Vancouver Canucks2vs.New York Islanders won3

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Oct 12 forecast

Islanders: Q 75.1¢ · Market odds 67.5¢ at forecast

Goaltending. The Islanders have better goaltending if Sorokin starts.

Main caution: The Islanders are missing Barzal and Romanov through injury.

Evidence and updates

Schedule. Vancouver faces four road games in six nights.

Vancouver defense. Vancouver allowed five goals per game through its first five games.

Q rises; odds steady. Q +5.0¢; odds 0.0¢ since the previous forecast, for Islanders.

Snapshot: 2026-10-12T00:21:51.503109+00:00 · Quote: price_observations · 2026-10-12T00:18:17.405000+00:00.

Ask Q: Have the October 13 starting goaltenders been confirmed, and will Vancouver's starter be Demko returning from the hip injury or Lankinen again after his heavy early-season workload?

Goaltending

Schedule

Vancouver defense

Main caution

Points to Islanders

Ilya Sorokin is playing at an elite level and gives New York a decisive edge in the crease.
On October 8, Sorokin made 22 saves against Chicago and extended his career-long shutout streak to 165:31 before allowing a late goal; he had earlier made 37 saves in a 6-0 win over New Jersey on October 3.
Vancouver is mired in a losing streak deep into a long road trip, with heavy schedule congestion before the Islanders game.
Vancouver lost 4-1 at New Jersey on October 10, its third consecutive loss, and was scheduled to play four games in six nights on a six-game road trip, including an October 11 game at the Rangers that made a back-to-back before facing New York.
Vancouver's defensive structure and goaltending have collapsed in the early season, and an injured starter leaves the crease unsettled.
Through a five-game sample reported on October 10, Vancouver had allowed 5.00 goals per game with a penalty kill at 57.9 percent, while Thatcher Demko was listed as injured with a hip problem and Kevin Lankinen showed a 7.05 goals-against average.

Points to Canucks

New York is missing key pieces, with a top forward still ramping up and a top-four defenseman lost for the season.
Mathew Barzal remained in the initial phase of returning from a lower-body injury with no timetable as of October 9, and Alexander Romanov will miss the rest of the 2026-27 regular season with a torn ACL.
New York's underlying five-on-five play has been weaker than its results, which leaves room for a home letdown.
Chicago outshot the Islanders 23-19 and held a 43-29 advantage in five-on-five Corsi on October 8, a game New York still won 4-1.

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