Islanders at Panthers 4/4/19 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The New York Islanders look to bounce back from a loss when they visit the Florida Panthers on Thursday. The Islanders were defeated on Monday night by the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1. Jordan Eberle scored New York’s only goal of the game, while Robin Lehner made 36 saves in net for the Islanders.

Florida won its third straight on Monday night after defeating the Washington Capitals 5-3. The Panthers were led by Vincent Trocheck who scored two goals, including No. 100 of his NHL career. Also scoring for the Panthers were Troy Brouwer, Frank Vatrano and Jonathan Huberdeau. Aleksander Barkov collected three assists for Florida. Anders Lee leads the Islanders in goals scored with 28, while Mathew Barzal is the assists leader with 44 and the points leader with 62. New York goalie Robin Lehner is 24-13-5 with a 2.18 goals against average and a save percentage of .928. New York is 22nd in goals scored at 2.74 and 1st in goals against at 2.38.

Mike Hoffman leads the Panthers in goals scored with 35. Jonathan Huberdeau is the assists leader with 61, while Aleksander Barkov is the points leader with 94. Roberto Luongo is 18-16-4 with a 3.10 goals against average and .900 save percentage. Florida is 8th in goals per game at 3.25 and 28th in goals against at 3.35.