Ottawa Senators vs New York Islanders Prediction, 2/14/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ottawa Senators vs New York Islanders

Date: Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Location: UBS Arena in Elmont, NY

TV: MSG

Odds/Point Spread: Senators (+140) Islanders (-170)

The Ottawa Senators (24-24-3) are traveling to UBS Arena on Tuesday where they will try to beat the New York Islanders (27-23-6). The moneyline on this matchup has the Senators at +140 while the Islanders are at -170. The over/under has been set at 6.

The Ottawa Senators will look for better times on the ice after their 6-3 loss against the Oilers in their previous contest . Ottawa accrued 15 minutes in the box in this game. Additionally, they had 4 power play chances and scored 1 goal. The Senators had an average offensive output in the loss. In the outing, they tallied a score on 3 out of the 29 shots they put on net.

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Pertaining to their goal scoring prowess, the Ottawa Senators have notched 153 goals (25th in the league) over the course of the season and have given up 165. For the current campaign, they sit with 51 points and their points percentage is sitting at .500. Ottawa steps onto the ice with 193 power play opportunities and they have tallied 52 goals out of those chances, garnering them a rate of 26.94%. When playing at even strength, the Senators have allowed 130 goals while scoring 101 themselves. Ottawa has taken 1,711 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 8.9%. The Senators thus far have had 1,629 shots attempted against them and have a save percentage of .899. Ottawa Senators opponents have totaled 180 power play tries (9th in the league) and have tallied 35 goals in those chances.

The man protecting the net in this game is Mads Sogaard. Sogaard has participated in 3 games over the course of his NHL career. He has accumulated a win-loss record of 1-1-0 and he was named the starter in 2 games. Opponents have notched 6 goals versus Sogaard in his career and his goals against rate is 2.95. Sogaard has had 57 shots against him and has recorded 51 total saves. His save percentage currently is at .895 during his 122 minutes in the crease. During his career on the ice, Sogaard has 1 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .500.

When they were on the ice last, New York faced off against the Canadiens in a game where the Islanders took the defeat by a mark of 4-3. They had 2 opportunities on the power play in this matchup and notched 1 out of those opportunities. The Islanders recorded 3 goals of the 30 shots on goal they attempted.

New York has put up 1,713 shots (13th in pro hockey) and has earned a shooting percentage of 9.46%, while allowing their opponents 1,770 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 82.72% on their oppositions 162 power play opportunities, and their save percentage comes in at 91.4%. They have recorded 157 chances on the power play and they have accumulated a power play rate of 17.20%. The Islanders have 135 goals at even strength and 27 goals (26th in pro hockey) while on the power play. They have granted a total of 152 goals to be scored by way of 124 goals at even strength and 28 goals while they were shorthanded. On the season, the New York Islanders have a total of 162 goals, 60 points, in addition to a points percentage of .536.

On the other side of the ice you are going to see Ilya Sorokin patrolling the crease. Sorokin has accrued a lifetime mark of 56-41-15 and has been in net for 114 games. Sorokin's quality start percentage is 69.4% and he has 77 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. He is sitting with 3,135 saves out of 3,396 shots attempted against him, which gives him a rate of .923. The opposition is averaging 2.36 goals per game and he has allowed 261 goals altogether. He was named a starter in 111 games and has accumulated 6,632 mins.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy's Pick: Take New York (-170)

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