Islanders and Hurricanes Look to Put Last Year in the Rear-View Mirror Tonight

Islanders and Hurricanes Look to Put Last Year in the Rear-View Mirror Tonight

Islanders playing final season in Long Island this year

New York will move to Brooklyn after this season, which means that the Islanders would love to give their fans on Long Island a season to remember in a good way. John Tavares is healthy and back in the lineup after suffering a nasty knee injury playing for Canada at the Olympics last season. He missed the remainder of the season due to his injury. 

Hurricanes look to start new win streak against New York

After dropping a contest on March 25 to the Islanders, the Hurricanes saw their six-game winning streak in the series come to an end. Cam Ward should get the start in net tonight. He is 17-3-3 with a goals against average of 2.52 in his career against the Islanders. If the Hurricanes want to have a successful season, they will need Ward to have a better year than last. He was the fifth-worst goalie in the league with 25 or more starts and an GAA of 3.06.

When the Hurricanes host the Islanders on Friday night in Raleigh, we will place our wager at TopBet.eu, where the Islanders are favored on the road. We are going to drop 15 percent of our bankroll on the Islanders and the -125 money line as they win their season opener and begin to put last year in their rear-view mirror.