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Carolina Hurricanes vs New York Islanders Preview & Odds — November 5, 2026

Carolina Hurricanes

12-3-2

Goalie Pyotr Kochetkov Likely

New York Islanders

7-5-2

Goalie Semyon Varlamov Confirmed

Thursday, November 5 · 7:10 PM ET

CARStarting goaliesNYI

This season

Starts

.921

Sv%

.890

.933

HDSv%

.870

+8.1

GSAx

+3.7

Last season

Starts

—

.899

Sv%

—

.647

HDSv%

—

−1.3

GSAx

—

CAROffense2026-27 regular season to dateNYI

3rd3.76

GF/G

2.8626th

10th8.79

PP GF/60

5.7628th

CARDefenseNYI

2nd2.35

GA/G

2.795th

10th6.01

PK GA/60

4.956th

CARTeamNYI

2nd76.5%

Pts%

57.1%15th

1st61.7%

xGF%

50.6%16th

1st58.9%

CF%

51.0%14th

1st69.5%

HDCF%

53.7%13th

CAR5-on-5NYI

1st3.26

xGF/60

2.4817th

2nd2.02

xGA/60

2.4211th

13th10.0%

Sh%

8.9%21st

8th91.1%

Sv%

91.5%6th

15th113.1

CF/60 (both)

108.828th

23rd−0.27

GAx/G

−0.1519th

8th+0.19

GSAx/G

+0.563rd

17th10.9%

Sh%

10.4%23rd

7th89.9%

Sv%

90.6%3rd

CARSpecial teamsNYI

3rd10.85

PP xG/60

7.4420th

5th86.0

PP FF/60

68.323rd

6th5.6

PP min/G

5.211th

7th7.12

PK xGA/60

7.7412th

20th5.3

PK min/G

6.129th

CARRecent formNYI

W@ STL 4-0Wvs BOS 2-1Wvs CBJ 3-2Wvs WPG 7-0L@ NSH 1-4

Resultsoldest to newest

OTLvs LAK 2-3L@ DAL 3-6W@ NSH 4-3W@ MIN 4-3Lvs EDM 0-4

Game by game

12-3-2

Record

7-5-2

4-1-0

Last 5

2-2-1

7-2-1

Last 10

5-3-2

7-10

Over–under

6-8

CARHome and roadseason to dateNYI

5-1-1

Home record

4-2-1

7-2-1

Road record

3-3-1

3-4

Home O/U

2-5

4-6

Road O/U

4-3

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

Injuries & restkey injuries · rest and travel

CARRest & travelNYI

1 day

Days of rest

4 days

772 mi1,243 km · straight-line from previous game (estimate)

Travel to the game

Home

+1 hclock change vs home

Time-zone change

Home

CARKey injuriesNYI

Jordan Staal CIR

Players out or limited

Mathew Barzal CIRAlexander Romanov DIR

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 a straight-line estimate from the arena of each team's previous game, not the team's actual itinerary; time-zone change is at game time. Days of rest are full days off since each team's previous game this season (0 = back-to-back); preseason games do not count. Schedule facts only: no fatigue adjustment is applied.

Key players only. Injury report as of November 5, 10:10 a.m. ET.

Matchup preview

The Hurricanes (12-3-2) visit the Islanders (7-5-2) on Thursday, November 5 at 7:10 PM ET.

The Hurricanes score 3.76 goals per game (3rd of 32) and allow 2.35 (2nd). The Islanders score 2.86 goals per game (26th of 32) and allow 2.79 (5th). The Hurricanes earn 76.5% of available standings points (2nd) and the Islanders 57.1% (15th).

Expected-goals share (5-on-5), the share of 5-on-5 expected goals created: Hurricanes 61.7% (1st), Islanders 50.6% (16th). Shot-attempt share (5-on-5), the share of all 5-on-5 shot attempts: Hurricanes 58.9% (1st), Islanders 51.0% (14th). High-danger chance share, the share of 5-on-5 high-danger chances: Hurricanes 69.5% (1st), Islanders 53.7% (13th).

The total is 5.5, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the moneyline (Hurricanes -175, Islanders +145) prices the Hurricanes at 61% and the Islanders at 39%.

Built from public team and player data; ranks are league-wide and update daily until kickoff.

Market

Odds and line movement

Puck lineno move

OpenIslanders +1.5 (-182)
Hurricanes -1.5 (+150)

NowIslanders +1.5 (-182)
Hurricanes -1.5 (+145)

Totalno move

Open5.5 (o -121 / u +101)

Now5.5 (o -125 / u +105)

Moneyline

OpenHurricanes -165 60%
Islanders +137 40%

NowHurricanes -175 61%
Islanders +145 39%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. The Now column updates from our odds board. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

Best available prices on Nov 5

Hurricanes -1.5+156Novig
Islanders +1.5-160BetMGM
Over 5.5-120Novig
Under 5.5+115Novig
Hurricanes-163Novig
Islanders+160Novig

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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 25 times since 2018-19: the Hurricanes won 16 and the Islanders 9.

Date	Score	Line	Total
Apr 14, 2026	Hurricanes 2, Islanders 1 Hurricanes won
Apr 4, 2026	Islanders 3, Hurricanes 4 Hurricanes won
Oct 30, 2025	Islanders 2, Hurricanes 6 Hurricanes won	Hurricanes -220 favorite won	6.5 over
Mar 30, 2025	Islanders 4, Hurricanes 6 Hurricanes won	Hurricanes -350 favorite won	5.5 over
Jan 25, 2025	Hurricanes 2, Islanders 3 OT Islanders won	Hurricanes -222 underdog won	5.5 under

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

Lineups

Result

After the final: score vs the closing line, game flow and the Chance Quality Result and the graded official play, if there was one, appear here on this same page.

Teams