Stars vs. Islanders Monday Prediction
The Stars and Islanders meet tonight at 7:00 p.m. ET and in a rare situation for today’s NHL, the total for the game currently sits at just 5 goals. Does that take the under off the table for bettors?
Game Snapshot
005 Dallas Stars (+110) at 006 New York Islanders (-121); o/u 5
7:00 p.m. ET, Tuesday, February 4, 2020
Barclays Center
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Public Betting Information
According to our NHL Public Betting Information page, 66% of the betting tickets wagered at online sportsbooks are on the Islanders to win on the money line.
Dallas Stars Fantasy Spin
Anton Khudobin allowed three goals on 36 shots in Monday’s 5-3 win over the New York Rangers. Khudobin let in a horrendous power-play goal to Pavel Buchnevich from a terrible angle less than three minutes into the game. Thankfully for Dallas, that didn’t prevent them from coming back and winning the game. Khudobin owns a 12-7-1 record with a 2.34 goals-against-average and a .927 save percentage this season.
New York Islanders Fantasy Spin
Thomas Greiss stopped 20 of 24 shots in a 4-3 overtime loss to Vancouver. Greiss has at least gotten a point for the Islanders out of each of his last five starts. He’s 14-7-2 with a 2.50 GAA and .922 save percentage in 25 contests this season.
Betting Trends
Dallas
The Stars are 6-2 in their last eight games when playing the second game of a back-to-back and have won six of their last eight road games as well.
New York
The Islanders are just 2-8 in their last 10 home games, are 1-4 in their last five games overall and are 3-8 in their last 11 Western Conference matchups.
Our Prediction
The under is 5-2 in the Stars’ last seven road games, is 7-3-1 in their last 11 games overall and is 14-6-1 in their last 21 games playing on zero rest. On the other side, the under is 40-15-3 in the Islanders’ last 58 games versus an opponent with a winning record, is 6-2 in their last eight games against Central Division opponents and is 5-2-1 in their last eight games when their opponent scores five goals or more in their previous contest.
Tuesday NHL Prediction: Stars/Islanders UNDER 5
