The New York Islanders (20-8-4) hit the road against the Philadelphia Flyers (15-11-3) Monday with a 7 p.m. ET puck drop at Wells Fargo Center. Below, we analyze the Islanders-Flyers odds and lines, with NHL picks and predictions.
Islanders at Flyers: Odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Islanders -130 (bet $130 to win $100) | Flyers +110 (bet $100 to win $110)
- Against the spread/ATS: Islanders -1.5 (+200) | Flyers +1.5 (-250)
- Over/Under: 5.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Islanders at Flyers: Projected starting goalies
Semyon Varlamov (13-6-3, 2.17 GAA, .923 SV%, 3 SO) vs. Carter Hart (8-7-3, 3.83 GAA, .875 SV%, 1 SO)
Varlamov is on a two-game slide, including his most recent outing on Thursday against the Flyers. He coughed up four goals on 31 shots in that game. While he has a 2.17 GAA overall, he is 0-1-1 with a 3.47 GAA and .854 SV% in two starts against Philly this season.
Hart won the first game against the Islanders Thursday, allowing three goals on 25 shots in a 4-3 win. However, he was pounded Saturday, roughed up for six goals on 28 shots. Still, he is 2-1-0 with a 3.61 GAA and .864 SV% in three outings against the Isles this season.
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Islanders at Flyers: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Islanders 5, Flyers 3
Money line (ML)
The ISLANDERS (-130) are favored on the road, and for good reason, too. Yes, these teams split on the Island in a two-game set Thursday and Saturday, and Varlamov lost the first start, but he has been the more consistent goalie of the two starters in this game. Plus, the Isles enter 10-2 across the past 12 outings, while cashing in 12 of the previous 15 as a favorite.
The Flyers (+110) have been terribly inconsistent lately, winning 5-4 in overtime against the Rangers March 15, then getting punched around 9-0 the next time out. They won 4-3 against the Isles Thursday, then were clubbed 6-1 Saturday. Will we get good Flyers or bad Flyers?
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Against the spread (ATS)
The ISLANDERS -1.5 (+200) are worth a small-unit play as you try and double up. They won the most recent outing against the Flyers +1.5 (-250), and the Flyers have allowed 36 total goals over the past seven outings – or 5.1 goals per game.
Over/Under (O/U)
OVER 5.5 (-110) is the play in this one. While the trends point to the Under for the Islanders, Hart and the Flyers have been coughing up plenty of goals lately. The Over is 4-1 in Philly’s past five at home, and the Over has connected in 21 of their past 29 games overall. In addition, the Over is 17-5-1 in the previous 23 meetings in this series, and 9-3 across the past 12 meetings in Philadelphia.
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