The New York Islanders hit the road to meet the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday, Oct. 9 at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Prepare for this matchup by checking out our pick for who will come out on top in Thursday's hockey action.

Our computer projection model for this game calls for a final result of Penguins 4, Islanders 3.

The Islanders were 7-12-19 in overtime matchups on their way to a 35-35-12 overall record last season.
New York picked up 35 points (13-7-9) in the 29 games it played that were decided by one goal.
The 16 times last season the Islanders finished a game with only one goal, they went 1-12-3 (five points).
New York scored exactly two goals in 10 games last season (3-7-0 record, six points).
The Islanders scored at least three goals in 49 games (31-10-8, 70 points).
In the 18 games when New York scored a single power-play goal, it had an 11-5-2 record (24 points).
When it outshot its opponent, New York was 16-25-4 (36 points).
The Islanders were outshot by their opponent in 35 games, going 19-8-8 to register 46 points.

The Penguins had a 10-12-22 record in overtime contests last season, and a 34-36-12 overall record.
Pittsburgh picked up 32 points (13-4-6) in its 23 games decided by one goal.
Last season the Penguins registered just one goal in 15 games, and they picked up two points (1-14-0).
Pittsburgh picked up nine points (2-10-5 record) last season when scoring exactly two goals .
The Penguins picked up 69 points in their 45 games when they scored three or more goals.
Pittsburgh scored a single power-play goal in 34 games last season and picked up 34 points.
When it outshot its opponent last season, Pittsburgh posted a record of 16-12-6 (38 points).
The Penguins were outshot by their opponents in 45 games last season, going 17-22-6 to record 40 points.

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