New York Islanders vs Carolina Hurricanes Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/25/2023

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Venue:  PNC Arena, Raleigh, NC

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Islanders +140, Hurricanes -165; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Islanders +140, Hurricanes -160; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Islanders +140, Hurricanes -165; Over/Under:  5.5 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:  4-5-1 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 at home 5-2. Bo Horvat and Adam Pelech each scored 1 goal in that game. Scott Mayfield and Brock Nelson each led the team with 1 assist while Ryan Pulock led the team in shots on net in that game with 6. Ilya Sorokin was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 5 goals on 29 shots with 24 saves and a .828 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 off of a win against the New York Islanders in their last game, winning that one on the road 5-2. Seth Jarvis scored 2 goals while Sebastian Aho, MacKenzie MacEachern, and Martin Nečas each scored 1 goal in that game. Sebastian Aho and Stefan Noesen each led the team in assists with 2 while Brent Burns and Seth Jarvis each led the team in shots on net in that game with 5. Antti Raanta was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 29 shots with 27 saves and a .931 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 favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. This is game 5 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 3-1 series lead and they really shut down any talk about the Islanders coming back in this series after winning in New York on Sunday and preventing the Islanders from evening up the series at 2 games each. Now the Hurricanes are going back home where they have been a lot better all season and they have a chance to end this series on home ice. The Islanders played hard in the first 3 games and gave a really big push back in game 3 when they cut the series lead to 1, but the Hurricanes are just too much for the Islanders to handle and they blew their chance on home ice to tie it as they haven't been nearly as good in their road games this year. The Islanders haven't had a lot of playoff success lately either and are still in the 1st year of a new head coach while the Hurricanes have had a really strong team for years that has been breezing by the 1st round of the playoffs in recent years. The Hurricanes will wrap up this series on home ice here as they are just too much for the Islanders to handle, especially now that they have a 3-1 lead in the series. The best way to place a bet here is on the Hurricanes to win this game and end the series.

Islanders Hurricanes Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Tuesday, April 25, 2023 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Hurricanes 4 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. 12-17 (-9.3 units) on the moneyline after a division game. 10-2 UNDER after 3 or more consecutive overs. 16-10 UNDER off a loss by 2 goals or more to a division rival.

Carolina Hurricanes: 21-7 (+11.1 units) on the moneyline vs. division opponents. 16-3 (+11.4 units) on the moneyline off a win against a division rival. 30-19 UNDER in a home game where the total is 5.5. 20-11 UNDER after playing a game where 7 or more total goals were scored.

New York Islanders:  O. Wahlstrom (RW) out for season - Lower Body.

Carolina Hurricanes:  J. Drury (C) Ques Tues - Upper Body. F. Andersen (G) Ques Tues - Illness. 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.

“Same mindset as we always have. Same as you say after every game, win or lose. Get ready for the next game.” - Lane Lambert after his team’s loss against the Hurricanes in their game on Sunday, game 4 of this series.

“It's nice to win one not on home ice. It only helps us. It's not good when you can't win on the road and we win at home. It's nice to take one here and we can go home to Carolina and hopefully end it.” - Seth Jarvis after their win against the Islanders in their game on Sunday, game 4 of this series.

LW Lee, Anders

C Horvat, Bo

RW Barzal, Mathew

LD Pelech, Adam

RD Pulock, Ryan

G Sorokin, Ilya

LW Drury, Jack

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)