Carolina Hurricanes vs New York Islanders Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/28/2023

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Friday, April 28, 2023

Venue:  UBS Arena, Elmont, NY

Where to Watch:  TBS

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Hurricanes +105, Islanders -125; Over/Under:  5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Hurricanes +105, Islanders -125; Over/Under:  5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Hurricanes +105, Islanders -125; 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:  5-5-0 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 off of a loss against the New York Islanders in their last game, losing that one at home 3-2. Sebastian Aho and Paul Stastny each scored 1 goal in that game. Jalen Chatfield, Seth Jarvis, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, and Jesse Puljujärvi each led the team in assists with 1 while Brent Burns led the team in shots on net in that game with 6. Antti Raanta was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 22 shots with 19 saves and a .864 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 off of a win against the Carolina Hurricanes in their last game, winning that one on the road 3-2. Pierre Engvall, Brock Nelson, and Mathew Barzal each scored 1 goal in that game. Pierre Engvall, Brock Nelson, Bo Horvat, and Kyle Palmieri each led the team in assists with 1 while Pierre Engvall led the team in shots on net in that game with 3. Ilya Sorokin was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 36 shots with 34 saves and a .944 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 Islanders listed as a slight favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. This is game 6 of a 7-game series between the Islanders and the Hurricanes for the 1st round of the NHL Eastern Conference playoffs. The Hurricanes are entering this game with a 3-2 series lead after blowing a chance to end this series on their home ice in the last game. The Hurricanes had their chances but were shut down by a hot Ilya Sorokin in net and along with some good defense from the Islanders, they have taken back the momentum in this series going back home for game 6. The Islanders lost on home ice to the Hurricanes the last time they were here but they have been a great home team all year and they will bounce back on their home ice here with the momentum behind them now and they will even up this series 3-3. The Islanders have shown they can make it really difficult on the Hurricanes to score goals and with Sorokin suddenly playing very well in net, the Islanders can ride this momentum into a game 7 back in Carolina. The best way to place a bet here is on the Islanders to win this game and even up the series 3-3.

Hurricanes Islanders Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Friday, April 28, 2023 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Islanders 3 Hurricanes 1.

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Carolina Hurricanes: 21-8 (+9.6 units) on the moneyline vs. division opponents. 59-24 (+23 units) on the moneyline when playing only their 2nd game in 5 days. 23-9 UNDER off a home loss. 10-3 UNDER after a close loss by 1 goal in their previous game. 

New York Islanders: 13-17 (-8 units) on the moneyline after a division game. 23-28 (-9.6 units) on the moneyline off a road win. 34-25 UNDER in the first round of the playoffs. 10-6 UNDER off a road win.

Carolina Hurricanes:  J. Drury (C) Ques Fri - Upper Body. T. Teravainen (LW) Early May - Hand. 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:  O. Wahlstrom (RW) out for season - Lower Body.

"I like the way we played, played hard. We had a couple of mistakes that cost us, but there wasn’t a ton of those. It's just the bounces didn’t go our way. It’s very simple.” - Rod Brind’Amour after his team’s loss against the Islanders in their game on Tuesday, game 5 of this series. 

“We believe in one another, we believe in this group and what we can do and how we can play. That was no different coming into this evening. ... We came in tonight and played a very solid hockey game and put everything on the line.” - Anders Lee after their win against the Hurricanes in their game on Tuesday, game 5 of this series.

LW MacEachern, Mackenzie

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)