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Pittsburgh Penguins vs. New York Islanders
The Pittsburgh Penguins and the New York Islanders will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at UBS Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Penguins as -111-moneyline favorites versus the Islanders, while the game's total opened at 6.
The Islanders were a 3-2 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Senators. That made winners of bettors who got Ottawa at +170 on the moneyline, while the total score (5) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Pittsburgh won its last outing, a 3-1 result against the Sharks on February 14. Bettors who backed the Penguins at -170 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (4) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Pittsburgh:
Team record: 27-17-9 SU
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games
Pittsburgh is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games on the road
New York:
Team record: 27-23-7 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
NY Islanders is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
NY Islanders is 5-13 SU in its last 18 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Islanders's last 8 games
Next up:
Pittsburgh home to New Jersey Saturday, February 18
New York at Boston Saturday, February 18