Vancouver Canucks vs New York Islanders Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 12/19/25

The Vancouver Canucks are traveling to New York to play against the Islanders for the first time this season on Friday. Unfortunately, they will be without Elias Pettersson again, which makes an already low-scoring team even weaker. Currently, they average just 2.73 goals per game and take fewer than 27 shots on goal. On the positive side, they receive solid goaltending from Thatcher Demko, who is confirmed to start this game. When he is healthy, he gives his team a strong chance to win every time he is in net.

The Islanders have shown significant improvement this season, largely thanks to Ilya Sorokin’s performance. The Russian goaltender has a 2.52 goals-against average (GAA) and a .910 save percentage (SV%). While the Islanders’ offense is decent, they average fewer than 3 goals per game, which is a concern given that Bo Horvat — who has scored 19 goals this season — is currently out. With key injuries affecting both teams and solid goaltending on display, scoring opportunities will likely be limited. Therefore, we will bet on the under here, anticipating a tightly contested game.

Canucks vs Islanders: Under 5.5 (-120) available at the time of publishing. Playable at that number or better.

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