4:07 pm
August 1

Panthers v. Islanders

Who will WIN this matchup?

Florida Panthers (35-34-8)

@ New York Islanders (35-33-10)

 

Starting Goalies:

Sergei Bobrovsky (FLA): TBD

Semyon Varlamov (NYI): TBD

 

Current odds:

Florida Panthers: (+105)

New York Islanders: (-125)

 

Both teams played an exhibition Wednesday. The Islanders posted a 2-1 win over the New York Rangers and the Panthers dropped a 5-0 decision to the Tampa Bay Lightning.

While the win didn’t count in the standings, it had to feel pretty good for the Islanders. They lost their last seven games (0-3-4) to cap a whirlwind regular season that featured a franchise-record 17-game point streak (15-0-2) from Oct. 12-Nov. 23. New York’s last regular-season win was a 4-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Feb. 23.

The Panthers were also struggling in their final nine games (3-4-2) prior to the end of the regular season and didn’t get the boost they’d like from the exhibition against the Lightning.

5/10
Confidence
StreakSmarter Pick
New York Islanders