The set-up: Both teams enter at 5-3, but I think the Coyotes take a step back on Long Island, after getting the better of the Rangers in The Big Apple. Arizona goalie Darcy Kuemper is 4-2-0 with a 1.68 GAA this year, but note that he's a sub-par 1-3 with 3.13 GAA lifetime vs. the Isles. So far Arizona is averaging 3.00 GPG and conceding only 1.88.

The pick: New York netminder Thomas Greiss is 3-1 with a 2.20 GAA this season and he's 3-3-1 with a 2.11 GAA lifetime vs. the 'Yotes. So far the Isles are averaging and allowing 2.50 GPG this year. But winning on the road is difficult in the NHL and I think Arizona is definitely primed for a letdown here vs. this surging home side. The Isles have looked better offensively after a very poor start, so their early numbers on that end of the ice are skewed. The home side has won eight of the last nine in this series, so expect that strong trend to continue here.

10* BEST OF THE BEST on the Islanders.