Hoping Sidney Crosby's injury is only minor, the PPittsburgh enguins look to continue their success against the New York Islanders at Mellon Arena on Wednesday night.

GAME: New York Islanders (18-35-3-3) at Pittsburgh Penguins (29-26-2-4)
DATE/TIME: Wednesday, February 25 - 7:30 PM EST
LINE: 245, -290 TOTAL: 6
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Oddsmakers currently have the Penguins listed as 265-moneyline favorites versus the Islanders, while the game's total is sitting at 6.

The Islanders stumped their neighbors, the Devils, winning 4-0 at Nassau Coliseum Saturday.

New York won as a +205 home underdog while the final score played under the 5-goal total.

The Penguins (29-26-6) are in 10th place in the Eastern Conference after reaching the Stanley Cup finals last season, and need Crosby on the ice if they hope to reach the playoffs for the third straight year. Crosby is among the league leaders in scoring with 79 points (23 goals, 56 assists).

The Penguins lost to Washington 5-2 as a +175 underdog on Sunday. The seven goals scored went OVER the posted over/under total (6).

Sergei Gonchar and Max Talbot scored for the Penguins in the loss.
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Team records:
New York: 18-35-6
Pittsburgh: 29-26-6

New York most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 6-4
Before playing New Jersey are 4-6
After playing New Jersey are 4-6
After a win are 4-6

Pittsburgh most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 4-6
Before playing Ottawa are 6-4
After playing Washington are 7-3
After a loss are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 6 of the NY Islanders last 8 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of the NY Islanders last 17 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of the NY Islanders last 12 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of the NY Islanders last 9 games when playing Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 6-1 SU in their last 7 games when playing at home against NY Islanders
Pittsburgh is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing NY Islanders
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