The Battle of New York is set for Thursday night when the New York Islanders (38 points) visit the New York Rangers (41 points). These two teams currently occupy both Eastern Conference Wild Card spots as we get ready for the Christmas break. Below is my NHL best bet for the Islanders vs Rangers.
Islanders vs Rangers Betting Pick
ℹ️ The Pick: | Rangers Moneyline (-170) |
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This game will be played at Madison Square Garden at 7:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, December 22, 2022.
Why Bet the Rangers:
✅ The Rangers are 7-1 in their last eight games.
✅ The Islanders are just 1-4 in their last five games.
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New York Islanders
New York Rangers
Team Records
NYI | Team Records | NYR |
---|---|---|
39-27-16 | Overall | 55-23-4 |
1-5 | Shootout | 4-3 |
9-11 | Overtime | 8-1 |
21-10-10 | Home | 30-11-0 |
18-17-6 | Road | 25-12-4 |
25-15-10 | EAS | 34-14-2 |
14-12-6 | WES | 21-9-2 |
12-8-4 | ATL | 16-6-2 |
13-7-6 | MET | 18-8-0 |
8-6-2 | CEN | 11-4-1 |
6-6-4 | PAC | 10-5-1 |
21-3-16 | ≤1 | 23-4-4 |
10-17-0 | ≥3 | 24-14-0 |
4-2-2 | Oct | 7-2-0 |
5-5-4 | Nov | 9-2-1 |
8-3-3 | Dec | 9-5-0 |
3-7-3 | Jan | 5-7-2 |
5-3-2 | Feb | 10-1-0 |
6-7-1 | Mar | 10-3-1 |
8-0-1 | Apr | 5-3-0 |
Team Stats
NYI | Team Stats | NYR |
---|---|---|
245 | Goals For | 278 |
258 | Goals Agst | 226 |
2.82 | PP For GM | 3 |
.57 | PP Goals GM | .79 |
20.35 | PP% | 26.42 |
2.7 | PP Agst GM | 2.83 |
.77 | PP Agst Goals GM | .44 |
71.49 | PK% | 84.48 |
7.1 | PIM GM | 9.4 |
7.4 | oPIM GM | 10.4 |
Goalies
I. Sorokin | I. Shesterkin | |
---|---|---|
56 | GP | 55 |
55 | GS | 55 |
25-19-12 | W-L-T/O | 36-17-2 |
167 | Goals Allowed | 141 |
3.01 | GAA | 2.58 |
1822 | Shots Against | 1606 |
.908 | SV% | .912 |
2 | SO | 4 |
34 | Quality Starts | 32 |
.618 | QS% | .582 |
7 | Bad Starts | 10 |
95 | Goals All.% | 91 |
9.12 | Goals Sv Above Avg | 14.24 |
Recent Starts
Date | Opp | W/L | GA | SA | SV | SV% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4/29/22 TB | Vasilevskiy ML N/A | L4-6 TOTAL N/A | 5 | 33 | 28 | .848 |
4/26/22 WAS | Samsonov ML N/A | W4-1 TOTAL N/A | 1 | 33 | 32 | .970 |
4/23/22 BUF | Tokarski ML N/A | L3-5 TOTAL N/A | 5 | 35 | 30 | .857 |
4/19/22 FLA | Bobrovsky ML N/A | L2-3 TOTAL N/A | 3 | 42 | 39 | .929 |
4/17/22 TOR | Campbell ML N/A | L2-4 TOTAL N/A | 3 | 36 | 33 | .917 |
Date | Opp | W/L | GA | SA | SV | SV% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5/3/22 PIT | Domingue ML N/A | L3-4 TOTAL N/A | 4 | 83 | 79 | .952 |
4/26/22 CAR | Kochetkov ML N/A | L3-4 TOTAL N/A | 4 | 36 | 32 | .889 |
4/23/22 BOS | Ullmark ML N/A | L1-3 TOTAL N/A | 3 | 35 | 32 | .914 |
4/19/22 WPG | Comrie ML N/A | W3-0 TOTAL N/A | 0 | 31 | 31 | 1.000 |
4/16/22 DET | Greiss ML N/A | W4-0 TOTAL N/A | 0 | 20 | 20 | 1.000 |
Betting Trends
NYI | Betting Trends | NYR |
---|---|---|
OVERALL | OVERALL | |
1-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 2-1-0 |
2-1-0 | ATS W/L/P | 3-0-0 |
3 | Avg Score | 5 |
2.67 | Avg Opp Score | 2.33 |
AWAY | HOME | |
1-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 3-0-0 |
2-1-0 | ATS W/L/P | 3-0-0 |
3 | Avg Score | 4.33 |
2.67 | Avg Opp Score | 2.67 |
NYI | Betting Trends | NYR |
---|---|---|
OVERALL | OVERALL | |
1-4-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 4-1-0 |
3-2-0 | ATS W/L/P | 5-0-0 |
2.4 | Avg Score | 4.4 |
3 | Avg Opp Score | 2.2 |
AWAY | HOME | |
2-3-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 3-2-0 |
4-1-0 | ATS W/L/P | 3-2-0 |
3.6 | Avg Score | 3.4 |
3.2 | Avg Opp Score | 3.2 |
NYI | Betting Trends | NYR |
---|---|---|
OVERALL | OVERALL | |
3-7-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 7-3-0 |
5-5-0 | ATS W/L/P | 7-3-0 |
2.7 | Avg Score | 3.9 |
3.3 | Avg Opp Score | 2.5 |
AWAY | HOME | |
4-6-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 4-6-0 |
6-4-0 | ATS W/L/P | 4-6-0 |
3.1 | Avg Score | 3.2 |
3.3 | Avg Opp Score | 3.3 |
Head to Head
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New York Islanders
Last time out, New York visited the Colorado Avalanche and lost 1-0 in a shootout. This was a battle of goalies showing out at Ilya Sorokin recorded 46 saves for the Islanders and Alexander Georgiev saved all 26 shots he faced for the Avs.
The Islanders could only muster 26 shots in the defeat.
Brock Nelson is having a nice season for New York as he leads the team with 15 goals and 33 points. Matthew Barzal has a team high 27 assists. The Islanders are scoring 3.15 goals per game and allow 2.73.
New York Rangers
New York visited the Pittsburgh Penguins and suffered a 3-2 defeat. The Rangers took a 1-0 lead just 22 seconds into the game and led by that score until late in the second period. Pittsburgh scored two late second period goals, plus the first third period goal, to get the win. New York made it a one-goal game with 10 minutes left, but they could not get the game-tying goal.
Chris Kreider scored both goals for the Rangers in this one. Vincent Trocheck, two assists, and Johnny Brodzinski, one, were the only New York players with an assist.
Artemi Panarin is having another nice season as he leads New York with 32 assists and 40 points. Chris Kreider has a team high 16 goals. The Rangers are scoring 3.24 goals per game and allow 2.71.
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