THE PROFESSOR’S NHL CODE RED TOTAL DESTRUCTION
(NHL) NY Islanders vs. Tampa Bay,
Total: 5.50 | -140.00 Under
Result: Win
The New York Islanders and the Tampa Bay Lightning open up their Stanley Cup semi-final series. The New York Islanders took out the Boston Bruins in six games closing out the series with a 6-2 win. J-G Pageau leads the Islanders in postseason scoring with 13 points. Josh Bailey and Anthony Beauvillier have 11 points each. They have split the netminding duties with both Ilya Sorokin and Semyon Varlamov having 4 wins. Sorokin has posted a .934 save percentage and 2.32 goals-against average while Varlamov has a .925 save percentage and a 2.62 goals-against average.

The Tampa Bay Lightning took care of the Carolina Hurricanes and ended the series with a 2-0 win over the Canes. The Bolts have been led by Nikita Kucherov with 18 points. Steven Stamkos has added 13 points while Brayden Point and Alex Killorn each have 12 points. . Andrei Vasilevskiy has been between the pipes for all eleven of Tampa Bay’s playoff games posting an 8-3 record with a .934 save percentage and a 2.24 goals-against average.

Tampa Bay has averaged just 2.71 goals in their last seven games. Semyon Varlamov has a 2.62 goals-against average in the postseason and it was 2.22 on the road during the regular season. Islanders put up 2.21 goals on the road during the regular season. Andrei Vasilevskiy posted a 1.75 goals-against average in his home starts this year. The Under is 20-5-2 in New York's last 27 Sunday games and 6-1 in Tampa Bay's last 7 vs. a team with a winning record.

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