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New York Islanders at Toronto Maple Leafs

NHLregular • 2025-26 Season
completed
Maple Leafs logo
Maple Leafs
Toronto
1
vs
Islanders logo
Islanders
New York
3
TOR 53%47% NYI
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

Toronto Maple Leafs 53% to win. The biggest signal favoring Maple Leafs:

  • Home Field Advantage. Maple Leafs are 0-0 at home this season

What would change the call

Win probability as of kickoff if a leading factor were even

  • If the home-field edge were neutral: TOR 49% (−4)
  • If the defensive efficiency edge were neutral: TOR 55% (+2)
  • If the recent-form edge were neutral: TOR 54% (+1)
  • If the offensive efficiency edge were neutral: TOR 52% (−1)

Win probability movement

TOR home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement58%53%48%Mar 14Mar 17

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

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VenueScotiabank Arena
Toronto, ON

Team Comparison

Head-to-head snapshot based on our model inputs

Islanders (away)
Maple Leafs (home)
47%
Win probability
53%
0
High-impact factors
0
0
Players ruled out
0

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Islanders defeated the Maple Leafs 3-1.

Our model predicted the Maple Leafs would win with 53% confidence, but the Islanders won against the model's expectation. Results like this help us refine the model.

Looking at the factors our model weighed:

  • Home Field Advantage favored the Maple Leafs and was a notable factor: Maple Leafs 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 Maple Leafs (3.5 Opp PPG)
  • Recent Form favored the Islanders and was a contributing factor: Islanders (35-23) in better form than Maple Leafs (27-25)

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

Islanders won 1-3

Islanders won in a close game

Prediction IncorrectWe predicted Maple Leafs at 53%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • Home Field AdvantageFavors Toronto Maple Leafs
  • Defensive EfficiencyFavors New York Islanders
  • Recent FormFavors New York Islanders
  • Offensive EfficiencyNeutral
  • Rest DaysNeutral
  • Turnover DifferentialNeutral
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What's Driving This Game

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

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

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Understanding the win probability calculation

1 factor not shown (insufficient data)

Model version: 1.0.0 • Calculated: 3/17/2026, 8:50:01 AM

Key Players

Islanders

Vitek VanecekG
Semyon VarlamovG
Ilya SorokinG
Kyle PalmieriC
Liam FoudyC

Maple Leafs

Anthony StolarzG
Samuel HlavajG
Sergei BobrovskyG
Calle JarnkrokC
Vinni LettieriC

Learn About Our Analysis

Learn about the factors behind our predictions

Frequently Asked Questions

Maple Leafs has a 53% win probability, while Islanders has a 47% 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 Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON.

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