Washington Capitals at New York Islanders 1/15/22 - NHL Picks & Predictions

This Saturday afternoon January 15th, 2022 2 pm EDT the NHL is back with more exciting hockey action. The Washington Capitals are in Elmont, NY to face the New York Islanders in the UBS Arena. Stay tuned we've got you covered on all the best betting angles here at Picks and Parlays your leader in free sports betting picks!

The Capitals are 20-8-9,   on the road, sitting in 3rdbplace in the Metropolitan Division. Offensively the Capitals are averaging 3.32 goals, and 31.8 shots. The Capitals are 14.5% on power play opportunities and 45.6% on faceoffs.

Defensively the Captals allow 2.76 goals and 28.2 shot attempts with a 81.9% penalty kill. Expected goalie for the Capitals is Ilya Samsonov (13-3-3) with a .903 save percentage.

The Islanders are 11-12-6, 5-5-3 at home, sitting in 8th place in the Metropolitan Division. Offensively the Islanders are averaging 2.31 goals and 28.4 shots. The Islanders are 19% on power play opportunities and 52.2% on faceoffs.

Defensively the Islanders are allowing 2.76 goals and 32.5 shot attempts with a 81.5% penalty kill. Expected goalie for the Islanders is Ilya Sorokin(9-7-5) with a .925 save percentage.