Early look · NHL 2026-27

New York Islanders at Edmonton Oilers: game preview

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

EdmontonOilers2026-27: 2-0-1 · 5 pts · 2025-26: 41-30-11 · 93 pts · 14th

Puck drop9 Jan · 3:30 PM ET

VenueRogers Place

All-time meetings105 completed

BasisLast 5 meetings + 2025-26

The thesis

Two points apart last season

NY Islanders finished last season 19th in the league on 91 points. Edmonton finished 14th on 93.

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

Head-to-head

Meeting number 106

Across 105 completed games, Edmonton lead the head-to-head 54-43-8.

All-time record54-43-8Edmonton's record in the series

Meetings played105This is number 106

2025-26 series—

Last 53-2NY Islanders

Last 5 meetings

See all: Last 5 meetings →

DateResultShotsPower playWinner

15 Jan 2026NYI 1 – EDM 0——NYI

16 Oct 2025EDM 2 – NYI 4——NYI

14 Mar 2025EDM 2 – NYI 1 OT——EDM

12 Nov 2024NYI 3 – EDM 4 OT——EDM

19 Dec 2023EDM 1 – NYI 3——NYI

Head-to-head finder

The table on each 2025-26 meeting night

DateNY IslandersEdmonton

16 Oct 20251-3-0 · 2 pts30th2-1-1 · 5 pts16th

15 Jan 202626-16-5 · 57 pts9th23-17-8 · 54 pts15th

League rank after that night's games; a longer bar is a higher place. On 16 Oct 2025, NY Islanders were 30th in the league and Edmonton 16th. By 15 Jan 2026 it was 9th and 15th.

Where the shots come from · last 5 meetings

Edmonton out-attempted NY Islanders 138 to 101

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

New York Islanders

101 att · 43 on goal · 5 G · 11.6%

Crease6 att · 1 G

Slot49 att · 4 G

Wing30 att · 0 G

Point13 att · 0 G

Neutral zone3 att · 0 G

Edmonton Oilers

138 att · 68 on goal · 2 G · 2.9%

Crease21 att · 0 G

Slot46 att · 1 G

Wing52 att · 1 G

Point17 att · 0 G

Neutral zone2 att · 0 G

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

Expected goals

Edmonton 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 IslandersEdmonton

2.90xG for per game3.31

3.70xG against per game2.10

44.0%xG share61.2%

+0.3FinishingGoals minus expected goals+7.1

+4.1GoaltendingExpected goals against minus goals allowed−7.7

This season: 3 games for NY Islanders, 3 for Edmonton. 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

Edmonton

Small sample

Power play · 2026-2725.0%

Power play · 2025-2630.6% · 1st

Power play · last 5 meetings—

Penalty kill · 2026-2757.1%

Penalty kill · 2025-2677.8% · 20th

Faceoffs · 2026-2751.7% · 91/176

Drawn · 2026-2712 (4.00/gm)

Drawn · last meetings0 (0.00/gm)

Shorthanded · 2026-277 (2.33/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 7 Jan: a back-to-back depends on who plays that night.

Edmonton

Expected starter after their game on 7 Jan: a back-to-back depends on who plays that night.

NY Islanders crease

NYI · 2026-27 Starter estimate from 6 Jan

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

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

No appearances against Edmonton in the last meetings.

Edmonton crease

EDM · 2026-27 Starter estimate from 6 Jan

Devon Levi.8102 GP · 2-0-0 · GSAx −3.6

Tristan Jarry.7391 GP · 0-0-1 · GSAx −4.1

No appearances against NY Islanders in the last meetings.

Totals

Scoring rates point to about 6.5 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

15 Jan 20261 · NYI 1–0 EDM

16 Oct 20256 · EDM 2–4 NYI

14 Mar 20253 · EDM 2–1 NYI

12 Nov 20247 · NYI 3–4 EDM

19 Dec 20234 · EDM 1–3 NYI

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

Edmonton5.674.673.443.28

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 suggest6.5Goals in this game

Last 5 meetings4.2Goals per game

Line—No total posted yet

Books at the line—With the game-day prices

Team news

11 on the injury lists

NY Islanders · injuries

Alexander RomanovUndisclosedDay-to-dayReturn8 Oct

Mathew BarzalKneeIRReturn10 Oct

Edmonton · injuries

Alec RegulaUndisclosedIRReturn24 Oct

Atro LeppanenUndisclosedIRReturn17 Oct

Frederik AndersenKneeIRReturn30 Dec

James StefanUndisclosedIRReturn10 Oct

Jason DickinsonFootIRReturn7 Oct

Matt SavoieLower BodyIRReturn24 Nov

Mattias JanmarkUndisclosedIRReturn15 Oct

Ryan Nugent-HopkinsLower BodyIRReturn13 Oct

Zach HymanUndisclosedOutReturn17 Oct

Latest moves

See all: Latest moves →

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.

1 Oct · EDM

Placed F Ryan Nugent-Hopkins on injured reserve. Placed D Alec Regula on long-term injured reserve. Recalled F Josh Samanski under emergency conditions.

27 Sep · EDM

Placed G Matt Tomkins on waivers for the purpose of assignment to Bakersfield (AHL).

25 Sep · EDM

Loaned D Tomas Cibulka, Fs Connor Clattenburg, Quinn Hutson, Viljami Marjala, William Nicholl and Aku Raty and G Connor Ungar to Bakersfield (AHL). Waived for the purpose of assignment to Bakersfield Ds Josh Brown and Riley Stillman and F Eduards Tralmaks.

Injury report

NY Islanders · 2026 draft

See all: NY Islanders · 2026 draft →

#13Malte GustafssonRound 1 · Hv71D

#109Lincoln KuehneRound 4 · Arizona StateD

#141Vladimir DraveckyRound 5 · BrantfordD

#173Artyom MatyukRound 6 · Nizhny Novgorod Jr.C

Full draft

Edmonton · 2026 draft

See all: Edmonton · 2026 draft →

#58Rudolfs BerzkalnsRound 2 · MuskegonC

#84Malcom GastrinRound 3 · Modo Jr.LW

#133Andrew RobinsonRound 5 · WindsorD

#180Caden HarveyRound 6 · WindsorC

Full draft

Saturday 9 January · the full slate

See all: Saturday 9 January · the full slate →

EDMThis game 7:00 PM ET

Updated after every final

New York Islanders at Edmonton Oilers: game preview

Two points apart last season

Meeting number 106

Last 5 meetings

The table on each 2025-26 meeting night

Edmonton out-attempted NY Islanders 138 to 101

New York Islanders

Edmonton Oilers

Edmonton have created the better chances, last 10 games

Power play and penalty kill, season and series

NY Islanders

Edmonton

Skaters to watch

Forwards to watch

Defencemen to watch

Who has stopped this matchup

NY Islanders crease

Edmonton crease

Scoring rates point to about 6.5 goals

Goals in the last 5 meetings

Scoring rates

11 on the injury lists

NY Islanders · injuries

Edmonton · injuries

Latest moves

NY Islanders · 2026 draft

Edmonton · 2026 draft

Saturday 9 January · the full slate