New Jersey Devils vsNew York Islanders Prediction
The New Jersey Devils are solid 57.7 percent favorites over the New York Islanders. The Devils are favored by AccuScore simulations partly because they have a +7 edge in shots on goal and are projected for 35 shots on goal vs 28 shots for the Islanders. The Islanders goalie(s) have the edge in save percentage at 89.4% compared to the Devils goalie(s) who have a forecasted save percentage of 88.4%. KEY PLAYER STATISTICAL DATA --- SAVES: M. Blackwood 25, Ilya Sorokin 31 SHOTS: Timo Meier 4.4, Bo Horvat 3.1 GOALS: Jack Hughes 0.56, Bo Horvat 0.53 PTS: Jack Hughes has a 61% chance of scoring at least 1 point and Brock Nelson has a 53% chance of 1+PTs