New York Islanders vs Florida Panthers Prediction 12/7/2025 Today’s NHL Picks

The New York Islanders and the Florida Panthers meet Sunday in NHL action from the Amerant Bank Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a New York Islanders vs. Florida Panthers prediction.

New York Islanders Recap

The New York Islanders come into this game looking to add on to their 2-0 win over Tampa Bay last time out to sit at 16-10-3 this season. After this game, the Islanders will head home for a game against the Vegas Golden Knights.

Islanders Win 3 In A Row

Entering Saturday’s game against the Lightning, Bo Horvat has a team-high 29 points with a team-high 17 goals and 12 assists while Mathew Barzal has 21 points with 8 goals and 13 assists. Matthew Schaefer has 20 points with 8 goals and 12 assists and Anders Lee has 15 points with 6 goals and 9 assists. Emil Heineman has 16 points with 10 goals and 6 assists. J-G Pageau has 12 points with 6 goals and 6 assists and Jonathan Drouin has 15 points with 12 assists. Ilya Sorokin is 9-8-2 with a 2.60 GAA and a .906 save percentage while David Rittich is 6-2-1 with a 2.61 GAA and a .901 save percentage in goal for the Islanders so far this season.

Florida Panthers Recap

The Florida Panthers come into this game looking to add on to their 7-6 OT win over Columbus last time out to sit at 13-12-2 this season. After this game, Florida will head on the road for a game against the Utah Mammoth.

Panthers Snap Four-Game Slide

Brad Marchand leads the Panthers with 31 points including a team-high 16 goals and 15 assists while Anton Lundell has 21 points with 7 goals and 14 assists. Sam Reinhart’s chipped in 25 points with 14 goals and 11 assists while Seth Jones has 15 points with 4 goals and 11 assists. Carter Verhaeghe has 20 points with 7 goals and 13 assists and Evan Rodrigues has 14 points with 8 goals and 6 assists. Mackie Samoskevich has 13 points with 3 goals and 10 assists. Sergei Bobrovsky’s gone 11-8-1 with a 2.98 GAA and an .881 save percentage while Daniil Tarasov has gone 2-4-1 with a 2.67 GAA and a .907 save percentage so far this season. 

New York Islanders @ Florida Panthers Betting Trends: December 7, 2025

Why the Florida Panthers will win

• The Panthers have won eight of their last nine home games against opponents on a winning streak.
• The Islanders have lost each of their last four games on the second leg of a back-to-back against the Panthers at Amerant Bank Arena.
• The Panthers have covered the puck line in each of their last six night games against the Islanders following a home win.
• The Islanders have failed to cover the puck line in seven of their last eight Sunday road games.
• The Panthers have won the third period in each of their last four night games against the Islanders following a home win.

Why the New York Islanders will win

• The Islanders have won eight of their last nine games as road underdogs.
• The Panthers have lost five of their last six games as home favorites.
• The road team has covered the puck line in each of the Panthers’ last eight games.
• The Panthers have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last eight games as favorites against opponents on a winning streak.
• The Islanders have won the second period in each of their last four road games against the Panthers.

Total Goals Facts

• Each of the Islanders’ last six night games against Eastern Conference opponents have gone UNDER the total goals line.
• Each of the Panthers’ last six games after coming off overtime have gone OVER the total goals line.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in each of the Islanders’ last five road games against the Panthers.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 2’ market has hit in each of the last seven games between the Islanders and Panthers.

Florida Panthers Player Prop Facts

• Matthew Tkachuk has scored at least one goal in five of his last six appearances against the Islanders.
• Aleksander Barkov has recorded at least one point in each of his last 11 Sunday appearances against Eastern Conference opponents.
• Aleksander Barkov has recorded at least one assist in each of his last eight Sunday appearances against Eastern Conference opponents.
• Sam Reinhart ranks 1st in the league for Game Winning Goals (5) this season.

New York Islanders Player Prop Facts

• Calum Ritchie has scored the first goal in each of the Islanders’ last three road games.
• Anthony DeAngelo has recorded at least one assist in five of his last six appearances with his team as an underdog against the Panthers.
• Anthony DeAngelo has recorded at least one point in each of his last six appearances with his team as an underdog against the Panthers.
• Bo Horvat has scored at least one goal in six of the Islanders’ last seven games as underdogs against Eastern Conference opponents.
• Bo Horvat ranks T6th in the league for Goals (17) this season.

Matchup/League Facts

• The Florida Panthers rank T4th in the league in short handed goals this season (3).
• The Florida Panthers rank 29th in the league for Period 3 goals allowed per game this season (1.33).
• The New York Islanders rank 29th in the league in power play percentage this season (14.43%).
• The New York Islanders rank 7th in the league for goals against per game this season (2.69).

New York Islanders vs. Florida Panthers Prediction

I’m on the Islanders here. One win isn’t going to convince me that the Panthers aren’t broken as this team has still been getting crushed at home far more often than not as of late. The Islanders have been playing well against really good competition as of late and I think the Islanders can snag another W here. Give me the Islanders in this one.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: NY Islanders +140