Senators at Islanders 11/5/19 - NHL Picks & Predictions
The Ottawa Senators play the second half of a back-to-back on Tuesday when the face the New York Islanders. The Senators visit the New York Rangers on Monday before visiting the Islanders on Tuesday. Ottawa lost to the Boston Bruins 5-2 in its last outing and fell to 3-8-1 on the season with just 7 points. Scott Sabourin fractured his nose in the loss to the Bruins.
New York has won nine straight following a 1-0 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday. Semyon Varlamov stopped all 27 shots he faced in net for the Islanders. New York’s goal came off the stick of Derick Brassard during the first period. The Islanders improved to 10-3 with 20 points and are in second place in the Metropolitan division five points behind first place Washington.
Anthony Duclair leads Ottawa in goals scored with five. Connor Brown is the assists leader with nine and the points leader with 11. Craig Anderson is 2-5-0 with goals against per game of 3.09 and saves percentage of .900. Ottawa is scoring an average of 2.40 goals per game while allowing an average of 3.80 per game.
Mathew Barzal leads the Islanders in goals with six and the points leader with 11. Josh Bailey leads in assists with six. Semyon Varlamov is 5-2-0 with goals against of 2.14 and saves percentage of .929. The Islanders are scoring an average of 2.50 goals per game, while allowing an average of 2.50 per game.
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The Islanders have won each of their last 9 overall and each of the last 5 head-to-head against Ottawa. The Senators have lost 56 of the last 72 versus Eastern Conference opponents and 18 of the last 24 versus opponents from the Metropolitan division. The Islanders are red-hot and although they trail Washington by five points, New York has three games in hand. Final Score Prediction, New York Islanders win 5-1.