T.M. Selection: New York Islanders.

I like the New York Islanders to win this game against the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday. The Islanders have looked really good in their games lately and I think they can carry over their momentum into this game and get another win with how good they have been looking lately. They have won 2 games in a row but they also have wins in 5/6 of their previous 6 games. They have looked great on defense in those games and they have given up more than 2 goals in a game in 2/6 of those games. They have only given up 3 goals in their 2 most recent games and they have scored double that during that time. They just won their most recent game over the Stars 4-2 on Saturday and they are on a B2B here but I think that could help them stay warmed up and come out better in this game. The Flyers have been terrible all year and they haven't looked any better as of late. They have lost 4/5 of their previous 5 games and they have lost some bad games to some bad teams during that time. Their 2 most recent losses were to the Canadiens and the Senators and those are both some of the worst teams in the league this year. The Flyers haven't played since Friday either and with this being an afternoon start for them, they could come out slow and sluggish in this game and I think the Islander would take advantage of that situation and jump out to an early lead. The big problem for the Islanders all year was their defense but now it is looking a lot better and I think the Flyers will have issues trying to score on them. I like the Islanders to win this game.

T.M. Prediction: 3-1 Islanders.