Islanders at Devils 1/7/20 - NHL Betting Picks & Odds
New York Islanders vs. New Jersey Devils
NHL: 7:00 PM EST
Jan. 07, 2020
TV: MSG
Latest Odds : NYI -130 O/U 5.5
The New York Islander complete a back-to-back on Tuesday when visiting the New Jersey Devils, New York hosts the Colorado Avalanche on Monday before heading off to play the Devils. The Islanders are 25-12-3 with 53 points following a 3-0 loss on Saturday to the Toronto Maple Leafs. Semyon Varlamov stopped 20 shots in net for the Islanders in the loss, but the Islanders could not put any of their 33 shots past Leafs’ goalie Michael Hutchinson.
Mathew Barzal leads the Islanders in goals scored with 16, in assists with 18 and points with 34. Semyon Varlamov is 13-4-3 with goals against of 2.43 and saves percentage of .916. The Islanders are scoring an average of 2.80 goals per game, while allowing an average of 2.60 per game.
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New Jersey looks to bounce back from a loss when hosting the Islanders on Tuesday. New Jersey fell to 15-20-6 and 36 points following its 5-2 loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday. The Devils Jesper Boqvist and Blake Coleman scored in the loss while Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 29 shots on net. New Jersey defeated the Islanders last week 2-1 at New York.
Kyle Palmieri leads the Devils in goals scored with 15 and points with 28, while Nikita Gusev is leading in assists with 17. In net, Mackenzie Blackwood is 14-11-5 with goals against per game of 2.83 and saves percentage of .908. New Jersey is scoring an average of 2.54 goals per game and allowing an average of 3.41 per game.
Recent Betting Trends:
New York is 5-2 in its last 7 on the road
The UNDER has cashed in 14 of the Islander last 20
New Jersey is 2-7 in its last 9 at home
The OVER has cashed in 6 of the Devils last 8
Free Betting Pick: New York Islanders -130
New York is battling to remain in contention in the Metropolitan division while New Jersey is fighting to remain out of the basement in the same division. The Devils won the last head-to-head on New York’s home ice last week 2-1, but the Islanders have won 10 of the last 14 played on New Jersey’s home ice and 20 of the last 28 overall against the Devils. Final Score Prediction, New York Islanders win 4-2