New York Islanders vs Detroit Red Wings: The Islanders will beat their neighbour in the standings

Prediction for the NHL New York Islanders vs Detroit Red Wings match, which will take place on March 25. Check the team conditions and choose several betting options.

New York Islanders

The team, which before the start of the season was called one of the main contenders for the Stanley Cup, practically lost its chances of making the playoffs. The reason for that was the disastrous results in the first half of the regular season. The Islanders slowly improved their play and win consistently, but the gap with the playoffs is already too large. Six wins and two losses in their last eight meetings have lifted them to tenth place in the standings.

Detroit Red Wings

Detroit has been very weak in recent years because of a protracted personnel change, so nobody expected anything from them. However, in the first half of the current regular season, they performed very well and even qualified for the playoffs. In their last 12 meetings, alas, they only managed three wins and nine losses, which seriously worsened their situation. They've already fallen to 11th place in the Eastern Conference standings.

Expert Betting Tips

The Islanders and Detroit approach their encounter on the same lines in the Eastern Conference standings. The Islanders are a much more experienced team, who for various reasons failed at the start of the season, but now have made good progress, winning six of their last eight games, while the Red Wings have now gone downhill, losing 9 of their previous 12 battles. As a result, we suggest betting on the Islanders to win for 1.64.

Detroit had beaten the Islanders in both of their previous head-to-head meetings this season, but they were held in Michigan. Now the games will be held in New York, where the Islanders not only constantly beat the Red Wings but also score a lot. In their last four such battles, they have scored 23 goals against Detroit (5.75 average per game). The optimal variant for the prediction is an individual total of Islanders over 3.5 for 2.096.

The Islanders are a team where it is extremely rare to have a standout scorer. Brock Nelson is currently the New York club's most prolific player. For 52 games in the current regular season, the 30-year-old American has scored 42 points (27 goals + 15 assists). Therefore, we suggest betting on Brock Nelson Total Over 0.5 for 2.3.

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