Islanders at Hurricanes 1/19/20 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The New York Islanders look to bounce back from a loss when visiting the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday. The Islanders fell to 28-14-4 and 60 points with their 3-2 loss to the New York Rangers on Thursday. Scoring for the Islanders in the loss were Anthony Beauvillier and Josh Bailey. Semyon Varlamov made 25 saves in net for the Islanders. New York is in third place in me Metropolitan Division nine points behind first-place Washington.

Brock Nelson leads the Islanders in goals scored with 18, while Mathew Barzal is the assists leader with 22 and points leader with 39. The Islanders are scoring an average of 2.85 goals per game while allowing an average of 2.63 goals per game. Semyon Varlamov is 15-7-4 in net for the Islanders with a goals-against average of 2.50 and save percentage of .918.

Carolina looks to snap a three-game losing streak when hosting the Islanders on Sunday. The Hurricanes fell to 27-18-3 with 57 points following a 2-1 overtime loss to the Anaheim Ducks on Friday. Sebastian Aho scored Carolina's only goal of the game in the first period, while James Reimer stopped 35 shots in net for the Hurricanes.

Sebastian Aho leads the Hurricanes in goals scored with 24, while Tuevo Teravainen is the assists leader with 36 and the leader in points with 45. Carolina is scoring an average of 3.15 goals per game while allowing an average of 2.71 goals-per-game. Petr Mrazek is 17-12-2 in goal for the Hurricanes with a goals-against average of 2.64 and save percentage of .904.