If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Tuesday when the Philadelphia Flyers and the New York Islanders meet at Nassau Coliseum.
Oddsmakers currently have the Flyers listed as 120-moneyline favorites versus the Islanders, while the game's total is sitting at 5½.
The Flyers lost to Pittsburgh 4-3 as a -110 favorite last time out. The seven goals scored went OVER the posted over/under total (6).
R.J. Umberger scored a pair of goals for the Flyers and Scott Hartnell scored his 18th goal of the season in the loss.
Rick DiPietro stopped just 14 of 18 shots in New York's 4-3 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night.
The Wild were winners as -200 home favorites in that contest, while the combined score went OVER the day's posted total (5).
Current streak:
Philadelphia has lost 3 straight games.
New York has lost 7 straight games.
Team records:
Philadelphia: 30-20-5
New York: 24-25-7
Oddsmakers currently have the Flyers listed as 120-moneyline favorites versus the Islanders, while the game's total is sitting at 5½.
The Flyers lost to Pittsburgh 4-3 as a -110 favorite last time out. The seven goals scored went OVER the posted over/under total (6).
R.J. Umberger scored a pair of goals for the Flyers and Scott Hartnell scored his 18th goal of the season in the loss.
Rick DiPietro stopped just 14 of 18 shots in New York's 4-3 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night.
The Wild were winners as -200 home favorites in that contest, while the combined score went OVER the day's posted total (5).
Current streak:
Philadelphia has lost 3 straight games.
New York has lost 7 straight games.
Team records:
Philadelphia: 30-20-5
New York: 24-25-7