<p>The Stars and Islanders are set to face off at 7:30 ET on ESPN+. The Islanders will host the game at UBS Arena in Elmont, NY. The Stars are favored by -1.5 goals in this non-conference showdown. The game's over/under is currently at 5.5 goals.</p><h3>DALLAS STARS VS NEW YORK ISLANDERS BETTING PICK</h3><p>The Pick: New York Islanders +1.5</p><p>This game will be played at UBS Arena at 7:30 ET on Sunday, February 23rd.</p><h3>WHY BET THE NEW YORK ISLANDERS:</h3><ul><li>Even though they are 1.5 goal underdogs, we see the Islanders winning this game by a score of 4-3.</li><li>We like the Islanders on the moneyline (+114)</li><li>The Islanders are also our pick on the spread at +1.5</li></ul><h3>Are the Stars Ready for a Win at Elmont?</h3><p>The Stars fell to 36-18-2 after a 4-2 road loss to the Panthers. Dallas, as underdogs on the puck line, failed to cover. The total for the game was set at 6.5 goals, but the combined score of 6 fell short of that mark.</p> 

<p>After trailing 2-0, the Stars tied it up in the second period, but the Panthers pulled ahead with two more goals. Evgenii Dadonov and Matt Duchene each scored for Dallas in the loss.</p><p>Dallas put 25 shots on goal but only found the net twice in their 4-2 loss to the Panthers. Evgenii Dadonov scored his second goal of the season, while Matt Duchene added his seventh. Duchene also picked up his eighth assist on Dadonov's power-play goal.</p> <p>After a scoreless first period, the Stars got on the board with Dadonov's goal at 8:38 in the second. Duchene followed up at 11:22. Dallas finished the game with 32 giveaways.</p><p>Dallas' defense gave up the first goal at 5:15 in the 1st period and another at 8:47 in the 2nd, putting them down 2-0. After tying the game at 2-2, they allowed two more goals, including one at 2:32 in the 3rd and an empty-netter with 1:00 remaining. Goalie Casey DeSmith made 21 saves with a save percentage of 87.5%.</p><h3>Will the New York Defense Show Up at Home?</h3><p>The Islanders dropped to 25-23-7 after a 5-2 loss to the Rangers. The total for the game was set at 6 goals, and the combined 7 goals pushed it over. The Islanders, as underdogs on the puck line, failed to cover.</p> 

<p>After falling behind 2-0, Casey Cizikas got the Islanders on the board with 15:22 left in the second period. Brock Nelson added another goal for the Islanders with just 8 seconds left in the second, cutting the deficit to 3-2, but the Rangers pulled away with two more goals in the third.</p><p>The Islanders fired 37 shots on goal but only found the net twice in their 5-2 loss to the Rangers. Casey Cizikas scored his first goal of the season, while Brock Nelson added his fifth, with just 8 seconds left in the second period.</p> <p>New York had 23 giveaways and was held scoreless in the first and third periods. Pierre Engvall picked up his first assist of the season on Cizikas’s goal, while Simon Holmstrom now has 4 assists this year.</p><p>On the defensive side, the Islanders gave up the first goal just 3:44 into the first period and allowed two more in the third, leading to a 5-2 loss. Ilya Sorokin made 35 saves with an 89.7% save percentage, while the defense registered 17 hits and 12 takeaways.</p>

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