The Battle Of New York will see its first action at the Barclays Center when the New York Islanders host the New York Rangers Wednesday. Maybe a new rink will mean a different result for the home team, as the road team is 11-2 in the past 13 meetings between the two teams.
- The Rangers will be without Derek Stepan and Kevin Klein.
- The Islanders are 3-9 in the last 12 in the past 12 against the Eastern Conference.
- The Rangers are 21-8 in their last 29 road games.
The Rangers have lost three of their past four and find themselves losing a lot of ground to the Montreal Canadiens atop the Eastern Conference. Oddly, goalie Henrik Lundqvist has been struggling in his past three starts as he has allowed 12 goals with an .891 save percentage.
The Islanders are heating up with a 4-0-1 record in their past five games, thanks to secondary scoring from Ryan Strome. Since being recalled from the AHL, Strome has two goals and two assists in three games.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
Sportsbooks such as Sportsbook had the New York Islanders as -105 moneyline in this particular NHL betting matchup earlier. The over under total, meanwhile, was set early at 5 before betting started to move the line at Sportsbook.
Handicapping models based on recent betting stats and prediction formulas pick a 2.8-2.6 win for the Islanders. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming NHL matchups here.
New York Rangers vs New York Islanders Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The New York Islanders are 13-8-4 so far on the season. The New York Rangers, meanwhile, are 17-6-2. OVER/UNDER betting fans have seen New York go 9-13-3 and the Rangers go 9-12-4 on the totals. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and New York vs New York injuries news.
The Odds Shark NHL Power Rankings have the New York Islanders at No. 10 and the New York Rangers at No. 8 heading into this contest.
Statistical Matchup
The game also pits New York's No. 8-ranked offense, averaging 2.88 goals per game, against a Rangers defense that ranks No. 1 at 2.12 goals allowed. The Islanders power play is averaging 18.57% while the Rangers defense kills off 84.52% of their penalties.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
New York was a 4-3 Sportsbook in its last match at home against the Hurricanes. They won as favorites, while the total score of 7 made Sportsbooks of OVER bettors.
Last time out for New York, they were a 5-3 Sportsbook as they battled the Avalanche at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Islanders at -153 were rewarded, while the 8 combined goals moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
- NY Rangers is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Rangers's last 6 games
- NY Rangers is 15-7 SU in its last 22 games on the road
- The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Rangers's last 7 games when playing NY Islanders
- NY Islanders is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
- The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Islanders's last 9 games at home
- The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Islanders's last 7 games when playing NY Rangers
- NY Islanders is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against NY Rangers
Next Betting Matchups
New York home to Colorado, Thursday, December 3rd
New York home to St. Louis, Friday, December 4th
