NHL Game Preview: New York Islanders at Carolina Hurricanes with Line Combinations 3/30/2025

New York Islanders (32-30-10, 74 pts) at Carolina Hurricanes (44-24-4, 92 pts)

Venue: Lenovo Center
Date: Sunday, March 30
Time: 5:00 pm ET
TV: ESPN+/MSGSN/FDSSO
Radio:
New York – WRHU 88.7 FM / 103.9 FM LI News Radio
Carolina – The Fan 99.9 FM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
New York +1.5 ML +286
Carolina -1.5 ML -360
O/U 5.5

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New York Islanders News & Notes:

The Islanders have lost four straight entering todays game. They lost last night to the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-3. They are 3-4-3 in their last ten games averaging 2.6 goals per game while allowing 3.5 goals per game. 

Carolina Hurricanes News & Notes:

The Hurricanes picked up a 4-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Friday night. They are 8-2-0 in their last ten games averaging 3.5 goals per game while allowing 2.1 goals per game. 

New York Islanders Projected Lines:

Holmstrom-Horvat-Palmieri 
Lee-Pageau-Duclair
Engvall-Cizikis-Fasching
Tsyplakov-MacLean-Gatcomb

Pulock-Dobson
Pelech-DeAngelo
Boqvist-Romanov

Hogberg
Sorokin

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Carolina Hurricanes Projected Lines:

Jarvis-Aho-Blake
Hall-Kotkaniemi-Roslovic
Martinook-Staal-Stankoven
Robinson-Jankowski-Svechnikov

Slavin-Burns
Orlov-Chatfield
Gostisbehere-Walker

Kochetkov
Andersen

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Players To Watch:

New York Islanders

Bo Horvat this season has 49 points on 24 goals and 25 assists. He’s faced the Hurricanes 23 times in his career recording 21 points on ten goals 11 assists. He has a goal and two assists against them this season. 

Carolina Hurricanes

Andrei Svechnikov this season has 44 points on 19 goals and 25 assists. He’s faced the Islanders 20 times in his career recording 17 points on seven goals and ten assists. He has three goals against New York this season. 

Injury Report:

New York Islanders

C Mathew Barzal – IT
G Semyon Varlamov – IR

Carolina Hurricanes

LW William Carrier – Out
RW Jesper Fast – LTIR

Next Game:

New York – April 1 vs Tampa Bay Lightning
Carolina – April 2 vs. Washington Capitals

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