- Calvin Pickard is the expected starter for the Oilers. Pickard is 15-7-0 with a 2.76 GAA and a .896 SV%. Pickard is 1-1-0 in three games against the Islanders, but has not played them since Jan. 14, 2020 when he was a member of the Detroit Red Wings.

After a California road trip that...should’ve gone better, the Islanders return home for a tough stretch where they host both of last season’s Stanley Cup finalists. Anything can happen on any given day in the NHL,

The Oilers continue their east coast swing as they face the New York Islanders. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with an Oilers-Islanders prediction and pick. The Oilers head into Thursday night sitting at 37-23-4 on the year,