New Jersey Devils vs New York Islanders Prediction, 10/3/2026 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Jersey Devils vs New York Islanders

Date: Saturday, October 3, 2026

Location: UBS Arena in Elmont, NY

TV: MSG+, MSG Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Devils (-124) Islanders (+116)

The New York Islanders will take on the New Jersey Devils at UBS Arena on Saturday. The line on this matchup has New Jersey at -124 and New York opens at +116. The over/under comes in at 6.

The New Jersey Devils went home feeling good about their game by earning a 3-2 victory against the Flyers in their previous outing. New Jersey compiled 2 minutes in the box for this matchup. The Devils offense didn't overly impress in this victory. In addition, they had 4 chances with extra men on the ice but weren't able to convert one of them into a goal. For the matchup, they tallied a score on 3 of the 44 shots they tried.

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New Jersey Devils opposition had 208 power play opportunities (31st in pro hockey) and came away with 43 goals in those attempts. The Devils had 2,244 shots tried against them and were the owners of a save percentage of .887. New Jersey attempted 2,426 shots and had a shooting percentage of 9.3%. When playing at even strength, the Devils conceded 210 goals while scoring 181. New Jersey tallied 205 power play opportunities and added 45 goals out of those tries, garnering them a rate of 21.95%. For last season, the had a total of 87 points and their points % was .530. Regarding their goal scoring prowess, the New Jersey Devils accumulated 226 goals (27th in the league) in the previous season and allowed 253.

The man in net for this game is Jake Allen. Allen has participated in 498 contests throughout his hockey career. He has accumulated a win-loss record of 226-201-45 and was named the starter in 473 games. Opponents have tallied 1,293 goals against Allen in his career and his goals against rate is 2.73. Allen has had 13,918 shots taken against him and has accrued 12,625 saves. His save percentage is .907 during his 28,121 mins in the crease. Throughout his time in hockey, Allen has 250 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .529.

In their last contest, New York faced the Maple Leafs in a game where the Islanders went home in defeat by a tally of 2-1. The Islanders had 1 goal of the 27 shots on goal they took. They had 4 power play attempts in this contest but didn't put one in the back of the net.

Last year, the New York Islanders tallied 229 goals, 91 points, as well as a points percentage of .555. They allowed 236 goals to be scored by way of 195 goals at even strength and 41 goals while they were shorthanded. The Islanders accumulated 189 goals at even strength and 40 goals (26th in professional hockey) while on the power play. They had a tally of 242 power play opportunities and they have a power play rate of 16.53%. New York put up 2,310 shots (12th in hockey) and had a shot percentage of 9.91%, while allowing the other team 2,270 shots. They earned a penalty kill percentage of 80.84% on their opponent's 214 power play opportunities, and their save percentage was 89.6%.

Across the ice you are going to see Ilya Sorokin protecting the goal. His opponents are averaging 2.57 goals per game and he has relinquished 780 goals in total. Sorokin's quality start percentage comes out to 64.0% and he has earned 194 quality starting assignments in his hockey career. He has made the start in 303 games and has played for a total of 17,984 minutes. Sorokin has earned a career mark of 154-114-38 and has participated in 309 games. He is sitting with 8,337 stops out of the 9,117 shots taken against him, giving him a save percentage of .914.

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

Guy's Pick: Take New York (+116)

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