Carolina Hurricanes vs New York Islanders Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/14/2026

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Venue:  UBS Arena, Elmont, NY

Where to Watch:  ESPN+

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Hurricanes -110, Islanders -110; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Hurricanes -110, Islanders -110; Over/Under:  6 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Hurricanes -110, Islanders -110; Over/Under:  6 goals

Carolina Hurricanes:  52-22-6 (1st place, Metropolitan Division)

New York Islanders:  43-33-5 (6th place, Metropolitan Division)

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Carolina Hurricanes:  7-3-0 last 10

New York Islanders:  3-7-0 last 10

The Hurricanes are entering this game with 110 points, a 52-22-6 record overall, and they are 23-12-4 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the Utah Mammoth in their last game, winning that one on the road 4-1, but this is also the 2nd game of a back-to-back for them with their game against the Philadelphia Flyers still to be played on Monday night. In their game against the Mammoth, Jordan Staal, Andrei Svechnikov, Sean Walker, and Sebastian Aho each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Jordan Martinook, Nikolaj Ehlers, and Shayne Gostisbehere each led the team in assists with 2 while Andrei Svechnikov and Sebastian Aho each led the team in shots on net in that game with 5. Frederik Andersen was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 1 goal on 27 shots with 26 saves and a .963 save percentage. Their offense has scored 292 goals this season averaging 3.7 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 236 goals against them allowing 3 goals per game.

The Islanders are entering this game with 91 points, a 43-33-5 record overall, and they are 22-16-2 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the Montreal Canadiens in their last game, losing that one at home 4-1. Casey Cizikas scored 1 goal for them in that one. Ryan Pulock and Scott Mayfield each led the team in assists with 1 while Mathew Barzal and Matthew Schaefer each led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Ilya Sorokin was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 4 goals on 22 shots with 18 saves and a .818 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 232 goals this season averaging 2.9 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 239 goals against them allowing 3 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Hurricanes listed as a pick 'em in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Hurricanes have looked great in their games this season with their 52-22-6 record overall which has them right at the top of their division in the East with one of the best records in the entire NHL. They have been a good road team too with their 23-12-4 road record this year. Meanwhile, the Islanders haven't looked great in their games this season with their 43-33-5 record overall which has them in the bottom half of their division in the East. They have looked good on home ice though with their 22-16-2 home record this season. The Islanders were a solid team this season and they looked like one of the top teams in their division for a while, but they didn't finish the season strong at all. They have looked terrible lately as they are 3-7-0 in their last 10 games and they have lost 2 games in a row now, coming off a 4-1 home loss to the Canadiens in their last one which officially knocked them out of playoff contention. The Islanders tried everything in these last 2 weeks, even firing their head coach and bringing in DeBoer, but nothing worked for them and now they have nothing to play for in this final game of the season. There is a chance that the Hurricanes have nothing to play for either since they are on a back-to-back and can clinch the top seed in the East with a point against the Flyers, but there is also a chance that they will still need this game and they could use it as a tune up game for the playoffs too. The Islanders haven't shown any life in their games lately, especially that last game with their season on the line, so don't expect them to put up a fight in this one either. The best way to place a bet here is on the Hurricanes to win this game. 

Hurricanes Islanders Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Tuesday, April 14, 2026 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Hurricanes 3 Islanders 0.

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Carolina Hurricanes: 166-104 (-7.4 units) on the moneyline in all games. 91-73 (-21 units) on the moneyline as a favorite of -200 or less. 116-80 (-22 units) on the moneyline against poor power play killing teams - opp score on over 17.5% of chances. 52-37 UNDER as a road favorite of -200 or less.

New York Islanders: 58-59 (+10.3 units) on the moneyline when playing against a team with a winning record. 53-50 (+9.8 units) on the moneyline against good offensive teams - averaging 29.5+ shots on goal per game. 28-26 (+12 units) on the moneyline against good possession teams-averaging 3+ more shots on goal than opp. 23-14 UNDER when playing against a team with a winning record.

Carolina Hurricanes:  J. Blake (RW) Day To Day - Undisclosed. T. Hall (LW) Day To Day - Undisclosed. L. Stankoven (C) Day To Day - Undisclosed. M. Jankowski (LW) Day To Day - Undisclosed. K. Miller (D) Day To Day - Undisclosed. J. Chatfield (D) Day To Day - Lower Body. W. Carrier (LW) Undefined - Undisclosed. P. Kochetkov (G) Out - Hip.

New York Islanders:  M. Shabanov (RW) Day To Day - Upper Body. A. Romanov (D) Out - Shoulder. P. Engvall (LW) Out For Season - Ankle. S. Varlamov (G) Out For Season - Knee. K. Palmieri (C) Out For Season - Knee.

“I thought in the third period, we increased our effort level. You look at the little things, (Staal) winning all the face-offs, getting a big goal by (Aho) there and then (Andersen) made some big saves. That's the end of the day. That's the game. The goalie made some saves for us, and we're able to sneak out of here with the win.” - Rod Brind’Amour after his team’s win against the Mammoth in their game on Saturday. 

“I mean, that was the game, right? It was 55 seconds. I think we had some self-inflicted things there. On their power-play goal, we gave up a 2-on-1, and then we just got on the wrong side, and a little bit of man-on-man there in the defensive zone. But that's what a good team does to you. They expose you. We didn't make a lot of mistakes defensively tonight. I thought we battled pretty hard. When we did, hey, they capitalized. And, on the other side, it's hard to win in this League with one goal. We got to find a way to convert some of the opportunities we're getting into goals, which we really didn't do this weekend at all.” - Peter DeBoer after his team’s loss against the Canadiens in their game on Sunday. 

LW Taylor Hall

C Logan Stankoven

RW Jackson Blake

LD K'Andre Miller

RD Jalen Chatfield

G Brandon Bussi

LW Anders Lee

C Bo Horvat

RW Simon Holmstrom

LD Matthew Schaefer

RD Ryan Pulock

G Ilya Sorokin

Points: Sebastian Aho (80)

Goals: Seth Jarvis (32)

Assists: Sebastian Aho (53)

GAA: Brandon Bussi (2.52)

Points: Mathew Barzal (71)

Goals: Bo Horvat (30)

Assists: Mathew Barzal (52)

GAA: Ilya Sorokin (2.68)

Coaches:

Carolina Hurricanes: Rod Brind'Amour (8th season)

New York Islanders: Peter DeBoer (Interim)