{"id":485238,"date":"2026-03-04T16:59:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T16:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/485238\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T16:59:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T16:59:29","slug":"ducks-vs-islanders-prediction-picks-march-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/485238\/","title":{"rendered":"Ducks vs. Islanders Prediction &#038; Picks &#8211; March 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Anaheim Ducks (33-24-3) and New York Islanders (35-21-5) face off at Honda Center on Wednesday, March 4 at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The Ducks lost to the Colorado Avalanche 5-1 in their most recent game, while the Islanders are coming off a 5-4 win over the Florida Panthers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/affiliates.routy.app\/route\/66358?affId=3147&amp;ts=5002712&amp;pa=1668&amp;pb=968385&amp;cid=o3xmt0J8qh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sign up for ESPN+ today<\/a> to watch 1,000+ out-of-market NHL games, ESPN+ Hockey Night &amp; more.<\/p>\n<p>Before watching this matchup, here&#8217;s a glimpse at which club we pick to emerge with the victory in Wednesday&#8217;s action on the ice.<\/p>\n<p>In the last 10 games, the Islanders are 8-2-0 while scoring 36 total goals (four power-play goals on 23 power-play opportunities during that span, for a conversion rate of 17.4%). They have conceded 25 goals.<\/p>\n<p>Ducks vs. Islanders Predictions for Wednesday<\/p>\n<p>Our computer projections model for this game calls for a final tally of Ducks 4, Islanders 3.<\/p>\n<p>Moneyline Pick: Ducks (-110)<br \/>\nTotal Pick: Under 6.5 (computer predicts 6.3 goals on average)<br \/>\nSpread Pick: Ducks (+1.5)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/affiliates.routy.app\/route\/66358?affId=3147&amp;ts=5002712&amp;pa=1648&amp;pb=968383&amp;cid=o3xmt0J8qh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Watch 1,000+ out-of-market NHL games, ESPN+ Hockey Night &amp; more streaming all season on ESPN+.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ducks Splits and Trends<\/p>\n<p>The Ducks are 14-3-17 in overtime contests as part of a 33-24-3 overall record.<br \/>\nAnaheim has 27 points (12-4-3) in the 19 games it has played that were decided by one goal.<br \/>\nIn the nine games this season the Ducks registered only one goal, they went 1-7-1 (three points).<br \/>\nAnaheim has scored a pair of goals in nine games this season (4-5-0 record, eight points).<br \/>\nThe Ducks are 28-9-2 in the 39 games when they have scored three or more goals (to register 58 points).<br \/>\nIn the 16 games when Anaheim has recorded a single power-play goal, it went 12-2-2 to record 26 points.<br \/>\nIn the 31 games when it outshot its opponent, Anaheim is 18-12-1 (37 points).<br \/>\nThe Ducks&#8217; opponents have had more shots in 24 games. The Ducks went 13-9-2 in those contests (28 points).<br \/>\nIslanders Splits and Trends<\/p>\n<p>The Islanders have a 12-5-17 record in overtime contests this season and a 35-21-5 overall record.<br \/>\nIn the 23 games New York has played that were decided by one goal, it racked up 36 points.<br \/>\nAcross the 10 games this season the Islanders finished with just one goal, they have earned three points.<br \/>\nWhen New York has scored exactly two goals this season, they&#8217;ve earned 15 points (7-9-1 record).<br \/>\nThe Islanders have scored more than two goals in 32 games, earning 55 points from those contests.<br \/>\nThis season, New York has capitalized on a lone power-play goal in 20 games and registered 30 points with a record of 14-4-2.<br \/>\nWhen outshooting its opponent this season, New York is 9-14-4 (22 points).<br \/>\nThe Islanders have been outshot by opponents 29 times this season, and earned 46 points in those games.<\/p>\n<p>Looking for NHL tickets? <a href=\"https:\/\/affiliates.routy.app\/route\/67619?affId=3147&amp;ts=5002712&amp;pa=2994&amp;pb=968393&amp;cid=o3xmt0J8qh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Head to StubHub today<\/a> and see your team live.<\/p>\n<p>Team Stats Comparison<\/p>\n<p>Ducks vs. Islanders Game Time and TV Channel<\/p>\n<p>When: Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at 10 p.m. ET<br \/>\nTV Channel: ESPN+<br \/>\nLive Stream: <a href=\"https:\/\/affiliates.routy.app\/route\/66358?affId=3147&amp;ts=5002712&amp;pa=1691&amp;pb=968373&amp;cid=o3xmt0J8qh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Watch this game on ESPN+<\/a><br \/>\nWhere: Honda Center in Anaheim, California<\/p>\n<p>Sign up for <a href=\"https:\/\/affiliates.routy.app\/route\/66358?affId=3147&amp;ts=5002712&amp;pa=1684&amp;pb=968384&amp;cid=o3xmt0J8qh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ESPN+<\/a> to watch the Ducks square off against Islanders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Anaheim Ducks (33-24-3) and New York Islanders (35-21-5) face off at Honda Center on Wednesday, March 4&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":485239,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5123],"tags":[2210,233,5292,833,1739,5,835,159,4,61,834],"class_list":{"0":"post-485238","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-anaheim-ducks","8":"tag-anaheim","9":"tag-anaheim-ducks","10":"tag-anaheimducks","11":"tag-ds-sports","12":"tag-ducks","13":"tag-hockey","14":"tag-men","15":"tag-new-york-islanders","16":"tag-nhl","17":"tag-nhl-predictions","18":"tag-professional"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/116171975129108509","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485238","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=485238"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485238\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/485239"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=485238"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=485238"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=485238"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}