New York will try to be nasty hosts on Thursday when the Philadelphia Flyers pay a visit to Nassau Coliseum.

This season the Islanders are 28-31-11 overall while the Flyers are 40-22-7. As for the totals, New York is 35-32-3 on the OU, and Philadelphia is 38-30-1.



View Philadelphia vs NY Islanders Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're backing the visitors in this one, you'll find the Flyers listed as favorites of 125 at most sportsbooks. Total bettors saw the number open in the area of 5.5, depending on the book.

Power Rankings:
This game puts the Islanders, most recently No. 27 in the Odds Shark NHL Power Rankings, up against the Flyers, who rate a No. 6 in the latest survey.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up New York's No. 27-ranked offense (2.3 goals per game) against a Flyers defense that ranks No. 22 at 2.9 goals per game allowed. The Islanders Sportsbook has clicked at a 18.4% rate while the Flyers have a 81.6% rate on the penalty kill.

The Flyers were a 3-0 Sportsbook in their most recent outing at home against the Devils. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Philadelphia at -125 on the moneyline, while the total score (3) was good news for UNDER bettors.

New York lost its last outing, a 5-4 result against the Capitals on March 13. Bettors who backed the Capitals at -110 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (9) sent OVER bettors to the payout window.


Philadelphia Flyers Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
Before playing Tampa Bay are 9-1
After playing New Jersey are 7-3
After a win are 4-6

New York Islanders Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing New Jersey are 3-7
After playing Washington are 5-5
After a loss are 4-6

A few Flyers at Islanders trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Islanders
Philadelphia is 22-3 SU in their last 25 games when playing NY Islanders
Philadelphia is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of the NY Islanders last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 4 of the NY Islanders last 6 games at home
NY Islanders are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games
NY Islanders are 3-22 SU in their last 25 games when playing Philadelphia


Next up:
Philadelphia at Boston, Saturday, March 17
NY Islanders at Montreal, Saturday, March 17