The Carolina Hurricanes hit the road to face the New York Islanders Friday in Game 3 of their 1st-round series at UBS Arena. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET (TBS). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Hurricanes vs. Islanders odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
Series: Hurricanes lead 2-0
Carolina survived a Game 2 scare with a 4-3 win in overtime. RW Jesper Fast ended it just over 5 minutes into the extra frame. The win came at a cost, though, as LW Teuvo Teravainen suffered a broken hand and is out for the rest of the series. The team was already without All-Star RW Andrei Svechnikov, who was lost to knee surgery last month.
The Isles took a 3-2 lead midway through the 3rd period but couldn’t contain the Canes. The series shifts to Long Island, where the Islanders were 25-13-3 during the regular season. The Hurricanes have won the last 5 meetings, though.
[gambcom-standard rankid=”3011″ ]
[gambcom-standard rankid=”3012″ ]
Hurricanes at Islanders odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 8:22 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Hurricanes +100 (bet $100 to win $100) | Islanders -120 (bet $120 to win $100)
- Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Hurricanes +1.5 (-275) | Islanders -1.5 (+220)
- Over/Under (O/U): 5 (O: -145 | U: +120)
Stream the NHL all season on ESPN+, with your team’s out-of-market games, exclusive games, originals and more. Get ESPN+ now!
Hurricanes at Islanders projected goalies
Frederik Andersen (21-11-1, 2.48 GAA, .903 SV%, 1 SO – regular season) vs. Ilya Sorokin (31-22-7, 2.34 GAA, .924 SV%, 6 SO – regular season)
Antti Raanta stopped 23 of 26 shots in Game 2 and has a 1.92 GAA and .923 SV% in the series. However, Andersen is expected to return from an illness for Game 3. Andersen stopped 21 of 22 shots in an April 2 victory over the Isles. He was 2-1-0 with a 2.67 GAA and .905 SV% in 3 games against the Islanders this year.
Sorokin stopped 33 of 36 shots fired his way in Game 2. He has a 2.92 GAA and .932 SV% in the series and has really kept his team in the hunt. He was 1-3 with a 2.79 GAA and .911 SV% in 4 games against the Canes in the regular season.
Play our free daily Pick’em Challenge and win! Play now!
Hurricanes at Islanders picks and predictions
Prediction
Islanders 3, Hurricanes 2
Moneyline
The Islanders have momentum after nearly stealing home-ice advantage, and now the Hurricanes are turning to a goalie who hasn’t played in a week and are down a top-line forward. The Isles will get at least 1 in this series, and they have won 4 in a row at home.
Take the ISLANDERS -120.
Puck line/Against the spread
The last 3 games between the teams have been decided by 1 goal, and that’s likely again in Game 3. However there’s no way we can drop -275 on that likelihood.
PASS and look to the total.
Over/Under
Five is a small number, but it is on point. Three of the last 5 games between the teams have been Under this number. The Under is 9-3 in the last 12 for Carolina and 8-2 in their last 10 against Metropolitan Division opponents. Head to the Win/Total section and take ISLANDERS AND UNDER 6.5 GOALS (+160) for a nice payout with a little cushion.
[gambcom-standard rankid=”5″ ]
For more sports betting picks and tips, check out SportsbookWire.com and BetFTW.
Follow Ryan Dodson on Twitter. Follow SportsbookWire on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
[lawrence-newsletter]
[lawrence-auto-related count=3 category=1369]