New York Islanders vs Philadelphia Flyers 09/05/2020 NHL Picks, Previews & Game Analysis

New York Islanders vs Philadelphia Flyers 09/05/2020 – The New York Islanders and the Philadelphia Flyers are going to a do-or-die game to determine who advances to the second round and face the Tampa Bay Lightning. Game 7 will be played at the close-door venue of the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario this Saturday, September 5. It is NBC that will be owning the broadcast rights for this game and the live coverage will begin at 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The same broadcast is set to be shown through online live streaming for NHL.TV subscribers.  It is seen by the NHL Vegas Odds that this Game 7 will be the time that the New York Islanders will defeat the Philadelphia Flyers for the knockout blow and score a date with Tampa Bay.

New York Islanders vs Philadelphia Flyers 09/05/2020

When: Saturday, September 5, 7:30 PM ET

Where: Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario

TV: NBC

Stream: NHL.TV

New York Islanders vs Philadelphia Flyers 09/05/2020 Betting Odds:

Team	PUCKLINE	TOTAL	ML
New York Islanders	-1.5(+205)	5 o (-115)	-130
Philadelphia Flyers	+1.5 (-245)	5 u (-105)	+110

“It’s what you play for.”

It’s come down to Game 7. And the #Isles are eager to make the most of it.https://t.co/tJvi46bnFN

— New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) September 5, 2020

New York Islanders

The New York Islanders were in a very tightly contested battle with the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 6 but lost by only one overtime goal. They were down 2-0 and they scored their first goal in 16:33 mark in the first period with Derick Brassard getting some help from Devon Toews and Brock Nelson. The Islanders scored the next two goals with Matt Martin scoring the equalizer and Anders Lee pushing the team to the lead at 2-1 in 3:06 in the second period. After the game was tied once again, Matthew Barzal scored another goal before the period ended. Eventually, it was a defensive matchup in the final period but the Flyers scored the tying shot and won it in overtime.

Players to watch: J. Bailey LW (G 2 A 13 PTS 15), M Barzal C (G 5 A 8 PTS 13), B. Nelson C (G 6 A 6 PTS 11).

Philadelphia Flyers

The Philadelphia Flyers went into a see-saw battle with the New York Islanders and eventually prevailed in overtime with Ivan Provorov saving the day and taking the series to a Game 7. Prior to that, the team scored the first two goals, and thanks to Kevin Hayes and James Van Riemsdyk. The Flyers’ defense collapsed and gave up the lead as they allowed three straight goals from the Islanders. Michael Raffi scored the equalizer but the Islanders let the game again by the start of the final period. Scott Laughton managed to tie the game at 9:53 of the final period and put the game to extra time.

Players to Watch: K. Hayes C (G 4 A 9 PTS 13),  S. Laughton C (G 4 A 5 PTS 9), S. Couturier C (G 2 A 7 PTS 9).

New York Islanders vs Philadelphia Flyers Betting Predictions

Trends

Islanders

Philadelphia is 14-6 SU in their last 20 games.
The Islanders are 2-7 SU in their last 9 games against NY Islanders.
Philadelphia is 8-2 SU in their last 10 games on the road.
The Islanders are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Islanders.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia’s last 6 games played on a Thursday.

Flyers

NY Islanders are 8-3 SU in their last 11 games.
The total has gone OVER in 13 of NY Islanders’ last 17 games against Philadelphia.
NY Islanders are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games at home.
NY Islanders are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of NY Islanders’ last 10 games played on a Thursday.

Islanders vs Flyers Betting Picks

NY Islanders are 10-5 SU in their last 15 games.
NY Islanders are 7-3 SU in their last 10 games against Philadelphia.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Islanders’ last 7 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of NY Islanders’ last 9 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia.
NY Islanders are 10-5 SU in their last 15 games against an opponent in the Eastern Conference conference.
Philadelphia is 14-6 SU in their last 20 games.
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Philadelphia’s last 18 games against the NY Islanders.
Philadelphia is 14-5 SU in their last 19 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Philadelphia’s last 9 games when playing at home against NY Islanders.
Philadelphia is 14-6 SU in their last 20 games against an opponent in the Eastern Conference conference.

Moneyline: The ML handed to the Flyers in this game is -110 while the Islanders are the favored team at -130.

Spread: 1.5 points between both teams across the spread for Game 7. Islanders are at -1.5 while the Flyers are at +1.5.

Total: 5 points is the total for both teams. The Islanders going over while the Flyers are expected to go over.

Score Prediction: 4-3, Islanders win.