Hurricanes Best Bet to Eliminate Islanders in Game 5
The New York Islanders delivered as home underdogs in Game 4 to extend the first-round series to Game 5. Now the Islanders need to win in Carolina to keep the series going and that might be a tough task. The Hurricanes are favored to wrap things up at home and advance to the second round.
Carolina has won 11 of the last 14 playoff games against the Islanders, including five of the games at home. The Islanders did win two of the three matchups during the regular season. When looking at NHL odds Carolina is priced at -4000 to win the series.
The Hurricanes are favored yet again in Game 5. Carolina is priced at -250 to win the game outright. The Islanders come in at +210 to make it two wins in a row against the favorite Hurricanes.
When looking at the NHL futures odds, the Hurricanes are first at +400 in the odds of winning the Stanley Cup. The Islanders’ championship odds moved from +15000 to +50000 after the Game 4 loss.
Islanders vs Hurricanes Game Information
- Game: Islanders 40-30-16 (18-19-6 on the road) vs Hurricanes 55-24-7 (29-10-4 at home)
- Date/Time: Tuesday, April 30, 7:30 p.m. ET
- Location: PNC Arena, Raleigh, N.C.
- Islanders vs Hurricanes Live Stream: NHL.com
Islanders vs Hurricanes Odds and Spreads
Varlamov Tries to Steal Another Game for Islanders
It is hard to win at this time of the year without top-notch goaltending and that is what the underdog New York Islanders got in Game 4 to avoid being swept by the Hurricanes.
While Carolina did score a pair of power-play goals, Varlamov stopped all 40 shots at even strength to give the Islanders a chance to win.
Ahead of @sroarke_nhl @hockeynightny apperance, his latest piece on #Isles Semyon Varlamov @NHLdotcom https://t.co/S9AoEl8H8O
— Stefen Rosner (@stefen_rosner) April 28, 2024
This is Varlamov’s first playoff action since the 2020-21 season. He stopped all 17 shots in the two overtime periods of Game 4 to set the stage for Mathew Barzal to score the game-winning goal.
Another Nailbiter Coming Between Canes and Isles?
If not for late empty-net goals in the first two games of this season, Carolina would have played in nine straight one-goal games in the postseason.
The Hurricanes have some mixed results in these tight affairs with an 10-10 record in one-goal games in the playoffs since 2020. There has been slightly more success in overtime games, going 7-5 over the last 12.
The teams split overtime games during the regular season so that is something to keep in mind.
A Look at the Betting Trends
Carolina has won 13 of its last 17 games as the home favorite with the Hurricanes covering on the puck line in nine of those games. The Islanders have dropped five of their last seven games as the road underdog.
✅ Special teams
✅ Special plays
✅ Special players pic.twitter.com/h9Y4wqpJzm— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) April 27, 2024
Here are some numbers to consider for those who bet online.
- The total has gone over in four of the last six home games for Carolina against the Islanders.
- Carolina is 52-27-8 as a favorite this season.
- The Islanders are 20-26-10 as the underdog.
- New York has seen 22 of 43 road games go over the total.
- The Islanders are 24-19 against the spread on the road.
- Just 17 of Carolina’s 43 games on home ice went over the total.
- Six of New York’s last eight games went over the total.
- Twelve of Carolina’s last 18 games went under the total.
Islanders vs Hurricanes Injury Update
Winger Matt Martin is questionable and defenseman Scott Mayfield is out for the Islanders.
Defenseman Brett Pesce and forward Jesper Fast are out for the Hurricanes.
What to Look for
The last time that the Islanders played in Carolina, the Hurricanes had 39 of the 51 shots on goal while things got a little nasty at the end of Game 2. Six players from the Islanders and three from the Hurricanes were given misconduct penalties in the final minute.
Carolina has won eight of its last nine home games while the Islanders have lost eight of their last 10 road games
This feels like another low-scoring, tight-checking game with the Hurricanes the pick to win and eliminate the Islanders.
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Islanders vs Hurricanes Prediction
Questions Of The Day
Who are the top scorers in the Hurricanes-Islanders series?
Andrei Svechnikov leads Carolina with four assists while Jake Guentzel, Seth Jarvis and Martin Necas also have four points for the Hurricanes. Mathew Barzal leads the Islanders with two goals while Anders Lee has a goal and three assists.
What are good player prop options for Game 5 of the Hurricanes-Islanders series on April 25?
Brock Nelson has been pretty quiet in this series and has been held to one shot on goal in two of the last three games. Take a look at the -110 odds for Nelson to record at least one point. Seth Jarvis gets overshadowed a bit by some of his Carolina teammates but dating back to the regular season, he has nine points in the last seven games. The -143 odds to have at least one point, +300 odds for two points and +200 odds to score a goal are worth considering.
