Islanders vs. Flyers NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - April 3

Both the New York Islanders and Philadelphia Flyers are coming off a defeat, heading into their matchup at UBS Arena on Friday at 7 p.m. ET. Islanders (-142) versus Flyers (+120) has a definite favorite, according to the moneyline odds.

New York lost 4-3 on the road in its last game on March 31 against the Buffalo Sabres. Bo Horvat had three points (three assists) for the Islanders.

Philadelphia lost 4-2 at home against the Detroit Red Wings in its most recent game on April 2. The Flyers got one point apiece out of six players in that matchup, including Porter Martone (one assist) and Trevor Zegras (one assist).

Before this matchup, here is who we expect to secure the win in Friday's hockey contest.

Islanders vs. Flyers Predictions & Pick

For the upcoming game between the New York Islanders and Philadelphia Flyers, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Flyers 4 - Islanders 3
• Pick OU: Over 5.5 (Dunkel projecting 6.97 goals)
  

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Islanders vs. Flyers Moneylines

Snag a look below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Islanders-Flyers game.

• Favorite: Islanders (-142)
• Underdog: Flyers (+120)

Islanders Betting Insights

• The Islanders are 14-13 this season when favored on the moneyline.
• New York is 9-7 (winning 56.2% of its games) when playing with moneyline odds of -142 or shorter.
• The implied moneyline probability for this game says the Islanders have a 58.7% chance to win.
• New York and its opponent have gone over 5.5 combined goals in 39 of 76 games this season.

Flyers Betting Insights

• This season the Flyers have been an underdog 51 times, and won 21, or 41.2%, of those games.
• Philadelphia is 13-20 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +120 or more on the moneyline.
• The Flyers have a 45.5% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Philadelphia has played 39 games this season that ended with over 5.5 goals.

Islanders Key Stats

• New York's 218 total goals (2.9 per game) rank 21st in the league.
• The Islanders have conceded 216 total goals (2.8 per game), ranking sixth in NHL play for the fewest goals against.
• Its +2 goal differential ranks 15th in the league.
• The 38 power-play goals the Islanders have put up this season (on 224 power-play chances) rank 24th in the NHL.
• New York is 30th in the league with a 16.96% power-play conversion rate.
• The Islanders have scored nine shorthanded goals this season (fourth among NHL teams).
• New York has the league's 10th-best penalty-kill percentage (81%).
• New York has the fifth-best faceoff win percentage in the NHL, at 52.7%.
• The Islanders have a 10.2% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 28th in the league.

Flyers Key Stats

• With 213 goals (2.8 per game), Philadelphia has the league's 24th-ranked offense.
• The Flyers allow three goals per game (225 in total), 11th in the NHL.
• it has the 18th-ranked goal differential in the league at -12.
• With 33 power-play goals (on 216 chances), the Flyers are 31st in the NHL.
• Philadelphia's power-play percentage (15.28) ranks the team 32nd in the league.
• The Flyers have six shorthanded goals (11th in NHL).
• Philadelphia's has the 22nd-ranked penalty-kill percentage (77.97%).
• Philadelphia is 21st in faceoff win rate in the NHL (49.3%).
• The 11.1% shooting percentage of the Flyers is 15th in the league.