Wednesday’s NHL matchup between the New York Islanders (13-8-2) and the Boston Bruins (13-11) at UBS Arena sees the Islanders as home favorites (-166 moneyline odds to win) against the Bruins (+140). The game starts at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Islanders vs. Bruins Betting Lines

• Favorite: Islanders (-166)
• Underdog: Bruins (+140)
• Over/under: 5.5

Islanders vs. Bruins Quick Facts

• New York and its opponent have gone over the current 5.5-goal total in 13 of 23 games this season.
• Boston has combined with its opponent to score over 5.5 goals in 13 of 24 games this season.
• Wednesday’s total is 0.6 lower than the two teams’ combined average of 6.1 goals per game.
• These two clubs concede a combined 6.0 goals per game, 0.5 more than this game’s over/under.

Islanders Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Islanders Season Stat Insights

• The Islanders offense’s 70 total goals (3.0 per game) rank 11th in the league.
• On defense, New York has given up 64 goals (2.8 per game) to rank 12th in NHL play.
• The team’s goal differential is 10th-best in the league at +6.
• The 10 power-play goals New York has scored this season (on 75 chances) rank 27th in the league.
• The Islanders are 32nd in the league with a 13.33% power-play conversion rate this season.
• New York has scored five shorthanded goals this season to top the league.
• The Islanders’ penalty-kill percentage (83.1%) is the league’s ninth-best.
• The Islanders win 52% of their faceoffs (11th in the NHL).
• New York scores on 10.6% of its shots as a team, ranking 21st in the league.
• The Islanders average 17.5 hits and 15 blocked shots per game.

Islanders Moneyline

• New York has gotten the victory in four of the nine games it’s played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• Through two games with moneyline odds shorter than -166 this season, the Islanders won once.
• Based on the moneyline odds, New York has a 62.4% chance of winning this contest.

Islanders Leaders

• Bo Horvat: 14 goals and 11 assists
• Mathew Barzal: six goals and 11 assists
• Kyle Palmieri: six goals and 11 assists
• Ilya Sorokin: 7-6-2 record, .905 save percentage, 40 goals allowed

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Bruins Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Bruins Season Stats Insights

• The Bruins have scored the seventh-most goals (74 goals, 3.1 per game) in the league.
• Boston’s 77 total goals allowed (3.2 per game) rank 27th in the league.
• They have a -3 goal differential, which ranks 20th in the league.
• Boston has recorded 20 power-play goals this season (third-most in the NHL) on 78 chances.
• The Bruins have the league’s fourth-best power-play conversion rate of 25.64%.
• The 82.98% of opponent power plays the Bruins kill is the 10th-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• The Bruins have the ninth-best faceoff win percentage in the NHL (52.6%).
• The 11.1% shooting percentage Boston has amassed ranks 14th in the league.
• The Bruins have not yet shut out an opponent this season.

Bruins Moneyline Insights

• The Bruins have been the underdog 20 times this season, and upset their opponent in 11, or 55.0%, of those games.
• Boston has won six of its 12 games when it is the underdog by +140 or longer on the moneyline.
• The moneyline implies a 41.7% chance of victory for the Bruins.

Bruins Leaders

• David Pastrnak: 11 goals and 18 assists
• Morgan Geekie: 17 goals and six assists
• Pavel Zacha: five goals and 12 assists
• Jeremy Swayman: 9-6-0 record, .909 save percentage, 42 goals allowed