LAS VEGAS — NHL season point totals have started to pop up at a variety of Las Vegas and offshore sportsbooks for the 2019-20 season. In terms of the three New York area teams, I have the arrow pointing downward for the team that advanced the furthest of any of them last season, the Islanders, while I suspect we will see improvement and potentially dramatic improvement from the Rangers and Devils.

Devils

They are building a solid team heading into next season emphasizing skill and speed throughout their roster. General manager Ray Shero made some shrewd moves in the offseason to improve the depth of this squad by trading for veteran defenseman P.K. Subban from the Predators to provide a critical element of puck moving ability from the blue line that all teams must have in the current era of the NHL.

Up front, this could be the most talented Devils team in years. Taylor Hall, who had 37 points in 33 games before a knee injury ended his season prematurely, is back along with Kyle Palmieri, who had 27 goals.

The Devils add 2019 first-overall pick Jack Hughes to give them a great tandem at center with 2017 first-overall pick Nico Hischier. They signed Wayne Simmonds, who is another offensive weapon who can be a value signing if he can reclaim the form he had with the Flyers. New Jersey’s fourth line enters the season with Blake Coleman and Travis Zajac on it, and both scored 19-plus goals last season, which speaks to the improved offensive depth this team has.

Goaltending is the major question mark with Cory Schneider trying to re-establish himself as NHL caliber, and youngster Mackenzie Blackwood who could be the future in net. The Devils’ points total is 88.5. This team had just 72 points last season but is primed for a big improvement.

The pick: Over 88.5.

Rangers

The Blueshirts also have reasons for optimism next season. Their offense should improve. They were far too reliant on only one line for scoring last year, specifically on Mika Zibanejad and Chris Kreider. They made a big splash this offseason by signing free agent Artemi Panarin to a seven-year deal, giving them a big-time goal scorer, and they drafted Finnish sensation Kaapo Kakko second overall. All of a sudden, the Rangers have a much improved top-six forward group.

The Rangers needed to improve on defense, and they did so with Jacob Trouba, who is a rock-solid defenseman who is coming off career highs in assists and points. He can play relatively solid in the defensive zone while adding a physical presence and can chip in offensively from the blue line.

Henrik Lundqvist, at 37, will play a vital role in the success of this team, but all signs are looking up for the Rangers this season. Their win total is also 88.5 after garnering 78 points last season.

The pick: This is another squad with the chance to get to 90 or more points.

Islanders

The outlook isn’t as positive for me with Islanders. Yes it’s true they were the only team from the New York area to make the playoffs a season ago. There is no doubt Barry Trotz was an excellent hire and he turned the Islanders into the best defensive team in goals allowed per game in the NHL last season after being the worst the season before, but their offseason wasn’t the greatest.

Pretty much by their own choice, they lost goaltender Robin Lehner to Chicago, and he was a huge factor in the turnaround last season. They replaced him with an inconsistent and injury-plagued Semyon Varlamov, which isn’t a reliable backup plan. They missed out on snagging a big-time goal scorer, and their lack of depth offensively is a still a massive problem. They overpaid to keep captain Anders Lee and their blue line didn’t get any better, either.

There was a lot that went right for the Islanders last season as they finished with 103 points and just one point behind Washington for the top spot in the Metro Division. But they didn’t improve and I feel they got worse in certain areas, particularly in net.

The pick: I’d go Under 94.5 points for the Islanders.