Chicago Blackhawks vs New York Islanders Preview
Planning on watching today’s Islanders and Blackhawks game? Catch the action at United Center in Chicago, IL, as the Blackhawks hosts this showdown at 8:30 ET on NBCS.
In this non-conference matchup, the Islanders are the betting favorite against Blackhawks. The over/under for the game is 6 goals. Check out BetCoco for Chicago Blackhawks – New York Islanders odds
Chicago Blackhawks vs New York Islanders Head-to-Head and Key Stats
Over their previous five games against the Blackhawks, the Islanders have put together a record of 3-2. The last three times that the Blackhawks have hosted the Islanders, the over/under record is 0-3 with the teams combining for an average of 5 goals. The over/under record in their last three overall matchups is 0-3.
- Through their last ten road contests, the Islanders offense has averaged 2 goals per game while allowing an average of 3. New York posted an overall record of 2-8 while going 4-6 ATS.
- In their last three games at home, the Blackhawks have a straight up record of 1-2 while going 1-2 vs the spread. The team’s offense averaged 1 goals per game in these contests.
- In their last ten games as the betting underdog, the Blackhawks have a straight up record of 1-9 and an puck line mark of 4-6.
- In their last three games as the betting favorite, the Islanders have a straight up record of 1-2 and an puck line mark of 1-2.
Chicago Blackhawks vs New York Islanders Prediction
Heading into today’s game, the Islanders have an overall record of 19-15-10 and are 11th in the Eastern Conference. In their last ten games, they have gone just 3-7 and are currently on a three-game losing streak. When playing on the road this season, New York has gone 8-10-4 and have lost four straight games.
As the favorite, the Islanders have gone 10-6-3 this season and have lost their last two games when favored. In games against other Eastern Conference teams, they have gone 13-13 and are 6th in the Metropolitan Division.
Offensively, the Islanders come into the game at 2.9 goals per contest placing 22nd in the NHL. In terms of shots on goal per game, they are in 23rd position in the league. Looking at how the Islanders’ offense is performing during power plays, they are 17th in power play goals and 5th in shorthanded goals.
Goalie Ilya Sorokin comes into the game having made 31 starts this season. So far, his record is 13-11 and he has a save percentage of 1.0%.
At home this season, the Blackhawks have gone 9-11-1, and in the Central Division, they are 3-13. In the Western Conference, Chicago is in 15th place with a record of 13-30-2. Over their last ten games, the Blackhawks have gone just 2-8, and they have lost four straight games as the underdog.
Overall, Chicago has been the underdog in 43 of their 45 games, and they have a record of 12-29-2 in those games. Over their last five games, the Blackhawks have gone just 1-4, and they are 1-2 in their last three games.
Offensively, the Blackhawks come into the game at 2.2 goals per contest placing 31st in the NHL. In terms of shots on goal per game, they are in 30th position in the league. The Chicago offense is ranked 29th in power play goals. As for shorthanded goals, they find themselves at 18th in the NHL.
Goalie Petr Mrazek gets the start and has made 28 starts this season. His record at this point is 11-16, and his save percentage is 0.942%.
With the Islanders being favored by 1.5, our NHL analytics models has this one playing out 4-3 in favor of the Islanders.
Chicago Blackhawks vs New York Islanders Betting Tips
- Take the Islanders on the moneyline
- On the puck line, we like Blackhawks (+1.5)
- Our NHL model projects 7 goals, and we suggest taking the under
Chicago Blackhawks Injury Report
- Anthony Beauvillier – Left Wrist – Out
- Nick Foligno – Finger – Out
- Andreas Athanasiou – Lower Body – Out
- Tyler Johnson – Foot – Out
- Taylor Hall – Knee – Out
- Connor Murphy – Lower Body – Questionable
- Nikita Zaitsev – Knee – Out
- Luke Philp – Achilles – Out
- Samuel Savoie – Femur – Out
- Connor Bedard – Jaw – Out
New York Islanders Injury Report
- Semyon Varlamov – Lower Body – Out
- Ryan Pulock – Lower Body – Out
- Casey Cizikas – Lower Body – Out
- Robert Bortuzzo – Lower Body – Out
- Pierre Engvall – Upper Body – Questionable
