New York Islanders vs Dallas Stars Prediction, 11/18/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Islanders vs Dallas Stars

Date: Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: Victory+

Odds/Point Spread: Islanders (+120) Stars (-144)

The New York Islanders (10-7-2) are en route to American Airlines Center on Tuesday where they will attempt to defeat the Dallas Stars (12-4-3). The moneyline on this contest has the Islanders at +120 while the Stars are sitting at -144. The over/under is 6.

The New York Islanders will need a bounce back game after taking a 4-1 loss against the Avalanche in their previous game. New York garnered 11 minutes in the box in this outing. They also had 4 chances with extra men on the ice but weren't able to net one. The Islanders didn't have their best offensive outing in the loss. For the game, they converted 1 of the 29 shots they launched.

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New York Islanders opponents have tallied 65 power play opportunities (7th in the league) and have a total of 12 goals in those chances. The Islanders have seen 552 shots tried against them and hold a save percentage of .891. New York has taken 547 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 11.2%. At even strength, the Islanders have conceded 48 goals while having 51 of their own. New York has compiled 64 power play chances and they have notched 10 goals out of those advantages, giving them a rate of 15.63%. For the current season, they have earned 22 points and their points percentage is .579. Concerning their scoring, the New York Islanders have accumulated 61 goals (10th in the league) over the course of the season and have given up 60.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Ilya Sorokin. Sorokin has played in 266 matchups throughout his NHL career. He has compiled a mark of 131-94-38 and he has gotten the start in 261 games. Opponents have been able to score 672 goals versus Sorokin in his NHL career and his goals against average is 2.57. Sorokin has had 7,932 shot attempts against him and he has 7,260 total saves. His save percentage sits at .915 during his 13,442 minutes played. From the beginning of his pro career to now, Sorokin has accrued 170 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .651.

When they were on the ice last, Dallas squared up with the Flyers in an outing where the Stars got the win by a score of 5-1. They had 2 power play attempts in this game and netted 1 out of those opportunities. The Stars recorded 5 goals of the 28 shots on goal they took.

On the campaign, the Dallas Stars have accumulated 62 goals, 27 points, in addition to a points percentage of .711. They have permitted 53 goals to be scored by of a combination of 39 goals at even strength and 14 goals while they were shorthanded. The Stars have racked up 40 goals at even strength and 22 goals (1st in hockey) while on the power play. They have a total of 66 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 33.33%. Dallas has attempted 490 shots (24th in pro hockey) and has earned a shooting percentage of 12.65%, while allowing their opponents 522 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 75.44% on the other teams 57 tries on the power play, and their save percentage is currently 89.8%.

For the opposition you will find Jake Oettinger in net. The opposition is averaging 2.53 goals/game and he has yielded 643 goals in total. Oettinger's percentage of quality starts is 58.7% and he has 149 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. He has started in 254 contests and has played 13,333 minutes. Oettinger is the owner of a career record of 156-69-29 and has been in net for 263 contests. He has recorded 6,599 saves out of the 7,242 shots taken, which gives him a save percentage of .911.

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

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Dallas (-144) and under 6 goals

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