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Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders

NHLregular • 2025-26 Season
completed
Islanders logo
Islanders
New York
3
vs
Penguins logo
Penguins
Pittsburgh
8
NYI 56%44% PIT
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

New York Islanders 56% to win. The biggest signal favoring Islanders:

  • Home Field Advantage. Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)

What would change the call

Win probability as of kickoff if a leading factor were even

  • If the home-field edge were neutral: NYI 52% (−4)

Win probability movement

NYI home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement61%56%51%Mar 27Mar 30

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

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

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Penguins defeated the Islanders 8-3.

Our model predicted the Islanders would win with 56% confidence, but the Penguins 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 Islanders and was a notable factor: Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
  • Turnover Differential was neutral and a contributing factor: No turnover stats available for comparison
  • Head to Head was neutral and a contributing factor: No recent head-to-head history available

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

Penguins won 3-8

Penguins won by a solid margin

Prediction IncorrectWe predicted Islanders at 56%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • Home Field AdvantageFavors New York Islanders
  • Turnover DifferentialNeutral
  • Head to HeadNeutral
  • Recent FormNeutral
  • InjuriesNeutral
  • Rest DaysNeutral
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What's Driving This Game

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

PIT
NYI
Home Field Advantage
Favours PIT|Favours NYI

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Understanding the win probability calculation

Model version: 1.0.0 • Calculated: 3/30/2026, 8:50:00 AM

Key Players

Penguins

Taylor GauthierG
Arturs SilovsG
Sergei MurashovG
Sidney CrosbyC
Connor DewarC

Islanders

Semyon VarlamovG
Ilya SorokinG
Vitek VanecekG
Calum RitchieC
Brayden SchennC

Learn About Our Analysis

Learn about the factors behind our predictions

Frequently Asked Questions

Islanders has a 56% win probability, while Penguins 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 UBS Arena in Elmont, NY.

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