New York at Ottawa

A pair of defenseless teams winding down lost seasons meet in this one. The last-place NY Islanders continue to be a mess on defense, losing three in a row while allowing 13 goals. This team is #31 in goals allowed and #30 in penalty killing. At least they can score, ranked ninth in goals scored, sixth on the power play. The Islanders are 12-3-1 OVER the total following a loss of three or more goals. They face an Ottawa defense that is also awful, #30 in goals allowed, #27 in penalty killing. Ottawa is 11-4 OVER the total against the Eastern Conference, plus on a 7-2 run OVER at home. This shapes up as an offensive show with neither team interested in defense. Play this one to finish OVER.