Carolina Hurricanes vs New York Islanders Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/21/2023

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Friday, April 21, 2023

Venue:  UBS Arena, Elmont, NY

Where to Watch:  TBS

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Hurricanes -110, Islanders -110; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Hurricanes -110, Islanders -110; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Hurricanes -105, Islanders -115; Over/Under:  5 goals

Carolina Hurricanes:  52-21-9 (1st place, Metropolitan Division)

New York Islanders:  42-31-9 (4th place, Metropolitan Division)

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Carolina Hurricanes:  7-3-0 last 10

New York Islanders:  5-4-1 last 10

The Hurricanes are entering this game finishing the regular season with 113 points, a 52-21-9 record overall, and they were 24-11-6 in their road games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game on a 4 game winning streak with wins coming against the Detroit Red Wings, the Florida Panthers, and the New York Islanders in their last 2 games, winning that last one at home 4-3 in overtime. Jaccob Slavin, Jesper Fast, Paul Stastny, and Stefan Noesen each had 1 goal in that game. Brent Burns led the team in assists with 2 while Brent Burns and Sebastian Aho each led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Antti Raanta was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 26 shots with 23 saves and a .885 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 266 goals this season averaging 3.2 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 213 goals against them allowing 2.6 goals per game.

The Islanders are entering this game finishing the regular season with 93 points, a 42-31-9 record overall, and they were 25-13-3 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game on a 2 game losing streak with both losses coming against the Carolina Hurricanes in their last 2 games, losing that last one on the road 4-3 in OT. Brock Nelson, Kyle Palmieri, and Mathew Barzal each had 1 goal in that game. Noah Dobson led the team in assists with 2 while Kyle Palmieri 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 36 shots with 32 saves and a .889 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 243 goals this season averaging 3 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 222 goals against them allowing 2.7 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Hurricanes listed as a pick 'em in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. This is game 3 of a 7-game series between the Islanders and the Hurricanes for the 1st round of the NHL Eastern Conference playoffs. The Hurricanes enter this game with a 2-0 series lead and they look like they are going to dispose of the Islanders very quickly in this series. The Hurricanes needed OT in game 2 to get the win but they still came away with the win in that game as the Islanders even had to come back from behind. The Islanders were a better home team this season but the Hurricanes were also a really good road team unlike previous years and this is a team that has had experience getting past the 1st round in the last few playoffs. The Islanders barely made it into the playoffs with their 93 points and this is still a team with a new head coach that is not going to put it all together in his 1st year coaching the team. The Hurricanes are strong defensively just like the Islanders but they also have a strong offense and their ability to score goals will be what carries them over the Islanders in this game and this series. The best way to place a bet here is on the Hurricanes to win this game.

Hurricanes Islanders Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Friday, April 21, 2023 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Hurricanes 3 Islanders 1.

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Carolina Hurricanes: 20-6 (+11.1 units) on the moneyline vs. division opponents. 20-4 (+12.4 units) on the moneyline after a close win by 1 goal in their previous game. 20-12 under after one or more consecutive overs. 10-3 under off a close home win by 1 goal.

New York Islanders: 42-41 (-7.1 units) on the moneyline in all games. 11-16 (-9.2 units) on the moneyline after a division game. 13-6 under after playing 2 consecutive road games. 16-9 under playing with double revenge - 2 straight losses vs. opponent.

Carolina Hurricanes:  T. Teravainen (LW) Early May - Hand. J. Staal (C) Ques Fri - Undisclosed. F. Andersen (G) Ques Fri - Illness. O. Kase (RW) Early May - Concussion. A. Svechnikov (RW) out for season - Knee. M. Pacioretty (LW) out for season - Achilles. J. Gardiner (D) Out indefinitely - Hip.

New York Islanders:  A. Romanov (D) Out indefinitely - Arm. O. Wahlstrom (RW) out for season - Lower Body.

“Certainly in spurts we were OK. We probably played our best hockey when we got down.” - Rod Brind’Amour after his team’s win against the Islanders in their game on Wednesday, game 2 of this series. 

“It's not easy being down two on the road in a building like this, to claw back, get it (3-2). It's unfortunate. I thought overall we were pretty solid tonight. It's disappointing we didn't get the result.” - Noah Dobson after their loss against the Hurricanes in their game on Wednesday, game 2 of this series. 

LW Drury, Jack

C Aho, Sebastian

RW Jarvis, Seth

LD Slavin, Jaccob

RD Burns, Brent

G Raanta, Antti

LW Lee, Anders

C Horvat, Bo

RW Barzal, Mathew

LD Pelech, Adam

RD Pulock, Ryan

G Sorokin, Ilya

Points: M. Necas (71)

Goals: S. Aho (36)

Assists: M. Necas (43)

GAA: A. Raanta (2.23)

Points: B. Nelson (75)

Goals: B. Horvat (38)

Assists: B. Nelson (39)

GAA: I. Sorokin (2.34)

Coaches:

Carolina Hurricanes: Rod Brind'Amour (5th season)

New York Islanders: Lane Lambert (1st season)