Penguins at Islanders 2/6/21 – NHL Betting Picks & Odds
Pittsburgh Penguins vs. New York Islanders
NHL: 7:00 PM EST
Feb. 06, 2021
TV: ESPN+
Latest Odds : NYI -113 Total 5.5
The Penguins had a couple of unplanned days off. The most recent game on the ice for Pittsburgh ended up coming against the Rangers and ended up being a loss by a 3-1 score. The loss dropped the Penguins to a 5-4-1 record overall and into 4th place in the East Division.
Sidney Crosby has led the Penguins on the goal scoring side with 4 goals, but a total of 8 points. Bryan Rust ended up with a total of 5 assist on the year. The goalie for the Penguins is Casey DeSmith who has saved 88.2% of the shots and allowed 2.85 goals per game.
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With the Islander they ended up getting a couple of days off as well. Those games were against the Sabres and the last time that New York was on the ice ended up being a loss to the Flyers by a 4-3 score. The most recent loss dropped the Islanders to a 3-4-2 record overall on the season.
The Islanders have relied on Mathew Barzal offensively. Barzal has ended up with 4 goals, 6 assist, but a total of 10 points on the year. The goalie for the Islanders has been Semyon Varlamov who has saved 92.4% of the shots and has allowed only 2 goals per game.
Recent Betting Trends:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games.
Pittsburgh are 1-6 SU in their last 7 games against NY Islanders.
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of NY Islanders' last 11 games.
NY Islanders are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games.
Free Betting Pick: New York Islanders -113
Both of these teams are coming to the game here with some unplanned days of. However, one thing that the Islanders have going for them is the Islanders defense is significantly better than the Penguins. Look for Varlamov to play great in the game and keep Crosby and company in check. Final Score, New York Islanders win 4-2.