Islanders Face Troubles as They Travel to Seattle to Take On the Kraken
The New York Islanders are 5-6-3 on the season with 13 points and currently sit in 7th in the Metro, while the Seattle Kraken is 5-8-3 with 13 points and 5th in the Pacific
Game outlook
The New York Islanders are 5-6-3 on the season with 13 points and currently sit in 7th in the Metro, while the Seattle Kraken is 5-8-3 with 13 points and 5th in the Pacific Division. Both teams will be looking to get back in the win column when they face each other on Thursday. The Islanders will be playing the third game of a four-game West Coast road swing while the Kraken will be playing the second game of a two-game homestand. New York will be without any players on their injury report, while Seattle may be without LW Andre Burakovsky and RW Jordan Eberle is uncertain.
Game Info
When: Thursday, 11/16/2023 @ 10:00pm EST
Where: Climate Pledge Arena Stadium Betting Odds Moneyline: Islanders -103 | Kraken -114
Spread: Islanders +1.5 (-260) | Kraken -1.5 (+218)
Total: Over/Under 6 (-110)
Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Seattle will win straight-up is 53%.
New York Islanders
The New York Islanders are averaging 31.3 shots per game (14th best) and scoring 15.8% of the time on the power play (24th). Brock Nelson is the Islanders' top goal scorer with 6 and two players have 4 goals each. Noah Dobson is leading in assists with 8, followed by Mathew Barzal and Bo Horvat with 7 each. Dobson is the points leader with 12, and Horvat is close behind with 11. Meanwhile, they are allowing 34.4 shots per game (30th) and their penalty kill is 25th (allowing goals 73.9% of the time). Ilya Sorokin is 3-3-3 with a 3.21 goals against average, a .907 save percentage, and one shutout. New York is currently 5-6-4, with a 24th rank in power play, 31st in offense (2.4 goals per game), and 15th in defense (allowing an average of 3.2 per game).