Two clubs that split their head-to-head series one win each a year ago, the Nashville Predators and the New York Islanders face off at the Barclays Center for an East-West matchup. The matchup will get going at 7 p.m. ET on Saturday, October 6, and fans at home can catch the game live on Fox Sports Tennesse.
Nashville Predators vs. New York Islanders Odds
Nashville (-155) is currently favored over New York (+135), and the Over/Under (O/U) has been set at 6 goals (-110 for the over, -110 for the under).
The Nashville Predators were 53-29 straight up (SU) last season, while the New York Islanders finished just 35-47.
The visiting Predators managed to score 3.24 goals per game on offense (32.7 shot attempts per game), while the defense gave up 2.66 goals per contest. Opponents attempted 32.3 shots per game on the Predators last year.
Behind 31.3 offensive shot attempts per outing, the Islanders recorded 3.22 goals/game. The defense allowed 35.6 shots and 3.61 goals per game.
The Predators hit paydirt on 21.2% of their power play opportunities during the 2017-18 season. They were able to kill off 82.2% of all opponent power plays.
The Islanders scored on 23.2% of their extra-man advantages and killed off 73.2% of the power plays encountered by the defense.
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New York was 3-3 in games decided by a shootout last season while Nashville was 6-7 in shootouts.
New York’s skaters registered 6.6 takeaways per game and allowed 11.2 giveaways per contest.
Nashville skaters converted 8.0 takeaways per game while allowing 10.1 giveaways per game in 2017-18
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