Coyotes at Islanders 3/24/19 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Coyotes have slipped behind the Wild in the standings for the wild card standing. However, the Coyotes are a team that could easily come into this game here and have some struggles as the Islanders are a team that has really been playing great hockey on the season. The one exception has been the last few games that has seen the Islanders offense slip and the Islanders defense struggle. That is completely opposite of what the Islanders have been doing on the season as they have the best rated defense in the league. With the Coyotes the team has been able to score a total of 2.62 goals a game on the season. Defensively the Coyotes have given up a total of 2.80 goals a game. With the power play the Coyotes have converted at 17%, but the penalty kill has managed to sit at 85.1% on the year.

For the Islanders the team has been able to score 2.73 goals a game. The Islanders have played great defensively most of the season by allowing only 2.39 goals a game. The Islanders power play is dismal at 14.9%, but the penalty kill is sitting at 80.8% on the season.