- Calvin Pickard is the expected starter for the Oilers. Pickard is 15-7-0 with a 2.76 GAA and a .896 SV%. Pickard is 1-1-0 in three games against the Islanders, but has not played them since Jan. 14, 2020 when he was a member of the Detroit Red Wings.

There were plenty of valid reasons why the New York Islanders lost two of three games on their recent West Coast road trip. But now the Islanders know they are in must-win mode the rest of the season,

The Islanders are 0-1-0 against the Kings this season, dropping the first meeting of the season 3-1 at UBS Arena on Dec. 10. The Islanders are 1-6-0 in their last seven games against the Kings and have lost their last four games in LA by a combined score of 17-5.

After losing three of their last four games, the Ducks are looking to get back into the win column against the New York Islanders. The Ducks are coming off a 4-3 loss to the St. Louis Blues on March 7 while the Islanders are coming off a 4-2 win against the San Jose Sharks on Saturday.

After a California road trip that...should’ve gone better, the Islanders return home for a tough stretch where they host both of last season’s Stanley Cup finalists. Anything can happen on any given day in the NHL,

The Oilers continue their east coast swing as they face the New York Islanders. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with an Oilers-Islanders prediction and pick. The Oilers head into Thursday night sitting at 37-23-4 on the year,