New York at Dallas

You need defense to contend on the road and the NY Islanders have it, with a winning road record ranked seventh in the NHL in goals allowed with top 10 specialty units. The Islanders are on a 9-4-2 run UNDER the total, plus 18-8-1 UNDER in the fourth game of a four-in-six days situation. They will play physically on defense to control the pace against a speedy Dallas offense, a team with an improved defense from last season. However, the Stars are forced to play at least the rest of the regular season without injured offensive star Tyler Seguin, starting this game. Seguin suffered a cut to his Achilles tendon during the final shift of the last game. Seguin will be out three to four weeks with the hope that he can return for the start of the playoffs. Take the UNDER.