Thursday’s NHL play includes the New York Islanders (17-19-7) hosting the Philadelphia Flyers (19-20-6) at UBS Arena. The Flyers are underdogs (+120 on the moneyline) against the Islanders (-142) ahead of the contest, which begins at 7:30 PM ET on ESPN+.

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Islanders vs. Flyers Betting Lines

• Favorite: Islanders (-142)
• Underdog: Flyers (+120)
• Over/under: 5.5

Islanders vs. Flyers Quick Facts

• New York’s games this season have gone over 5.5 goals 24 of 43 times.
• So far this season, 53.3% of Philadelphia’s games (24/45) have had more goals than Thursday’s over/under of 5.5.
• Thursday’s over/under is 0.1 lower than the two teams’ combined average of 5.6 goals per game.
• The 6.4 goals per game these two clubs are giving up this season are 0.9 more than the 5.5-goal over/under set for this match.

Islanders Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Islanders Season Stat Insights

• The Islanders’ 2.6 average goals per game add up to 112 total, which makes them the 29th-ranked scoring team in the NHL.
• New York is ranked 15th in league play in goals against this season, having conceded 130 (3.0 per game).
• The team is ranked 25th in goal differential at -18.
• The 11 power-play goals New York has recorded this season (on 105 chances) rank 32nd in the NHL.
• The Islanders’ offense has the NHL’s 32nd-ranked power-play conversion rate (10.48%).
• New York’s offense has netted four shorthanded goals this season (seventh among all squads).
• The Islanders have the league’s 32nd-ranked penalty-kill percentage at 65.56%.
• The Islanders’ players win the highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL at 55.2%.
• New York converts 9.1% of its shots, ranking 29th in the NHL.
• The Islanders have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 21.2 hits and 15.9 blocked shots per game.

Islanders Moneyline

• New York has gone 7-15 as the oddsmakers’ favorite this season.
• The Islanders have a record of 4-8 this season while playing with their moneyline odds shorter than -142.
• There is a 58.7% chance that New York wins this game, per the moneyline.

Islanders Leaders

• Anders Lee: 20 goals and 16 assists
• Bo Horvat: 12 goals and 18 assists
• Kyle Palmieri: 12 goals and 15 assists
• Ilya Sorokin: 13-13-4 record, .902 save percentage, 83 goals conceded

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Flyers Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Flyers Season Stats Insights

• The Flyers have scored 135 goals this season (three per game) to rank 14th in the NHL.
• Philadelphia’s 154 total goals given up (3.4 per game) rank 30th in the league.
• Their -19 goal differential ranks 26th in the league.
• Philadelphia has recorded 21 power-play goals this season (on 127 chances). That ranks 27th in the NHL.
• The Flyers have a 16.54% power-play conversion rate, the league’s No. 28 percentage.
• Philadelphia has scored two shorthanded goals this season (20th among all NHL squads).
• The 78.45% penalty-kill percentage the Flyers have registered is the league’s 20th-ranked rate.
• The Flyers have the league’s 15th-ranked faceoff win percentage (50.8%).
• The 10.9% shooting percentage Philadelphia has amassed ranks 11th in the league.
• The Flyers have not yet shut out an opponent this season.

Flyers Moneyline Insights

• The Flyers have been listed as the underdog 30 times this season, and upset their opponent nine times.
• Philadelphia has gone 7-18 when bookmakers have listed them as underdogs of +120 or longer on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set in this matchup implies a 45.5% chance for the Flyers to win.

Flyers Leaders

• Travis Konecny: 20 goals and 30 assists
• Matvei Michkov: 13 goals and 18 assists
• Owen Tippett: 13 goals and 14 assists
• Samuel Ersson: 11-7-2 record, .888 save percentage, 57 goals given up