There are 14 games on the NHL schedule on Thursday, one of which sees the Florida Panthers (46-21-5) host the New York Islanders (30-26-15). Florida is second in the NHL standings for the Atlantic Division and the Islanders are sixth in the Metropolitan, six points back from the Washington Capitals for the final wildcard spot in the NHL playoffs. The Panthers beat the Islanders 3-2 in the last meeting between these two NHL teams.
Islanders vs Panthers Picks
- Florida Panthers (-195)
Semyon Varlamov (2.86 GAA, .910 save percentage) is expected to start in goal for the Islanders. For the Panthers betting insights, Sergei Bobrovsky (2.41 GAA, .914 save percentage), one of the NHL picks to win the Vezina Trophy, is expected to start. Let’s check out the latest scores and odds to unveil the best NHL picks for your Islanders vs Panthers parlays.
New York Islanders vs Florida Panthers Odds
New York is a betting underdog in the Islanders vs Panthers parlays with +165 moneyline odds and +1.5 (-150) puck line odds. The Panthers have NHL Vegas odds of -195 for the moneyline and -1.5 (+130) for the puck line. The total for the Islanders’ betting tips is 6.5.
New York Islanders vs Florida Panthers Picks & Parlays
NY Islanders vs Florida Panthers Pick
- Florida Panthers (-195)
NY York Islanders vs Florida Panthers Parlay
- Panthers ML -195
- Under 6.5 (-130)
- 1st period Panthers -0.5 (+125)
New York Islanders vs Florida Panthers Information
New York Islanders vs Florida Panthers
Location of the game: Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Florida
Date & Time: Thursday, March 28 at 7 p.m. ET
Where to Watch: ESPN+
New York Islanders vs Florida Panthers Betting Analysis
New York has been on somewhat of a tailspin coming into the Islanders vs Panthers parlays. It appeared as though Patrick Roy was going to coach the team into the NHL playoffs a little more than two weeks ago, but they’ve gone 3-6-1 in their last 10 NHL games and have lost eight of their last nine, including a 6-3 loss to the Detroit Red Wings and 4-0 loss to the New Jersey Devils, two teams still in the wildcard race.
Florida is 4-5-1 in their last 10 games and coming off a 4-3 loss to the Boston Bruins on Tuesday. They’ve lost five of their last six NHL matchups. The Panthers are 21-12-2 on home ice this season but have lost three in a row at Amerant Bank Arena.
The Panthers are better in most NHL stats than the Islanders. They’re 13th in goals (3.22), second in shots (33.4), first in goals allowed (2.43), and third in shots allowed (27.9). The Islanders are T20th in goals (2.97), T18th in shots (30.2), T23rd in goals allowed (3.31), and 29th in shots allowed (32.9).
Mathew Barzal leads the Islanders in NHL player stats with 73 points (22 goals, 51 assists) and Noah Dobson is second with 65 points (8 goals, 57 assists). Sam Reinhart, who scored his 51st goal of the season against the Bruins, leads the Panthers in scoring with 84 points (51 goals, 33 assists). Matthew Tkachuk is second with 79 points (23 goals, 56 assists).
Scott Mayfield is on the NHL injury report for the Islanders and Florida is without Aaron Ekblad and Jonah Gadjovich.
New York Islanders vs Florida Panthers Betting Picks
Both of these NHL teams are struggling to come into the Islanders vs Panthers parlays, but the Panthers are the much better team and are 6-2-0 against the Islanders in their last eight games. The under 6.5 total has hit in five of the last six games between the Panthers and Islanders. Florida’s over-under record at home is 14-21. Florida has also led after the first period in each of its last three games.
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