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2026-27 Preseason

New York Islanders Playoff Odds & Team Stats

New York Islanders
NYI
Eastern
Season Record: 43-34-5 (91 pts, 55.5%)
Last 5 games:
30% win rate

Points Percentage

55.5%
91 pts in 82 games

Overtime Record

14-5
OT/SO: 14 wins, 5 losses

Recent Expected Goals

3.21
For per game (last 10 games)

Expected Goals Against

3.56
Allowed per game (season-to-date)

xG Differential

-0.28
Expected goals for minus against (per game)

Goals Above Expected

-30.5
Actual goals for minus expected goals for

Flood Games

36
35W – 1L when a Flood occurred

Grip Games

1
1W – 0L when the Grip was held

Playoff Odds

49.0%
Chance to make playoffs.

Stanley Cup Odds

3.2%
Projected via season-long simulation.

Conference Outlook

6.4%
Eastern Conference title probability.

Team Style Profile

Percentiles vs the league this season (p100 = top). Style axes describe how a team plays (higher isn't better or worse); colored axes are evaluative (higher = better), and variance axes (finishing, goaltending) tend to regress — treat them as luck, not skill.

Offense
Shot Volume style 42.7/gm · p53
Slot Location style 27.6% · p19
Finishing variance 0.90 G/xG · p16
Shot Quality 0.074 xG/sh · p50
Defense
Shot Suppression 43.2/gm · p41
Slot Defense 29.9% allowed · p28
Goaltending variance 0.85 GA/xGA · p97
Quality Allowed 0.081 xG/sh · p6

Regression Watch

New York Islanders is finishing 11% below expected (0.89). This often rebounds upward.

Top Scorers (xG Leaders)

Player GP Shots xG Goals
Anders Lee8231631.719
Bo Horvat6832131.433
Mathew Barzal7728825.621
Emil Heineman7625722.524
Simon Holmstrom7217619.421

Team Trends (15-game rolling)

Rolling Win Prediction Accuracy (15g)0.000.501.00Accuracy
xG Differential (15g rolling)-1.01-0.320.37xG For - Against
Goals vs xG (15g rolling)2.273.073.87Goals ForxG For
Cumulative Points vs Expected1.03121.02241.00ActualExpected

Recent Results

DateOpponentPred Win%Exp ForExp AgainstxG ForxG AgainstResult
2026-04-14CAR57.2%2.763.062.613.00L
2026-04-12MTL61.6%3.263.064.153.53L
2026-04-11OTT39.2%3.003.552.962.17L
2026-04-09TOR74.1%4.502.496.782.30W
2026-04-04CAR19.5%2.744.442.114.79L
2026-04-03PHI53.7%3.093.292.305.01L
2026-03-31BUF37.1%3.122.842.444.37L
2026-03-30PIT49.8%3.273.292.354.55L
2026-03-28FLA46.7%3.302.926.052.80W
2026-03-26DAL49.8%3.043.013.223.09W

Upcoming Games

DateLocal TimeOpponentPred Win%Exp ForExp Against
2026-10-037:30 PM EDTNJD44.9%2.902.76
2026-10-067:00 PM EDTNYR57.7%3.871.81
2026-10-087:30 PM EDTCHI58.5%2.592.79
2026-10-107:30 PM EDTTBL40.2%2.513.94
2026-10-137:45 PM EDTVAN53.8%2.672.88
2026-10-157:00 PM EDTOTT46.5%3.432.83
2026-10-177:00 PM EDTTOR58.5%2.781.88
2026-10-207:00 PM EDTANA46.9%2.653.08