T.M. Selection: New York Islanders.

I like the New York Islanders to win this game against the Montreal Canadiens on Friday. The Islanders just lost their most recent game to the Penguins 6-3 and that came right after a win on home ice against the Penguins a few nights before. The Penguins really dominated the Islanders in that game and I think the Islanders are due for a bounce back in this game. They have looked good over the past 2 weeks and I think they have looked a lot better than the Canadiens have lately. The Canadiens have lost 3 games in a row now with their 2 most recent losses coming by 2+ goals. They only scored 3 goals in those 2 games and gave up 9 total to 2 teams that will not even be in the playoffs this year. The Islanders don't have a great chance of making it to the playoffs either but they have been getting hot lately. The Canadiens looked terrible in their loss to the Blue Jackets getting destroyed 5-1 and even in their game before that, they lost on home ice 4-2 to the Jets and trailed in that game for most of the time. The Canadiens are probably going to finish as the worst team in the East this year and the rest of the season is a total write off for them. I like how the Islanders have been playing lately and I want to ride them in this game while they are still hot and while the Canadiens are still slumping. I like the Islanders to win this game.

T.M. Prediction: 4-1 Islanders.