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Islanders vs. Ottawa: NHL Match Prediction
New York is heading home after a successful series of away games. Patrick Roy men have scored 100 percent of the points in three away games and now intend to consolidate their success on the ice of UBS Arena. The next opponent of Anders Lee team will be Ottawa, which is a direct competitor of the hosts in the fight for the playoffs. The Canadians have started winning again and are one step away from the playoff zone. Which team will improve its position in the East on January 15? Find out from our betting tip for the meeting
Command Analysis
New York Islanders
USACurrent form
The Islanders are gradually returning to the fight for a playoff spot, but are still in the basement of the Eastern Conference standings. New York is in 14th place with 41 points after 42 games. The Islanders played very poorly at the end of autumn, but with the beginning of winter they improved their game quality and earned a little more than half of the points in games this winter. After a series of defeats towards the end of 2024, Patrick Roy charges went on an away tour and showed themselves well on the road. They beat Boston (5:4, OT), Vegas (4:0), and before returning to the ice of UBS Arena, they achieved success in Salt Lake (2:1). The Isles came back in the third 20-minute period and finished off the opponent one and a half minutes before the end of regulation time.
New York has regained its status as the conference lowest scoring team. The Islanders still look rather lackluster in attack. In the last five games, they have only made 12 accurate shots, although in the last three games they have managed to score ten goals. The club leading scorer is only on the 59th line in the league overall list. Anders Lee, as captain, makes a big contribution to the result and has made 35 effective actions (19+16).
Semyon Varlamov is still in the visitors' infirmary, but Ilya Sorokin also recently fell ill and did not take part in the last game. Marcus Hogberg was in goal last game, stopping 21 shots from Utah and was one of the main heroes of the game. Jakub Skarek, who has never played in the NHL, was also called up from Bridgeport.
Disqualifications and injuries
Hudson Fasching and Mike Riley will not be able to participate in the upcoming meeting. The participation of Isaiah George, Alexander Romanov and Ilya Sorokin is questionable.
Interesting trends for betting
- The Islanders are winning 55.1% of their faceoffs.
The Islanders are good at this metric and take most of the faceoffs.
- The hosts earn only 5.26 penalty minutes per match.
New York takes very few penalties and plays with extreme discipline.
Ottawa Senators
CanadaCurrent form
Ottawa has once again joined the battle for the eighth place in the East, although the Canadians were recently in tenth place. The Sens have 45 points after 42 games and should return to the playoff zone in the very near future. The Canadians are one point behind Columbus, which has played one game more. The Legionnaires played very well during December, but seriously slowed down at the end of the month. Travis Green charges lost four games at the beginning of the new year, but quickly improved and crushed Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania (5:0). The very next day, the Senators beat the guests from Dallas in Ontario (3:2), having recovered from a 0:1 deficit after 20 minutes.
The Senators are clearly tired of playing away and have only scored more than two goals per game twice in their last six games. Overall, the Canadian team is not so bad at converting their chances and usually scores at least three goals. Tim Stuetzle remains the visiting team top scorer. The German forward has 43 points (14+29) in the goal+assist system and makes assists more often than others.
Linus Ullmark got injured and the Sens started having problems in defense. Anton Forsberg couldn't earn the trust of the coaching staff, so Leevi Merilainen appeared on the ice in the last matches. The Finn played six games for the legionnaires this season and stopped 91.33% of shots. In January, the goalie was very good and made the first shutout of his career in a match against Pittsburgh.
Disqualifications and injuries
Linus Ullmark, Jakob Bernard-Docker, Noah Gregor, Travis Hamonic and Cole Reinhardt will not be available to help their teammates in New York.
Interesting trends for betting
- Legionnaires received 8.67 minutes of penalty time in previous matches
The visitors are often sent off and therefore often concede when they are short-handed.
- Ottawa blocks 16 shots per game
The visiting defense doesn't often sacrifice itself for the team goalies and rarely blocks many shots.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In five of the Islanders' six games, the first period was scoreless.
1.90Bet 2nd period: Islanders to score
The Isles have scored in the second period in four of their last five games.
1.45Tip and bets
The Islanders have gained excellent momentum and won all three away games, and they have dealt with very strong teams in Massachusetts and Nevada. Yes, Patrick Roy team has some personnel problems and the absence of the hosts' two main goalies is very alarming. On the other hand, Marcus Hogberg was good in the last game against Utah and helped his partners win. Ottawa has won two games in a row, although it suffered four defeats in early January. The team from Ontario continues to fight for a place in the top eight, but now the hosts look slightly preferable to the Canadians. We suggest betting on a victory for New York with a zero handicap.
Our prediction is Islanders win with Asian handicap (0) for 1.82
Bet on individual total
Ottawa is averaging 2.9 goals per game, but that number is only 2.57 on the road. The Canadians have not been the best offensive team this season, and have only scored four or more goals in a game since Dec. 22. The Isles have been pretty solid on their own end of the ice in early January and are quite capable of holding off the visitors.
Betting Tip - Ottawa individual total under three goals for 1.55
Bet on total
Both teams play in a closed style and first and foremost try not to concede. Ottawa plays in a slightly more active style, but often simply adapts to the opponent. The Islanders can confidently be called one of the lowest scoring teams in the league. Despite fairly productive games in early January, we do not expect more than five accurate shots between the teams.
Betting Tip - total under six goals for 1.65
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