Anaheim Ducks vs New York Islanders Prediction, 10/29/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Anaheim Ducks vs New York Islanders

Date: Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Location: UBS Arena in Elmont, NY

TV: MSG

The New York Islanders (3-3-2) will play the Anaheim Ducks (3-4-1) at UBS Arena on Tuesday.

The Anaheim Ducks will look to clean up some issues after taking a 6-2 loss to the Devils in their previous contest . Anaheim recorded 26 penalty minutes in this outing. Additionally, they had 2 chances on the power play but weren't able to convert one of them into a goal. The Ducks didn't have their best offensive outing in the loss. For the outing, they scored on 2 out of the 26 shots they tried.

At even strength, the Ducks let the opposition score 19 goals while scoring 16 themselves. Anaheim Ducks opponents have 20 power play tries (29th in the league) and have a total of 5 goals in those chances. With respect to their goal scoring prowess, the Anaheim Ducks have accumulated 18 goals (31st in the league) over the course of the season and have allowed 24. Anaheim has taken 219 shots and has a shooting percentage of 8.2%. For the current campaign, they have recorded 7 points and their points percentage is sitting at .438. The Ducks have had 271 shots attempted against them and have earned a save percentage of .911. Anaheim skates onto the rink with 26 power play chances and they have notched 2 goals out of those advantages, garnering them a percentage of 7.69%.

Patrolling the crease for the game will be Lukas Dostal. Dostal has been in net for 73 contests during his hockey career. He has compiled a record of 22-37-7 and got the start in 64 games. The opposition has been able to score 219 goals against Dostal in his pro hockey career and his average for goals against per game is 3.33. Dostal has seen 2,300 shots taken against him and he has 2,081 saves. His save percentage currently is at .905 for his 3,945 minutes on the ice. Over the course of his pro career, Dostal has recorded 36 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .563.

In their last contest, New York went up against the Panthers in an outing where the Islanders ended up losing by a final of 6-3. They had 3 power play attempts in this contest but weren't able to put one in the back of the net. The Islanders converted 3 goals out of the 28 shots on goal they were seeking.

The Islanders are sitting with 17 goals at even strength and 3 goals (28th in the league) while having more men on the ice. New York has attempted 256 shots (13th in the league) and has a shooting percentage of 7.81%, while allowing their opponents 215 shots. So far this year, the New York Islanders have 20 goals, 8 points, as well as a points percentage of .500. They have permitted 24 goals to be scored by way of 20 goals at even strength and 4 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have earned 26 chances on the power play and they have a power play rate of 11.54%. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 69.23% on the other teams 13 chances on the power play, and their save percentage comes in at 88.8%.

Across the ice you will find Ilya Sorokin protecting the goal. He has racked up 5,493 saves out of 5,976 shots attempted, giving him a save % of .919. Sorokin has amassed a lifetime record of 97-66-31 and has played in 196 contests. He got the starting nod in 192 games and has played for a total of 11,498 mins. Sorokin's quality start rate comes out to 68.8% and he has accumulated 132 quality starts in his NHL career. His opposition is averaging 2.52 goals per game and he has allowed 483 goals in total.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Anaheim

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