Philadelphia Flyers vs NY Islanders 8/24/20 - NHL Picks & Predictions
The Islanders were one team that looked really good in the opening round of the playoffs. The Islanders managed to knock off the defending Eastern Conference champs in the Capitals. Now, the Islanders will be facing the Flyers who actually had some problems in their opening series against the Capitals.
In the last 5 games the Islanders ended up going 4-1. Over that span the Islanders were able to score a total of 3.4 goals a game on the year. Defensively the Islanders only allowed 1.6 goals a game which was a great defensive showing for the Islanders against a very strong Capitals offense.
The Flyers had a challenge in eliminating the Canadiens and oddly the Montreal team almost looked like a team that was going to lose the game. Now, the Flyers have to face a team that has been playing really great hockey so far and that is going to be the Islanders who easily took care of the Capitals.
For their last 5 games the Flyers ended up going 3-2. The Flyers managed to average out to a total of 1.8 goals per game being scored. The defense for the Philadelphia team allowed 2.4 goals per game in the last 5 games.
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The game here is going to be one that the Flyers are going to have to figure out how to play great offensively, but also step up good defensively. The Flyers are giving up .6 goals more per game than what they are scoring and against Montreal were very streaky in the games. Now, the Islanders have played consist and are getting more than 3 goals per game scored while giving up well under 2 per game. Look for the Islanders to build upon that success and bring home the win. Final Score Prediction, New York Islanders win 4-2.
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