A Metropolitan division battle is set for Friday night when the Pittsburgh Penguins (63 points) visit the New York Islanders (61 points). Both teams are well out of the division race, but are in the thick of the Wild Card race. Below is my NHL best bet for Penguins vs Islanders.
Penguins vs Islanders Betting Pick
| ℹ️ The Pick: | Islanders Moneyline (-111) |
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This game will be played at UBS Arena at 7:00 p.m. ET on Friday, February 17, 2023.
Why Bet the Islanders:
✅ New York is 4-1 in their last five home games against Pittsburgh.
✅ The Penguins are 2-5 in their seven games overall against the Islanders.
✅ Pittsburgh is 2-9 in their last 11 games against the Eastern Conference.
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Pittsburgh Penguins
New York Islanders
Team Records
| PIT | Team Records | NYI |
|---|---|---|
| 13-14-5 | Overall | 12-13-7 |
| 1-2 | Shootout | 2-1 |
| 3-3 | Overtime | 1-6 |
| 8-7-2 | Home | 6-7-2 |
| 5-7-3 | Road | 6-6-5 |
| 9-6-4 | EAS | 8-7-3 |
| 4-8-1 | WES | 4-6-4 |
| 8-1-3 | ATL | 5-5-1 |
| 1-5-1 | MET | 3-2-2 |
| 0-6-0 | CEN | 3-2-2 |
| 4-2-1 | PAC | 1-4-2 |
| 6-1-5 | ≤1 | 6-3-7 |
| 5-10-0 | ≥3 | 3-5-0 |
| 4-7-1 | Oct | 3-5-2 |
| 6-5-3 | Nov | 6-5-4 |
| 3-2-1 | Dec | 3-3-1 |
| 0-0-0 | Jan | 0-0-0 |
| 0-0-0 | Feb | 0-0-0 |
| 0-0-0 | Mar | 0-0-0 |
| 0-0-0 | Apr | 0-0-0 |
Team Stats
| PIT | Team Stats | NYI |
|---|---|---|
| 96 | Goals For | 84 |
| 119 | Goals Agst | 98 |
| 2.84 | PP For GM | 2.81 |
| .66 | PP Goals GM | .34 |
| 23.08 | PP% | 12.22 |
| 2.91 | PP Agst GM | 2.12 |
| .53 | PP Agst Goals GM | .75 |
| 81.72 | PK% | 64.71 |
| 7.1 | PIM GM | 5.2 |
| 7.3 | oPIM GM | 6.5 |
Goalies
| C. DeSmith | I. Sorokin | |
|---|---|---|
| 38 | GP | 7 |
| 33 | GS | 7 |
| 15-16-4 | W-L-T/O | 3-3-1 |
| 109 | Goals Allowed | 16 |
| 3.17 | GAA | 2.29 |
| 1142 | Shots Against | 206 |
| .905 | SV% | .922 |
| 0 | SO | 0 |
| 16 | Quality Starts | 6 |
| .485 | QS% | .857 |
| 7 | Bad Starts | 0 |
| 100 | Goals All.% | 76 |
| 0.35 | Goals Sv Above Avg | 4.99 |
Recent Starts
| Date | Opp | W/L | GA | SA | SV | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/3/22 NYR | Shesterkin ML N/A | W4-3 TOTAL N/A | 3 | 51 | 48 | .941 |
| 4/29/22 CBJ | Merzlikins ML N/A | W5-3 TOTAL N/A | 3 | 36 | 33 | .917 |
| 4/26/22 EDM | Smith ML N/A | L1-5 TOTAL N/A | 4 | 41 | 37 | .902 |
| 4/23/22 DET | Nedeljkovic ML N/A | W7-2 TOTAL N/A | 2 | 25 | 23 | .920 |
| 4/21/22 BOS | Swayman ML N/A | W4-0 TOTAL N/A | 0 | 52 | 52 | 1.000 |
| 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 |
Betting Trends
| PIT | Betting Trends | NYI |
|---|---|---|
| OVERALL | OVERALL | |
| 2-1-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 0-3-0 |
| 2-1-0 | ATS W/L/P | 0-3-0 |
| 3 | Avg Score | 3.33 |
| 3.33 | Avg Opp Score | 4.33 |
| AWAY | HOME | |
| 2-1-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 1-2-0 |
| 2-1-0 | ATS W/L/P | 1-2-0 |
| 3 | Avg Score | 3.67 |
| 3.33 | Avg Opp Score | 3 |
| PIT | Betting Trends | NYI |
|---|---|---|
| OVERALL | OVERALL | |
| 3-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 2-3-0 |
| 3-2-0 | ATS W/L/P | 1-4-0 |
| 3 | Avg Score | 3.2 |
| 3.4 | Avg Opp Score | 2.8 |
| AWAY | HOME | |
| 2-3-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 3-2-0 |
| 4-1-0 | ATS W/L/P | 3-2-0 |
| 2.4 | Avg Score | 3 |
| 3 | Avg Opp Score | 2 |
| PIT | Betting Trends | NYI |
|---|---|---|
| OVERALL | OVERALL | |
| 5-5-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 4-6-0 |
| 7-3-0 | ATS W/L/P | 4-6-0 |
| 3.3 | Avg Score | 2.5 |
| 3.4 | Avg Opp Score | 2.7 |
| AWAY | HOME | |
| 3-7-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 4-6-0 |
| 8-2-0 | ATS W/L/P | 3-7-0 |
| 2.4 | Avg Score | 2.4 |
| 3 | Avg Opp Score | 2.7 |
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Pittsburgh Penguins
Last time out, Pittsburgh visited the San Jose Sharks and left with a 3-1 victory. The Penguins scored one goal in each period and comfortably got the road win. San Jose made it 2-1 late, but Pittsburgh scored an empty netter to finish the game off.
Jake Guentzel, two goals, was joined on the scoresheet by Rickard Rakell. Three Penguins recorded at least one assist in the win.
Sidney Crosby still has it as he leads Pittsburgh with 24 goals, 41 assists, and 65 points this season. The Penguins are scoring 3.23 goals per game and allow 3.08.
New York Islanders
New York hosted the Ottawa Senators and lost 3-2 in a shootout. There was no scoring in the first period, but each team notched a goal in the second period. These two teams exchanged goals again in the third before the Senators grabbed the extra point in the shootout.
Ryan Pulock and Brock Nelson scored on the night. Four Islanders recorded at least one assist in the defeat.
Brock Nelson is getting it done for New York as he leads the team with 22 goals and 52 points. Matthew Barzal has a team high 35 assists. The Islanders are scoring 2.88 goals per game and allow 2.70.
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