Jack Hughes was the USA Olympic hero en route to a gold medal, and both he and his brother started their stateside season the same way. Luke scored the tying goal, and Jack scored the OT winner to take down the Philadelphia Flyers at home, and now they’re on the road looking to cash in fans’ Devils vs Islanders predictions.
Speaking of the New York Islanders, New Jersey closes out their preseason with a 4-1 win over them, but now it matters. The Isles had quite the disappointing season opener in a 2-1 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs, and this game is sandwiched between an upcoming Battle of New York with the Rangers. The good news for New York and their fans is that there is time between tonight’s game and that one, as they’re a team that heavily relies on Ilya Sorokin between the pipes. He’s a primary reason for the total for this game being as low as 5.5, and we’d lean towards an under pick with our Devils vs Islanders prediction if you see a total of six.
However, we’re officially going to lock in a slight home underdog play to enjoy some plus-money. While plenty can change season to season, the Islanders swept the season series against New Jersey 4-0 last year, outscoring them 11-2 at home. Jack Hughes is indeed healthy right now to make things more of a sweat, but we’re locking in the Islanders money line for tonight.
Devils vs Islanders prediction: New York ML (+110) available at time of publishing. Playable to -110.
