ASA TOP PLAY ON 10* New York Islanders Money Line -120 over Buffalo Sabres at 7 PM ET - Just as it has greatly impacted other sports, the covid pandemic has also been impactful to the hockey world as well. In the NHL yesterday, we saw a Capitals team playing for the first time in over a week and they looked out of sorts as the Penguins took advantage in an eventual 6-3 win. The Avalanche were also playing for the first time in over a week and a half and they suffered a shutout loss at Vegas. The point is that both games Sunday involved teams off a long layoff and it didn't go well for either hockey club that was in that situation. Next up in that situation is a very difficult spot for Buffalo Monday. The Sabres haven't played a game in even longer - a span of two weeks between contests - and now they host an Islanders team that has not lost a game in regulation in over 2 weeks. Indeed New York is on a 6-game points streak and has won 3 of the last 4 games with the only loss in a shootout. Today is the 15th of February and this will be the first game that Buffalo has played this month. Not only that but the Sabres weren't exactly dominating on home ice either. Buffalo has lost 4 of 6 home games and one of their two wins came in the shootout. In summary, this match-up features an Islanders team playing its best hockey so far this season - they have found their stride - and taking on a Sabres team that has major issues with time off and conditioning issues for players and guys being stuck in quarantine. We are getting line value here because the Islanders are on the road and expected to start back-up goalie Ilya Sorokin. He has allowed a total of only 5 goals in regulation time of his last two starts and with how well his teammates have been playing that will be in front of him tonight coupled with the struggles for the Sabres skaters to return to game-ready form here, this one should turn into a road rout. Take the ISLANDERS