Philadelphia Flyers vs New York Islanders 09/03/2020 –The Philadelphia Flyers live for another day and force a Game 6 against the New York Islanders after their overtime win in Game 5. Their sixth game in this best-of-seven series is set to happen on Thursday, September 3 at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario. It will be NBCSN that holds the broadcasting rights for this game and the live coverage will start at 7:00 PM ET. For those who want to watch through live stream, it will be made available for NHL.TV subscribers. According to NHL Vegas Odds, it should be the end of the road for the Philadelphia Flyers and it will be the New York Islanders taking the victory and advancing to the next round of the playoffs.
Philadelphia Flyers vs New York Islanders 09/03/2020
When: Thursday, September 3, 7:00 PM ET
Where: Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario
TV: NBCSN
Stream: NHL.TV
Philadelphia Flyers vs New York Islanders 09/03/2020 Betting Odds:
| Team | PUCKLINE | TOTAL | ML | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Flyers | +1.5 (-345) | 5.5 o (+144) | -103 |  |
| New York Islanders | -1.5 (+266) | 5.5 u (-179) | -119 | |
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Here's how we forced a Game 6.
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— Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) September 2, 2020
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers made a good job pushing the New York Islanders to the limit and bringing it to overtime. It was the goal of Scott Laughton at the 12:20 mark in OT that closed the game and he got some help from Ivan Provorov and Claude Giroux. Prior to that, the game went scoreless in the first period and the Flyers scored three consecutive goals after the Islanders scored their first. Giroux put the first goal while James Van Riemsdyk followed through three minutes after. In the final period, Matt Niskanen managed to increase the lead even further but lost it in the last five minutes of the game leading to overtime.
Players to Watch: K. Hayes C G 3 A 8 PTS 11, S. Couturier C G 2 A 7 PTS 9, S. Laughton C G 4 A 4 PTS 8.
New York Islanders
The New York Islanders fought a good fight in Game 5 as they managed to put the game to overtime after being down by two points early in the final period. With both teams going scoreless in the first period, the ice was broken by Mathew Barzal scoring at the 1:20 mark in the second period with the help of Josh Bailey and Jordan Eberle. Down by 2, Brock Nelson broke the scoring drought of the Islanders thanks to the second assists by Bailey. Derrick Brassard equalized the game at the 17:19 mark of the final period and held on to overtime in which they lost after 12 minutes.
Players to watch: J. Bailey LW G 2 A 13 PTS 15, B. Nelson C G 6 A 5 PTS 11, M Barzal C G 4 A 7 PTS 11.
Philadelphia Flyers vs New York Islanders Betting Predictions
Trends
Flyers
Philadelphia is 14-6 SU in their last 20 games.
Philadelphia is 2-7 SU in their last 9 games against NY Islanders.
Flyers are 8-2 SU in their last 10 games on the road.
Philadelphia is 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.
Islanders
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.
Flyers vs Islanders Betting Picks
The Philadelphia Flyers managed to stay alive for Game 6 but with the stakes very high, the New York Islanders will look out to close the series and it is also seen by Top Online Sportsbook. Expect Bailey to be more on the scoring side than giving the assist with Nelson and Barzal following through his lead.
Moneyline: The ML handed to the Flyers in this game as the underdogs is a tight -103 while the Islanders are at -119.
Spread: It is 1.5 points between both teams across the spread with the Flyers at +1.5 and the Islanders are at -1.5
Total: It is 5.5 points for both teams in Game 6 at the total with the Islanders going under and the Flyers are over.
Score Prediction: 5-3, Islanders win.
