Saturday’s NHL offering features a contest between the favored New York Islanders (30-19-5, -125 on the moneyline to win at home) and the Nashville Predators (24-23-6, +105 moneyline odds) at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
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Islanders to win vs Predators -125
Islanders vs. Predators Betting Lines
- Favorite: Islanders (-125)
- Underdog: Predators (+105)
- Over/under: 5.5
Islanders vs. Predators Quick Facts
- New York’s games this season have gone over 5.5 goals 26 of 54 times.
- In 54.7% of Nashville’s previous games this season (29/53), the teams combined to score more than Saturday’s over/under of 5.5 goals.
- The combined goals scored average of these two teams, 5.6, is 0.1 above Saturday’s over/under.
- The 6.1 goals per game these two teams are giving up this season are 0.6 more than the 5.5-goal over/under set for this match.
Islanders Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Islanders Season Stat Insights
- The Islanders offense’s 153 total goals (2.8 per game) rank 22nd in the NHL.
- New York has conceded the third-fewest goals in league action this season, 144 (2.7 per game).
- Their goal differential (+9) ranks them 13th in the league.
- New York has put up 27 power-play goals on 165 chances this season, to rank 23rd in the NHL.
- The Islanders are 27th in the league with a 16.36% power-play conversion rate this season.
- The seven shorthanded goals New York has netted this season pace the league.
- The Islanders’ penalty-kill percentage (82%) is the NHL’s 10th-best.
- The Islanders’ players have posted the seventh-best faceoff win rate in the NHL at 51.6%.
- New York scores on 10.2% of its shots as a team, ranking 24th in the league.
- The Islanders average 18.3 hits and 15 blocked shots per game.
Islanders Moneyline
- In 18 games as the moneyline favorite this season, New York has been victorious nine times.
- In 16 games with moneyline odds shorter than -125 this season, the Islanders have been victorious eight times.
- There is a 55.6% chance that New York wins this game, per the moneyline.
Islanders Leaders
- Mathew Barzal: 13 goals and 31 assists
- Matthew Schaefer: 14 goals and 22 assists
- Bo Horvat: 21 goals and 14 assists
- Ilya Sorokin: 18-12-2 record, .916 save percentage, 76 goals given up
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Predators Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Predators Season Stats Insights
- The Predators’ 149 total goals (2.8 per game) rank 25th in the league.
- Nashville has conceded 3.4 goals per game, and 180 total, which ranks 28th among all league teams.
- Their 30th-ranked goal differential is -31.
- Nashville has recorded 33 power-play goals this season (13th in the NHL) on 159 chances.
- The Predators’ power-play conversion rate (20.75%) ranks 14th in the league.
- Nashville has scored four shorthanded goals this season (15th among all NHL teams).
- The 81.01% of opponent power plays the Predators kill is the 11th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Predators have the seventh-best faceoff win percentage in the NHL (51.6%).
- Nashville’s collective 10% shooting percentage ranks 27th in the league.
- The Predators have not yet shut out an opponent this season.
Predators Moneyline Insights
- The Predators have secured an upset victory in 14, or 37.8%, of the 37 games they have played as an underdog this season.
- Nashville has a record of 12-20 in games when oddsmakers list the team at +105 or longer on the moneyline.
- The win probability for the Predators, implied from the moneyline, is 48.8%.
Predators Leaders
- Ryan O’Reilly: 18 goals and 33 assists
- Filip Forsberg: 20 goals and 21 assists
- Steven Stamkos: 25 goals and 13 assists
- Juuse Saros: 20-17-4 record, .895 save percentage, 120 goals given up
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