Islanders at Canucks 3/10/20 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Vancouver Canucks remain on their home ice on Tuesday and will host the New York Islanders. The Canucks are 4th in the Pacific with a  35-27-6 record.  Vancouver has won three of their last ten games and carry a 21-9-4 home ice record. The Canucks beat the Islanders 4-3 last month. 

Thatcher Demko will make his 25th start in the net for the Canucks. Demko is 12-10-2 on the season with 74 goals allowed. Demko carries a 3.03 goals against average with a .904 save percentage. The Vancouver Canucks average 3.24 goals per game which ranks 9th in the NHL. 

The New York Islanders roll into Vancouver riding a six game losing streak. The Islanders are 6th in the Metropolitan with a 35-23-9 record. New York has won two of their last ten games and carry a 15-14-3 road record. The Islanders average just 29.4 shots on goal per game which ranks 29th in the league. 

Semyon Varlamov will make his 39th start in the goal for Vancouver. Varlamov is 19-14-5 on the season with 2 shutouts. Varlamov has allowed 106 goals and carries a .915 save percentage.