Pittsburgh Penguins vs New York Islanders Prediction, 12/27/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Penguins vs New York Islanders

Date: Wednesday, December 27, 2023

Location: UBS Arena in Elmont, NY

TV: MSG

Odds/Point Spread: Penguins (+107) Islanders (-130)

UBS Arena is where the New York Islanders (16-8-9) will play the Pittsburgh Penguins (15-13-4) on Wednesday. The moneyline on this game has Pittsburgh at +107 and New York opens at -130. The over/under comes in at 7.

The Pittsburgh Penguins will look for better times on the ice after their 5-4 loss against the Senators in their previous outing. The Penguins had a impressive offensive performance in the defeat. In the game, they scored on 4 of the 34 shots they put on goal. In addition, they had 7 power play tries and were able to score 1 goal. Pittsburgh accounted for 8 penalty mins for this game.

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Pittsburgh Penguins opponents have 104 power play tries (18th in pro hockey) and have notched 18 goals in those attempts. The Penguins have had 990 shots attempted against them and have earned a save percentage of .910. Pittsburgh has tried 1,054 shots and holds a shot percentage of 8.6%. When at even strength, the Penguins have allowed the opponent to score 71 goals while getting 77 themselves. Pittsburgh skates onto the rink with 102 power play opportunities and they have added 14 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a percentage of 13.73%. For the current season, they sit with 34 points and their points percentage is .531. Pertaining to their scoring, the Pittsburgh Penguins have notched 91 goals (28th in the league) for the year and have surrendered 89.

The man protecting the net in this game is Tristan Jarry. Throughout his time in hockey, Jarry has 133 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .605. His save percentage is at .914 during his 12,937 minutes played. Jarry has seen 6,590 shots taken against him and he has 6,020 saves. Opponents have been able to score 570 goals against Jarry in his career and his goals against average per game is 2.64. He has an overall mark of 126-71-22 and he has gotten the start in 220 games. Jarry has participated in 228 contests over the course of his hockey career.

Their last time out, New York opposed the Hurricanes in an outing where the Islanders ended up with the win by a mark of 5-4. The Islanders tallied 5 goals out of the 28 shots on goal they attempted. They had 3 chances on the power play in this one but didn't score a goal.

On the year, the New York Islanders have a total of 103 goals, 41 points, and a points percentage of .621. They have allowed 105 goals to be scored by way of 76 goals at even strength and 29 goals while they were shorthanded. The Islanders are sitting with 80 goals at even strength and 23 goals (14th in the league) while on the power play. They have earned 93 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 24.73%. New York has taken 992 shots (21st in pro hockey) and has earned a shooting percentage of 10.38%, while allowing the opposition 1,178 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 71.00% on their oppositions 100 power play chances, and their save percentage is currently 91.1%.

On the other side of the ice you are going to see Ilya Sorokin defending the net. Sorokin has accumulated a career record of 80-50-25 and has participated in 157 contests. Sorokin's quality start rate sits at 68.8% and he has made 106 quality starts in his career. He has recorded 4,435 saves out of the 4,810 shots tried, giving him a save percentage of .922. The opposition is averaging 2.44 goals per contest and he has surrendered 375 goals overall. He got the starting nod in 154 contests and his ice time sits at 9,214 minutes.

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

Josh's Pick: Take New York (-130)

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