Washington winds up a three-game road trip here, beating Pittsburgh but losing 4-2 at the NY Rangers. This is a tough place to play with the Islanders 10-2 in their last 12 home games. The NY Islanders are playing well, #6 in the NHL in goals scored and 19-7 against the Eastern Conference. The Islanders are also 6-1 at home against a team with a winning road record. In addition, this is a high NHL total and New York plays its best defense at home, on a 4-0 run UNDER the total in this building. Washington is 9-4-1 UNDER the total on the road, plus 13-6-1 UNDER the total on one day of rest. It's similar for the Islanders at 8-3 UNDER the total on one day of rest. Play the NY Islanders and play the game UNDER.
This pick was released to clients on December 29, 2014 at 10:13AM ET.
NHL
Washington at New York
December 29, 2014
7:05 PM Eastern
1 unit on New York -127 (moneyline) (risk 1 to return 1.79)
Result:
WIN
WIN
1.5 units on Game Total UNDER 5.5 -110 (risk 1.5 to return 2.86)
Result:
LOSS
LOSS
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