New York Islanders at Nashville Predators
TV MSGSN2, SCRIPPS·Bridgestone Arena
Our win probability
and the three reasons
46%Islanders
to win
54%
Predators
- Expected goals
- 2.9–3.1
- Goes to overtime
- 22%
← favors favors →
favors →- Ability to win22% of the signaleven.488vs.486win rate (OT = tie)
- Scoring chances66% of the signalfavors NSH-.069vs-.0685v5 xG diff / 60
- Goaltending12% of the signalfavors NYI.078vs.017GSAx / 60
- Home icefavors NSHNSH at home
Gridpex NHL model v2026.09.28 · ratings as of
Goaltending
projected startersIslanders
Ilya Sorokin+0.22 GSAx/6045% to start322 career GP
Vitek Vanecek-0.21 GSAx/6028% to start220 career GP
Semyon Varlamov+0.13 GSAx/6027% to start635 career GP
Predators
Juuse Saros+0.01 GSAx/6076% to start490 career GP
Justus Annunen+0.03 GSAx/6024% to start80 career GP
GSAx/60: goals saved above expected per 60 minutes, from our shot model — above zero is better than an average goalie facing the same shots.
Coaches: NYI Peter DeBoer · NSH Andrew Brunette
Leaders
vs- Points
- Goals
- Assists
Season
2025-26 regular season · league rank of 32- 2.7925th
- Goals for / game
- 20th2.95
- 2.885th
- Goals against / game
- 26th3.26
- 16.5%30th
- Power play
- 11th23.1%
- 80.8%10th
- Penalty kill
- 5th81.7%
- 52.6%5th
- Faceoffs
- 15th50.5%
Season series
first meeting- @this game
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Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).