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Dallas Stars at New York Islanders

NHLregular • 2025-26 Season
completed
Islanders logo
Islanders
New York
2
vs
Stars logo
Stars
Dallas
1
NYI 58%42% DAL
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

New York Islanders 58% to win. The top 2 signals favoring Islanders:

  • Home Field Advantage. Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
  • Rest Days. Islanders rest advantage (2 days rest) over Stars (1 day rest)

What would change the call

Win probability as of kickoff if a leading factor were even

  • If the home-field edge were neutral: NYI 54% (−4)
  • If the rest edge were neutral: NYI 56% (−2)

Win probability movement

NYI home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement63%57%51%Mar 23Mar 26

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

Stars (away)
Islanders (home)
42%
Win probability
58%
0
High-impact factors
0
0
Players ruled out
0

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Islanders defeated the Stars 2-1.

Our model predicted the Islanders would win with 58% 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: Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
  • Rest Days favored the Islanders and was a contributing factor: Islanders rest advantage (2 days rest) over Stars (1 day rest)
  • Offensive Efficiency was neutral and a contributing factor: No offensive stats available for comparison

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

Islanders won 2-1

Islanders won in a close game

Prediction CorrectWe predicted Islanders at 58%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • Home Field AdvantageFavors New York Islanders
  • Rest DaysFavors New York Islanders
  • Offensive EfficiencyNeutral
  • Defensive EfficiencyNeutral
  • Turnover DifferentialNeutral
  • Recent FormNeutral
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What's Driving This Game

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

DAL
NYI
Home Field Advantage
Rest Days
Favours DAL|Favours NYI

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Understanding the win probability calculation

Model version: 1.0.0 • Calculated: 3/26/2026, 8:50:00 AM

Key Players

Stars

Ben KrawsG
Casey DeSmithG
Jake OettingerG
Brandon HalversonG
Sam SteelC

Islanders

Semyon VarlamovG
Vitek VanecekG
Ilya SorokinG
Mathew BarzalC
Liam FoudyC

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Frequently Asked Questions

Islanders has a 58% win probability, while Stars has a 42% 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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