Penguins vs Islanders Prediction and NHL Betting Tips - 21 February 2023
Feb 19, 2023, 10:25PM
The Pittsburgh Penguins face the NY Islanders in NHL action at PPG Paints Arena on Tuesday, commencing at 11:00am AEDT.
Stats Insider's free betting tips for Penguins vs Islanders, as well as the latest betting odds and goalscorer tips, are featured below.
Who will win? Penguins vs Islanders
Using high-tech machine learning and data, Stats Insider has simulated Tuesday's Islanders-Penguins NHL game 10,000 times.
Our independent predictive analytics model gives the Penguins a 57% chance of beating the Islanders at PPG Paints Arena.
More: Penguins vs Islanders Simulated 10K Times
Pittsburgh vs NY Islanders Current Odds
The latest betting odds in Australia for Tuesday's NHL clash at PPG Paints Arena are listed below:
- Head to Head: Penguins $1.61, Islanders $2.45
- Line: Penguins -1.5 ($2.65), Islanders +1.5 ($1.54)
- Total (Over/Under 6 Goals): Over $1.91, Under $1.95
Odds are correct at time of publishing and subject to change.
Looking at the latest head-to-head odds, PointsBet currently has the Penguins to win at $1.61. Meanwhile, bet365 currently has the Islanders to win at $2.45.
The Penguins are listed as 1.5-goal favourites against the Islanders, with odds of $2.65 currrently on offer at PointsBet.
For the underdog Islanders (+1.5) to cover the line, bet365 currently has odds of $1.54.
The Over/Under for Penguins vs Islanders sits at 6 with PointsBet, which currently has odds for the Over at $1.91, while bet365 currently has odds for the Under at $1.95.
According to Stats Insider's model, the Islanders (+1.5) have a 66% chance of covering the line, while the Over/Under total of 6 goals has a 52% chance of staying Under.
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Penguins vs Islanders Betting Tips
- Head to Head: Islanders at $2.45 with bet365 (2.1% edge)
- Line: Islanders +1.5 at $1.54 with bet365 (66% probability)
- Total Goals: Under 6 at $1.95 with bet365 (52% probability)
Our Penguins vs Islanders predictions are based on world-class modelling and gambling experience to help you place smarter bets with your chosen online bookie.
While the Penguins have a higher chance of winning the game, betting on the Islanders to win is our recommended option because of the 2.1% edge found when comparing our data-driven probabilities to the best odds currently available.
Taking advantage of the edges published here at Stats Insider is one of the keys to achieving long-term profitability.
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Penguins vs Islanders Player Props
Who will score the first goal in Penguins vs Islanders? The latest data is in.
The most likely first goalscorer and most likely anytime goalscorer for both the Penguins and Islanders are listed below.
According to Stats Insider, NY's Bo Horvat is the most likely player to score the first goal in Penguins vs Islanders.
Horvat has an 8.2% chance of scoring the first goal at PPG Paints Arena, while the Islanders star has a 39.7% chance of netting an anytime goal.
Scroll down for the full list of first and anytime goalscorer probabilities.
First Goal Scorer Tips
Penguins First Goal Scorer Tips
- Jake Guentzel: 7.2% probability
- Sidney Crosby: 6.8% probability
- Rickard Rakell: 6.0% probability
- Evgeni Malkin: 5.9% probability
- Bryan Rust: 4.7% probability
Islanders First Goal Scorer Tips
- Bo Horvat: 8.2% probability
- Brock Nelson: 8.1% probability
- Anders Lee: 7.8% probability
- Kyle Palmieri: 4.8% probability
- Zach Parise: 3.4% probability
Anytime Goal Scorer Tips
Penguins Anytime Goal Scorer Tips
- Jake Guentzel: 36.1% probability
- Sidney Crosby: 33.4% probability
- Evgeni Malkin: 32.3% probability
- Rickard Rakell: 30.4% probability
- Bryan Rust: 26.4% probability
Islanders Anytime Goal Scorer Tips
- Bo Horvat: 39.7% probability
- Brock Nelson: 37.9% probability
- Anders Lee: 37.1% probability
- Kyle Palmieri: 24.3% probability
- Zach Parise: 20.1% probability
Remember, our model updates frequently, so bookmark this article for the latest expert tips before the Pittsburgh vs NY Islanders game at PPG Paints Arena.
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Penguins vs Islanders NHL 2023
The match-up between the Penguins and Islanders at PPG Paints Arena is scheduled to commence at 11:00am AEDT on Tuesday.
- Game: Pittsburgh Penguins vs NY Islanders
- Date: Tuesday 21 February 2023
- Time: 11:00am AEDT
- Venue: PPG Paints Arena
All dates and times mentioned in this article are Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT) unless otherwise stated.
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