The Vegas Golden Knights and New York Islanders are coming off a win and a loss, respectively, heading into their meeting at UBS Arena on Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET. The sportsbooks have made the Golden Knights solid favorites at -135 on the moneyline, despite being the visitors, and the Islanders are at +114.
Vegas won 3-2 on the road its last time out on Dec. 7 against the New York Rangers. Three Golden Knights players had two points each, including Mark Stone (two assists) and Jack Eichel (one goal and one assist).
New York played on the road in its last game on Dec. 7, and fell 4-1 against the Florida Panthers. Three Islanders players recorded one point each in that matchup, including Mathew Barzal (one goal) and Matthew Schaefer (one assist).
Get ready for this showdown with a look at who we predict will come out on top in Tuesday’s game.
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For predictions on the upcoming contest between the Vegas Golden Knights and New York Islanders, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, based on data from Dunkel Index.
Prediction:
Golden Knights 2 – Islanders 1
Pick OU:
Under 5.5
(Dunkel projecting 2.95 goals)
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Golden Knights vs. Islanders Moneylines
Grab a look below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Golden Knights-Islanders game.
Favorite: Golden Knights (-135)Underdog: Islanders (+114)Golden Knights Betting InsightsThe Golden Knights have won 50.0% of their games when favored on the moneyline this season (12-12).Vegas is 11-8 (winning 57.9% of its games) when playing with moneyline odds of -135 or shorter.The Golden Knights have a 57.4% chance (based on the moneyline’s implied probability) to win this game.In 15 of 28 matches this season, Vegas and its opponent have combined to finish above 5.5 goals.Islanders Betting InsightsThe Islanders have won 12, or 63.2%, of the 19 games they have played as an underdog this season.New York has a record of 10-3 in games when sportsbooks have them as underdogs of at least +114 on the moneyline.The implied probability of a win by the Islanders, based on the moneyline, is 46.7%.New York has combined with its opponent to score more than 5.5 goals in 15 of 30 games this season.Golden Knights Key StatsVegas ranks 18th in the league with 85 goals scored (3.0 per game).The Golden Knights have given up 79 total goals (2.8 per game), ranking eighth in NHL action for the fewest goals against.Its goal differential (+6) makes the team ninth-best in the league.The 22 power-play goals the Golden Knights have put up this season (on 88 power-play chances) are the fifth-most in the NHL.Vegas has the league’s fifth-best power-play conversion rate (25%).The one shorthanded goal the Golden Knights have scored this season rank 21st among NHL squads.Vegas has the league’s seventh-best penalty-kill percentage (83.1%).Vegas wins the third-highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL, 53.7%.The Golden Knights connect on 10.3% of their shots (19th in the league).Islanders Key StatsNew York’s 86 goals on the season (2.9 per game) rank 14th in the league.The Islanders have given up 82 total goals this season (2.7 per game), 13th in the league.it has the 11th-ranked goal differential in the league at +4.With 14 power-play goals (on 98 chances), the Islanders are 21st in the NHL.New York has the league’s 30th-ranked power-play percentage (14.29%).The Islanders have a league-leading five shorthanded goals.The 83.53% penalty-kill percentage of New York is fifth in the NHL.New York is 11th in faceoff win rate in the NHL (51.6%).With a shooting percentage of 9.9%, the Islanders are 26th in the league.
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