Florida Panthers vs New York Islanders Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 03/01/26

The Florida Panthers and New York Islanders meet for a Sunday evening showdown in the NHL. These teams have met once this season, in a dominant 4-1 win by the Panthers on home ice in December. Can they repeat that result as the road team? Here is our Panthers vs. Lightning to get you set for the action.

In their one meeting this season, we saw a total of 5 goals scored, which is a total I expect to see in this one. Neither team has shown to be an extremely-high goal scorer, as the Islanders (2.88) and Panthers (3.00) rank 22nd and 19th respectively in NHL goals per game average. On the other side of the puck, New York owns the 4th-best goals against average (2.72) and third-best save percentage (.909). On home ice riding a 2-game winning streak, I think New York will give the Florida offense issues in their efforts to score. Florida has been strong defensively in a short time span, giving up just 4 goals in their two games. This will be a hard-fought and gritty contest, one where I don’t expect a ton of goals. With that in mind, take the under 5.5 for our Panthers vs. Islanders prediction.

Panthers vs. Islanders prediction: Under 5.5 (+105) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number to (-110).

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