NYI 6–0 NJD

Final · W

Islanders/Schedule/Recap Sat, Oct 3, 2026 · 2026-27 regular season

New York Islanders

NYI · 1-1-0

6–0

FinalW

New Jersey Devils

NJD · 1-1-0

1ST2ND3RDT NYI 09312311632 NJD 07019011037 goals · shots on goal

First meeting this season — the Islanders lead the season series 1–0 ·Next: Tue, Oct 6 at NYR

NYI 1-1-0 · NJD 1-1-0 · First meeting this season — the Islanders lead the season series 1–0 · Next: Tue at NYR

Islanders beat the Devils

The Islanders earned it: 4.0 expected goals to 3.4, and a 6–0 win to show for it. Ilya Sorokin stopped 3.7 more goals than an average goalie would have.

▶ Recap ↗ ▶ Condensed game ↗

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★ NHL first starVictor Eklund

NYI · RW · #38 1 G · 1 A · 2 P

Who had the better chances

The Islanders created the better chances: 4.0 expected goals to 3.4, on 32 and 36 shots on goal.

NYI 4.0 xG · 32 shots NJD 3.4 xG · 36 shots

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1

2

3

4

1st 1.0 · 0.3

2nd 1.8 · 1.6

3rd 1.2 · 1.5

Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.

Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Islanders win 59.

NYI 59%NJD 41%

Goals and penalties

6 goals · 8 penalties

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On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list

1st period

PEN

06:35

Amadeus Lombardi· Hooking

Killed

2 min
Minor

PEN

12:10

Amadeus Lombardi· Tripping

Killed

2 min
Minor

PEN

15:54

Logan Stanley· Holding

Killed

2 min
Minor

PEN

19:00

Victor Eklund· Tripping

Killed

2 min
Minor

2nd period

1

03:32

Simon Holmstrom GWG

Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Adam Pelech · wrist shot, a good chance (20%)

1–0 ▶ Watch ↗

2

05:00

Brayden Schenn

Victor Eklund, Matthew Schaefer · snap shot, a great chance (30%)

2–0 ▶ Watch ↗

PEN

11:23

Luke Hughes· Interference

Horvat scored on this power play

2 min
Minor

3

12:08

Bo Horvat PP

Matthew Schaefer · Power play (Hughes, interference) · wrist shot, a good chance (18%)

3–0 ▶ Watch ↗

PEN

15:05

Kyle Palmieri· Cross-checking

Killed

2 min
Minor

3rd period

PEN

07:07

Bo Horvat· Slashing

Killed

2 min
Minor

4

11:32

Victor Eklund

Calum Ritchie, Brayden Schenn · wrist shot, a good chance (14%)

4–0 ▶ Watch ↗

5

12:14

Ondrej Palat

Casey Cizikas, Logan Stanley · snap shot, a good chance (20%)

5–0 ▶ Watch ↗

PEN

17:30

Kyle Palmieri· Slashing

Killed

2 min
Minor

6

18:41

Casey Cizikas SH

Simon Holmstrom · wrist shot on a rebound, a low-percentage shot (6%) that found a way in

6–0 ▶ Watch ↗

NHL three stars

the league's pick

Victor Eklund

NYI · RW · #38 1 G · 1 A · 2 P1G 1A ★ 2nd star

Ilya Sorokin

NYI · G · #30 SV% 1.000 · 37 savesSV% 1.000 ★ 3rd star

Brayden Schenn

NYI · C · #10 1 G · 1 A · 2 P1G 1A

Goaltending

Ilya Sorokin

NYI

+3.7

vs expected

36/36 saves · 0 GA · 3.7 xGA Stopped 3.7 more goals than an average goalie would have.

Nico Daws

NJD

−1.4

vs expected

26/32 saves · 6 GA · 4.6 xGA Allowed 1.4 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.

Team NYINJD

Shots on goal

32

36

Expected goals

4.0

3.4

Hits

25

15

Blocks

14

8

Faceoffs

59%

41%

Power play

1/3

0/5

Penalty minutes

10

6

The Islanders went 1-for-3 on the power play and killed all 5 Devils power plays.

