Pittsburgh Penguins vs New York Islanders Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/12/2022

Game Time: 7:30 pm ET, Tuesday, April 12, 2022

Venue:  UBS Arena, Elmont, NY

Where to Watch:  MSG+

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Penguins -125, Islanders +105; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Penguins -125, Islanders +105; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Penguins -125, Islanders +105; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

 

Pittsburgh Penguins:  42-22-10 (3rd place, Metropolitan Division)

New York Islanders:  33-29-9 (5th place, Metropolitan Division)

 

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Pittsburgh Penguins:  3-6-1 last 10

New York Islanders:  6-4-0 last 10

 

 

 

The Penguins are coming into this game with 94 points, a 42-22-10 record overall, and they are 22-10-5 in their road games this regular season where they will be in this game. They have lost 3 of their last 4 games but are coming into this one off of a win in their last game which snapped a 3 game losing streak that they were on. Their 3 losses in that span were against the Colorado Avalanche, the New York Rangers, and the Washington Capitals while their win came against the Nashville Predators in their last game. They won that game at home 3-2. Sidney Crosby scored 2 goals in that game while Jason Zucker also scored 1 in that one. Sidney Crosby led the team in shots on net in that game with 5. Casey DeSmith was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 35 shots with 33 saves and a .943 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 243 goals this season averaging 3.3 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 205 goals against them allowing 2.8 goals per game. 

 

 

The Islanders are coming into this game with 75 points, a 33-29-9 record overall, and they are 18-13-4 in their home games this regular season where they will be in this game. They have lost 2 of their last 3 games and are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game. Their last win was against the Carolina Hurricanes while their 2 losses in that span came against the Dallas Stars and the St. Louis Blues in their last game. They lost that game on the road 6-1. Grant Hutton scored the only goal in that game for them while Brock Nelson assisted it. Ryan Pulock led the team in shots on net in that game with 5. Semyon Varlamov was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 6 goals on 31 shots with 25 saves and a .806 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 195 goals this season averaging 2.7 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 196 goals against them allowing 2.8 goals per game. 

 

 

The Islanders are coming into this game losing 2 of their last 3 but they are also coming off of a very bad loss on the road 6-1 to the Blues. That is a very bad loss to take and they will be hungry for a win at home here to cancel out that awful performance the other night. They are back at home for this game and they are going up against a Penguins team that has not been playing well in their recent games. The Penguins are coming off of a win in their last game but that was a very close win at home in OT that they almost lost late in the 3rd period. They had lost 4 straight games prior to that and they were not even close in those games, losing all of them by 2 or more goals. The Islanders have been playing much better down the stretch and they have really started to play well at home especially. They are catching the Penguins at a good time here as they are in a little slump and they will get the win at home in this game.

 

Penguins Islanders Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Tuesday, April 12, 2022 (7:30 pm ET start time) is Islanders 3 Penguins 2.

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Pittsburgh Penguins: 26-13 (+13.6u) ML in a road game where the total is 5.5. 18-8 (+8.2u) ML off a close home win by 1 goal. 73-48 (+6.4u) ML off a win or tie in their previous game.

New York Islanders: 14-19 (-8.4u) ML after playing 3 consecutive road games. 23-28 (-6.8u) ML after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game. 20-8 UNDER after allowing 5 goals or more.

 

 

Pittsburgh Penguins:  E. Malkin (C) Ques Tues - Poss. Suspension. R. Zohorna (LW) Ques Tues - Illness. B. McGinn (LW) Out indefinitely - Upper Body injury. N. Beaulieu (D) Early May - Lower Body injury.

New York Islanders:  C. Cizikas (C) Elig Tues - Suspension. S. Mayfield (D) out for season - Lower Body injury. C. Clutterbuck (RW) out for season - Shoulder injury.

 

 

 

“When Sid elevates his game, like he did tonight, it gives our whole bench a boost. He leads by example, just how he plays the game and I thought he was a consistent threat all night.” - Mike Sullivan on his team’s win against the Predators on Sunday.

 

 

“Fun to get back into the room and have all the guys saying, ‘Congrats.’" - Grant Hutton after their loss against the Blues on Saturday night.

 

 

 

LW Guentzel, Jake

C Crosby, Sidney

RW Rust, Bryan

LD Dumoulin, Brian

RD Letang, Kris

G DeSmith, Casey

 

LW Lee, Anders

C Nelson, Brock

RW Beauvillier, Anthony

LD Pelech, Adam

RD Pulock, Ryan

G Varlamov, Semyon

 

 

Points: S. Crosby (75)

Goals: J. Guentzel (33)

Assists: K. Letang (55)

GAA: T. Jarry (2.41)

 

Points: B. Nelson (52)

Goals: B. Nelson (33)

Assists: M. Barzal (34)

GAA: I. Sorokin (2.27)

 

Coaches:

Pittsburgh Penguins: Mike Sullivan (7th season)

New York Islanders: Barry Trotz (4th season)