by Vegas Writer
Saturday, Oct 26, 2024Saturday's edition of the "Morning Skate" recaps Friday's short slate that featured just four games and saw the home teams and their guests split out with two wins apiece.
The New York Islanders and Nashville Predators won on the road, at New Jersey and Chicago, respectively, while the Edmonton Oilers and Vegas Golden Knights beat Pittsburgh and Ottawa, respectively.
The Penguins were the only team that failed to score a goal on Friday.
Let's take a look at the main highlights from Friday:
The New York Islanders and Nashville Predators won on the road, at New Jersey and Chicago, respectively, while the Edmonton Oilers and Vegas Golden Knights beat Pittsburgh and Ottawa, respectively.
The Penguins were the only team that failed to score a goal on Friday.
Let's take a look at the main highlights from Friday:
- Alex Pietrangelo had three assists and picked up his final one on the go-ahead goal by Keegan Kolesar after Tomas Hertl pulled Vegas even with 3:11 left in regulation. The Golden Knights earned a victory in regulation despite trailing in the final five minutes for just the second time in franchise history.
- Evan Bouchard, Leon Draisaitl, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Mattias Ekholm scored goals for Edmonton, which sprayed a season-high 50 shots against the Penguins.
- Connor Bedard's 24th career goal gave Chicago a 2-0 lead, but Gustav Nyquist, Filip Forsberg and Brady Skjei accounted for Nashville's three unanswered goals to give the Predators their first multi-goal comeback win of the season.
- Nico Hischier scored his eighth goal of the season to move into a tie for the league lead while Jesper Bratt scored a game-tying goal with 1:29 left in regulation for the Devils. In the end, however, it would be Bo Horvat scoring the overtime winner for the Islanders, who stymied the Jersey's comeback attempt.
Through the first 17 nights:
Favorites are 71-47, including a 46-28 run.
Overs are 55-53-10.
Tonight's FEATURED GAME (lines courtesy DraftKings):
Toronto at Boston (-110, 6o, -112)
William Nylander and the Maple Leafs reunite their chief nemesis, as they head into Beantown to face David Pastrnak and the Bruins. It'll make the first meeting since Game 7 of the 2024 playoffs, where Nylander scored a third-period goal before Pastrnak buried the clincher at 1:54 of overtime in the first round.
Boston has earned victories in each of its last seven regular-season battles with Toronto, going back to Jan. 14, 2023, including three overtime wins.
Toronto arrives after losing two in a row, including Thursday's 5-1 home loss to St. Louis. The Leafs have scored two or fewer goals in three of their last four games.
Boston, meanwhile, has dropped its last three, including Thursday's 5-2 home loss to Dallas. Like the Leafs, the Bruins have been in search of offense, scoring just three goals during the three-game slide.
PREDICTION: With both teams playing sluggish of late, and this rivalry being as heavy as it's been, another low-scoring game isn't out of the question. Eight of the last 10 meetings have stayed under, with the average final tally being 4.7 goals per game. If anything, this one stays under