Box score

xG and GSAx are Inside the Game numbers

Forwards	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	PPG	GV	TK	xG
14Bo HorvatB. HorvatC	1	0	1	0	2	4	3	2	18:31	23	60%	1	1	0	0.4
92Simon HolmstromS. HolmstromRW	1	1	2	+2	0	1	1	1	16:46	27	—	0	2	0	0.2
51Emil HeinemanE. HeinemanLW	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	16:33	23	—	0	1	1	0.3
44Jean-Gabriel PageauJ. PageauC	0	1	1	+1	0	2	2	1	14:49	26	56%	0	0	1	0.1
10Brayden SchennB. SchennC	1	1	2	+2	0	4	4	0	14:40	18	60%	0	0	0	0.8
21Kyle PalmieriK. PalmieriC	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	1	14:37	18	—	0	0	0	0.2
63Matias MaccelliM. MaccelliLW	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	14:07	13	—	0	2	0	0.1
53Casey CizikasC. CizikasC	1	1	2	+2	0	4	2	0	14:05	23	67%	0	0	1	0.4
64Calum RitchieC. RitchieC	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	0	13:42	17	43%	0	0	1	0.2
38Victor EklundV. EklundRW	1	1	2	+2	2	1	1	0	12:32	15	—	0	2	0	0.5
81Ondrej PalatO. PalatLW	1	0	1	+1	0	4	2	1	12:27	17	—	0	0	0	0.4
11Anthony DuclairA. DuclairLW	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1	11:37	18	—	0	1	0	0.0

Defense	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	PPG	GV	TK	xG
48Matthew SchaeferM. SchaeferD	0	2	2	+2	0	2	0	0	20:34	25	—	0	2	4	0.2
3Adam PelechA. PelechD	0	1	1	+3	0	0	2	1	19:53	29	—	0	3	0	0.0
28Alexander RomanovA. RomanovD	0	0	0	+2	0	0	2	3	19:13	23	—	0	2	1	0.0
8Logan StanleyL. StanleyD	0	2	2	+2	2	1	4	2	19:10	24	—	0	0	0	0.0
6Ryan PulockR. PulockD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19:00	25	—	0	0	0	0.0
77Tony DeAngeloT. DeAngeloD	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	1	17:44	21	—	0	4	0	0.1

Goalies	Saves	SA	GA	Sv%	EV	PP	SH	TOI	GS	GSAx
30Ilya SorokinI. SorokinG	37	37	0	1.000	30/30	5/5	2/2	60:00	✓	+3.7

Forwards	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	PPG	GV	TK	xG
86Jack HughesJ. HughesC	0	0	0	−1	0	3	0	0	21:01	21	17%	0	1	0	0.7
28Timo MeierT. MeierRW	0	0	0	−2	0	6	4	0	19:57	17	—	0	1	0	0.1
13Nico HischierN. HischierC	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	19:19	19	38%	0	1	0	0.2
77Luke EvangelistaL. EvangelistaRW	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	18:55	16	—	0	1	0	0.8
17Evan RodriguesE. RodriguesC	0	0	0	−2	0	1	1	0	16:14	20	50%	0	1	0	0.1
63Jesper BrattJ. BrattLW	0	0	0	−1	0	2	2	0	15:53	20	—	0	1	1	0.1
81Arseny GritsyukA. GritsyukRW	0	0	0	−2	0	2	2	0	15:22	19	—	0	2	1	0.4
39Anthony ManthaA. ManthaRW	0	0	0	−2	0	0	1	0	15:08	18	—	0	2	0	0.0
91Dawson MercerD. MercerC	0	0	0	−1	0	3	0	1	15:02	18	—	0	0	0	0.2
12Cody GlassC. GlassC	0	0	0	−1	0	1	1	1	11:40	17	54%	0	2	0	0.0
11Stefan NoesenS. NoesenRW	0	0	0	−2	0	2	0	0	08:48	13	—	0	0	0	0.0
93Amadeus LombardiA. LombardiC	0	0	0	−2	4	1	0	0	08:13	14	—	0	0	1	0.0

Defense	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	PPG	GV	TK	xG
7Dougie HamiltonD. HamiltonD	0	0	0	−3	0	3	0	2	22:17	24	—	0	2	0	0.5
43Luke HughesL. HughesD	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	21:41	24	—	0	0	0	0.1
71Jonas SiegenthalerJ. SiegenthalerD	0	0	0	−2	0	2	1	0	21:08	23	—	0	0	0	0.0
22Brett PesceB. PesceD	0	0	0	−1	0	2	1	0	18:52	22	—	0	0	0	0.0
5Brenden DillonB. DillonD	0	0	0	−1	0	0	2	3	13:13	18	—	0	1	0	0.0
47Declan ChisholmD. ChisholmD	0	0	0	−2	0	0	0	0	12:40	18	—	0	1	0	0.0

Goalies	Saves	SA	GA	Sv%	EV	PP	SH	TOI	GS	GSAx
50Nico DawsN. DawsG	26	32	6	.812	18/22	5/6	3/4	59:52	✓	−1.4

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Last night's Cap Challenge

3 squads played

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PointsRyan Otto

4 pts · $33.0M

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HitsRyan Otto

13 hits · $25.2M

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GoaliesRyan Otto

51 saves · $7.5M

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