Detroit Red Wings at New York Islanders - 3/24/22 NHL Picks and Prediction

Through 58 games, the Detroit Red Wings goal and overall scoring leader is Dylan Larkin with 61 points. He has reached his mark of 27 goals, on a shooting percentage of 15.8%. So far, 19.0% of his goals have come during power play time. Behind him is Tyler Bertuzzi, who has 27 assists to go along with his 25 goals. While on the ice, his offensive production has led to a plus-minus rating of +5.0. Detroit's top goalie is Alex Nedeljkovic, who is giving up an average of 3.15 goals per game.

Through 52 games, the New York Islanders' goal and overall scoring leader is Brock Nelson, with 42 points. He has reached his mark of 27 goals, on a shooting percentage of 21.3%. So far, 26.0% of his goals have come during power play time. Behind him is Mathew Barzal, who has 28 assists to go along with his 12 goals. However, when on the ice, the Islanders are -4 in scoring differential. New York's top goalie is Ilya Sorokin, who is giving up an average of 2.29 goals per game. In his 41 games played, he has turned in 28 quality starts, giving him a quality start percentage above the league average.

In Detroit's 63 games, the over has hit in over half of their games, going 35-26-2. So far, taking the over when the Red Wings are playing away from home has been a good bet with an over-under record of 16-13-1. On the season, 60.0% of Detroit's games have gone for at least 6 goals or more, with 43.0% of the scoring coming from the Red Wings. Coming into this game, the Islanders have an over-under record of 27-32-1. When playing at home, the over is hitting less than half the time, going 11-19-1. On the season, 46.0% of New York's games have gone for at least 6 goals or more, with 48.0% of the scoring coming from the Islanders. With a line at just 5.5 goals, I see this game falling below that line, as the Islanders don't have the offense capable of taking advantage of Detroit's suspect defense.