New York Islanders won4vs.Nashville Predators3

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Oct 25 forecast

Islanders: Q 55.5¢ · Market odds 51.5¢ at forecast

Goaltending. New York's goaltending tandem ranks third in the NHL with a .919 save percentage.

Main caution: Mathew Barzal's knee injury keeps New York shorthanded at forward through at least Nov. 7.

Evidence and updates

Head-to-head. New York has won eight of the last ten meetings against Nashville.

Goals against. Nashville allows 3.11 goals per game this season while New York allows 2.20.

Forecast updated. Q +1.1¢; odds 0.0¢ since the previous forecast, for Islanders.

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Snapshot: 2026-10-25T04:28:27.600279+00:00 · Quote: price_observations · 2026-10-25T04:18:35.714000+00:00.

Ask Q: Will Ilya Sorokin be confirmed as New York's starter for Oct. 27, given New York also plays at Dallas on Oct. 25?

Goaltending

The Islanders' goaltending tandem has combined for a .919 save percentage, third best in the NHL behind Dallas (.934) and Boston (.925).

Head-to-head

In the last 10 head-to-head meetings Nashville is 2-8 against New York (Islanders 8-2).

Goals against

Nashville allows 3.11 goals per game this season; New York allows 2.20.

Main caution

Mathew Barzal is expected to be out until at least Nov. 7, 2026 with a knee injury.
The Islanders' Oct. 24 projected lineup lists Mathew Barzal (knee), Alexander Romanov (torn right ACL), Matias Maccelli (lower body) and Calum Ritchie (lower body) as injured.

Points to Islanders

New York's goaltending tandem has combined for a .919 save percentage, third best in the NHL, and Ilya Sorokin owns a 1.72 goals-against average with a .934 save percentage in five games.
As of Oct. 20, 2026, the Islanders' tandem had combined for a .919 save percentage, third in the NHL behind Dallas and Boston, and Sorokin ranked second in goals saved above expected.
Nashville has lost four of its last five games and allowed six goals at Boston on Oct. 22, the low point of a 3-3-4 start.
Nashville lost 6-0 at Boston on Oct. 22, 2026, and coach Andrew Brunette called the performance the Predators' worst effort of the year by far.
New York has won eight of the last ten head-to-head meetings, and Nashville has taken only two of those games.
In the last 10 head-to-head meetings Nashville is 2-8 against New York, though Nashville won the most recent two meetings in January 2026.

Points to Predators

Nashville's power play converts at 28.6% this season, well above New York's 20.0%, giving Nashville a special-teams route at home.
Nashville's power play sits at 28.6% and penalty kill at 83.3% this season, while New York's power play is 20.0% and penalty kill 88.2%.
New York is missing Mathew Barzal until at least Nov. 7 and Alexander Romanov long term, thinning the Islanders' forward group and defense.
New York's Oct. 24 projected lineup listed Mathew Barzal, Alexander Romanov, Matias Maccelli and Calum Ritchie as injured, with Barzal out until at least Nov. 7, 2026.
Nashville hosts the game at Bridgestone Arena on Oct. 27, with New York playing at Dallas two nights earlier.
The game is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, with New York playing at Dallas on Oct. 25.

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