New York Islanders vs New Jersey Devils Prediction, 10/25/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Islanders vs New Jersey Devils

Date: Friday, October 25, 2024

Location: Prudential Center in Newark, NJ

TV: MSG+

The New York Islanders (2-2-2) are on their way to Prudential Center on Friday where they will take on the New Jersey Devils (5-3-1).

The New York Islanders will need a bounce back game after taking a 1-0 loss against the Red Wings in their last outing. The Islanders had a rough night on the offensive side of the ice in the loss. For the outing, they couldn't finish any of the 29 shots they put on net. In addition, they had 3 power play chances but didn't convert them into a score. New York earned 2 penalty minutes in this matchup.

While playing at even strength, the Islanders have allowed 12 goals while having 11 on the offensive side of the ice. New York Islanders opponents have 9 power play tries (32nd in the NHL) and have come away with 3 goals in those chances. Regarding scoring goals, the New York Islanders have notched 13 goals (31st in pro hockey) this year and have given up 15. New York has attempted 198 shots and has a shooting percentage of 6.6%. For the season, they have recorded 6 points and their points percentage is sitting at .500. The Islanders so far have had 152 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .901. New York comes into the game with 19 power play opportunities and they have notched 2 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a rate of 10.53%.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Ilya Sorokin. For his professional hockey career, Sorokin has accumulated 131 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .686. His save percentage sits at .919 in his 11,437 mins guarding the cage. Sorokin has seen 5,941 shots against him and has recorded 5,461 saves. The opposition has notched 480 goals versus Sorokin in his NHL career and his goals against average is 2.52. He has accumulated a win-loss mark of 96-66-31 and he started in 191 games. Sorokin has participated in 195 games during his hockey career.

When they were on the ice last, New Jersey faced off against the Lightning in a game where the Devils went home in defeat by a final score of 8-5. The Devils converted 5 goals out of the 35 shots on goal they attempted. They had 3 opportunities on the power play in this game and recorded 2 out of those opportunities.

The Devils have earned 24 goals at even strength and 8 goals (4th in the NHL) while on the power play. New Jersey has put up 275 shots (1st in hockey) and has a shot percentage of 11.64%, while allowing the other team 259 shots. This season, the New Jersey Devils have earned 32 goals, 11 points, as well as a points percentage of .611. They have permitted 28 goals to be scored by of a combination of 24 goals at even strength and 4 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have a total of 32 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 25.00%. They have accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 82.61% on their oppositions 23 power play opportunities, and their save percentage comes in at 89.2%.

Across the ice you are likely to see Jake Allen protecting the goal. Allen has accrued a career record of 197-169-42 and has played in 432 games. Allen's quality start percentage comes out to 52.4% and he has accumulated 215 quality starts in his NHL career. He is sitting with 10,995 stops out of the 12,118 shots taken against him, which gives him a save % of .907. His opposition is averaging 2.76 goals/game and he has surrendered 1,123 goals in total. He got the starting nod in 410 contests and has been on the ice for 24,374 mins.

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

Guy's Pick: Take New Jersey

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