Montreal Canadiens vsNew York Islanders Prediction
The New York Islanders are heavy 75.6 percent favorites over the Montreal Canadiens. The Islanders are favored by AccuScore simulations partly because they have a +7 edge in shots on goal and are projected for 33 shots on goal vs 26 shots for the Canadiens. The Islanders goalie(s) have the edge in save percentage at 91.8% compared to the Canadiens goalie(s) who have a forecasted save percentage of 88.8%. KEY PLAYER STATISTICAL DATA --- SAVES: Sam Montembeault 29, Ilya Sorokin 24 SHOTS: Michael Matheson 2.6, Bo Horvat 3 GOALS: Rafael Harvey-Pinard 0.43, Bo Horvat 0.59 PTS: Nick Suzuki has a 41% chance of scoring at least 1 point and Brock Nelson has a 55% chance of 1+PTs