NHL · 2026-27
New York Islanders
7-6-4 · #23 of 32 by Elo
Elo rating
1475
#23 of 32 · 1500 is average
Market rating
1487
#23 of 32 by recent lines
This season
−7
Elo change since opening night
Forecasts on their games
71%
12–5 this season
By the numbers
This season, regular season, each with its league rank. Scoring and margin are a game; opponent Elo is how strong the teams they've played are. Overtime and shootout losses count as losses in these records.
- Goals scored
- 2.9
- 22nd of 32
- Goals allowed
- 3.1
- 14th fewest of 32
- Margin
- −0.2
- 21st of 32
- Shot share
- 47.0%
- 28th of 32
- Save percentage
- 90.8%
- 3rd of 32
- Last 10
- 4–6
- 21st of 32
- At home
- 4–5
- 23rd of 32
- On the road
- 3–5
- 19th of 32
- Opponent Elo
- 1496
- 21st toughest of 32
Season outlook
From 10,000 simulations of the rest of the 2026-27 season and the playoffs, with standings ties broken by coin flip. Every team and how it works
Projected record
39-33-12
Now 7-6-4 · middle 80%: 33–45 wins
Make the playoffs
26%
Division: 1%
About 96 points usually gets them in
Reach the Stanley Cup Final
2%
Win it all
1%
In 53 of 10,000 simulations
Playoff chances this season
Their chance to make the playoffs from each day's simulation of the rest of the season, since Nov 3. Now 26%.
Upcoming
Forecasts for their next games. Their next 5 opponents average 1479 Elo, the 3rd-easiest stretch of the league's 32.
Islanders
7-6-4
Kings
5-9-2
Islanders
7-6-4
Ducks
10-7-1
Blue Jackets
7-9-0
Islanders
7-6-4
Islanders
7-6-4
Jets
8-8-3
Islanders
7-6-4
Red Wings
7-9-3
Maple Leafs
8-10-2
Islanders
7-6-4
Players
Who's been playing, busiest first. Each has projections, prop lines and recent games against the line.
- Matthew Schaefer
- Logan Stanley
- Bo Horvat
- Adam Pelech
- Simon Holmstrom
- Tony DeAngelo
- Brayden Schenn
- Kyle Palmieri
- Jean-Gabriel Pageau
- Emil Heineman
- Ilya Sorokin
- Victor Eklund
- Ondrej Palat
- Anthony Duclair
- Ryan Pulock
- Casey Cizikas
- Matthew Kessel
- Matias Maccelli
- Semyon Varlamov
- Calum Ritchie
- Mitchell Chaffee
- Kyle MacLean
- Scott Mayfield
- Alexander Romanov
Rating history
Elo over the last two seasons. The dashed line is league average.
Against the line
This season, against each game's closing spread and total.
- Puck line
- 8–8
- Last 10
- 5–5
- As the favorite
- 1–3
- As the underdog
- 7–5
- Overs–unders
- 7–9
- Overs–unders, last 10
- 4–6
Against each game's closing line. Books set every line knowing these records: across 3,901 past games, the team with the better record against the spread so far that season covered 51.2%, short of the 52.4% a standard −110 bet needs, and over/under streaks held 48.0% of the time. They describe the past.
Recent results
Last ten games and whether the forecast hit.
Last 10, oldest first: W W L L W W L L L L
- L
@ SJ 2–3Picked NYI 55%Nov 9Miss - L
vs NJ 4–5Picked NJ 56%Nov 7Hit - L
vs CAR 3–5Picked CAR 60%Nov 5Hit - L
vs EDM 0–4Picked EDM 51%Oct 31Hit - W
@ MIN 4–3Picked MIN 63%Oct 29Miss - W
@ NSH 4–3Picked NSH 53%Oct 27Miss - L
@ DAL 3–6Picked DAL 64%Oct 25Hit - L
vs LA 2–3Picked LA 51%Oct 22Hit - W
vs ANA 3–2Picked NYI 58%Oct 20Hit - W
@ TOR 4–1Picked TOR 54%Oct 17Miss
Injury report
Current ESPN report, with what the model subtracts for their next game.
Matias Maccelli LW
Injured ReserveMaccelli (lower body) is day-to-day, according to Andrew Gross of Newsday on Monday.
Mathew Barzal C
Injured ReserveBarzal (knee) won't be in the lineup against the Sharks on Monday but has been upgraded to day-to-day, Andrew Gross of Newsday reports.
Ryan Pulock D
Outout
Calum Ritchie C
Injured Reserveir
Alexander Romanov D
Injured Reserveir