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New York Islanders at Vancouver Canucks

NHLregular • 2025-26 Season
completed
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Canucks
Vancouver
7
vs
Islanders logo
Islanders
New York
3
VAN 51%49% NYI
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

Vancouver Canucks 51% to win. The biggest signal favoring Canucks:

  • Home Field Advantage. Canucks 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: VAN 47% (−4)
  • If the defensive efficiency edge were neutral: VAN 53% (+2)
  • If the rest edge were neutral: VAN 53% (+2)
  • If the recent-form edge were neutral: VAN 52% (+1)

Win probability movement

VAN home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement57%52%46%Mar 8Mar 9

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

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VenueCapital One Arena
Washington, DC

Team Comparison

Head-to-head snapshot based on our model inputs

Islanders (away)
Canucks (home)
49%
Win probability
51%
0
High-impact factors
0
0
Players ruled out
0

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Canucks defeated the Islanders 7-3.

Our model predicted the Canucks would win with 51% confidence -- and they delivered. A close call, but the model's slight lean proved correct.

Looking at the factors our model weighed:

  • Home Field Advantage favored the Canucks and was a notable factor: Canucks are 0-0 at home this season
  • Defensive Efficiency favored the Islanders and was a contributing factor: Rangers defense (3.1 Opp PPG) better than Canucks (3.7 Opp PPG)
  • Rest Days favored the Islanders and was a contributing factor: Rangers rest advantage (2 days rest) over Canucks (11 days rest)

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

Canucks won 7-3

Canucks won by a solid margin

Prediction CorrectWe predicted Canucks at 51%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • Home Field AdvantageFavors Vancouver Canucks
  • Defensive EfficiencyFavors New York Islanders
  • Rest DaysFavors New York Islanders
  • Recent FormFavors New York Islanders
  • Offensive EfficiencyNeutral
  • InjuriesNeutral
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What's Driving This Game

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

NYI
VAN
Home Field Advantage
Defensive Efficiency
Rest Days
Recent Form
Offensive Efficiency
Favours NYI|Favours VAN

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Understanding the win probability calculation

Model version: 1.0.0 • Calculated: 3/9/2026, 7:27:56 AM

Key Players

Islanders

Semyon VarlamovG
Vitek VanecekG
Ilya SorokinG
Mathew BarzalC
Jean-Gabriel PageauC

Canucks

Leevi MerilainenG
Kevin LankinenG
Nikita TolopiloG
Thatcher DemkoG
Linus KarlssonC

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Frequently Asked Questions

Canucks has a 51% win probability, while Islanders has a 49% 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 Capital One Arena in Washington, DC.

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