New York Islanders vs Carolina Hurricanes Prediction, 4/20/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Islanders vs Carolina Hurricanes

Date: Saturday, April 20, 2024

Location: PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC

TV: TBS

Odds/Point Spread: Islanders (+184) Hurricanes (-225)

The Carolina Hurricanes (52-23-7) will take on the New York Islanders (39-27-16) at PNC Arena on Saturday in Game 1 of their 1st round series. The odds on this game have the Islanders at +184 and the Hurricanes are at -225. The over/under is set at 7.

The New York Islanders came out of this game feeling pretty good about themselves with a 5-4 win against the Penguins in their previous game. New York garnered 4 minutes in the box in this game. The Islanders had a solid offensive performance and it showed in this win. Moreover, they had 3 power play tries and were able to net 2 goals. For the matchup, they earned a goal on 5 of the 32 shots they attempted.

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At even strength, the Islanders have conceded 195 goals while getting 198 themselves. New York Islanders opponents have recorded 221 power play tries (28th in the league) and have come away with 63 goals in those attempts. When talking about their scoring, the New York Islanders have earned 245 goals (21st in the league) over the course of the season and have allowed 258. New York has taken 2,470 shots and has a shooting percentage of 9.9%. For the season, they have recorded 94 points and their points percentage sits at .573. The Islanders thus far have had 2,685 shots attempted against them and have a save percentage of .904. New York has tallied 231 power play opportunities and they have tallied 47 goals out of those advantages, garnering them a rate of 20.35%.

The man protecting the net in this game is Semyon Varlamov. The opposition has notched 1,541 goals versus Varlamov in his pro hockey career and his goals against average per game is 2.64. Varlamov has participated in 611 matchups over the course of his professional hockey career. His save percentage is at .916 during his 35,007 minutes played. He has accumulated an overall mark of 286-228-68 and he has started in 583 games. Over the course of his career, Varlamov has 334 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .573. Varlamov has had 18,348 shots against him and he has 16,807 saves.

In their last contest, Carolina faced off against the Blue Jackets in a game where the Hurricanes took the defeat by a final score of 6-3. The Hurricanes converted 3 goals out of the 41 shots on goal they tried. They had 5 power play attempts in this outing and earned 1 out of those chances.

On the year, the Carolina Hurricanes have 277 goals, 111 points, as well as a points percentage of .677. They have granted a total of 211 goals to be scored by way of 176 goals at even strength and 35 goals while they were shorthanded. The Hurricanes have scored 210 goals at even strength and 67 goals (2nd in pro hockey) while on the power play. They have a total of 249 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 26.91%. Carolina has taken 2,733 shots (3rd in hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 10.14%, while allowing their opponents 2,101 shots. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 86.43% on the other teams 258 power play opportunities, and their save percentage comes in at 90.0%.

For the opposition you are going to see Pyotr Kochetkov in the crease. Kochetkov has accumulated a career record of 38-20-9 and has been in net for 69 games. Kochetkov's quality start rate is 58.5% and he has qualified for 38 quality starting assignments in his career. He has compiled 1,564 saves out of 1,719 shots attempted against him, giving him a save percentage of .910. His opposition is averaging 2.37 goals per contest and he has allowed 155 goals overall. He has been a starter 65 contests and has played for a total of 3,924 minutes.

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

Tony's Pick: Take New York (+184)

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