San Jose Sharks vs New York Islanders Prediction 1/18/25 NHL Picks

The San Jose Sharks and New York Islanders meet Saturday in NHL action at the UBS Arena. Here’s a San Jose Sharks vs New York Islanders Prediction. This article will include a San Jose Sharks vs New York Islanders Pick.

San Jose Sharks Betting Preview

The San Jose Sharks beat the Red Wings, lost to the Blue Jackets, and they play the Bruins, Predators, and Panthers next. The San Jose Sharks are averaging 2.57 goals per game and are scoring 18.1 percent of their power play opportunities. Tyler Toffoli leads San Jose with 17 goals, Mikael Granlund has 25 assists and Macklin Celebrini has 115 shots on goal. Defensively, the San Jose Sharks are allowing 3.43 goals per game and are killing 78.9 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Mackenzie Blackwood has given up 53 goals on 583 shots faced, and Vitek Vanecek has allowed 47 goals on 409 shots.

New York Islanders Betting Preview

The New York Islanders lost to the Senators and Flyers, and they play the Blue Jackets, Flyers, and Hurricanes next. The New York Islanders are averaging 2.61 goals per game and are scoring 11.9 percent of their power play opportunities. Anders Lee leads New York with 20 goals, Bo Horvat has 18 assists and Noah Dobson has 138 shots on goal. Defensively, the New York Islanders are allowing 3.07 goals per game and are killing 67 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Semyon Varlamov has allowed 29 goals on 262 shots faced, and Ilya Sorokin has given up 87 goals on 870 shots.

Why the New York Islanders will win

• The Sharks have lost seven of their last eight night games following a road loss.
• The Islanders have won each of their last six Saturday night games.
• The Islanders have covered the puck line in each of their last seven Saturday night games.
• The Sharks have lost the second period in each of their last four games as road underdogs.

Why the San Jose Sharks will win

• The Islanders have lost nine of their last 10 games as home favorites against Pacific Division opponents.
• The road team has won each of the Islanders’ last six games.
• The Sharks have covered the puck line in each of their last 10 games as underdogs against opponents on a losing streak.
• The Islanders have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last seven home games against Pacific Division opponents.
• The road team has won the first period in four of the Sharks’ last five games.

San Jose Sharks vs New York Islanders Injury Report

The New York Islanders will be without Hudson Fasching, Simon Holmstrom, Mike Reilly, and Semyon Varlamov. Alexander Romanov is questionable for the Islanders.

The San Jose Sharks will be without Nikolai Kovalenko, Klim Kostin, Vitek Vanecek, and Logan Couture.

San Jose Sharks vs New York Islanders Prediction

Right when it looked like the New York Islanders were turning the corner, they got shut out by the Senators and allowed five goals to the Flyers. The San Jose Sharks have issues of their own, as they’re arguably the worst team in the league, but only seven points is separating these clubs. The Islanders aren’t lighting the world on fire, and there’s no way they should be laying -200 prices. The Islanders can’t score, and they’ve been held to two or fewer goals in six of their last 10 games. I don’t want to back the Sharks, but I don’t want to lay these prices with a bad Islanders team. So, it’s Sharks or pass for me.