Blackhawks at Islanders 1/3/19 - NHL Picks & Predictions

By: Jim |

Last Updated: 08/08/2019 at 9:04 AM ET

The Blackhawks are coming into this game here after dropping a game to the Bruins. However, now the Blackhawks will be facing off against the Islanders who are a team that has been struggling almost as much as the Blackhawks have on the year. The difference being the Islanders have been quite a bit more consistent than what the Blackhawks have been when it comes to winning.

The Blackhawks on the year have been able to score a total of 2.88 goals a game, but have given up 3.62 goals a game. The Blackhawks have converted on the power play at 15%, but have killed off 73.6%.
With the Islanders the team has managed to get a total of 4 wins in a row here and out of the last 5 have dropped only 1. The Islanders are a team that should be able to continue to pick up a win here as the team has been able to play a lot more consistent than anything that the Blackhawks have been able to do on the season.

The Islanders have been able to score at a total of 2.95 goals a game, but the defense is giving up 2.61 goals a game. The Islanders have been able to convert on the power play at 15.8%, but the defense is giving up 77.5%.

The Islanders are a team that has been playing fairly consistent hockey on the season so far. The Blackhawks have been a team that has struggled immensely and that is going to make a difference for the Islanders in the game here as they play consistently and the Blackhawks struggle to score or protect the net on a regular basis. Final Score Prediction, New York Islanders win 4-2.

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