New York Islanders vs Ottawa Senators Prediction 10/18/2025 Today’s NHL Picks

The New York Islanders and the Ottawa Senators meet Saturday in NHL action from the Canadian Tire Centre. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a New York Islanders vs. Ottawa Senators prediction.

New York Islanders Recap

The New York Islanders come into this game looking to build on their 4-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers to sit at 1-3 this season. After this game, the Islanders will head home for a game against the San Jose Sharks.

Islanders Finally Nab First Win

Bo Horvat has a team-high 5 points with 3 goals and 2 assists while Matthew Schaefer has 4 points with a goals and 3 assists. Kyle Palmieri, Jonathan Drouin and Mathew Barzel each have 3 points with a goal and 2 assists while Emil Heineman and J-G Pageau each have 2 points with a goal and an assist. Maxim Shabanov and Anthony Duclair each have a goal and Simon Holmstrom, Tony DeAngelo, Ryan Pulock and Scott Mayfield each have an assist this season. Ilya Sorokin is 0-3 with a 4.18 GAA and an .854 save percentage while David Rittich is 1-0 with a 2.00 GAA and a .939 save percentage in goal for the Islanders so far this season.

Ottawa Senators Recap

The Ottawa Senators will be looking to build on their 4-3 shootout win over the Seattle Kraken last time out to sit at 2-3 this season. After this game, the Ottawa Senators will remain home for a game against the Edmonton Oilers.

Senators Snap Three-Game Slide

Shane Pinto leads the Senators with 7 points including a team-high 6 goals while Jake Sanderson has 5 points with a goal and 4 assists. Jordan Spence has 4 assists as well while Dylan Cozens has 4 points with 2 goals and 2 assists and Claude Giroux has 4 points and 3 assists this season. Artem Zub and Ridly Greig each have 2 points with a goal and 2 assists while Brady Tkachuk has 3 assists. Lars Eller and Tim Stutzle each have 2 points with a goal and an assist. David Perron also has a goal for Ottawa so far this season. Linus Ullmark has gone 2-2 in goal for the Senators this season with a 3.72 GAA and an .862 save percentage while Leevi Merilainen has gone 0-1 with a 7.23 GAA and a .731 save percentage in goal for Ottawa so far this season.

New York Islanders @ Ottawa Senators Betting Trends: October 18, 2025

Why the Ottawa Senators will win

• The Senators have won each of their last nine day games against Eastern Conference opponents.
• The Islanders have lost 10 of their last 11 day games against Atlantic Division opponents.
• The Islanders have failed to cover the puck line in 10 of their last 11 day games against Atlantic Division opponents.
• The Senators have covered the puck line in each of their last three day games after coming off a shootout.
• The Senators have won the third period in each of their last five day games against Eastern Conference opponents.

Why the New York Islanders will win

• The underdogs have won each of the last five games between the Islanders and Senators.
• The Senators have lost three of their last four games as favorites.
• The road team has covered the puck line in each of the last nine games between the Islanders and Senators.
• The Senators have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last six games as favorites.
• The Islanders have won the third period in each of their last five games as underdogs following a home win.

Total Goals Facts

• Each of the Senators’ last six home games following a shootout win have gone OVER the total goals line.
• Seven of the Islanders’ last eight road games have gone OVER the total goals line.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in each of the Islanders’ last seven games following a home win.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in each of the Senators’ last nine games.

Ottawa Senators Player Prop Facts

• Dylan Cozens has scored a goal in each of his last four home appearances against the Islanders.
• Thomas Chabot has recorded at least one assist in each of his last six home appearances against Metropolitan Division opponents.
• Thomas Chabot has recorded at least one point in each of his last six home appearances against Metropolitan Division opponents.
• Shane Pinto ranks T1st in the league for Goals (6) this season.

New York Islanders Player Prop Facts

• Anders Lee has scored a goal in five of the Islanders’ last six games as underdogs against the Senators.
• Anthony DeAngelo has recorded an assist in each of his last four road appearances against the Senators.
• Mathew Barzal has recorded at least one point in nine of his last 10 appearances with the Islanders as road underdogs against Atlantic Division opponents.
• Bo Horvat has recorded at least four shots in each of his last four appearances – equal-longest active streak in the league.

Matchup/League Facts

• The Ottawa Senators rank 31st in the league for goals against per game this season (5.00).
• The Ottawa Senators rank 31st in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (55.00%).
• The New York Islanders rank T1st in the league in short handed goals allowed this season (0).
• The New York Islanders rank 2nd in the league for shots per game this season (33.3).

New York Islanders vs. Ottawa Senators Prediction

I’m on the Islanders here. I just don’t feel like laying any sort of odds with the Senators right now. Sure, Ottawa got a win last time out, but that doesn’t cure the defensive issues that Ottawa has had for the better part of the season. The Islanders finally got in the win column last time out, and side-by-side, I think the Islanders have the better goaltending which gives them the edge for me here. Give me the Islanders.