Hurricanes vs. Islanders NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Oct. 30

Both the Carolina Hurricanes and New York Islanders are coming off a loss, heading into their meeting at Lenovo Center on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. ET. The Islanders are underdogs away from home, at +180, and the Hurricanes are -218.

Carolina lost 6-3 at home in its last game on Oct. 28 against the Vegas Golden Knights. The Hurricanes got one point apiece out of six players, including Andrei Svechnikov (one goal) and Logan Stankoven (one goal).

New York lost 5-2 on the road against the Boston Bruins in its last game on Oct. 28. Bo Horvat's two points (one goal and one assist) in that outing led the Islanders.

As hockey action continues, prepare for the matchup by checking out which squad we project to win Thursday's game.

Hurricanes vs. Islanders Predictions & Pick

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

• Prediction: Islanders 4 - Hurricanes 3
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 7.07 goals)
  

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Hurricanes vs. Islanders Moneylines

Grab a look below at the most recent moneylines for the Hurricanes-Islanders matchup.

• Favorite: Hurricanes (-218)
• Underdog: Islanders (+180)

Hurricanes Betting Insights

• In the six times this season the Hurricanes have been a moneyline favorite, they have gone 5-1 in those games.
• Carolina has had moneyline odds of -218 or shorter in only two games this season, and won both.
• Based on the moneyline in this contest, the Hurricanes' implied win probability is 68.6%.
• Carolina and its opponent have combined to score more than 6.5 goals in five of nine games this season.

Islanders Betting Insights

• This season the Islanders have been an underdog five times, and won two of those games.
• New York has not had a game this season as a bigger underdog on the moneyline than the +180 odds on them winning this game.
• The Islanders have a 35.7% 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 seven of nine games this season.

Hurricanes Key Stats

• Carolina's 33 total goals (3.7 per game) make it the 14th-ranked scoring team in the NHL.
• The Hurricanes have given up 28 total goals (3.1 per game), the seventh-fewest in league play.
• It has the league's ninth-best goal differential at +5.
• The three power-play goals the Hurricanes have recorded this season (on 30 power-play chances) rank 32nd in the NHL.
• Carolina is 32nd in the league with a 10% power-play conversion rate.
• The Hurricanes have capitalized with one shorthanded goal this season (seventh among NHL squads).
• Carolina kills 82.86% of opponent power plays, the 12th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Carolina wins 51.6% of its faceoffs (12th in NHL).
• The Hurricanes shoot 11.1% as a team (17th in the league).

Islanders Key Stats

• New York's 32 goals on the season (3.6 per game) rank 16th in the NHL.
• The Islanders' total of 32 goals given up (3.6 per game) is 20th in the league.
• it has the 15th-ranked goal differential in the league at 0.
• With five power-play goals (on 32 chances), the Islanders are 24th in the NHL.
• New York scores on 15.63% of its power plays, No. 26 in the league.
• The Islanders have a league-leading two shorthanded goals.
• The 70.97% penalty-kill percentage of New York is 24th in the NHL.
• New York is 20th in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (48.4%).
• The Islanders' 11.7% shooting percentage is 12th in the league.