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Philadelphia Flyers vs. New York Islanders
The Philadelphia Flyers and the New York Islanders will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at UBS Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Islanders as -278-moneyline favorites versus the Flyers, while the game's total opened at 6.
Last time out for New York, they were a 6-1 winner as they battled the Lightning at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Islanders at -170 were rewarded, while the 7 combined goals moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
In their last action, Philadelphia was a 4-1 loser on the road against the Stars. Bettors on Dallas at -224 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
Philadelphia:
Team record: 29-36-13 SU
Current Streak: lost 5 straight games.
Philadelphia is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Philadelphia is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 7 games
New York:
Team record: 40-30-9 SU
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Islanders's last 6 games
NY Islanders is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games at home
NY Islanders is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home
Next up:
Philadelphia home to Boston Sunday, April 9
New York at Washington Monday, April 10