The New York Islanders will travel to Tempe, Arizona to face the Arizona Coyotes at Mullett Arena with the puck scheduled to drop at 9:00 PM ET on Thursday night and will air on MSGS.

New York has been one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference as they enter this game in 3^rd place in the Metropolitan Division with a record of 17-10-10 and 44 points which gives them the 5^th best record in the Eastern Conference, however, they are on a two-game losing streak following a 4-5 overtime loss on the road against the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday. 

The Islanders have been a below-average team offensively and defensively as they are averaging 3.08 goals per game while allowing an average of 3.35 goals per game which ranks 19^th and 21^st in the NHL, however, they have one of the best power-play units in the league as they have a power-play success rate of 23.3% while also having one of the worst penalty-kill units with a penalty-kill percentage of 72.81% which is the 4^th worst in the league. The New York Islanders will look to end their two-game losing streak when they travel to face the Arizona Coyotes on Thursday night. 

The Arizona Coyotes are in 5^th place in the Central Division with a record of 19-15-2 and 40 points which also puts them in 8^th place in the Western Conference, however, they are coming off a 1-4 loss at home against the Florida Panthers on Tuesday which also ended their two-game winning streak. The success for Arizona this season can be attributed to their defensive play and goalies as they are allowing an average of 2.86 goals per game which ranks 10^th in the NHL, however, they have a below-average penalty-kill percentage as they rank 19^th in the league with a penalty-kill percentage of 79.46%. 

Offensively, Arizona has also been below-average as they are averaging 3.08 goals per game which ranks 17^th in the league, however, they have an above-average power-play unit with a power-play success rate of 22.88%. The Arizona Coyotes will look to bounce back following the loss against the Florida Panthers at home when they host the New York Islanders on Thursday night.

BookMaker has the New York Islanders listed as -115 moneyline favorites on the road against the Arizona Coyotes on Thursday night. New York is 6-3-1 in the last ten while Arizona has won two of the last three meetings. The Islanders have won by an average margin of .9 goals per game over the last ten while the Coyotes have won by an average margin of .67 goals per game over the last three games in the series.

New York enters this game with a better record, however, Arizona has been the better team most recently in the series, winning two of the previous three matchups, and has won eight of their last ten games this season. The Coyotes have also won by an average margin of .67 goals per game over the last three games in the series. Take the moneyline for the Arizona Coyotes at -105 when they host the New York Islanders on Thursday night.