The New York Islanders look for their second consecutive victory when visiting the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday. New York is 3-4-0 with six points and seventh in the Metropolitan Division. The Islanders defeated the New York Rangers 3-0 on Wednesday night. Kyle Palmieri scored a pair of goals, while Ilya Sorokin made 41 saves for his first shutout this season.
Anders Lee is the leading goal scorer for New York with four and the leader in points with seven while Mathew Barzal is the leader in assists with seven. In goal, Ilya Sorokin is 2-3-0 with a goals-against average of 2.26 and save percentage of 931. New York is scoring an average of 3.14 goals per game and allowing an average of 2.57 goals per game. New York's power play scores 12.5% of time and its penalty-kill unit has been successful 100% of the time.
Carolina looks for its second consecutive victory when hosting the New York Islanders on Friday. Carolina is 4-1-1 with nine points and first in the Metropolitan Division. The Hurricanes defeated the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 on Monday. Andrei Svechnikov scored for the seventh time this season and the Hurricanes snapped a two-game losing streak in the process.
Andrei Svechnikov is the leading goal scorer for Carolina with seven and the leader in points with nine, while Sebastian Aho is the leader in assists with five. In goal, Frederik Andersen is 3-1-0 with a goals-against average of 2.26 and save percentage of .913. Carolina is scoring an average of 3.33 goals per game and allowing an average of 2.33 goals per game. Carolina's power play scores 22.7% of the time and its power-play unit is successful 78.3% of the time.
Recent Betting Trends
- New York is 5-10 in its last 15
- The UNDER has cashed in 9 of the Islanders last 12 in October
- Carolina is 4-2 in its last 6
- The UNDER has cashed in 5 of the Hurricanes last 6
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