New York Islanders vs Carolina Hurricanes Prediction, 10/30/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Islanders vs Carolina Hurricanes

Date: Thursday, October 30, 2025

Location: PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC

TV: Fanduel Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Islanders (+102) Hurricanes (-122)

The New York Islanders (4-4-1) are traveling to PNC Arena on Thursday where they will try to beat the Carolina Hurricanes (6-3-0). The odds on this game have New York at +102 and Carolina is at -122. The total comes in at 6.

The New York Islanders had a rough game after their 5-2 defeat to the Bruins in their previous outing. New York tallied 8 mins in the box in this contest. The Islanders offense left a lot to be desired in the loss. In addition, they had 5 chances on the power play but didn't net one. For the game, they converted 2 out of the 35 shots they attempted.

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In the matter of their scoring capabilities, the New York Islanders have accumulated 32 goals (16th in the league) on the year and have allowed 32. For the current campaign, they have recorded 9 points and their points percentage is .500. New York comes into the game with 32 power play opportunities and they have tallied 5 goals during those chances, garnering them a rate of 15.63%. When at even strength, the Islanders have conceded 23 goals while getting 27 on offense. New York has attempted 274 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 11.7%. The Islanders have had 266 shots taken against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .880. New York Islanders opponents have amassed 31 power play opportunities (20th in professional hockey) and have racked up 9 goals in those chances.

The man protecting the goal in this game is David Rittich. Rittich has played in 232 games over the course of his professional hockey career. He has earned an overall mark of 110-71-26 and was named the starter in 206 games. Opponents have tallied 583 goals against Rittich in his professional hockey career and his goals against average per contest is 2.83. Rittich has had 6,087 shot attempts against him and has accrued 5,504 saves. His save percentage is .904 in his 12,195 minutes in the crease. Over the course of his career, Rittich has 112 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .544.

Their last time out, Carolina went up against the Golden Knights in an outing where the Hurricanes went home in defeat by a mark of 6-3. They had 1 power play chance in this outing and scored 1 on that try. The Hurricanes recorded 3 goals of the 24 shots on goal they attempted.

The Hurricanes have accumulated 30 goals at even strength and 3 goals (32nd in pro hockey) while having a power play advantage. Carolina has tried 297 shots (13th in professional hockey) and has a shot percentage of 11.11%, while allowing their opponents 257 shots. So far this year, the Carolina Hurricanes have earned a total of 33 goals, 12 points, and a points percentage of .667. They have granted a total of 28 goals to be scored by of a combination of 22 goals at even strength and 6 goals while they were shorthanded. They have recorded 30 power play chances and they have a power play percentage of 10.00%. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 82.86% on the other teams 35 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage sits at 89.1%.

Across the ice you will find Frederik Andersen defending the net. His opposition is averaging 2.54 goals/game and he has yielded 1,292 goals in total. Andersen's rate of quality starts sits at 57.4% and he has accumulated 292 quality starts in his professional career. He got the starting nod in 509 contests and has racked up 27,416 minutes. Andersen has amassed a lifetime mark of 312-137-53 and has participated in 523 games. He has compiled 13,891 saves out of the 15,183 shots attempted against him, giving him a rate of .915.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy's Pick: Take New York (+102)

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