New York Islanders vs Florida Panthers Prediction, 2/2/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Islanders vs Florida Panthers

Date: Sunday, February 2, 2025

Location: Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, FL

TV: WSFL-TV

Odds/Point Spread: Islanders (+132) Panthers (-160)

The New York Islanders (23-20-7) are en route to Amerant Bank Arena on Sunday where they will take on the Florida Panthers (30-19-3). The moneyline on this game has the Islanders at +132 while the Panthers are sitting at -160. The over/under has been set at 6.5.

The New York Islanders were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 3-0 victory against the Flyers in their previous contest . New York accounted for 13 minutes in the box for this game. The Islanders had a middle of the road offensive performance in the victory. Furthermore, they had 2 chances with extra men on the ice but weren't able to score. For the game, they scored on 3 of the 28 shots they tried.

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New York Islanders opponents have amassed 106 power play tries (32nd in professional hockey) and have notched 32 goals in those chances. The Islanders thus far have had 1,409 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .899. New York has taken 1,431 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 9.5%. When at even strength, the Islanders have allowed the opponent to score 110 goals while notching 122 on the offensive side of the ice. New York has accumulated 120 power play chances and they have tallied 14 goals out of those attempts, giving them a percentage of 11.67%. For the year, the have a total of 53 points and their points percentage sits at .530. With respect to scoring goals, the New York Islanders have notched 136 goals (27th in the National Hockey League) so far this season and have conceded 142.

The player in the crease for this game is Ilya Sorokin. Sorokin has been in net for 228 matchups throughout his NHL career. He has accumulated a record of 113-79-34 and he has gotten the start in 223 games. The opposition has been able to score 567 goals against Sorokin in his career and his goals against average is 3.00. Sorokin has seen 6,848 shot attempts against him and has recorded 6,281 saves. His save percentage is at .917 in his 11,343 mins in the crease. Over the course of his pro career, Sorokin is sitting with 150 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .673.

The last time they were on the ice, Florida squared up with the Kings in a game where the Panthers ended up with the victory by a final of 3-0. They had 4 power play chances in this one and scored 1 out of those chances. The Panthers earned 3 goals out of the 39 shots on goal they tried.

The Panthers have scored 129 goals at even strength and 37 goals (6th in the league) while on the power play. Florida has taken 1,627 shots (3rd in professional hockey) and has a shot percentage of 10.20%, while allowing the opposition 1,419 shots. On the campaign, the Florida Panthers are sitting with 166 goals, 63 points, in addition to a points percentage of .606. They have permitted 152 goals to be scored by of a combination of 120 goals at even strength and 32 goals while they were shorthanded. They have a total of 153 power play chances and they have a power play percentage of 24.18%. They have earned a penalty kill rate of 79.35% on the other teams 155 chances on the power play, and their save percentage currently sits at 89.3%.

For the opposition you are going to see Sergei Bobrovsky in the crease. He is sitting with 19,508 stops out of the 21,337 shots attempted against him, giving him a rate of .914. Bobrovsky is sitting with a lifetime mark of 417-235-57 and has played in 734 games. He has been a starter 718 contests and has played 40,409 mins. Bobrovsky's rate of quality starts sits at 57.9% and he has 416 quality starting assignments in his career. His opposition is averaging 2.72 goals per game and he has yielded 1,829 goals altogether.

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

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Florida (-160) and under 6.5 goals

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