goals in each of his three seasons with New Jersey after peaking at 14 during his five-season stay with Anaheim. Nico Hischier (18 goals / 32 assists) notched an assist against the Penguins to become the seventh rookie in franchise history to register 50 points and first since Adam Henrique (51) in 2011-12. Defenseman Will Butcher (3 goals / 37 assists) is the franchise's fourth rookie blue-liner to reach the 40-point plateau and first since Scott Niedermayer, who collected 40 in 1992-93.
The pick: Greiss is just 11-7-2 on the season with a 3.84 GAA and .891 SP, so I'd hardly trust him here. That said, New York's defensive woes go well beyond which goalie is in net. They rank dead-last (31st) in goals allowed (3.60 per), as well as in shots on goal (35.6 per) and penalty kill percentage (just 74.3%). Make the Over a 10* play.
