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NHL Prop Bets: New York Islanders vs Pittsburgh Penguins (February 3, 2026)

The Pittsburgh Penguins (28-15-11) face the New York Islanders (30-21-5) at UBS Arena. Let's take a look at the NHL Prop Bets for Tuesday's matchup.

  • The Penguins have a 34-20 Puck Line record this season, while the Islanders hold a record of 29-27.

The total goals line is set at 5.5, with OVER at -122 and UNDER at +102.

  • The Penguins have a 27-24-3 O/U record this season (meaning 27 games have gone over the total points line, 24 have gone under and three have resulted in a push). The Islanders have a 25-29-2 O/U record.

Goals For Insights

  • The Penguins are averaging 3.37 goals per game this season (8th in the league). Comparatively, the Islanders are averaging only 2.80 (25th).
  • Defensively, the Penguins are giving up 2.87 goals per game this season (T9th in the league), while the Islanders are giving up an average of 2.71 goals (3rd).

Shots

  • Looking at creating chances to score, Pittsburgh is averaging 28.9 shots per game this season (11th in the NHL). Meanwhile, NY Islanders is allowing its opposition 27.9 shots per game (16th).
  • Flipping that script, the Penguins are allowing 27.4 shots per game (13th in the NHL), while the Islanders are averaging 27.8 shots (18th).

Power Play

  • Pittsburgh holds a power play percentage of 26.8%, ranking 4th in the league this season, while NY Islanders sits a lowly 26th with 16.0% of its power play opportunities converted into goals.

Penalty Kill %

  • On the opposite end, the Penguins have a penalty kill rate of 84.0% (ranked 4th), compared to the Islanders at 82.1% (9th).

P1 Result

Pittsburgh is +175 to win the first period, while NY Islanders is +185.

  • Here are their first period records in 2025/26.
    Total Home Road Last 10
    Pittsburgh 25-15-14 13-6-8 11-9-5 7-0-3
    NY Islanders 19-19-18 9-9-9 10-10-9 3-2-5

To Go To Overtime

Tuesday's matchup is +270 to go to overtime.

  • The Penguins have played in 15 games that have gone to overtime this season, while the Islanders have appeared in 14.

To Go To a Shootout

  • The Penguins have played in 8 games that have gone to a shootout this season, while the Islanders have appeared in 9.

Last Time They Met

Pittsburgh recorded a 4-3 victory over NY Islanders at PPG Paints Arena when these teams last met on October 9. Evgeni Malkin led the way to that result, recording 3 assists.