New York at Ottawa

New York has been a strong road team all season and the Islanders are on a 21-7 run. They just posted a 3-2 victory over this Ottawa team the last game. New York is #7 in the NHL in goals scored and #17 in goals allowed, and are 18-6 against a team with a losing record. Ottawa has problems all over at #20 in goals scored. Tuesday's loss was Ottawa's third in a row and fifth in six games. They went 1-3-1 on their just-completed road trip and 3-6-3 in their last 12 overall. The road team is 4-1 in the last five meetings between these teams and the visitors are much better and balanced. Play the NY Islanders.