New York Islanders vs Vancouver Canucks 1/3/2023 Picks

New York Islanders vs Vancouver Canucks 1/3/2023 Picks Predictions Previews

The January 2023 NHL action on the ice resumes with a collision between the visiting New York Islanders and the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, BC, on January 3.

New York is 21-15-2 and placed 6th in the Metropolitan Division with a 9-9-2 away-from-home record this season.

The Islanders lost two of their last five following a 1-4 road loss to the Seattle Kraken that ended a three-game losing streak on January 1, 2023.

Mathew Barzal is the only New York skater who scored a goal on assists from Casey Cizikas and Josh Bailey in the loss.

The NY Islanders’ offense averages 3.16 goals on 36.9 shots per contest and New York is successful on 18.2% of power plays and 50.3 % of face-offs.

Their defense conceded an average of 2.68 goals on 31.9 shots tried per match with an 81.6% penalty kill. Goalie Ilya Sorokin will be starting at the net with a 13-12-1 record and a .926 save percentage for the season.

The NY Islanders are 1-5 straight up in their last 6 road games and the totals went OVER in 4 of the Islanders’ last 5 matches played on the road versus Vancouver.

New York is 1-4 SU in its last 5 contests against a rival from the Western Conference and the totals went OVER in 10 of the Islanders’ last 13 outings versus an opponent from the Pacific Division.

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New York Islanders vs Vancouver Canucks Predictions 1/3/2023

The Vancouver Canucks will take a homestand in coming into this match-up against the visiting New York Islanders on Tuesday night. Vancouver is 16-17-3 and placed sixth in the Pacific Division with a 7-9-1 home record.

The Canucks come into this match-up riding on a two-game losing streak following their recent 2-3 road loss to the Calgary Flames last time out.

Elias Petersson scored a goal on assists from Bo Horvat and Ethan Bear in leading the offense.

The Vancouver Canucks’ offense posted an average of 3.29 goals on 30.0 shots per outing and the Canucks were successful on 26% of power plays and 49.6% of face-offs on the season.

Vancouver’s defense gave up an average of 3.9 goals per contest on 31 shot attempts with a 67% penalty kill. Goalie Spencer Martin will be protecting the net for the Canucks with an 11-6-1 record for a save percentage of .872 this year.

The totals went OVER in 9 of Vancouver’s last 10 matches versus the Islanders and also went OVER in 4 of the Canucks’ last 5 contests when playing at home against the NY Islanders.

Vancouver is 4-14 SU in its last 18 outings played versus a rival from the Eastern Conference and 1-6 SU in its last 7 games played against an opponent from the Metropolitan Division.

New York Islanders vs. Vancouver Canucks. The NCAAF Pick for this contest is New York -115. The Islanders have the advantage in this match-up with a 6-3-1 over the last 10 head-to-head versus the Canucks.

New York is slightly better than Vancouver and they will dominate this game on the road with a 9-9-2 record. The prediction: New York will win 5-4.

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