NY Rangers at NY Islanders 4/11/21 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The New York Rangers look for their second consecutive victory over the New York Islanders when visiting the Islanders on Sunday. The Rangers are 19-16-5 with 43 points following a 4-1 victory over the Islanders on Friday. The Rangers have won two of their last three and are fifth in the East division five points behind their closest competitor Boston and 13 points behind co-leaders Washington and the Islanders.

Chris Kreider is leading the Rangers in goals scored with 17, while Adam Fox is the leader in assists with 32 and Artemi Panarin is the leader in points with 42. In goal, Igor Shesterkin is 10-9-2 with a goals-against average of 2.44 and save percentage of .921. The Rangers are scoring an average of 3.25 goals per game and allowing an average of 2.68 goals per game. The Rangers power play is scoring 19.9% of the time and the penalty kill unit has been successful 84.4% of the time.

The New York Islanders look to bounce back from a loss when hosting the Rangers on Sunday. The Islanders are 26-22-4 is 56 points and tied for first place in the East division with the Washington Capitals, two points ahead of Pittsburgh. The loss to the Rangers on Friday snapped a four-game winning streak for the Islanders. Andy Greene scored the only goal in the loss to the Rangers on Friday.

Brock Nelson is leading the Islanders in goals scored with 15, while Nick Leddy is the leader in assists with 24 and Mathew Barzal is the leader in points with 35. The Islanders are scoring an average of 2.88 goals per game and allowing an average of 2.32 goals per game. The Islanders power play is scoring 18.2% of the time and the penalty-kill unit has been successful 81.0% of the time.