This is an 8* COAST-TO-COAST EXPRESS on the New York Islanders.

San Jose is 4-0 to to open the year and comes into this game off a 2-1 win at New Jersey just last night. Suffice it to say, we feel that this now sets up as a classic letdown spot for the visitors and we look for the home side to make the most of this opportunity. The Sharks have been getting superb goaltending from Martin Jones, but he's sitting out tonight to make way for backup Alex Stalock, who was 8-9-2 with a 2.62 GAA in 22 games last year. To say this is a "revenge" game for the home side would be a bit of an understatement as the Sharks are 6-0-2 in their last eight meetings with New York, including going 3-0-1 at Nassau Coliseum. The Isles come in with plenty of momentum as well, after beating the Jets 4-2 on Tuesday, they'd overcome a two-goal deficit in a 4-3 win over Nashville on Thursday. Thomas Greiss is expected to start for the home side, he made a career-high 44 saves in the win over the Predators. The situation sets up perfectly here and there's no question that the price is right; play on the ISLANDERS.

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