The New York Islanders and St. Louis Blues meet Saturday in NHL action at the Enterprise Center. The New York Islanders look for a win after winning five of their last six games. The St. Louis Blues look to build on their four-game winning streak.
The New York Islanders are averaging 2.8 goals per game and are scoring on 20.2 percent of their power play opportunities. Brock Nelson leads New York with 33 goals, Mathew Barzal has 34 assists and Noah Dobson has 166 shots on goal. Defensively, the New York Islanders are allowing 2.6 goals per game and are killing 84 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Ilya Sorokin has given up 97 goals on 1,326 shots faced, and Semyon Varlamov has allowed 71 goals on 865 shots.
The St. Louis Blues are averaging 3.6 goals per game and are scoring on 26.2 percent of their power play opportunities. Vladimir Tarasenko leads St. Louis with 25 goals, Robert Thomas has 44 assists and Pavel Buchnevich has 177 shots on goal. Defensively, the St. Louis Blues are allowing 2.9 goals per game and are killing 83.2 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jordan Binnington has allowed 97 goals on 957 shots faced, and Ville Husso has given up 78 goals on 1,025 shots.
The Islanders are 4-1 in their last 5 road games and 5-12 in their last 17 games playing on 0 days rest. The Blues are 4-0 in their last 4 home games and 1-4 in their last 5 games playing on 0 days rest. The over is 15-7 in Islanders last 22 road games. The over is 11-4 in Blues last 15 overall. The Islanders are 5-1 in the last 6 meetings.
You can make a case for either side here with the way they’re playing, but the St. Louis Blues being at home gives them the edge. The New York Islanders have also been horrible on the end of back to backs, and they also lose a ton in the underdog role. Both teams on the end of a back to back, I’ll give the Blues the edge at home with the reasonable price.