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New York Islanders at New Jersey Devils

NHLregular • 2025-26 Season
completed
Devils logo
Devils
New Jersey
6
vs
Islanders logo
Islanders
New York
3
NJD 56%44% NYI
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

New Jersey Devils 56% to win. The top 2 signals favoring Devils:

  • Home Field Advantage. New Jersey Devils are 0-0 at home this season
  • Defensive Efficiency. New Jersey Devils defense (3.0 Opp PPG) better than Florida Panthers (3.4 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: NJD 52% (−4)
  • If the offensive efficiency edge were neutral: NJD 57% (+1)
  • If the defensive efficiency edge were neutral: NJD 54% (−2)
  • If the recent-form edge were neutral: NJD 55% (−1)

Win probability movement

NJD home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement61%56%51%Mar 6Mar 7

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

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VenuePrudential Center
Newark, NJ

Team Comparison

Head-to-head snapshot based on our model inputs

Islanders (away)
Devils (home)
44%
Win probability
56%
0
High-impact factors
0
0
Players ruled out
0

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Devils defeated the Islanders 6-3.

Our model predicted the Devils would win with 56% 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 Devils and was a notable factor: New Jersey Devils are 0-0 at home this season
  • Offensive Efficiency favored the Islanders and was a contributing factor: Florida Panthers offense (3.0 PPG) outpaces New Jersey Devils (2.5 PPG)
  • Defensive Efficiency favored the Devils and was a contributing factor: New Jersey Devils defense (3.0 Opp PPG) better than Florida Panthers (3.4 Opp PPG)

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

Devils won 6-3

Devils won in a close game

Prediction CorrectWe predicted Devils at 56%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • Home Field AdvantageFavors New Jersey Devils
  • Offensive EfficiencyFavors New York Islanders
  • Defensive EfficiencyFavors New Jersey Devils
  • Recent FormNeutral
  • Turnover DifferentialNeutral
  • Head to HeadNeutral
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What's Driving This Game

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

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

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Understanding the win probability calculation

1 factor not shown (insufficient data)

Model version: 1.0.0 • Calculated: 3/7/2026, 8:50:01 AM

Key Players

Islanders

Vitek VanecekG
Semyon VarlamovG
Ilya SorokinG
Kyle PalmieriC
Liam FoudyC

Devils

David RittichG
Jake AllenG
Nico DawsG
Remi PoirierG
Jesper BoqvistC

Learn About Our Analysis

Learn about the factors behind our predictions

Frequently Asked Questions

Devils has a 56% win probability, while Islanders has a 44% 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 Prudential Center in Newark, NJ.

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