Vancouver Canucks vs New York Islanders Prediction: Expect a lot of pucks

Prediction for the NHL match which will take place on November 16. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Vancouver had a disappointing last season, flying past the cup battles. Therefore now, the Canucks have been included in the regular championship from the very beginning so that they do not have to participate in the pursuit of high positions. They debuted with mixed success: they had two wins and two losses in four initial meetings. After that, they improved, which allowed them to remain scoreless only once in the next 11 games, losing to Toronto 2:5. They lost to the Rangers in overtime 3:4, and in the nine remaining battles, there were always wins, and often very big ones. Now, the Blue-Green are in second place in the Western Conference standings.

The Islanders continue to frustrate their fans. For the third year in a row, the Blue-and-Orange can not reach the previous level, which previously allowed them to qualify for the Gagarin Cup, overcoming several rounds in the playoffs. After that, there was a failed season when they didn't make it to the cup battles, and last year, the Islanders were eliminated after the first round. They started the regular season without brilliance, winning five of their opening nine games and losing four. In November, they collapsed, losing to Carolina 3:4, Minnesota 2:4, Boston 2:5, and Washington and Edmonton 1:4 each, dropping to 14th place in the Eastern Conference standings.

Vancouver and Islanders approach the upcoming confrontation in a completely different shape. In the current regular season, the Islanders are performing surprisingly well, and in the last 11 games, they have scored 19 of a possible 22 points - an impressive showing for a team that last season was left without playoffs. On the other hand, the Islanders are in a serious slump that has seen them lose their previous five games in a row, earning just one point in that stretch.

The confrontation between Vancouver and the Islanders has been very productive in recent years. In the previous five head-to-head meetings, the rivals scored 42 pucks (7.40 per game on average). Special attention should be paid to the Islanders' goaltending, who have scored 55 pucks (4.23 average per game) in the previous 13 meetings, with at least three different goals in all 13 cases.