Fliers vs. Islanders forecast, odds, pick

It’s a clash of the Metropolitan Division as Philadelphia Flyers to face New York Islanders. Time to continue our NHL odds series with Fliers-Islanders prediction and selection.

The Flyers enter the game at 19-20-6 on the year, placing them in fifth place in the Metropolitan Division, and just four points away from a playoff spot. This has The Flyers are considering moves before the trade deadline. In their last game, they faced the Columbus Blue Jackets. Bobby Brink opened the scoring just 3:44 into the period to give the Flyers the lead, but the Blue Jackets tied the game in that period. After a scoreless second period, the Flyers would take the lead again, with a goal by Owen Tippett in the third, but the Blue Jackets would tie it again. This led to overtime and a shootout, where the Flyers fell to the Blue Jackets.

Meanwhile, the Islanders are 17-19-7 on the year, which puts them in last place in the Metropolitan Division. Without rapid improvement, The Islanders could be sellers at the trade deadline. In the last game, they faced the Ottawa Senators. After a scoreless first period, the Senators hit Adam Gaudet goal in the second period. The Senators would add an empty net goal in the third period as Leevi Meilanien stopped all 24 shots he faced and the Senators won the game 2-0.

Here are the Fliers-Islanders NHL oddscourtesy of FanDuel.

NHL odds: Flyers-Islanders odds

Philadelphia Flyers: +1.5 (-215)

Moneiline: +116

New York Islanders: -1.5 (+172)

Moneilines: -140

Over: 5.5 (-128)

Under: 5.5 (+104)

How to watch Flyers vs Islanders

Time: 7:30 PM ET/ 4:30 PM PT

TV: ESPN+

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Why the Flyers might cover the spread/win

The team leader in goals, assists and points this year for the Fliers is Travis Konecny, who currently plays on the second line. He enters the game with 20 goals and 30 assists, good for 50 points. Furthermore, he has eight goals and four assists on the power play. He is joined on the line by Owen Tippett, who is third on the team in points. Tippett has 13 goals and 14 assists on the year, good for a total of 27 points.

Meanwhile, Matvei Michkov is having a great year leading the third line. He is second on the team in points, with 13 goals and 18 assists on the year. He also has six goals and eight assists on the power play. Scott Lawton is fourth on the team in points, playing on the fourth line. This year, he has nine goals and 14 assists, which is a total of 23 points. Finally, the Flyers are getting help on offense from the blue line. Travis Sanheim comes in with six goals and 17 assists this year.

Samuel Ersson is expected to be in net for the Flyers in this game. He is 11-7-2 with a 2.87 goals-against average and .887 save percentage. He has been solid in his last three starts, giving up six goals in three starts, having a shutout and going 2-1-0 in those three games.

Why the Islanders could cover the spread/win

Anders Lee is joined by Matthew Barzal and Brock Nelson to make up the first line for the Islanders. Lee leads the team in goals and points this year. This year, he scored 19 goals and added 16 assists, which is good for a total of 35 points. He has three goals and two assists on the power play. Barzal has only played half of the team’s games this year, but in those games he has four goals and nine assists. Rounding out the line is Brock Nelson, who is fourth on the team in points with 12 goals and 13 assists this year.

Bo Horvath leads the second line and is second on the team in points. Horvath comes in this year with 13 goals and 17 assists, good for 30 points. He is joined by Kyle Palmieri. Palmieri is third on the team in points, coming in with 12 goals and 15 assists.

Ilya Sorokin is expected to be in goal for the Islanders in this match. He is 13-13-4 on the year with a 2.83 goals-against average and a .902 save percentage. Sorokin was terrific in his last start, stopping all 30 shots he faced in the win. It was the third time in four games that he allowed two or fewer goals and had a save percentage over .915.

Final Flyers-Islanders Prediction & Pick

The odds in this NHL game have the Islanders as favorites. However, they are only scoring 2.60 goals per game and are 16th in the NHL in goals per game. Furthermore, they are last in the NHL in both power play and penalty kill. The Flyers are 29th in the NHL in goals per game, but are scoring more than three goals per game this year. This should be a close game, but take the Fliers.

Fliers-Islanders final prediction and pick: Fliers ML (+116)