Islanders at Penguins 4/14/19 - NHL Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 08/20/2019 at 9:21 AM ET

The New York Islanders visit the Pittsburgh Penguins for Game 3 of their NHL first round best of seven series. The Islanders lead the series 2-0 after defeating the Penguins 3-1 on Friday in Game 2. Josh Bailey and Jordan Eberle scored goals in the third period to help lead the Islanders to the win. Islanders goalie Robin Lehner made 32 saves in net.

The Penguins only goal in the Game 2 loss came off the stick of Erik Gudbranson while goalie Matt Murray made 31 saves in net for Pittsburgh. The last time Pittsburgh lost the first two games of any playoff series was against the Boston Bruins in the 2013 Eastern Conference finals. The Penguins failed to score over the final 2:44 of the game even though they had an extra skater after pulling Murray.
Jordan Eberle leads the Islanders in goals scored during the playoffs with two and in points with four. Mathew Barzal is the assists leader with three. Islanders goalie Robin Lehner is 2-0-0 with a goals against average of 1.93 and save percentage of .948.

Evgeni Malkin leads the Penguins in goals scored with one, in assists with two and in points with three. Justin Schultz and Phil Kessel each have two points apiece with each scoring one goal and making one assist. In goal, Matt Murray is 0-2-0 with a goal’s against average of 3.45 and 8.96 saves percentage.

Home ice is important in any matchup and this series is no exception. The home team is 2-0 in the series and 4-1 in the last 5 meetings overall between the two. Pittsburgh has won 35 of the last 55 meetings with the Islanders on it home ice and overall at home, the Penguins have won 121 of the last 175 games. Final Score Prediction, Pittsburgh Penguins win 4-1.

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