Islanders vs Flyers Picks and Prediction – 1/31/2025

The New York Islanders go on the road Thursday night with a game in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania against the Philadelphia Flyers. For other NHL news see our NHL Picks. The New York Islanders take to the road with a 22-27 record on the year and have a five game winning streak. New York has been below average offensively averaging 2.67 goals on 28.6 shots. Defensively the Islanders have been very strong allowing only 2.92 goals on 28.2 shots and gave up two goals in their recent win against the Colorado Avalanche. Anders Lee leads the Islanders offense with 39 points and 22 goals on 141 shots. Ilya Sorokin is the top goalie for New York with 17 wins and 31 outings carrying a .905 save percentage.

The Philadelphia Flyers stay at home playing their fifth game in six nights on Thursday with a 23-28 record on the year, and are on a one game winning streak.

Philadelphia has been below average offensively averaging just 2.96 goals on 27.5 shots. Defensively the Flyers have been bad allowing 3.33 goals on 26.7 shots and gave up two goals in their recent win against the New Jersey Devils. Samuel Ersson was in the net for the Flyers against New Jersey posting the .939 save percentage after giving up two goals on 33 shots in 60 minutes of play. Travis Konecny leads the Flyers offense with 58 points 21 goals and 37 assists. 

The Philadelphia Flyers are in a tough spot for this game because they are playing their fifth game in six nights, and on back to back games. The Flyers will be starting backup goaltender Ivan Fedotov who has been average. The New York Islanders have won five games in a row as goalie Ilya Sorokin has won four straight starts, allowing just four goals on 89 shots. The Islanders will do just enough to get a victory on the road in this matchup. Final Score Prediction, New York wins 3-2.