The New Jersey Devils roll into UBS Arena on Sunday, 8 November at 11:00 am AEDT looking to pile more misery on a home side that can't buy a win on their own sheet of ice. New York Islanders are coming off a 3–5 loss to Carolina on Friday night — their second straight defeat at home — while the Devils are riding a four-match winning streak and sit second in the Metropolitan Division with a 10-5-0 record.
The ladder tells the story: New Jersey's 20 points from 15 games (.667 points percentage) puts them seven spots and four points clear of the Islanders (16 points from 14, .571), and the recent form splits are even starker. The Devils have won four on the bounce, averaging 4.2 goals for and 3.0 against across their last five. The Islanders have managed just two wins in that same sample, leaking 4.2 goals per game while scoring only 2.8.
Head-to-head history between these sides is limited, but what matters is the gulf in class right now. The value sits with the road team, and we're backing it.
Who will win?
New Jersey's offensive depth is the x-factor. Jack Hughes (8G, 11A) and Arseny Gritsyuk (8G, 4A) lead a unit averaging 3.4 goals per game this season, and the Devils have topped four goals in four of their last five outings. Their 58.7 per cent Corsi share speaks to territorial dominance, and a 19.15 per cent power-play conversion rate gives them another edge over an Islanders penalty kill sitting at 86 per cent.
The home side's recent run at UBS Arena is grim: they've dropped both their last two here, including a 4–0 blanking by Edmonton and that 3–5 setback against Carolina. Bo Horvat (7G, 7A) and Matthew Schaefer (4G, 10A) are producing, but the Islanders are averaging just 2.79 goals per game and their save percentage (.896) trails New Jersey's (.883) — though neither side is getting elite goaltending, the Devils are simply outscoring the problem.
The market has New Jersey at shorter odds, and rightly so. This is the bold play that aligns with form, firepower, and momentum. Our nhl predictions lean Devils to extend their streak on enemy ice.
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Head-to-head context
Season and last-five scoring — context for the match-winner market.
Leading scorers
Season goals and assists.
New York Islanders
| Player | G-A |
|---|---|
| Bo HorvatC | 7G 7A |
| Matthew SchaeferD | 4G 10A |
| Brayden SchennC | 4G 5A |
New Jersey Devils
| Player | G-A |
|---|---|
| Jack HughesC | 8G 11A |
| Jesper BrattW | 2G 11A |
| Arseny GritsyukRW | 8G 4A |
The case against the Islanders
New York's home form is a red flag. They've been outscored 9–3 across their last two at UBS Arena, and while they did pick up back-to-back one-goal road wins at Minnesota (4–3) and Nashville (4–3) in late October, those victories look like outliers in a five-game sample that includes three losses by an average margin of three goals.
The Islanders' expected goals-against (29.2) suggests their defensive metrics aren't catastrophic, but the actual numbers — 2.71 goals conceded per game, 38 in 14 contests — show they're haemorrhaging chances at the wrong moments. With New Jersey's top line rolling and the Devils coming off a 5–4 home win over St Louis, the visitors have every reason to believe they can take this one in regulation or beyond.
The Islanders need to stem the bleeding at home, but nothing in the pack suggests they've found the fix. Back the Devils to make it five straight.