The New York Islanders and Pittsburgh Penguins hit the ice at PPG Paints Arena on Thursday, Oct. 9 at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Ahead of watching this matchup, here's a glimpse at which squad we pick to come out on top in Thursday's action on the ice.

Our computer projections model for this encounter predicts a final tally of Penguins 4, Islanders 3.

The Islanders were 35-35-12 overall and 7-12-19 in overtime games last season.
New York was 13-7-9 (35 points) in its 29 games decided by one goal.
The 16 times last season the Islanders ended a game with just one goal, they went 1-12-3 (five points).
New York took six points from the 10 games last season when it scored exactly two goals (3-7-0 record).
The Islanders scored three or more goals 49 times, and went 31-10-8 in those games (to register 70 points).
In the 18 games when New York recorded a lone power-play goal, it registered 24 points by finishing 11-5-2.
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 record 46 points.

The Penguins (34-36-12 overall) posted a record of 10-12-22 in games that went to OT last season.
In the 23 games Pittsburgh played that were decided by one goal, it picked up 32 points.
Last season the Penguins scored only one goal in 15 games, and they picked up two points (1-14-0).
When Pittsburgh scored two goals last season, they amassed nine points (2-10-5 record).
The Penguins scored at least three goals in 45 games, earning 69 points from those contests.
Last season Pittsburgh recorded a single power-play goal in 34 games and picked up 34 points, with a record of 14-14-6.
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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