New York has beaten the Ducks five times in a row after a 4-3 win on Dec. 13 in the only meeting this season. The Islanders are on a five-game win streak while outscoring opponents 24-10, including a 7-2 rout of San Jose on Thursday. Bo Horvat had a goal and two assists and Ilya Sorokin had 23 saves for the Islanders, who will start Semyon Varlamov in this game. Varlamov has a 2.91 goals-against average and a .910 save percentage in limited action this season. Lukas Dostal is likely for Anaheim with a 10-16-1 record and a 3.51 goals-against average. Anaheim is 2-9 against the Metropolitan Division and the Ducks have lost 41 of 55 home games and they average only 2.62 goals per game. Take the Islanders as a Max Play.
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