Carolina Hurricanes vs New York Islanders Prediction and Betting Odds | NHL Oct 28

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Friday night’s Carolina Hurricanes vs New York Islanders showdown in Raleigh brings two of the Eastern Conference’s best defensive teams together. WagerTalk NHL handicapper Kevin Dolan breaks down the matchup from a variety of handicapping angles.

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Carolina Hurricanes vs New York Islanders Betting Odds

Friday, October 28	NHL Betting Notes
Moneyline:	Carolina Hurricanes -190 vs New York Islanders +160
Puckline:	Hurricanes -1.5 (+140) / Islanders +1.5 (-165)
Total:	5.5 (Over -120 / Under EV)
Arena:	PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina (Odds Above Courtesy of DraftKings)
Game Time:	7:05pm ET / 4:05pm PT

Carolina Hurricanes vs New York Islanders Betting Analysis

The New York Islanders snapped a three-game losing streak on Wednesday night with a comprehensive 3-0 victory over their Big Apple Rivals from Manhattan as RW Kyle Palmieri got on the scoresheet twice in that one.

The Carolina Hurricanes also snapped a mini two-game losing streak on Monday night as they beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 with goals from Andrei Svechnikov, Sebastian Aho, and Jesper Fast to close out the win up in Canada.

These two teams met three times during the regular season last year with Carolina grabbing two of those victories, both home and away, by a comprehensive three-goal margin in each.

Sorokin Impressing Early This Year

Islanders goalie Ilya Sorokin came off an impressive effort on Wednesday night against the Rangers, shutting out the blue side of New York with the Rangers putting up 41 goal attempts in that game.

That effort has continued to help the Islanders goalie up the NHL charts this season. Sorokin boasts the league’s sixth-best overall GSAA average this season, along with four of his five starts ranking as quality outings in net.

Carolina’s Defense Impressing This Season

The Hurricanes bring in some of the league’s best defensive numbers as Carolina currently ranks No. 2 in overall shots allowed per game, giving up just 25.83 on average, along with having the league’s third-best goals against average as well at just 2.33 per game.

The data backs those figures up also with the Hurricanes ranking second overall in the league this season on defensive xGA behind only the New Jersey Devils, and have also allowed the fewest number of high-danger scoring opportunities to opponents this season as well.

Carolina Hurricanes vs New York Islanders Prediction

While Sorokin has been performing above expectations this year and Carolina’s defense has been on-point throughout the season as a whole, this is a game that could well tip over the total between the Islanders and the Hurricanes here on Friday night over at PNC Arena.

Despite their respectable surface numbers on defense this year, the Islanders rank 27th in the league this season on overall defensive xGA, and are allowing the second-most high-danger scoring opportunities to opponents this season also.

Those are areas league joint-top scorer Andrei Svechnikov can likely take advantage of in this one, and the Islanders also have firepower of their own in both Anders Lee and Oliver Wahlstrom.

The over has gone 16-5-1 in the Islanders’ last 22 games following a win in their previous matchup and we expect them to bring that same momentum here as they push this one over the total on Friday night at a nice plus money price.

Take the over between the Hurricanes and Islanders, which is widely available at 6 (plus-money), with a handful of 5.5’s out there as well.

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Puck Time | NHL Betting Preview for October 28

Join Andrew McInnis and Carmine Bianco for Friday’s edition of Puck Time as our panel of professional hockey handicappers break down this weekend’s NHL betting card. The Bruins are 6-0 at home to kick off the young NHL season, but will be embarking on their first roadtrip which begins tonight in Columbus. Join the Puck Time crew every week day at 11am ET / 8am PT as we discuss the NHL betting slate from a variety of handicapping angles.

NHL Live Odds Screen

WagerTalk’s Live Odds Screen features up-to-the-minute lines from a variety of offshore and domestic sports books. Track the moneylines, pucklines, totals and betting percentages for all of this weekend’s NHL action, including this Carolina Hurricanes vs New York Islanders showdown, from your desktop or phone.

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‘The sharpest sports mind in Ireland’ is how one prominent newspaper dubbed Kevin Dolan after he became the first foreigner ever to win the World Series of Handicapping tournament back in 2015. “The Irishman” made his start wagering on GAA, football, soccer and boxing, all to immense success.

Since becoming a professional bettor, he has since lit up the sports betting scene in the U.S. and abroad, winning two handicapping awards and writing a best-selling book on sports handicapping named ‘The Complete Guide to Sports Betting’.

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