Vegas Golden Knights vs New York Islanders Prediction, Preview and Odds - 01/23/2024

Game Time: 7:30 pm ET, Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Venue:  UBS Arena, Elmont, NY

Where to Watch:  ESPN+

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  VGK +105, NYI -125; Over/Under:  6 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  VGK +105, NYI -125; Over/Under:  6 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  VGK +105, NYI -125; Over/Under:  6 goals

Vegas Golden Knights:  27-14-5 (2nd place, Pacific Division)

New York Islanders:  20-15-11 (4th place, Metropolitan Division)

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Vegas Golden Knights:  6-4-0 last 10

New York Islanders:  3-5-2 last 10

The Golden Knights are entering this game with 59 points, a 27-14-5 record overall, and they are 9-9-3 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the Pittsburgh Penguins in their last game, winning that one at home 3-2, but this is also the 2nd game of a back-to-back for them with their game against the New Jersey Devils still to be played on Monday night. Brendan Brisson, Pavel Dorofeyev, and Jonathan Marchessault each scored 1 goal for them in that game. Ivan Barbashev led the team in assists with 2 while Chandler Stephenson led the team in shots on net in that game with 5. Logan Thompson was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 25 shots with 23 saves and a .920 save percentage. Their offense has scored 148 goals this season averaging 3.2 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 123 goals against them allowing 2.7 goals per game.

The Islanders are entering this game with 51 points, a 20-15-11 record overall, and they are 12-5-6 in their home games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the Dallas Stars in their last game, winning that one at home 3-2 in overtime. Hudson Fasching, Bo Horvat, and Alexander Romanov each scored 1 goal for them in that game. Mathew Barzal and Noah Dobson each led the team in assists with 2 while Bo Horvat and Jean-Gabriel Pageau 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 2 goals on 42 shots with 40 saves and a .952 save percentage. Their offense has scored 136 goals this season averaging 3 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 156 goals against them allowing 3.4 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Islanders listed as a slight favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Islanders have looked good in their games this season with their 20-15-11 record overall which has them in 4th place of their division in the East, fighting for a Wild Card spot. They have looked good on home ice this season with their 12-5-6 home record too. The Islanders haven't looked great lately as they have been going through a bit of a slump but they have some momentum from their win in their last game and also have the boost from their new head coach Patrick Roy as Lane Lambert was fired the other day. Meanwhile, the Golden Knights have also looked good in their games this season with their 27-14-5 record overall which has them in 2nd place of their division in the West, but they haven't looked as good in their games lately since getting off to a really hot start to the season. They have also looked bad in their road games with their 9-9-3 road record and they haven't looked lately with a lot of injuries starting to pile up too. The Golden Knights have been the better team for most of the season but neither of these teams have been playing well lately and the edge goes to the home team here with a new head coach starting to turn things around. The Golden Knights haven't been good in road games this season either and they have so many key injuries starting to affect their play too. The best way to place a bet here is on the Islanders to win this game. 

Golden Knights Islanders Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Tuesday, January 23, 2024 (7:30 pm ET start time) is Islanders 3 Golden Knights 2.

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Vegas Golden Knights: 137-96 (+9 units) on the moneyline in all games. 25-12 (+12.7 units) on the moneyline after a road game where both teams score 3 or more goals. 8-4 OVER after scoring 5 goals or more in their previous game. 6-2 OVER after allowing 6 goals or more.

New York Islanders: 101-115 (-32.8 units) on the moneyline in all games. 27-30 (-10.9 units) on the moneyline off a home win. 26-17 OVER in all games. 11-5 OVER after 1 or more consecutive unders. 11-6 OVER after scoring 3 goals or more in 2 straight games.

Vegas Golden Knights:  J. Patera (G) Out indefinitely - Undisclosed. M. Amadio (RW) Out indefinitely - Upper Body. A. Hill (G) Early Feb - Lower Body. W. Karlsson (C) Mid Feb - Lower Body. S. Theodore (D) Mid Feb - Upper Body. J. Eichel (C) Late Feb - Knee. T. Bjornfot (D) Out indefinitely - Undisclosed. W. Carrier (LW) Out indefinitely - Upper Body. B. Hutton (D) Out indefinitely - Upper Body. R. Lehner (G) Out indefinitely - Hip.

New York Islanders:  P. Engvall (LW) Ques Tues - Upper Body. C. Cizikas (C) Out indefinitely - Lower Body. S. Varlamov (G) Out indefinitely - Lower Body. R. Bortuzzo (D) Out indefinitely - Lower Body. R. Pulock (D) Out indefinitely - Lower Body.

“I liked our push and we kept pushing. I think after it was 3-2, we tried to get the next one as well. (We) didn't sit back on our heels.” - Bruce Cassidy after his team’s win against the Penguins in their game on Saturday.

“I was very nervous, I won’t lie. You always want to win that first game and I am very thankful to the players for the effort they put out there. I was just hoping to give a good show to our fans as well." - Patrick Roy after his team’s win against the Stars in their game on Sunday.

LW Dorofeyev, Pavel

C Stephenson, Chandler

RW Stone, Mark

LD Martinez, Alec

RD Pietrangelo, Alex

G Thompson, Logan

LW Lee, Anders

C Horvat, Bo

RW Barzal, Mathew

LD Romanov, Alexander

RD Dobson, Noah

G Sorokin, Ilya

Points: M. Stone (47)

Goals: J. Marchessault (20)

Assists: M. Stone (32)

GAA: A. Hill (1.93)

Points: M. Barzal (48)

Goals: B. Nelson (20)

Assists: N. Dobson (41)

GAA: S. Varlamov (2.78)

Coaches:

Vegas Golden Knights: Bruce Cassidy (2nd season)

New York Islanders: Patrick Roy (1st season)