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Florida Panthers at New York Islanders

NHLregular • 2025-26 Season
completed
Islanders logo
Islanders
New York
5
vs
Panthers logo
Panthers
Florida
2
NYI 59%41% FLA
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

New York Islanders 59% to win. The top 2 signals favoring Islanders:

  • Home Field Advantage. Islanders are 0-0 at home this season
  • Defensive Efficiency. Islanders defense (2.8 Opp PPG) better than Panthers (3.3 Opp 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 54% (−5)
  • If the defensive efficiency edge were neutral: NYI 56% (−3)
  • If the recent-form edge were neutral: NYI 57% (−2)
  • If the offensive efficiency edge were neutral: NYI 58% (−1)

Win probability movement

NYI home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement64%59%54%Mar 25Mar 28

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

Panthers (away)
Islanders (home)
41%
Win probability
59%
0
High-impact factors
0
0
Players ruled out
0

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Islanders defeated the Panthers 5-2.

Our model predicted the Islanders would win with 59% 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
  • Defensive Efficiency favored the Islanders and was a contributing factor: Islanders defense (2.8 Opp PPG) better than Panthers (3.3 Opp PPG)
  • Recent Form was neutral and a contributing factor: Similar form: Islanders (35-23) vs Panthers (31-29)

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

Islanders won 5-2

Islanders won in a close game

Prediction CorrectWe predicted Islanders at 59%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

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

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

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

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Understanding the win probability calculation

Model version: 1.0.0 • Calculated: 3/28/2026, 8:50:00 AM

Key Players

Panthers

Akira SchmidG
Cooper BlackG
Jacob MarkstromG
Sam LaffertyC
Sam BennettC

Islanders

Semyon VarlamovG
Ilya SorokinG
Vitek VanecekG
Mathew BarzalC
Liam FoudyC

Learn About Our Analysis

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Frequently Asked Questions

Islanders has a 59% win probability, while Panthers has a 41% 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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