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Pittsburgh Penguins vs New York Islanders Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: December 27, 2022 at 7:30 PM ET

Venue: UBS Arena — Elmont, NY

Article updated Dec 24, 10:15 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Pittsburgh is on the road playing New York at the UBS Arena stadium on Tuesday, 12/27/2022 @ 7:30pm EST. Pittsburgh -118 was the opening favorite and current line is

Game outlook

Pittsburgh is on the road playing New York at the UBS Arena stadium on Tuesday, 12/27/2022 @ 7:30pm EST. Pittsburgh -118 was the opening favorite and current line is Pittsburgh -137.

Pittsburgh Highlights

With a power ranking of 16, Pittsburgh is ranked #7 in offense (scoring an average of 3.45 per game), #12 in defense (allowing an average of 2.88 points to be scored against them per game) and are 19-9-5 this season.

New York Highlights

New York Islanders has a power ranking of 22 and are #18 for offense (scoring an average of 3.15 per game), #10 for defense (giving up an average of 2.88 points per game) and 5-4 overall. Pittsburgh went 1-2-0 in their last 3 matchups against New York.

Curated Picks & Predictions

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict Pittsburgh Penguins to win and the total score to be 5.5. The SportsJaw community predicts Pittsburgh Penguins to win (57%) OddsShark predicts Pittsburgh will win and the total will go over.

O: 0.5% picked Pittsburgh Penguins on Covers.com

Our ScoreCaster predicts Penguins 4 to Islanders 3.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Penguins 4 to Islanders 3.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NHL Predictions

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SportsJaw Penguins vs Islanders archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Penguins vs Islanders matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Pittsburgh Penguins-118 → -137Moved
  • Moneyline · New York Islanders+100 → +120Moved
  • Spread · Pittsburgh Penguins-1.5 (+225) → -1.5 (+190)Moved
  • Spread · New York Islanders+1.5 (-270) → +1.5 (-225)Moved
  • Total · Over5.5 (-110) → 5.5 (-110)Unchanged
  • Total · Under5.5 (-110) → 5.5 (-110)Unchanged

ATS and O/U trends

Pittsburgh Penguins
5-6 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 4-6-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
New York Islanders
5-4 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 6-3-1 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2022-12-25T03:15:26.446Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

Recent head-to-head

No completed head-to-head result is available in the current history window.

Final result

Matchup pick recap

New York Islanders defeated Pittsburgh Penguins 5-1

New York Islanders defeated Pittsburgh Penguins 5-1 on December 27, 2022, a 4-goal decision in the series. New York Islanders' strongest period was the 2nd period, when it outscored its opponent 3-0. Against SportsJaw's recorded Pittsburgh Penguins -1.5 (+190) spread, New York Islanders covered, while the 6 combined goals finished over the recorded total of 5.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • NutinbutlocksMoneyline · New York Islanders +110Win
  • Altuve27Total · Under 5.5 (-110)Loss
  • Fisher49Moneyline · Pittsburgh Penguins -127Loss
  • MoneymouthMoneyline · Pittsburgh Penguins -130Loss
  • CoversMoneyline · Pittsburgh Penguins -136Loss
  • CoolioMoneyline · Pittsburgh Penguins -136Loss
  • CoolioTotal · Over 5.5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkMoneyline · Pittsburgh Penguins -136Loss
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 5.5 (-110)Win
  • Mickey619Moneyline · New York Islanders +120Win