Carolina Hurricanes vs New York Islanders Prediction, 1/25/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Carolina Hurricanes vs New York Islanders

Date: Saturday, January 25, 2025

Location: UBS Arena in Elmont, NY

TV: MSG

Odds/Point Spread: Hurricanes (-152) Islanders (+126)

The Carolina Hurricanes (29-16-3) are headed to UBS Arena on Saturday where they will try to beat the New York Islanders (19-20-7). The line on this contest has Carolina at -152 while New York is priced at +126. The total is 6.

The Carolina Hurricanes went home feeling good about their game by earning a 2-1 victory against the Stars in the last game they played. Carolina tallied 6 penalty mins in this matchup. The Hurricanes had an offensive game that was below their expectations in the victory. In addition, they had 3 chances with extra men on the ice but weren't able to convert one of them into a goal. In the matchup, they scored on 2 out of the 19 shots they put on goal.

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With respect to scoring goals, the Carolina Hurricanes have racked up 158 goals (6th in hockey) so far this year and have surrendered 131. For the current season, they sit with 61 points and their points % is .635. Carolina skates onto the rink with 148 power play opportunities and they have scored 31 goals out of those tries, garnering them a percentage of 20.95%. At even strength, the Hurricanes have surrendered 110 goals while scoring 127 of their own. Carolina has taken 1,530 shots and has a shooting percentage of 10.3%. The Hurricanes so far have had 1,205 shots attempted against them and hold a save percentage of .891. Carolina Hurricanes opponents have earned 142 power play opportunities (10th in the NHL) and have a total of 21 goals in those chances.

The player guarding the cage in this matchup is Pyotr Kochetkov. The opposition has scored 228 goals against Kochetkov in his NHL career and his goals against average per contest is 3.42. Kochetkov has been in net for 99 games over the course of his professional hockey career. His save percentage is at .908 in his 3,998 minutes played. He has compiled an overall mark of 56-29-11 and got the start in 95 games. Over the course of his career, Kochetkov is sitting with 54 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .568. Kochetkov has seen 2,477 shot attempts taken against him and he has 2,249 total saves.

Their last time out, New York faced off against the Blue Jackets in a game where the Islanders ended up with the victory by a final of 3-1. They had 2 power play attempts in this one and netted 1 out of those opportunities. The Islanders converted 3 goals out of the 25 shots on goal they attempted.

The Islanders are sitting with 108 goals at even strength and 14 goals (32nd in hockey) while on the power play. New York has taken 1,321 shots (18th in the league) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 9.24%, while allowing the other team 1,297 shots. For the season, the New York Islanders have earned 122 goals, 45 points, in addition to a points percentage of .489. They have permitted 137 goals to be scored by of a combination of 105 goals at even strength and 32 goals while they were shorthanded. They have earned 112 power play opportunities and they have earned a power play percentage of 12.50%. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 67.68% on their opponents 99 power play chances, and their save percentage currently sits at 89.4%.

On the other side of the ice you will find Ilya Sorokin in goal. Sorokin is the owner of a career record of 109-79-34 and has been in goal for 224 contests. Sorokin's quality start percentage comes out to 66.8% and he has qualified for 147 quality starts in his career. He has recorded 6,198 saves out of the 6,762 shots taken, giving him a save percentage of .917. The opposition is averaging 2.99 goals/game and he has yielded 564 goals in total. He got the starting nod in 220 games and has racked up 11,335 mins.

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

Josh's Pick: Take New York (+126)

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