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New York Islanders at Philadelphia Flyers: game preview

NY IslandersIslanders2026-27: 1-2-0 · 2 pts · 2025-26: 43-34-5 · 91 pts · 19that

PhiladelphiaFlyers2026-27: 0-2-2 · 2 pts · 2025-26: 43-27-12 · 98 pts · 11th

Puck drop3 Dec · 7:30 PM ET

VenueXfinity Mobile Arena

All-time meetings338 completed

BasisLast 5 meetings + 2025-26

The thesis

Seven points apart last season

NY Islanders finished last season 19th in the league on 91 points. Philadelphia finished 11th on 98, and the 2025-26 season series went PHI 3-1-0.

Game-day prices arrive with the afternoon snapshot, about 4:30 PM ET on the day of the game.

Head-to-head

Meeting number 339

Across 338 completed games, Philadelphia lead the head-to-head 185-122-31.

All-time record185-122-31Philadelphia's record in the series

Meetings played338This is number 339

2025-26 seriesPHI 3-1-0

Last 54-1Philadelphia

Last 5 meetings

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DateResultShotsPower playWinner

3 Apr 2026PHI 4 – NYI 1——PHI

26 Jan 2026NYI 4 – PHI 0——NYI

28 Nov 2025PHI 4 – NYI 3 SO——PHI

25 Oct 2025NYI 3 – PHI 4 SO——PHI

12 Apr 2025NYI 3 – PHI 4 SO——PHI

Head-to-head finder

The table on each 2025-26 meeting night

DateNY IslandersPhiladelphia

25 Oct 20254-3-1 · 9 pts15th4-3-1 · 9 pts18th

28 Nov 202513-9-3 · 29 pts13th13-7-3 · 29 pts11th

26 Jan 202628-19-5 · 61 pts13th24-18-9 · 57 pts17th

3 Apr 202642-30-5 · 89 pts10th38-26-12 · 88 pts14th

League rank after that night's games; a longer bar is a higher place. On 25 Oct 2025, NY Islanders were 15th in the league and Philadelphia 18th. By 3 Apr 2026 it was 10th and 14th.

Where the shots come from · last 5 meetings

NY Islanders out-attempted Philadelphia 237 to 179

Every attempt from the last meetings, both teams shooting right.

New York Islanders

237 att · 102 on goal · 11 G · 10.8%

Crease18 att · 2 G

Slot97 att · 8 G

Wing81 att · 1 G

Point34 att · 0 G

Neutral zone7 att · 0 G

Philadelphia Flyers

179 att · 89 on goal · 10 G · 11.2%

Crease22 att · 3 G

Slot72 att · 4 G

Wing53 att · 3 G

Point22 att · 0 G

Neutral zone10 att · 0 G

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

Expected goals

NY Islanders have created the better chances, last 10 games

Shot quality both ways: expected goals weigh every unblocked attempt by its chance of scoring. Finishing above zero means more goals than the chances.

NY IslandersPhiladelphia

2.90xG for per game1.95

3.70xG against per game4.51

44.0%xG share30.2%

+0.3FinishingGoals minus expected goals−2.8

+4.1GoaltendingExpected goals against minus goals allowed+1.0

This season: 3 games for NY Islanders, 4 for Philadelphia. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

Every team’s xG →

Special teams

Power play and penalty kill, season and series

This season's rates first, then 2025-26 and the last meetings between the two. Power-play chances are counted from the penalty log with coincidental minors cancelled; faceoffs are each club's wins over draws taken.

All bars share one scale · 0–100%SeasonLast meetings

NY Islanders

Small sample

Power play · 2026-2718.2%

Power play · 2025-2616.5% · 30th

Power play · last 5 meetings—

Penalty kill · 2026-2783.3%

Penalty kill · 2025-2680.8% · 10th

Faceoffs · 2026-2749.1% · 81/165

Drawn · 2026-2711 (3.67/gm)

Drawn · last meetings0 (0.00/gm)

Shorthanded · 2026-2712 (4.00/gm)

PP goals · last meetings0

Philadelphia

Small sample

Power play · 2026-270.0%

Power play · 2025-2615.7% · 32nd

Power play · last 5 meetings—

Penalty kill · 2026-2773.3%

Penalty kill · 2025-2677.6% · 22nd

Faceoffs · 2026-2753.6% · 133/248

Drawn · 2026-2711 (2.75/gm)

Drawn · last meetings0 (0.00/gm)

Shorthanded · 2026-2715 (3.75/gm)

PP goals · last meetings0

Skaters

Skaters to watch

Each club's top three forwards and defencemen by points this season, with 2025-26 one tap away.

