The New York Islanders and the Colorado Avalanche meet Monday night in NHL action from the Ball Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Colorado Avalanche vs NY Islanders Prediction.
New York Islanders Recap
The New York Islanders come into this one looking to rebound from back-to-back losses to start the year after a 3-0 loss to the Dallas Stars last time out. After this game, the Islanders will finish their road trip in St. Louis with a matchup against the Blues.
Islanders Looking To Get Back On Track
Anthony Duclair and Noah Dobson each have a team-high 2 points with Duclair logging a goal and an assist while Dobson had a pair of assists. J-G Pageau, Bo Horvat and Maxim Tsyplakov each have a goal while Kyle Palmieri, Brock Nelson, Mathew Barzal and Simon Holmstrom each have an assist as well. Semyon Varlamov has made both starts for the Islanders in goal so far this season and is 0-1-1 with a 3.52 GAA and an .865 save percentage so far this season.
Why the New York Islanders will win
- The Avalanche have lost each of their last four games as favorites.
- The underdogs have won five of the Avalanche’s last six games.
- The underdogs have covered the puck line in each of the Avalanche’s last four games at Ball Arena.
- The Avalanche have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last four games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
Colorado Avalanche Recap
The Colorado Avalanche come into this one looking to rebound from a 6-4 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets last time out, falling to 0-2 on the year as a result. After this game, the Avalanche will welcome the Boston Bruins to town.
Avalanche Trying To Tighten Up Defensively
Mikko Rantanen, Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar each have a team-high 4 points with Rantanen logging 3 goals with an assist while MacKinnon has 3 assists and Makar has a team-high 4 assists. Casey Mittelstadt has a pair of goals while Ross Colton has a goal and an assist and Samuel Girard has a pair of assists. In goal for the Avs, Alexandar Georgiev is 0-1 with a 7.75 GAA and a .680 save percentage while Justus Annunen is 0-1 with a 4.69 GAA and a .765 save percentage this season.
Why the Colorado Avalanche will win
- The Avalanche have won each of their last 11 games at Ball Arena against opponents on a losing streak.
- The Islanders have lost each of their last six night games.
- The Avalanche have covered the puck line in each of their last eight night games at Ball Arena against opponents on a losing streak.
- The Islanders have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last four road games.
Colorado Avalanche vs NY Islanders Prediction
I’m on the Avalanche here. Both teams have had brutal starts to the year, but the thing for me is that even in defeat, we’ve seen the Avalanche be able to find the back of the net with consistency, which isn’t something that can necessarily be said for the Islanders, who are simply riding the struggle bus at this point, as the goaltending’s been a mess and the Islanders have looked sloppy a lot of the time. Not the greatest price with the Avs, but I’ll back Colorado here.