2026-27

Season snapshot

Live NHL standings
14
Games played
16
Points
.571
Points %
+1
Goal diff
5-5
Last 10
27 GF · 31 GA

Last 10 counts OT/SO losses as losses — the schedule feed carries scores only.

Intelligence

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We publish a preview for each of these the morning of the game — about eight hours before puck drop, once both clubs' previous games are final. A recap follows the final horn.

Last 10

Recent results

This season vs last
per game · all situations

14 games in, against last season's full year.

2026-27
2025-26
Games played
14
82
Goals for / game
2.86
2.84
+2.0
Goals against / game
2.79
2.94
−15.0
Expected goals for / game
2.93
3.13
−0.20
Expected goals against / game
3.16
3.43
−0.27
Expected-goals share
48.0%
47.7%
+0.3
Shot-attempt share
50.0%
49.7%
+0.3
What are expected goals?

Goals are rare enough that a few bounces can make a good team look bad for weeks. Expected goalsfix that: every shot is scored by how often that exact look — that spot, that angle, that kind of shot — actually goes in. Add them up and you get what a club's chances were worth.

So the two goals rows say what happened, and the two expected-goals rows say what usually happens from those chances. When a club's real goals sit well below its expected goals, it is normally finishing or goaltending — and both tend to drift back toward normal.

Share rows are a slice of the game: 50% is dead even, and anything past about 52% is a club that genuinely tilts the ice.

Backcheck recaps — NHL play-by-play + our xG model

The blog

Every post

40 posts
vs Edmonton OilersL 4–0

Oilers shut out the Islanders, 4-0

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at Minnesota WildW 4–3

Islanders edge the Wild in overtime

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at Nashville PredatorsW 4–3

Islanders edge the Predators in a shootout

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at Dallas StarsL 6–3

Stars run the Islanders off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Los Angeles Kings7:30 PM ET

Kings at Islanders: a true toss-up

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vs Anaheim Ducks7:00 PM ET

Ducks at Islanders: a true toss-up

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at Toronto Maple Leafs7:00 PM ET

Islanders at Maple Leafs: too close to call

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at Ottawa SenatorsL 2–1

Senators run the Islanders off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Vancouver CanucksW 3–2

Islanders hold off the Canucks

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vs Tampa Bay LightningL 5–3

Lightning hold off the Islanders

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vs Chicago BlackhawksW 4–1

Islanders pull away from the Blackhawks

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at New York RangersL 5–2

Rangers run the Islanders off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs New Jersey DevilsW 6–0

Islanders shut out the Devils, 6-0

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at Toronto Maple LeafsL 2–1

Maple Leafs hold off the Islanders

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vs New Jersey DevilsL 4–1

Devils pull away from the Islanders

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vs New York RangersL 6–1

Rangers run the Islanders off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at New York RangersW 4–3

Islanders run the Rangers off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at New Jersey DevilsL 2–1

Devils hold off the Islanders

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vs Carolina HurricanesL 2–1

Hurricanes hold off the Islanders

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vs Montreal CanadiensL 4–1

J. Fowler stands tall as the Canadiens edge the Islanders

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vs Ottawa SenatorsL 3–0

Senators shut out the Islanders, 3-0

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vs Toronto Maple LeafsW 5–3

Islanders run the Maple Leafs off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Carolina HurricanesL 4–3

Hurricanes run the Islanders off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Philadelphia FlyersL 4–1

Flyers run the Islanders off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Buffalo SabresL 4–3

Sabres run the Islanders off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Pittsburgh PenguinsL 8–3

Penguins run the Islanders off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Florida PanthersW 5–2

Islanders run the Panthers off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Dallas StarsW 2–1

I. Sorokin stands tall as the Islanders edge the Stars

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vs Chicago BlackhawksL 4–3

Blackhawks steal one from the Islanders against the run of play

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vs Columbus Blue JacketsW 1–0

Islanders shut out the Blue Jackets, 1-0

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at Montreal CanadiensL 7–3

Canadiens run the Islanders off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Ottawa SenatorsL 3–2

Senators run the Islanders off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Toronto Maple LeafsW 3–1

Islanders hold off the Maple Leafs

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vs Calgary FlamesW 3–2

Islanders hold off the Flames

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vs Los Angeles KingsL 3–2

Kings run the Islanders off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at St. Louis BluesW 4–3

Islanders edge the Blues in overtime

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at San Jose SharksW 2–1

I. Sorokin stands tall as the Islanders edge the Sharks

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at Los Angeles KingsL 5–3

Kings run the Islanders off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Anaheim DucksL 5–1

V. Husso stands tall as the Ducks edge the Islanders

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vs Florida PanthersW 5–4

Islanders steal one from the Panthers against the run of play

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