Goaltending

Who has stopped this matchup

Save percentage in the last meetings by goalie. Starters are confirmed on game day.

Expected startersAn estimate until the teams confirmEvery game tonight →

NY Islanders

Expected starter after their game on 1 Dec: a back-to-back depends on who plays that night.

Philadelphia

Expected starter after their game on 30 Nov: a back-to-back depends on who plays that night.

NY Islanders crease

NYI · 2026-27 Starter estimate from 30 Nov

Ilya Sorokin.9682 GP · 1-1-0 · GSAx +4.1

Semyon Varlamov.8641 GP · 0-1-0 · GSAx +0.4

No appearances against Philadelphia in the last meetings.

Philadelphia crease

PHI · 2026-27 Starter estimate from 30 Nov

Dan Vladar.8632 GP · 0-2-0 · GSAx −1.6

Joseph Woll.9292 GP · 0-0-2 · GSAx +3.2

No appearances against NY Islanders in the last meetings.

Totals

Scoring rates point to about 5.8 goals

No total is posted yet: it arrives with the game-day prices. Until then, the scoring rates and the recent meetings set the range.

Goals in the last 5 meetings

3 Apr 20265 · PHI 4–1 NYI

26 Jan 20264 · NYI 4–0 PHI

28 Nov 20257 · PHI 4–3 NYI

25 Oct 20257 · NYI 3–4 PHI

12 Apr 20257 · NYI 3–4 PHI

Bar length is total goals, coloured by the winner.

Scoring rates

Team26-27 GF26-27 GA25-26 GF25-26 GA

NY Islanders3.002.332.842.94

Philadelphia1.254.253.052.96

Goals for and against per game. The estimate averages each team’s scoring with the other’s goals allowed, and leans on 2025-26 until a team has played 20 games.

Scoring rates suggest5.8Goals in this game

Last 5 meetings6.0Goals per game

Line—No total posted yet

Books at the line—With the game-day prices

Team news

5 on the injury lists

NY Islanders · injuries

Alexander RomanovUndisclosedDay-to-dayReturn8 Oct

Mathew BarzalKneeIRReturn10 Oct

Philadelphia · injuries

Helge GransLower BodyIRReturn8 Oct

Nikita GrebenkinUpper BodyIRReturn8 Oct

Rasmus RistolainenUndisclosedDay-to-dayReturn8 Oct

Latest moves

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27 Sep · NYI

Agreed to terms with LD Logan Stanley on a 1-Year contract worth $1.5M. Placed G Vitek Vanecek on waivers with the intention of sending to Hamilton (AHL)

26 Sep · NYI

Waived Fs Tanner Fritz, Matt Luff and Nathan Chaffee. Waived Fs Dylan Foudy and Hudson Kuefler for the purpose of sending to Hamilton (AHL).

24 Jul 2026 · NYI

Signed F Alex Jefferies to a one-year contract.

5 Oct · PHI

Reinstated C Jett Luchanko Barkey from injured reserve.

27 Sep · PHI

Agreed to terms with LW Garrett Wilson on a 1-Year contract. Loaned G Alexei Kolosov to Lehigh Valley (AHL).

25 Sep · PHI

Loaned Fs Jacob Gaucher, Cole Knuble and Jett Luchanko and D Oliver Bonk to Lehigh Valley (AHL).

Injury report

NY Islanders · 2026 draft

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#13Malte GustafssonRound 1 · Hv71D

#109Lincoln KuehneRound 4 · Arizona StateD

#141Vladimir DraveckyRound 5 · BrantfordD

#173Artyom MatyukRound 6 · Nizhny Novgorod Jr.C

Full draft

Philadelphia · 2026 draft

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#27Maksim SokolovskiiRound 1 · LondonD

#53Brek LiskeRound 2 · EverettD

#62Martin PsohlavecRound 2 · Karlovy Vary Jr.G

#120Marek SklenickaRound 4 · SeattleG

Full draft

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New York Islanders at Philadelphia Flyers: game preview

Seven points apart last season

Meeting number 339

Last 5 meetings

The table on each 2025-26 meeting night

NY Islanders out-attempted Philadelphia 237 to 179

New York Islanders

Philadelphia Flyers

NY Islanders have created the better chances, last 10 games

Power play and penalty kill, season and series

NY Islanders

Philadelphia

Skaters to watch

Forwards to watch

Defencemen to watch

Who has stopped this matchup

NY Islanders crease

Philadelphia crease

Scoring rates point to about 5.8 goals

Goals in the last 5 meetings

Scoring rates

5 on the injury lists

NY Islanders · injuries

Philadelphia · injuries

Latest moves

NY Islanders · 2026 draft

Philadelphia · 2026 draft

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