The New York Islanders will travel to Anaheim, California to face the Anaheim Ducks at the Honda Center with the puck scheduled to drop at 8:00 PM ET on Sunday night and will air on Bally Sports Southern California and Root Sports North.

The New York Islanders enter this game with a record of 28-20-14 and 70 points which puts them in 4^th place in the Metropolitan Division and 9^th place in the Eastern Conference while having won their last five games in a row including a 7-2 win on the road against the San Jose Sharks on Thursday. 

New York has been a middle-of-the-pack team in scoring as they rank 20^th in scoring in the NHL with an average of 3.08 goals per game and have the 10^th-best power-play success rate at 22.94%. Defensively, the Islanders have been one of the worst teams in the league as they are allowing the 10^th most goals per game and have the worst penalty-kill percentage at 71.43% while allowing an average of 3.31 goals per game. Mathew Barzal has been one of the better players on the Islanders this season and leads the team in points with 66 points this season. 

The New York Islanders will look to extend their winning streak to six games when they travel to face the Anaheim Ducks.

The Anaheim Ducks have been one of the worst teams in the NHL this season with a record of 23-37-3 and 49 points which gives them the 3^rd worst record in the Western Conference and the 3^rd worst record in the NHL following Friday’s 2-6 loss at home against the Dallas Stars. Anaheim is averaging the 3^rd fewest goals per game this season with an average of 2.63 goals per game and has a power-play success rate of 19.37% which ranks 21^st in the NHL. 

Defensively, the Ducks have been one of the worst teams in the league as they are allowing the 6^th most goals per game and have the 6^th worst penalty-kill percentage at 75.1% while allowing an average of 3.54 goals per game. Frank Vatrano has been one of the best players for the Ducks this season and leads the team in goals and points with 29 goals and 50 points. 

The Anaheim Ducks will look to bounce back following the loss at home against the Dallas Stars when they host the New York Islanders on Sunday night.

JustBet has the New York Islanders listed as -195 moneyline favorites on the road against the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday night. New York is 6-2-2 in the last ten while having won the previous five meetings against Anaheim. The Islanders have won by an average margin of 1 goal per game over the last ten and 3.33 goals per game over the previous three games in the series.

New York enters this game with the better record and has been the better team in the series, going 6-2-2 in the last ten while having won five straight contests against Anaheim. The Islanders have won by an average margin of 3.33 goals per game over the previous three games in the series. As a result, I am taking the puck line for the New York Islanders at -1.5 when they travel to face the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday night.