Pittsburgh at New York

Two teams that finished three points apart in the standings meet with Pittsburgh having the edge offensively scoring 273 goals this season compared to 228 for New York. However, the Islanders allowed 196 goals compared to 241 for the Penguins. Pittsburgh won the last two meetings 6-2 on Dec. 6 and then 2-1 on Dec. 10 in a shootout win. The Penguins have won 11 of their last 14 conference quarterfinal games and they are 22-7 their last 29 games with at least three days rest. The Islanders have lost five of their last six with three or more days rest. The Penguins are 41-20 the last 61 meetings and they'll have Matt Murray in goal and he owns a 29-14-6 record with a 2.69 goals-against average and .919 save percentage. The Islanders recorded just 33 power-play goals all season and that tied Nashville for second-lowest in the league. Take the Penguins.