New York Islanders at Seattle Kraken odds, picks and predictions

The New York Islanders (5-6-4) and Seattle Kraken (5-8-4) clash in a Thursday night showdown. The opening faceoff at Climate Pledge Arena is slated for 10 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's lines around the Islanders vs. Kraken odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.

New York is playing for a 2nd straight night. The Islanders lost their 6th in a row (0-4-2) with a 4-3 overtime setback at the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday. During that skid, New York has been outscored 25-12.

Seattle is also playing a the 2nd half of a back-to-back. It lost 4-3 in overtime against the Edmonton Oilers Wednesday. The club is just 1-5 across its last 6 games in Emerald City. Whether on home ice or abroad, finding twine has been a problem for the Kraken. They rank 29th in the league with a 2.53 goals-per-game scoring average.

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Islanders at Kraken odds

Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 11:18 a.m. ET.

• Moneyline: Islanders -105 (bet $105 to win $100) | Kraken -115 (bet $100 to win $115)
• Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Islanders -1.5 (+250) | Kraken +1.5 (-200)
• Over/Under (O/U): 6 (O: -105 | U: -115)

Islanders at Kraken projected goalies

Semyon Varlamov (2-3-0, 2.04 GAA, .940 SV%) vs. Philipp Grubauer (3-6-0, 3.37 GAA, .891 SV%)

Varlamov last played Saturday, allowing 3 goals on 27 shots against the Washington Capitals. He owns a .972 SV% across 3 road starts.

Grubauer also last started on Saturday. He allowed 4 goals against the Oilers. The 31-year-old has been a slow starter throughout his career. His worst month, with an .897 SV%, has been November.

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Islanders at Kraken picks and predictions

Prediction

Islanders 3, Kraken 2

Moneyline

Figure the Islanders having an edge between the pipes. And in 5-on-5 expected-goals analytics, the Isles get the nod by a slim margin. They have been perhaps hurt by some bad puck luck of late, shooting just 7.2% over their last 10 games.

Seattle is playing its 1st back-to-back this season. Its penalty killing has been off-kilter of late (67.9% last 8 games), and that trend runs headlong into an Islander power-play which cranked out 2 powerplay goals Wednesday.

FanDuel Sportsbook has the best price here. BACK NEW YORK (-102).

Puck line/Against the spread

PASS. Not willing to back the Isles minus a cushion because there is some lean toward the Under and perhaps even a low-scoring shutout or shootout.

Over/Under

The Under is 3-1 across the last 4 New York-Seattle games. That's the lean here. But PASS unless the price becomes more favorable.

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