Washington Capitals vs New York Islanders Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/28/2022

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Thursday, April 28, 2022

Venue:  UBS Arena, Elmont, NY

Where to Watch:  TVAS

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Capitals -135, Islanders +115; Over/Under:  6 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Capitals -135, Islanders +115; Over/Under:  6 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Capitals -135, Islanders +115; Over/Under:  6 goals

 

Washington Capitals:  44-24-12 (4th place, Metropolitan Division)

New York Islanders:  36-34-10 (5th place, Metropolitan Division)

 

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Washington Capitals:  6-2-2 last 10

New York Islanders:  3-6-1 last 10

 

 

 

The Capitals are coming into this game with 100 points, a 44-24-12 record overall, and they are 25-8-6 in their road games this regular season where they will be in this game. They have lost 3 of their last 4 games and are coming into this one on a 2 game losing streak. Their last win was against the Arizona Coyotes while their 3 losses in that span came against the Vegas Golden Knights, the Toronto Maple Leafs, and the New York Islanders in their last game. They lost that game at home 4-1. Conor Sheary scored the only goal for them in that one while Nick Jensen and Marcus Johansson both assisted. John Carlson led the team in shots on net in that game with 6. Ilya Samsonov was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 4 goal on 26 shots with 22 saves and a .846 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 272 goals this season averaging 3.4 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 237 goals against them allowing 3 goals per game. 

 

 

The Islanders are coming into this game with 82 points, a 36-34-10 record overall, and they are 19-15-5 in their home games this regular season where they will be in this game. They have lost 5 of their last 6 games but are coming into this one off of a win in their last game which snapped a 5 game losing streak that they were on. Their 5 losses in that span were against the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Florida Panthers, the New York Rangers, the Buffalo Sabres, and the Carolina Hurricanes while their win came against the Capitals in their last game. They won that game on the road 4-1. Casey Cizikas, Noah Dobson, Anders Lee, and Ryan Pulock each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Ryan Pulock led the team in shots on net in that game with 5. Ilya Sorokin was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 1 goal on 33 shots with 32 saves and a .970 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 222 goals this season averaging 2.8 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 230 goals against them allowing 2.9 goals per game. 

 

 

The Islanders are coming into this game as a slight underdog with the current betting odds. They have been a very good team at home this season in their new building and they are coming off of a win against the Capitals in their last game, winning that one in Washington. They are going up against a Capitals side that is banged up coming into this game and is already missing their best player and captain, Alex Ovechkin. He picked up an injury recently against the Leafs and even if he is healthy, the team has already clinched a spot in the playoffs so they will likely leave him out and rest some other players in this game to get ready for the playoffs. The Islanders will be looking to finish their season strong after having to deal with a lot of adversity and back-to-back wins over his old team would be a great way for Trotz to finish the season as well. The Islanders are at home and will likely be much healthier for this game. the best bet here is on the Islanders to win this game.

 

Capitals Islanders Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Thursday, April 28, 2022 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Islanders 3 Capitals 1.

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Washington Capitals: 53-29 (+20.6 Units) ML in a road game where where the total is 6 or more. 33-15 (+11.9 Units) ML off a home loss. 9-5 UNDER revenging a home blowout loss vs opponent of 3 goals or more.

New York Islanders: 127-119 (-8.9 Units) ML in all games. 55-56 (-8.4 Units) ML after playing a road game. 10-3 UNDER off a road blowout win by 3 goals or more.

 

 

Washington Capitals:  A. Ovechkin (LW) Ques Thurs - Upper Body injury. C. Hagelin (LW) out for season - Face injury. J. Snively (LW) Out indefinitely - Wrist injury.

New York Islanders:  B. Nelson (C) Ques Thurs - Illness. Z. Chara (D) Ques Thurs - Illness. A. Beauvillier (LW) Ques Thurs - Upper Body injury. S. Mayfield (D) out for season - Lower Body injury. C. Clutterbuck (RW) out for season - Shoulder injury.

 

 

 

“Guys were out of sync a little bit, couldn’t get much going. Kind of an ugly game.” - Tom Wilson after their loss against the Islanders on Tuesday night.

 

 

“Our room is hacking and coughing and there’s a lot of guys sick and right now they’re battling through it. Give them a lot of credit. I thought it was a good character win.” - Barry Trotz on his team’s win against the Capitals on Tuesday night.

 

 

 

LW McMichael, Connor

C Evgeny Kuznetsov

RW Wilson, Tom

LD Fehérváry, Martin

RD Carlson, John

G Samsonov, Ilya

 

LW Parise, Zach

C Barzal, Mathew

RW Palmieri, Kyle

LD Pelech, Adam

RD Pulock, Ryan

G Sorokin, Ilya

 

 

Points: A. Ovechkin (90)

Goals: A. Ovechkin (50)

Assists: J. Carlson (54)

GAA:  V. Vanecek (2.60)

 

Points: B. Nelson (58)

Goals: B. Nelson (36)

Assists: M. Barzal (40)

GAA: I. Sorokin (2.35)

 

Coaches:

Washington Capitals: Peter Laviolette (2nd season)

New York Islanders: Barry Trotz (4th season)