The Islanders have won the last two home contests against the Predators. The Predators are coming off back-to-back 3-2 overtime losses, with the most recent against the New Jersey Devils on Thursday. Michael McCarron and Filip Forsberg scored in the loss to the Devils.

Just one day after being traded away from the New Jersey Devils, this veteran forward scored his first goal for the New York Islanders en route to their win over the New York Rangers.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Carson Soucy scored against the team that traded him 72 hours earlier, Matthew Schaefer got the 14th goal of his stellar rookie year and the New York Islanders defeated the Rangers 2-1 on Thursday night.

Owen Tippett has shot the lights out of late, averaging 3.2 SOG over the past 10 while clearing this line in eight. Coming off a hat trick against the No. 1-ranked Avalanche, Tippett should have all the confidence to keep shooting in this one.

Our Islanders vs. Rangers predictions are expecting lots of assist opportunities for Mathew Barzal. Free NHL picks for Thursday, January 29, 2026.

Pulock (upper body) was named a game-time decision ahead of Wednesday's matchup against the Rangers, per Stefen Rosner of NHL.com.

New York Islanders (29-19-5, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. New York Rangers (22-26-6, in the Metropolitan Division) New York; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Islanders -132, Rangers +110;