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Calgary Flames at New York Islanders

NHLregular • 2025-26 Season
completed
Islanders logo
Islanders
New York
3
vs
Flames logo
Flames
Calgary
2
NYI 61%39% CGY
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

New York Islanders 61% to win. The top 3 signals favoring Islanders:

  • Home Field Advantage. Islanders are 0-0 at home this season
  • Recent Form. Islanders (35-23) in better form than Flames (24-30)
  • Offensive Efficiency. Islanders offense (2.9 PPG) outpaces Flames (2.4 PPG)

What would change the call

Win probability as of kickoff if a leading factor were even

  • If the home-field edge were neutral: NYI 55% (−6)
  • If the recent-form edge were neutral: NYI 58% (−3)
  • If the offensive efficiency edge were neutral: NYI 58% (−3)
  • If the defensive efficiency edge were neutral: NYI 59% (−2)

Win probability movement

NYI home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement66%61%56%Mar 13Mar 14

Labels mark updates of 5 points or more, named by the factor that moved most.

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VenueUBS Arena
Elmont, NY

Team Comparison

Head-to-head snapshot based on our model inputs

Flames (away)
Islanders (home)
39%
Win probability
61%
0
High-impact factors
0
0
Players ruled out
0

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Islanders defeated the Flames 3-2.

Our model predicted the Islanders would win with 61% confidence -- and they delivered. Even with modest confidence, the model got this one right.

Looking at the factors our model weighed:

  • Home Field Advantage favored the Islanders and was a notable factor: Islanders are 0-0 at home this season
  • Recent Form favored the Islanders and was a contributing factor: Islanders (35-23) in better form than Flames (24-30)
  • Offensive Efficiency favored the Islanders and was a contributing factor: Islanders offense (2.9 PPG) outpaces Flames (2.4 PPG)

This analysis was generated from our model's pre-game assessment compared against the actual result. Factor accuracy helps improve future predictions.

Islanders won 3-2

Islanders won in a close game

Prediction CorrectWe predicted Islanders at 61%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • Home Field AdvantageFavors New York Islanders
  • Recent FormFavors New York Islanders
  • Offensive EfficiencyFavors New York Islanders
  • Defensive EfficiencyNeutral
  • Rest DaysNeutral
  • Head to HeadNeutral
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What's Driving This Game

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

CGY
NYI
Home Field Advantage
Recent Form
Offensive Efficiency
Defensive Efficiency
Favours CGY|Favours NYI

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Understanding the win probability calculation

1 factor not shown (insufficient data)

Model version: 1.0.0 • Calculated: 3/14/2026, 8:50:01 AM

Key Players

Flames

Tobias TrejbalG
Dustin WolfG
Devin CooleyG
Martin PospisilC
Morgan FrostC

Islanders

Semyon VarlamovG
Ilya SorokinG
Vitek VanecekG
Brayden SchennC
Kyle PalmieriC

Learn About Our Analysis

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Frequently Asked Questions

Islanders has a 61% win probability, while Flames has a 39% win probability based on our analysis.

Our model considers offensive and defensive efficiency, rest days, injury impact, and historical performance.

This game is being played at UBS Arena in Elmont, NY.

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