Coyotes at Islanders 10/24/19 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Arizona Coyotes look for their fifth straight victory on Thursday when they visit the New York Islanders. The Coyotes won their fourth straight on Tuesday 3-2 in overtime against the New York Rangers. Christian Dvorak scored the winning goal 1:04 into the extra period to lead the Coyotes to the victory. With the win, Arizona improved to 5-2-1 with 11 points. 

New York won its fourth straight on Saturday with a 3-2 overtime victory over Columbus. The win improved the Islanders record to 5-3-0 with 10 points. Brock Nelson scored just 33 seconds into the extra period to give the Islanders the win on the road. Also scoring for the Islanders were Michael Dal Colle and Mathew Barzal, while Thomas Greiss made 34 saves.

Christian Dvorak leads the Coyotes in goals scored with four, while Clayton Keller is the assists leader with seven and Nick Schmaltz is the leader in points with nine. In net, Darcy Kuemper is 4-2-0 with goals against per game of 1.68 and save percentage of .944. Arizona is scoring an average of 3.00 goals per game while allowing an average of 1.88 per game.

Mathew Barzal leads the Islanders in goals with four. Anthony Beauvillier leads in assists with four, while Brock Nelson leads in points with seven. Semyon Varlamov is 2-2-0 with goals against of 2.54 and saves percentage of .923. The Islanders are scoring an average of 2.50 goals per game, while allowing an average of 2.50 per game.