Ducks vs. Islanders NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - March 4

The Anaheim Ducks and New York Islanders are coming off a loss and a win, respectively, heading into their meeting at Honda Center on Wednesday at 10 p.m. ET. The Islanders are small underdogs, at -110, and the Ducks are -110.

Anaheim's last game was a 5-1 home loss to the Colorado Avalanche on March 3. The Ducks got one point each out of Jackson LaCombe (one assist) and Cutter Gauthier (one goal).

New York won at home in its last game on March 1, 5-4 over the Florida Panthers. Matthew Schaefer had three points (two goals and one assist) in that outing for the Islanders.

Get ready for this matchup by checking out our prediction for who will come out on top in Wednesday's hockey action.

Ducks vs. Islanders Predictions & Pick

Ahead of the upcoming contest between the Anaheim Ducks and New York Islanders, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Ducks 4 - Islanders 3
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 7.01 goals)
  

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Ducks vs. Islanders Moneylines

Snag a peek below at the most recent moneylines for the Ducks-Islanders game.

• Favorite: Ducks (-110)
• Underdog: Islanders (-110)

Ducks Betting Insights

• In the 19 times this season the Ducks have been favored on the moneyline, they have gone 12-7 in those games.
• In games it has played with moneyline odds of -110 or shorter, Anaheim has put together a 12-7 record (winning 63.2% of its games).
• The Ducks' implied moneyline win probability is 52.4% in this matchup.
• Anaheim and its opponent have gone over 6.5 combined goals in 37 of 60 games this season.

Islanders Betting Insights

• The Islanders have been listed as an underdog 40 times this season, and won 25, or 62.5%, of those games.
• This season New York has won 26 of its 42 games, or 61.9%, when it's the underdog by at least -110 on the moneyline.
• The Islanders have a 52.4% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• New York and its opponent have combined to score more than 6.5 goals in 27 of 61 games this season.

Ducks Key Stats

• Anaheim's 193 total goals (3.2 per game) make it the 15th-ranked scoring team in the league.
• The Ducks rank 31st in goals against, allowing 211 total goals (3.5 per game) in league action.
• Its -18 goal differential ranks 22nd in the league.
• The 33 power-play goals the Ducks have recorded this season (to rank 18th in the NHL) have come on 183 power-play chances.
• Anaheim has the league's 23rd-ranked power-play conversion rate (18.03%).
• The seven shorthanded goals the Ducks have scored this season rank second among NHL teams.
• Anaheim has the league's 23rd-ranked penalty-kill percentage (77.37%).
• Anaheim wins 47.1% of its faceoffs to rank 29th in the NHL.
• The Ducks shoot 10.6% as a team (22nd in the league).

Islanders Key Stats

• With 178 goals (2.9 per game), New York has the league's 21st-ranked offense.
• The Islanders' total of 167 goals given up (2.7 per game) is fourth in the league.
• With a goal differential of +11, the team is 14th in the league.
• The Islanders have 28 power-play goals (28th in NHL) on 177 chances.
• New York's power-play percentage (15.82) ranks the team 31st in the league.
• This season, the Islanders have seven shorthanded goals (second in league).
• At 81.21%, New York has the 10th-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• New York wins 51.9% of faceoffs, seventh-best in the NHL.
• With a shooting percentage of 10.7%, the Islanders are 18th in the league.