New York Islanders vs Carolina Hurricanes Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/19/2023

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Wednesday, April 19, 2023

Venue:  PNC Arena, Raleigh, NC

Where to Watch:  ESPN2

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Islanders +150, Hurricanes -175; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Islanders +145, Hurricanes -165; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Islanders +145, Hurricanes -175; Over/Under:  5 goals

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

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

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New York Islanders:  5-5-0 last 10

Carolina Hurricanes:  6-4-0 last 10

The Islanders are entering this game finishing the regular season with 93 points, a 42-31-9 record overall, and they were 17-18-6 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the Carolina Hurricanes in their last game, losing that one on the road 2-1. Ryan Pulock had 1 goal and it was unassisted. Anders Lee led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Ilya Sorokin was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 37 shots with 35 saves and a .946 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 Hurricanes are entering this game finishing the regular season with 113 points, a 52-21-9 record overall, and they were 28-10-3 in their home games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game on a 3 game winning streak with wins coming against the Detroit Red Wings, the Florida Panthers, and the New York Islanders in their last game, winning that one at home 2-1. Sebastian Aho and Stefan Noesen each had 1 goal. Brent Burns and Martin Nečas each led the team in assists with 2 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 1 goal on 26 shots with 25 saves and a .962 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 current betting odds have the Hurricanes listed as a big favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. This is game 2 of a 7-game series between the Islanders and the Hurricanes for the 1st round of the NHL Eastern Conference playoffs. The Hurricanes took the 1st game of this series 2-1 to take a 1-0 series lead and they are going to go up 2-0 here with another great performance on home ice. They were the best team in the Metropolitan Division this season and they were great in their home games all year too. The Islanders made it into the playoffs in a Wild Card spot but they only had 93 points this season as they are the weakest playoff team in the East and the Hurricanes are going to be too much for them to handle here. They did keep the 1st game of this series close but the Hurricanes have had the 2nd best defense all year, allowing the least amount of goals in the league behind Boston, and their offense also has the potential to go off as they score a lot of goals at home. Game 1 was more of a defensive game from them but their offense will wake up for some goals here on home ice and put the Hurricanes in a position where they have a 2-0 series lead going into New York. The best way to place a bet here is on the Hurricanes to win this game. 

Islanders Hurricanes Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Wednesday, April 19, 2023 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Hurricanes 3 Islanders 1.

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New York Islanders: 5-14 (-11 units) on the moneyline in a road game where the total is 5.5. 42-40 (-6.1 units) on the moneyline in all games. 16-8 UNDER revenging 2 consecutive losses to the opponent as a favorite. 15-7 UNDER after allowing 2 goals or less in 2 straight games.

Carolina Hurricanes: 19-6 (+10.1 units) on the moneyline vs. division opponents. 19-4 (+11.4 units) on the moneyline after a close win by 1 goal in their previous game. 10-2 UNDER off a close home win by 1 goal. 27-14 UNDER after playing a home game.

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

Carolina Hurricanes:  O. Kase (RW) Late April - Concussion. A. Svechnikov (RW) out for season - Knee. M. Pacioretty (LW) out for season - Achilles. J. Gardiner (D) Out indefinitely - Hip.

“I think we’ve just got to find a better way to be a little more clean, execute some passes. But there’s not much space out there. it’s going to be like that all series. We’re just going to have to find a way to grind through it.” - Noah Dobson after their loss against the Hurricanes in their game on Monday, game 1 of this series. 

“The best penalty killer is always your goalie, No. 1. He made a couple of real good stops. The guys in there blocked some shots. They did what they had to do.” - Rod Brind’Amour after his team’s win against the Islanders in their game on Monday, game 1 of this series.

LW Lee, Anders

C Horvat, Bo

RW Barzal, Mathew

LD Pelech, Adam

RD Pulock, Ryan

G Sorokin, Ilya

LW Teräväinen, Teuvo

C Aho, Sebastian

RW Jarvis, Seth

LD Slavin, Jaccob

RD Burns, Brent

G Raanta, Antti

Points: B. Nelson (75)

Goals: B. Horvat (38)

Assists: B. Nelson (39)

GAA: I. Sorokin (2.34)

Points: M. Necas (71)

Goals: S. Aho (36)

Assists: M. Necas (43)

GAA: A. Raanta (2.23)

Coaches:

New York Islanders: Lane Lambert (1st season)

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