Washington Capitals vs. New York Islanders Picks and Prediction for Saturday, October 11, 2025
Use Code SSWC We have an exciting Metropolitan Division NHL matchup as the Washington Capitals are on the road to take on the New York Islanders on Saturday evening inside the UBS Arena for our Capitals vs. Islanders prediction. The Capitals (0-1-0, 0 points) are seventh in the division and are coming off a 3-1 home loss on Wednesday against the Boston Bruins. The Islanders (0-1-0, 0 points) are fourth in the division and are coming off Thursday’s 4-3 road loss against the Pittsburgh Penguins. This is the first of four games against one another as they play again on Halloween. Blue line to crease — NHL picks for Washington Capitals vs. New York Islanders without the fluff.
Capitals Looking to Get Into the Win Column
The Washington Capitals lost their opener at home to Boston 2-1. Right winger Tom Wilson is leading the team as he has one point (one goal, zero assists) thus far after scoring 65 points in 81 games last season. The NHL's all-time leading scorer, Alexander Ovechkin, who led the Caps with 44 goals last season, was held scoreless in the opener with three shots on goal and was a -1. They started the season off brutally on the power play, going 0-for-5 (0.00%) with the man advantage.
Charlie Lindgren is going to be in the net for the first time this season for the Washington Capitals as Last season, he was 20-14-3 with 2.73 goals given up per game and a .896 save percentage. Logan Thompson got the start in the opener and had 21 saves, allowing two goals (there was an empty netter). They allowed one power play goal on two attempts (50.0%) right now so it will be interesting to see them to improve.
Injury Report for Washington
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- Defenseman Dylan McIlrath: Lower Body (OUT)
Islanders Looking to Have A Strong Season
The New York Islanders finished 12th in the Eastern Conference with 82 points and hasn't won a playoff series since 2021. The Isles opened the season with a 4-3 loss to Pittsburgh on Thursday. Jonathan Drouin, Kyle Palmieri and Maxim Shabanov all had a goal apiece. Ilya Sorokin allowed four goals and had 28 saves (4.14 GAA) in the opener. Shabanov, Matthew Schaefer, Simon Holmstrom, Matthew Barzal and Scott Mayfield all had an one assist apiece.
Ilya Sorokin will be between the pipes for this game for the New York Islanders and is 0-1-0 with a .857 save percentage and 4.16 goals allowed per game after posting 2.71 goals given up and a .907 save percentage over 61 games (60 starts) a year ago.
Injury Report for New York
- Center Calum Ritchie: Lower Body (OUT)
- Left winger Daylan Kuefler: Upper Body (OUT)
- Defenseman Ethan Bear: Undisclosed (OUT)
- Left winger Pierre Engvall: Hip (OUT)
- Left winger Jesse Nurmi: Knee (OUT)
- Goalie Semyon Varlamov: Knee (OUT)
Washington Capitals vs. New York Islanders Pick
Spread Pick for Capitals vs. Islanders
- Washington Capitals -115 (4 units)
It is not last season, but there is still a significant difference between these teams as the Caps were first in the division while the Islanders missed the postseason. The Capitals have Spencer Carbery as the coach, who won the Jack Adams Award a year ago and was one of the more consistent teams last season. They also added Justin Sourdif to bring some young blood to the team. Washington has an exciting team and New York is a bit of a question mark at best ,so take the Washington Capitals to win here.
Over/Under Pick for Capitals vs. Islanders
- UNDER 5.5 (5 units)
The Washington Capitals and the New York Islanders scored a combined four goals in their opening game of the season, so there is a chance for these teams to struggle scoring. They also went a combined 0-for-8 on power play chances so far, which is not going to be able to score throughout the three periods. Charlie Lindgren and Ilya Sorokin are good goaltenders and the defense in front of them should keep this game low-scoring. All in all, go with UNDER 5.5 GOALS to score.
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