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NHL · October 27, 2026

New York Islanders vs Nashville Predators Final — October 27, 2026

New York Islanders

5-4-2

Goalie Semyon Varlamov Confirmed

FINAL

Nashville Predators

4-3-4

Goalie Juuse Saros Confirmed

Tuesday, October 27 · 8:10 PM ET

NYIStarting goaliesNSH

This season

Starts

.897

Sv%

.908

.944

HDSv%

.879

+3.1

GSAx

+2.0

Last season

—

Starts

—

Sv%

.894

—

HDSv%

.799

—

GSAx

−11.0

NYIOffense2026-27 regular season to dateNSH

19th2.91

GF/G

2.8224th

19th6.66

PP GF/60

11.745th

NYIDefenseNSH

5th2.64

GA/G

3.1814th

5th4.78

PK GA/60

5.197th

NYITeamNSH

16th54.5%

Pts%

54.5%16th

15th49.8%

xGF%

44.8%26th

14th51.2%

CF%

44.5%28th

12th55.3%

HDCF%

42.1%23rd

NYI5-on-5NSH

18th2.45

xGF/60

2.1728th

15th2.47

xGA/60

2.6824th

17th9.4%

Sh%

6.9%29th

2nd92.7%

Sv%

91.3%10th

28th109.0

CF/60 (both)

112.715th

14th−0.02

GAx/G

−0.0617th

3rd+0.75

GSAx/G

+0.0613th

17th10.5%

Sh%

10.3%20th

3rd91.3%

Sv%

89.8%10th

NYISpecial teamsNSH

17th7.51

PP xG/60

7.5216th

20th69.9

PP FF/60

70.419th

20th4.9

PP min/G

5.115th

15th7.69

PK xGA/60

6.144th

27th5.7

PK min/G

5.318th

NYIRecent formNSH

OTL@ OTT 1-2W@ TOR 4-1Wvs ANA 3-2OTLvs LAK 2-3L@ DAL 3-6

Resultsoldest to newest

OTLvs SJS 2-3Wvs STL 5-2L@ BOS 0-6OTL@ PIT 2-3Wvs COL 6-2

Game by game

5-4-2

Record

4-3-4

2-1-2

Last 5

2-1-2

5-3-2

Last 10

4-2-4

4-7

Over–under

5-6

NYIHome and roadseason to dateNSH

4-1-1

Home record

3-2-1

1-3-1

Road record

1-1-3

2-4

Home O/U

3-3

2-3

Road O/U

2-3

Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)

Injuries & restkey injuries · rest and travel

NYIRest & travelNSH

2 days

Days of rest

2 days

617 mi992 km

Travel to the game

Home

NYIKey injuriesNSH

Mathew Barzal CIRAlexander Romanov DIR

Players out or limited

None listed

About these numbers

Goalie status from the G&W goalie tracker (Confirmed, Expected, Likely or Not confirmed); teams confirm starters close to puck drop. Season lines come from the NHL Lab goalie tables. GSAx = goals saved above expected (Gridiron & Wine expected goals). HD Sv% = save rate on high-danger shots.

2026-27 regular season to date, captured before kickoff. League rank in small type (32 teams); the gold side ranks higher. Bars show rank, longest = 1st. Source: Gridiron & Wine public Analytics tables.

2026-27 regular season, public NHL Lab tables; ranks out of 32 teams. Expected goals are Gridiron & Wine's own expected-goals numbers.

2026-27 regular season. Rates are per 60 minutes of power-play or penalty-kill time.

Regular-season results this season, oldest to newest (OTL = overtime or shootout loss). Records are season to date, with home and road splits. Over–under uses the consensus closing total.

Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.

No key players listed.

Key players only. Injury report as of October 27, 6:40 p.m. ET.

The pre-game matchup

The Islanders (5-4-2) visited the Predators (4-3-4) on Tuesday, October 27 at 8:10 PM ET.

The Islanders score 2.91 goals per game (19th of 32) and allow 2.64 (5th). The Predators score 2.82 goals per game (24th of 32) and allow 3.18 (14th). The Islanders earn 54.5% of available standings points (16th) and the Predators 54.5% (16th).

Expected-goals share (5-on-5), the share of 5-on-5 expected goals created: Islanders 49.8% (15th), Predators 44.8% (26th). Shot-attempt share (5-on-5), the share of all 5-on-5 shot attempts: Islanders 51.2% (14th), Predators 44.5% (28th). High-danger chance share, the share of 5-on-5 high-danger chances: Islanders 55.3% (12th), Predators 42.1% (23rd).

The total closed 5.5, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Islanders +100, Predators -120) prices the Islanders at 48% and the Predators at 52%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

New York Islanders 4, Nashville Predators 3

New York Islanders won by 1.

Against the closing spread (Nashville Predators -1.5): New York Islanders covered.
Combined score 7 vs the closing total of 5.5: Over.
New York Islanders closed at +100 on the moneyline (a 48% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Puck lineno move

OpenPredators -1.5 (+200)
Islanders +1.5 (-250)

ClosePredators -1.5 (+205)
Islanders +1.5 (-275)

Totalno move

Open5.5 (o -123 / u +100)

Close5.5 (o -120 / u +100)

Moneyline

OpenIslanders -100 48%
Predators -120 52%

CloseIslanders +100 48%
Predators -120 52%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

Members

G&W Line

G&W’s own number for this game, next to the market. Analytics

Projected score

Spread

Total

Win %

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Matchup

Head-to-head

The teams have met 14 times since 2018-19: the Islanders won 2 and the Predators 12.

Date	Score	Line	Total
Jan 31, 2026	Predators 4, Islanders 3 Predators won	Islanders -125 underdog won	5.5 over
Jan 8, 2026	Islanders 1, Predators 2 SO Predators won	Predators -126 favorite won	5.5 under
Apr 8, 2025	Islanders 6, Predators 7 OT Predators won	Islanders -120 underdog won	5.5 over
Mar 1, 2025	Predators 4, Islanders 7 Islanders won	Islanders -155 favorite won	5.5 over
Apr 6, 2024	Predators 0, Islanders 2 Islanders won		6 under

Regular-season meetings since 2018-19, most recent first. Line = consensus closing moneyline favorite and total where line history is available.

Teams