New York Islanders vs Carolina Hurricanes Prediction, 3/30/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Islanders vs Carolina Hurricanes

Date: Sunday, March 30, 2025

Location: PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC

TV: Fanduel Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Islanders (+102) Hurricanes (-122)

The Carolina Hurricanes (43-24-4) welcome the New York Islanders (32-29-10) at PNC Arena on Sunday. The moneyline on this game has New York at +102 while Carolina is at -122. The over/under has been set at 6.

The New York Islanders will be looking to get a win in their next outing after their 5-2 defeat to the Canucks in their last outing. New York garnered 4 penalty mins in this game. Additionally, they had 2 chances on the power play but weren't able to score. The Islanders didn't have a great showing offensively in the defeat. For the matchup, they converted 2 out of the 28 shots they launched.

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With regard to their scoring capabilities, the New York Islanders have racked up 193 goals (27th in pro hockey) on the year and have allowed 212. For the current season, they have tallied 74 points and their points percentage sits at .521. New York comes into the game with 175 power play chances and they have scored 21 goals out of those attempts, giving them a rate of 12.00%. While playing at even strength, the Islanders have allowed 169 goals while scoring 172 themselves. New York has attempted 2,070 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 9.3%. The Islanders have had 2,048 shots tried against them and have earned a save percentage of .896. New York Islanders opponents have totaled 155 power play tries (31st in hockey) and have come away with 43 goals in those attempts.

Patrolling the crease for the game will be Ilya Sorokin. In his professional hockey career, Sorokin has 161 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .668. His save percentage is at .916 in his 11,386 mins between the pipes. Sorokin has had 7,375 shots taken against him and has amassed 6,756 total saves. The opposition has notched 619 goals versus Sorokin in his career and his goals against average is 3.26. He has compiled a mark of 122-86-36 and he has gotten the start in 241 games. Sorokin has played in 246 games over the course of his hockey career.

The last time they were on the ice, Carolina faced off against the Predators in a matchup where the Hurricanes took a loss by a tally of 3-1. They had 3 power play opportunities in this game and scored 1 out of those opportunities. The Hurricanes recorded 1 goal out of the 35 shots on goal they attempted.

So far this season, the Carolina Hurricanes have earned a total of 228 goals, 90 points, and a points percentage of .634. They have allowed 189 goals to be scored by way of 157 goals at even strength and 32 goals while they were shorthanded. The Hurricanes have earned 189 goals at even strength and 39 goals (20th in hockey) while having more men on the ice. They have a total of 215 chances on the power play and they have a power play rate of 18.14%. Carolina has attempted 2,257 shots (2nd in the league) and has a shooting percentage of 10.10%, while allowing the other team 1,778 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 84.62% on their opponents 208 power play chances, and their save percentage comes in at 89.4%.

Across the ice you will find Pyotr Kochetkov protecting the goal. He has recorded 2,511 saves out of 2,770 shots attempted against him, giving him a save percentage of .906. Kochetkov has earned a career mark of 63-33-12 and has been in goal for 111 games. He was named a starter in 107 contests and has played 4,028 mins. Kochetkov's percentage of quality starts comes out to 57.0% and he has earned 61 quality starting assignments in his professional career. The opposition is averaging 3.86 goals per contest and he has allowed 259 goals in total.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Carolina (-122)

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