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New York Islanders at Carolina Hurricanes Preview & Picks – Islanders To Spring Game 1 Upset In NHL Playoffs

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18 Apr 2024
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  • New York Islanders at Carolina Hurricanes picks for Saturday, April 20
  • NHL Playoff game is taking place at PNC Arena
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    New York Islanders at Carolina Hurricanes Preview & Picks
  • New York Islanders at Carolina Hurricanes Preview & Picks
  • Head To Head
  • New York Islanders Form
  • Carolina Hurricanes Form

New York Islanders at Carolina Hurricanes Preview & Picks

New York are backed to win as an underdog in Carolina.

The Islanders ended the regular season on a great run and won both of their road games against the Hurricanes in the regular season.

  • New York Islanders are 8-1 in their last 9 games
  • New York Islanders were 2-0 in Carolina during the regular season
  • The betting underdog has won 5 of the last 7 meetings
  • The Over cashed in 3 of the 4 regular season meetings

Head To Head

  • The regular season series was split 2-2
  • Carolina Hurricanes won 4-1 when the two teams last met on March 19

New York Islanders Form

New York ended the regular season on a great run, winning eight of their last nine games to finish 39-27-16.

The Islanders’ hot run started in Philadelphia as they downed Philadelphia in overtime, 4-3, and continued when the returned home to beat Chicago 2-1.

They then won 4-2 in Columbus, before reeling off three consecutive wins at home, beating Nashville 2-0, New York Rangers 4-2 and Montreal 3-2 in overtime.

New York’s win streak was finally ended at six games by a shootout defeat at the Rangers, but they responded with back-to-back wins to close out the regular season.

The Islanders returned to winning ways with a 4-1 win in New Jersey, and then downed Pittsburgh 5-4 at home.

Carolina Hurricanes Form

Carolina lost their regular season finale, but they did win seven of the last nine games to finish 52-23-7.

The Hurricanes began that sequence with back-to-back shutout wins, beating Detroit 4-0 at home and Montreal 3-0 on the road.

They then responded to a 4-1 home defeat to Boston by reeling off five consecutive victories.

Carolina beat Washington 4-2 and Columbus 3-0 at home, before heading out on the road to beat Boston 4-1, St Louis 5-2 and Chicago 4-2.

The Hurricanes failed to make it six-in-a-row in their regular season finale though, losing 6-3 at Columbus.

Verdict

New York went 2-0 in Carolina in the regular season and the betting underdog has tended to win recent meetings.

The Islanders enter the playoffs on a roll too, so they make for appealing underdogs in the series opener.

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