This is a big price, but I strongly see the Islanders winning the game. If you can bet the Islanders to win in regulation, I would go that route so the juice isn't so high.

The Islanders are in stop-the-pain mode losers of two in a row after going 6-2 in their previous eight games. The Islanders can't afford a loss to the lowly Ducks, who have the third-worst record in the NHL, in their playoff quest.

New York lost 5-2 to the Kings in LA last night. However, that score is highly misleading. The Islanders dominated the first period and ended up losing because of a fluke goal and giving up two power play goals.

It was an extremely frustrating loss for the Islanders. Now they travel just a short distance to Anaheim. It's my belief the Islanders will clean up their game and come up big here.