Carolina Hurricanes vs New York Islanders Prediction 1/25/25 NHL Picks

The Carolina Hurricanes and the New York Islanders meet Saturday in NHL action from the UBS Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Carolina Hurricanes vs. New York Islanders prediction.

Carolina Hurricanes Recap

The Carolina Hurricanes come into this game looking to add on to a 7-4 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets last time out to improve to 30-16-3 on the year. After this game, Carolina will head to Madison Square Garden to take on the New York Rangers.

Hurricanes Win 4th In A Row

Martin Necas leads the Hurricanes with 51 points including 16 goals and a team-high 35 assists while Andrei Svechnikov has 33 points with 15 goals and 18 assists. Sebastian Aho has 44 points with 13 goals and 31 assists. Jack Roslovic has 25 points with a team-high 17 goals while Shayne Gostisbehere added 28 points with 6 goals and 23 assists. Pyotr Kochetkov has gone 17-9-2 with a 2.52 GAA and a .902 save percentage in goal for Carolina so far this year while Frederik Andersen is 3-1 with a 1.48 GAA and a .941 save percentage on the year. Spencer Martin has also gone 3-4-1 with a 3.89 GAA and an .846 save percentage and Dustin Tokarski’s 4-2 with a 2.18 GAA and a .902 save percentage this season.

Why the Carolina Hurricanes will win

• The Hurricanes have won each of their last four games.
• The Islanders have lost each of their last four games on the second leg of a back-to-back against the Hurricanes.
• The Islanders have failed to cover the puck line in five of their last six home games on the second leg of a back-to-back.
• The favorites have covered the puck line in each of the Islanders’ last three games.

New York Islanders Recap

The New York Islanders come into this game looking to add on to a 3-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers last time out to improve to 20-20-7 on the year. After this game, the Islanders will welcome the Colorado Avalanche to town.

Islanders Win 3rd In A Row

Anders Lee leads the Islanders in scoring with 35 points including 19 goals and 16 assists while Kyle Palmieri has 27 points split between 12 goals and 15 assists. Bo Horvat has 30 points with 13 goals and 17 assists while Brock Nelson has 25 points with 12 goals and 13 assists. Simon Holmstrom has 22 points with 9 goals and 13 assists and Maxim Tsyplakov has 19 points with 7 goals and 12 assists. Ilya Sorokin has gone 13-13-4 with a 2.83 GAA and a .902 save percentage in goal for the Islanders while Semyon Varlamov is 3-4-3 with a 2.89 GAA and an .889 save percentage this season.

Why the New York Islanders will win

• The Hurricanes have lost seven of their last eight games as road favorites against Eastern Conference opponents.
• The Islanders have won three of their last four games as underdogs against opponents on a winning streak.
• The home team has covered the puck line in each of the last seven games between the Hurricanes and Islanders.
• The Hurricanes have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last six games as road favorites following a win.

Total Goals Facts

• Each of the Islanders’ last six games following a win has gone UNDER the total goals line.
• Each of the Hurricanes’ last five games against Metropolitan Division opponents has gone OVER the total goals line.

Hurricanes vs. Islanders Prediction

I’m on the under here. This to me just feels like a 3-2 kind of game whichever way you have it going, as the Islanders have cranked up the defense with 1 goal allowed in 3 straight and 2 goals or less allowed in 7 of their last 9. The Hurricanes have been scoring goals in bunches, but they’ve also played in some low-scoring affairs as well, scoring 3 or less in 5 of their last 7 and 6 of their last 9. Give me the under.