Friday’s NHL schedule features a matchup between the New York Islanders (6-5-2) and the Minnesota Wild (5-7-3) at UBS Arena in Elmont, New York. The Islanders are -155 on the moneyline to win at home against the Wild (+130) in the game, which starts at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Islanders vs. Wild Betting Lines

• Favorite: Islanders (-155)
• Underdog: Wild (+130)
• Over/under: 6.5

Islanders vs. Wild Quick Facts

• New York’s games this season have gone over 6.5 goals nine of 13 times.
• So far this season, 53.3% of Minnesota’s games (8/15) have had more goals than Friday’s over/under of 6.5.
• The combined goals scored average of these two teams, 6.1, is 0.4 less than Friday’s over/under.
• The 7.0 goals per game these two clubs are giving up this season are 0.6 more than the 6.5-goal over/under set for this match.

Islanders Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Islanders Season Stat Insights

• The Islanders offense’s 43 total goals (3.3 per game) rank 15th in the league.
• On defense, New York has given up 44 goals (3.4 per game) to rank 19th in NHL action.
• The team is ranked 17th in goal differential at -1.
• New York’s seven power-play goals this season (24th in the NHL) have come on 46 chances.
• The Islanders’ offense has the league’s 25th-ranked power-play conversion rate (15.22%).
• New York’s offense has scored three shorthanded goals this season (second among all teams).
• The Islanders rank 19th in the NHL in penalty-kill success rate at 77.27%.
• The Islanders’ players have posted the eighth-best faceoff win rate in the NHL at 52.1%.
• New York connects on 10.9% of its shots, ranking 17th in the NHL.
• The Islanders have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 19.3 hits and 15.2 blocked shots per game.

Islanders Moneyline

• New York has gone 3-3 as the favorite this season.
• In three games with moneyline odds below -155, the Islanders have one win.
• Per the moneyline odds, New York has a 60.8% chance of winning this contest.

Islanders Leaders

• Bo Horvat: nine goals and six assists
• Matthew Schaefer: five goals and six assists
• Kyle Palmieri: four goals and six assists
• Ilya Sorokin: 3-4-2 record, .879 save percentage, 30 goals given up

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Wild Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Wild Season Stats Insights

• The Wild have scored 42 goals this season (2.8 per game) to rank 18th in the NHL.
• Minnesota has given up 55 total goals (3.7 per game) to rank 31st.
• They have a -13 goal differential, which ranks 29th in the league.
• Minnesota has recorded 18 power-play goals this season (on 57 chances). That leads the NHL.
• The Wild’s power-play conversion rate (31.58%) ranks fourth-best in the league.
• The 68.75% penalty-kill percentage the Wild have registered is the league’s 29th-ranked rate.
• The Wild have the 22nd-ranked faceoff win rate in the NHL (48%).
• Minnesota is shooting 9.6% (26th in the league).
• The Wild have not yet shut out an opponent this season.

Wild Moneyline Insights

• The Wild have been made the underdog nine times this season, and upset their opponent three times.
• Minnesota has won one of its three games when it is the underdog by +130 or longer on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies a 43.5% chance for the Wild to win.

Wild Leaders

• Kirill Kaprizov: eight goals and 11 assists
• Matthew Boldy: seven goals and eight assists
• Marcus Johansson: six goals and seven assists
• Filip Gustavsson: 4-7-1 record, .896 save percentage, 38 goals conceded