NY Rangers at NY Islanders 4/9/21 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The New York Rangers will complete a back-to-back on Friday when visiting the New York Islanders after hosting the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday. New York is 18-15-5 with 41 points following an 8-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins. New York has won three of its last four and the Rangers are fifth in the East division five points behind their closest competitor the Boston Bruins and 13 points behind co-leaders Washington and the New York Islanders.

Chris Kreider is the leading goal scorer for New York with 17, while Adam Fox is the leader in assists with 31 and Artemi Panarin is the leader in points with 40. In goal, Igor Shesterkin is 10-8-2 with a goals-against average of 2.36 and a save percentage of .924. New York is scoring an average of 3.26 goals per game and allowing an average of 2.66 goals per game. New York's power play is scoring 19.7% of the time and the penalty-kill unit has been successful 84.6% of the time.

The New York Islanders will also complete a back-to-back when hosting the Rangers on Friday after playing at home on Thursday against the Philadelphia Flyers. New York is 25-10-4 with 54 points following its 1-0 victory over the Washington Capitals. The Islanders have won three straight and are tied for first with Washington four points ahead of second-place Pittsburgh.

Brock Nelson is leading New York in goals scored with 14, while Nick Leddy is the leader in assists with 24 and Mathew Barzal is the leader in points with 34. In goal, Semyon Varlamov is 16-7-3 with a goals-against average of 2.17, save percentage of .922 and four shutouts. New York is scoring an average of 2.95 goals per game and allowing an average of 2.28 goals per game. New York's power play is scoring 18.9% of time and the penalty-kill unit has been successful 80.6% of the time.