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Vancouver Canucks at New York Islanders

NHLregular • 2025-26 Season
completed
Islanders logo
Islanders
New York
1
vs
Canucks logo
Canucks
Vancouver
2
NYI 64%36% VAN
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

New York Islanders 64% to win. The top 3 signals favoring Islanders:

  • Home Field Advantage. Islanders are 0-0 at home this season
  • Defensive Efficiency. Islanders defense (2.8 Opp PPG) better than Canucks (3.7 Opp PPG)
  • Recent Form. Islanders (35-23) in better form than Canucks (19-36)

What would change the call

Win probability as of kickoff if a leading factor were even

  • If the home-field edge were neutral: NYI 58% (−6)
  • If the defensive efficiency edge were neutral: NYI 59% (−5)
  • If the recent-form edge were neutral: NYI 59% (−5)
  • If the offensive efficiency edge were neutral: NYI 61% (−3)

Win probability movement

NYI home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement69%64%59%Mar 11Mar 12

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

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VenueKeyBank Center
Buffalo, NY

Team Comparison

Head-to-head snapshot based on our model inputs

Canucks (away)
Islanders (home)
36%
Win probability
64%
0
High-impact factors
0
0
Players ruled out
0

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Canucks defeated the Islanders 2-1.

Our model predicted the Islanders would win with 64% confidence, but the Canucks 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: 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 Canucks (3.7 Opp PPG)
  • Recent Form favored the Islanders and was a contributing factor: Islanders (35-23) in better form than Canucks (19-36)

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

Canucks won 1-2

Canucks won in a close game

Prediction IncorrectWe predicted Islanders at 64%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

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

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

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

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Understanding the win probability calculation

1 factor not shown (insufficient data)

Model version: 1.0.0 • Calculated: 3/12/2026, 8:50:00 AM

Key Players

Canucks

Leevi MerilainenG
Kevin LankinenG
Nikita TolopiloG
Thatcher DemkoG
Linus KarlssonC

Islanders

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

Learn About Our Analysis

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Frequently Asked Questions

Islanders has a 64% win probability, while Canucks has a 36% 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 KeyBank Center in Buffalo, NY.

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