New York Islanders vs New York Rangers Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 01/29/26

The New York Islanders and the New York Rangers meet in the second end of a home-and-home series on Thursday night at Madison Square Garden. In Wednesday’s game, the Islanders posted a 5-2 victory at UBS Arena as moderate favorites (-150) on the island, cashing the over (6) in the process. The Isles have won the past 2 games, and they’re 5-3-1 in the past 9 games on the road, too. The Islanders offense has been doing a great job lately, going for 4 or more goals in 7 of the past 12 games dating back to January 3rd. The under is 3-1 in the past 4 games for the Isles, but the over is 7-5-1 across the past 13 games, including 3-3-1 in the past 7 on the road.

For the Rangers, they’ve had a ton of difficulty with Spencer Martin and Jonathan Quick in between the pipes while Igor Shesterkin is on the shelf due to a lower-body injury. It’s all about the over in Rangers games lately, going 8-1-1 in the past 10 games, allowing 3 or more goals in 11 consecutive outings. The winning team has scored 4 or more goals in 6 of the past 7 meetings in this rivalry, and the over is 6-4 in the past 10 meetings. Let’s go high on the total, especially since the Rangers figure to turn to Quick in the second end of the home-and-home.

Islanders vs Rangers prediction: Over 6 (-110) at time of publishing. Playable to -130.

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