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New York Islanders vs Ottawa Senators · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview vs Senators · SUN · DEC 27 · 6:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
SUN · DEC 27 · 6:00 PM CT
UBS Arena
MSGSN2
New York Islanders
Islanders
1–1–0
VS
Ottawa Senators
Senators
1–0–0
Upcoming
SUN · DEC 27 · 6:00 PM CT
MSGSN2
New York Islanders
Home · Islanders
1–1–0
2 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Kyle Palmieri has solved Linus Ullmark before, 6 goals on 40 shots.
UBS Arena
Ottawa Senators
Away · Senators
1–0–0
2 PTS
Islanders
GOALIES
Senators
Ilya Sorokin
Ilya Sorokin
Expected
.968 SV% · 1.02 GAA · 1W
.884 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Linus Ullmark
Linus Ullmark
Expected
.931 SV% · 2.00 GAA · 1W
.931 SV% L5 · Locked in
Islanders
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Senators
L1
Emil Heineman · Bo Horvat · Kyle Palmieri
L1
Warren Foegele · Tim Stützle · Drake Batherson
L2
Victor Eklund · Calum Ritchie · Brayden Schenn
L2
William Eklund · Dylan Cozens · Fabian Zetterlund
L3
Simon Holmstrom · Jean-Gabriel Pageau · Anthony Duclair
L3
Michael Amadio · Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux
L4
Ondrej Palat · Casey Cizikas · Matias Maccelli
L4
Nick Cousins · Stephen Halliday · Hayden Hodgson
D1
Adam Pelech · Matthew Schaefer
D1
Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
D2
Alexander Romanov · Ryan Pulock
D2
Thomas Chabot · Jordan Spence
D3
Logan Stanley · Tony DeAngelo
D3
Tyler Kleven · Carter Yakemchuk
PP1
Kyle Palmieri · Bo Horvat · Brayden Schenn · Matias Maccelli · Matthew Schaefer
PP1
William Eklund · Tim Stützle · Dylan Cozens · Drake Batherson · Jake Sanderson
PP2
Victor Eklund · Anthony Duclair · Emil Heineman · Calum Ritchie · Tony DeAngelo
PP2
Claude Giroux · Shane Pinto · Fabian Zetterlund · Carter Yakemchuk · Thomas Chabot
PK1
Jean-Gabriel Pageau · Simon Holmstrom · Adam Pelech · Ryan Pulock
PK1
Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux · Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
PK2
Bo Horvat · Kyle Palmieri · Logan Stanley · Alexander Romanov
PK2
Tim Stützle · Michael Amadio · Tyler Kleven · Jordan Spence
IslandersProjected lines
L1
Emil Heineman · Bo Horvat · Kyle Palmieri
L2
Victor Eklund · Calum Ritchie · Brayden Schenn
L3
Simon Holmstrom · Jean-Gabriel Pageau · Anthony Duclair
L4
Ondrej Palat · Casey Cizikas · Matias Maccelli
D1
Adam Pelech · Matthew Schaefer
D2
Alexander Romanov · Ryan Pulock
D3
Logan Stanley · Tony DeAngelo
PP1
Kyle Palmieri · Bo Horvat · Brayden Schenn · Matias Maccelli · Matthew Schaefer
PP2
Victor Eklund · Anthony Duclair · Emil Heineman · Calum Ritchie · Tony DeAngelo
PK1
Jean-Gabriel Pageau · Simon Holmstrom · Adam Pelech · Ryan Pulock
PK2
Bo Horvat · Kyle Palmieri · Logan Stanley · Alexander Romanov
SenatorsProjected lines
L1
Warren Foegele · Tim Stützle · Drake Batherson
L2
William Eklund · Dylan Cozens · Fabian Zetterlund
L3
Michael Amadio · Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux
L4
Nick Cousins · Stephen Halliday · Hayden Hodgson
D1
Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
D2
Thomas Chabot · Jordan Spence
D3
Tyler Kleven · Carter Yakemchuk
PP1
William Eklund · Tim Stützle · Dylan Cozens · Drake Batherson · Jake Sanderson
PP2
Claude Giroux · Shane Pinto · Fabian Zetterlund · Carter Yakemchuk · Thomas Chabot
PK1
Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux · Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
PK2
Tim Stützle · Michael Amadio · Tyler Kleven · Jordan Spence
Ethan Sears · as of Oct 3 Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:09 AM CT
Islanders
INJURY REPORT
Senators
Mathew Barzal
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 10
Andre Burakovsky
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Jake Sanderson
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Blake Montgomery
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 8
Kurtis MacDermid
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 31
Artem Zub
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 10
IslandersInjury report
Mathew Barzal
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 10
SenatorsInjury report
Andre Burakovsky
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Jake Sanderson
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Blake Montgomery
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 8
Kurtis MacDermid
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 31
Artem Zub
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 10
Ethan Sears · as of Oct 3 Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:09 AM CT
STORYLINE
The Islanders won their last game and are 1-1-0 in their first 2 games. The Senators won their last game and are 1-0-0 in their first 1 game.

Matchup Intel

Kyle Palmieri has solved Linus Ullmark before, 6 goals on 40 shots.

Vitek Vanecek is 1 win shy of 200 career wins.

The numbers behind it
Matchup
Kyle Palmieri has 6 goals on Linus Ullmark (40 shots).
(New York)
6 goals on Linus Ullmark
Matchup
Jean-Gabriel Pageau has 6 goals on Linus Ullmark (34 shots).
(New York)
6 goals on Linus Ullmark
Milestone
Vitek Vanecek is 1 win shy of 200 career wins.
199 career wins
Milestone
Drake Batherson is 2 goals shy of 300 career goals.
298 career goals