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Metropolitan Division · 4-3-1 · 9 PTS

New York Islanders roster

Team card

Cap committed

$102.101M

of $104M ceiling · as of Oct 20

Cap space

$1.899M

Retained slots used: 0 of 3

Active roster

23

44 of 50 NHL contracts

5v5 xGF%

50.3

16th · small sample: 8 games

PP% / PK%

16.7 / 86.7

small sample: 8 games

Fan sentiment

56

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2026-27 regular season, 8 games. Ranks are out of 32 teams (1st = best). Updated every night. Compare every team

5v5 xGF%

50.3%

16th in the NHL

Chances allowed /60

2.34

9th in the NHL

Power play

16.7%

23rd in the NHL

Penalty kill

86.7%

6th in the NHL

Goals saved above exp.

+10.2

1st in the NHL

Team SR/GP

+0.71

12th in the NHL

Scouting report

Clear strengths and weaknesses: top eight or bottom eight in the league.

Strengths

  • + Rarely beaten on the rush
  • + Clears rebounds
  • + Goaltending is stealing games

Weaknesses

  • − Toothless power play
  • − Leaky penalty kill
  • − Takes a lot of penalties

Where they allow shots

5-on-5 shot map, compared with the league. Orange: more shots allowed than the league from there; blue: fewer.

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Where they shoot from

5-on-5 shot map, compared with the league. Blue: more shots than the league from there; orange: fewer.

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Defense

5-on-5 unless noted. Rank 1st = best of 32.

  • Chances allowed (5v5)2.349th
  • High-danger chances against (5v5)2.81st
  • Slot shots allowed (5v5)13.610th
  • Share of shots allowed from the slot36.6%17th
  • Shot quality allowed6.312th
  • Rush chances allowed (estimate)0.084th
  • Rebound chances allowed0.323rd
  • Turnover danger per game0.3018th
  • Shots against per game26.114th
  • Goals against per game2.254th

Offense

5-on-5 unless noted.

  • Chances created (5v5)2.3723rd
  • High-danger chances (5v5)3.821st
  • Slot shots (5v5)13.325th
  • Share of shots from the slot35.7%22nd
  • Shot quality6.418th
  • Rush chances (estimate)0.195th
  • Rebound chances0.4123rd
  • Turnovers forced per game17.120th
  • Shots per game24.924th
  • Goals for per game3.0018th

Control of play

Who has the puck and the chances at 5-on-5.

  • Expected goals share (5v5)50.3%16th
  • Shot attempt share (5v5)50.9%16th
  • Expected goals share when tied53.0%13th
  • Expected goals share when leading48.7%18th
  • Expected goals share when trailing49.6%16th
  • Goal difference per game+0.758th

Special teams

  • Power play %16.7%23rd
  • Power play chances per game0.6226th
  • Penalty kill %86.7%6th
  • Penalty kill chances against per game1.1731st
  • Shorthanded chances per game0.2414th
  • Penalties drawn per game3.3821st
  • Penalties taken per game4.2527th

Goaltending

  • Save %95.5%2nd
  • Goals saved above expected+10.21st
  • Goals saved above expected per game+1.281st
  • Save % (5v5)94.0%3rd

Luck meter

Results compared with the chances behind them, in goals a game. Big numbers either way usually shrink.

Finishing +0.35 goals a game

Goaltending +1.28 goals a game

PDO 104.6 · running hot

  • Scoring more than its chances suggest; that usually cools off.
  • Goaltending is saving more than expected; hard to keep up all season.

Trend

Is the team getting better or worse at 5-on-5? Before the standings show it.

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By situation

Record in different game situations.

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Lineup depth

How much each part of the lineup gives, by Sleuth Rating.

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Schedule strength

Opponents' points percentage.

  • Opponents so far50.2%29th toughest
  • Opponents still to play56.8%3rd toughest