Minnesota Wild vs New York Islanders Preview
Planning on watching today’s Islanders and Wild game? Catch the action at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, MN, as the Wild hosts this showdown at 6:00 ET on ESPN+.
The over/under goal line for this matchup is currently at 6 goals, and the Wild are favored to win at home against the Islanders. Check out BetCoco for Minnesota Wild – New York Islanders odds
Minnesota Wild vs New York Islanders Head-to-Head and Key Stats
The last three times that the Wild have faced off vs. the Islanders as the favorite, they have gone 3-0. Across the last three head to head matchups between the Islanders and Wild, the teams have averaged 4 goals per game with an over/under record of 0-2-1. The last three times they have faced off with the Wild as the home team, the OU record is 1-1-1.
- Although New York has a straight up record of 1-2 in their last three road games, they have not held up as well vs the puck line going 1-2. The team averaged 2 goals per game in these games.
- Although Minnesota has a straight up record of 4-6 in their last ten home games, they have not held up as well vs the puck line going 4-6. The team averaged 2 goals per game in these games.
- Going back to their last five games as the underdog, the Wild have a straight up record of 0-5. But, their mark vs the puck line was just 1-4.
- Spanning across their last ten games as the betting favorite, the Islanders have gone 3-7 vs the spread. Their overall record in these games was 4-6.
Minnesota Wild vs New York Islanders Prediction
When playing on the road, the Islanders have gone 8-8-4 this season, and they have lost two straight games away from home. In the Eastern Conference, New York is in 9th place and 4th in the Metropolitan Division. Over their last ten games, the Islanders have gone just 4-6, and they have lost two straight games as the favorite.
So far this season, the Islanders have been the underdog in 23 of their 42 games and have gone 9-7-7 in those games. In the Eastern Conference, New York has a record of 13-13 and an overall record of 19-13-10. Over their last five games, the Islanders have gone 2-3, and they have gone 1-2 in their last three games.
On offense, the Islanders are averaging 3 goals per game which is 20th in the NHL. In terms of shots on goal per game, they are 22nd in the league. In terms of power play goals, the Islanders offense is 17th in power play goals. As for shorthanded goals, they are 5th in the NHL.
New York goalie Ken Appleby comes into the game looking to get his season off to a strong start as this will be his first game for the team.
At home this season, the Wild have gone 10-9-3, and they are 12-4-2 when favored. Over their last ten games, Minnesota has gone just 2-8, and their record in the Western Conference is 8-11. Overall, the Wild are 17-21-5, and they have 39 points, which has them in 13th place in the conference and 7th in the Central Division.
Over the last five games, Minnesota has gone 1-4, and they have lost their last three games. In their 42 games this season, the Wild have been the underdog in 24 of them, and their record as the underdog is 5-16-3. On the year, Minnesota has scored 122 goals and allowed 133.
Offensively, the Wild come into the game at 2.8 goals per contest placing 26th in the NHL. In terms of shots on goal per game, they are in 19th position in the league. In terms of power play goals, the Wild offense is 21st in power play goals. As for shorthanded goals, they are 28th in the NHL.
Heading into this matchup vs. New York, goalie Marc-Andre Fleury has started 18 games in this season. His current record is 7-9, and his save percentage stands at 0.689%.
With the Wild being favored by 1.5, our NHL analytics models has this one playing out 4-3 in favor of the Wild.
Minnesota Wild vs New York Islanders Betting Tips
- Take the Wild on the moneyline
- On the spread, we like Islanders (+1.5)
- Our NHL model projects 7 goals, and we suggest taking the under
Minnesota Wild Injury Report
- Jared Spurgeon – Lower Body – Out
- Jonas Brodin – Upper Body – Out
- Vinni Lettieri – Lower Body – Out
- Sam Hentges – Undisclosed – 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
