The Carolina Hurricanes are one win away from advancing to the Eastern Conference Semifinals after winning the first three games of the series against the New York Islanders and have won by an average margin of 1.67 goals per game in those meetings including a 3-2 win in Game 3 of the series on the road on Thursday.
Carolina's high-scoring efficiency has carried over from the regular season as they finished the regular season averaging the 7th most goals per game with an average of 3.42 goals per game and have averaged 3.67 goals per game in the series against the Islanders. Carolina has won seven of the last ten games in the series including five of the seven meetings this season and has won by an average margin of 1 goal per game in the meetings this season.
The Hurricanes will look to extend their winning streak in the series to five games and advance to the Eastern Conference Semifinals in the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs when they travel to face the New York Islanders for Game 4 of the series.
The New York Islanders were one of the hottest teams entering the playoffs as they won eight of their final nine games of the regular season and had won by an average margin of 1.44 goals per game during that stretch, however, that didn't carry over to the playoffs as they have lost the first three games and are in a 0-3 series hole and are in danger of being eliminated from the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs and are also in danger of being swept in the series.
The Islanders were a below-average scoring team this season as they ranked 23rd in scoring in the league with an average of 2.98 goals per game and have only averaged two goals per game in the series against the Hurricanes. The Islanders have lost four straight games in the series and have lost by an average margin of 2 goals per game in those meetings.
The New York Islanders will look to avoid the series sweep and stay alive in the playoffs when they host the Carolina Hurricanes for Game 4 of the series on Saturday afternoon.
WagerWeb has the Carolina Hurricanes listed as -180 moneyline favorites on the road against the New York Islanders for Game 4 of the series on Saturday afternoon. The Hurricanes have won seven of the last ten and four straight games in the series while having won by an average margin of 1 goal per game over the last ten and 2 goals per game over the previous four games in the series.
The Carolina Hurricanes are one win away from advancing to the Eastern Conference Semifinals in the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs and have dominated the series against the New York Islanders winning four straight games in the series while also winning by an average margin of 2 goals per game in those contests. I look for those trends to continue in this meeting which is why I am taking the puck line for the Carolina Hurricanes when they travel to face the New York Islanders for Game 4 of the series on Saturday afternoon.
