Bruins at Islanders Head-to-Head Matchup
Eastern Conference Clash on Friday Night on Long Island
Bruins at Islanders Head-to-Head Matchup
The Boston Bruins head out to Belmont to battle with the New York Islanders on Friday night to start the weekend of high-octane National Hockey League action. Let’s take a look at and break down some key factors for this Eastern Conference battle in this betting preview of Bruins at Islanders Head-to-Head Matchup for Friday night on Long Island.
Boston Bruins at New York Islanders 
Points: 18-5-4, 40 vs 14-7-7, 35
Date, time:
Location: UBS Arena, Belmont, Long Island, New York
Streaming: Live Sports Stream
Bruins Bopping Along
The Boston Bruins have still been one of the stronger teams in the National Hockey League Eastern Conference, despite the fact they have gone under a slight slump, losing two of their last three games and have gone 5-5-1 in their previous eleven games dating back to November 24th. Now they head on the road against the New York Islanders, a team where they have dropped eight of the last ten meetings against on Long Island, despite winning each of the previous four meetings at home.
The injuries to All-Star defenseman Charlie McAvoy and center Pavel Zacha have really hampered the offense, and both players will miss tonight’s contest. The B’s have been held to three goals or fewer in four of their last six games overall.
Long Island Drama Show
The New York Islanders, for years have been a consistently defensive-minded hockey club, with coaches like Barry Trotz and his predecessor, Lane Lambert, the Isles often like to play low scoring, battle-tested hockey. As of the last few weeks, this team has been in some nail-biting affairs of the higher scoring varieties, with 12 of their last 15 games going over the total and nine of their last 14 contests going past regulation.
This exciting combo has led to solid NHL Betting profits for those who play Overs and the Regulation Draw bet often. They were just 48 seconds away from another overtime contest, this time against the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night, before winger Simon Holmstrom scored a short-handed goal for his eighth of the season and to give the Islanders the 4-3 lead for their fourth consecutive victory at home.
Now they look to wrap up their six-game homestand against a Boston club that has beat them in each of their last five meetings, but on Long Island, the trend favors the home squad, who has won eight of the last ten showdowns with the B’s.
SIDE TOTAL PUCK-LINE
Bruins -130 5.5 Over -120 -1.5 +190
Isles +110 5.5 Under +100 +1.5 210
Bruins at Islanders Betting Odds
Sportsbooks have the visiting Boston Bruins NHL Game Predictions betting odds to win as short favorites against the hosting New York Islanders on Friday night priced in the range around -125 to -135. The Bruins have won four of their last six games overall and have won five consecutive meetings against the Islanders overall, despite losing in eight of their previous ten meetings when visiting Long Island.
The Islanders have won six of their last seven games overall, and they have been a hot team to bet on with the Regulation Draw. New York has gone past regulation in nine of their last fourteen contests overall.
Concluding the Bruins at Islanders Head-to-Head Matchup Betting Preview, the total for this contest is set at 5.5 goals shaded heavily to the Under around the price range between -120 to -125.
The Islanders have been playing out of character lately, with lots of high-scoring results, leading to the club cashing Over the total in twelve of their last 15 games, including four of the last five games at home and four of the last five meetings against Boston have gone Over the total as well. Boston has been trending to the Under in four of their last six games overall, but five of their last seven games on the road have gone Over the total.
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