Pittsburgh Penguins vs New York Islanders Prediction, Pick and Preview, April 12 (4/12): NHL

Credit: photo by Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports

 

Odds

Time	7:30 p.m. EST
Penguins money line	-130
Penguins spread	-1.5 (+200)
Islanders money line	+110
Islanders spread	+1.5 (-240)
Over / under	5.5

 

2021-2022 season stats

	Pittsburgh Penguins	New York Islanders
Record	42-22-10	33-29-9
Road / home record	22-10-5	18-13-4
Streak	W1	L1
Goals per game	3.32	3.03
Goals allowed per game	2.37	2.52
Shots per game	33.7	28.9
Shots allowed per game	28.3	31.0
PP %	22.9%	26.40%
PK %	13.98%	15.17%
Over / under record	36-35-3	33-37-1

 

Preview

The Pittsburgh Penguins hit the road and will visit the New York Islanders on Tuesday night. This is the second time these teams face off this season, the Penguins won the last game 1-0 at NY. None of these teams have clinched a spot in the playoffs.

Pittsburgh Penguins 

The Penguins have lost 4 of their last 5 games and are 22-10-5 on the road with a 42-22-10 overall ranking third in the Metropolitan division. The Penguins are 12-8-2 against opponents in the Metropolitan. Pittsburgh ranks fourth in the Eastern Conference averaging 5.7 assists per game, led by Kris Letang with 0.8.

Letang leads the Penguins with 55 total assists and has 62 points. Sidney Crosby has 11 points over the last 10 games for Pittsburgh.

In their last 10 games the Penguins are 3-7, averaging 3.3 goals, 5.9 assists, 3.1 penalties and seven penalty minutes while giving up 3.2 goals per game with a .902 save percentage.

New York Islanders

The Isles have also won 3 of their last 5 games and are 18-17 at home this season with a 33-29-9 record overall ranking 5th in the Metropolitan Division. The Islanders are 12-6-2 against opponents from the Metropolitan. New York is last in the Eastern Conference shooting 28.9 shots per game.

Brock Nelson leads the Islanders with 52 points, scoring 33 goals and adding 19 assists. Jean-Gabriel Pageau has five goals and four assists over the last 10 games for New York.

In their last 10 games the Islanders are 6-4, averaging 3 goals, 4.7 assists, 3.9 penalties and 8.7 penalty minutes while giving up 3 goals per game with a .913 save percentage.

BETTING TRENDS

Pittsburgh are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games.

Pittsburgh are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games on the road.

NY Islanders are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games.

NY Islanders are 7-1 SU in their last 8 games at home.

Prediction

The Penguins finally bounced back after losing 4 games in a row they beat the Predators in overtime. Pittsburgh have struggled on the road lately losing 4 of their last 5 games while the Islander are winning 7 of their last 8 games at home and they can't lose another game or they could be out for the playoffs contention. The Penguins are the better team here but this is going to be a very close so I rather take Islanders at home.

PICK: Islanders ML (+110) 

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