Final · All games
NYI – NYR
New York Islanders at New York Rangers. Final. The price shown is the one frozen on the ledger before puck drop; nothing is re-priced after the fact.
- Frozen price
- Expected score
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- Market
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- Venue
- Madison Square Garden
Recap · the league's own video
Recap
The league's three-minute recap and condensed game, played in the league's own player. Nothing is downloaded or rehosted.
The frozen price had NYR at ; the pick was right. Ledger
Frozen before puck drop
What the ledger recorded
The prices appended to the hash-chained ledger before the game. Shown as recorded; never recomputed.
Source: CapOrCup prediction ledger
Schedule spot
What the schedule did to each side
Nights off, back-to-backs, third games in four nights, road-trip position and travel since the last game, from the statistical schedule. Shown as facts; rest is in the price, travel is not.
2 nights off
1 night off · fourth in six
Starters · depth chart 2026-10-12
In goal
The league names no starter before puck drop. First on each club's depth chart, from the licensed feed, is the expected starter.
Ilya Sorokin
Dylan Garand
Projected lineups · Sportradar NHL API v7, team depth charts · as of 2026-10-12
Expected lines
What each club intends per the feed's depth chart, with each forward's shooter rating (Elo, against the goalies faced last season). A listing is the club's statement, not a game sheet.
New York Islanders
L1 Emil Heineman (above the league middle) · Bo Horvat (above the league middle) · Kyle Palmieri (bottom tenth of the league)
L2 Brayden Schenn (above the league middle) · Calum Ritchie (above the league middle) · Victor Eklund
L3 Simon Holmstrom (above the league middle) · Jean-Gabriel Pageau (top tenth of the league) · Anthony Duclair (above the league middle)
D1 Logan Stanley (above the league middle) · Matthew Schaefer (top tenth of the league)
D2 Adam Pelech (below the league middle) · Ryan Pulock (below the league middle)
PP1 Kyle Palmieri (bottom tenth of the league) · Bo Horvat (above the league middle) · Brayden Schenn (above the league middle) · Matias Maccelli (above the league middle) · Matthew Schaefer (top tenth of the league)
New York Rangers
L1 Gabe Perreault (above the league middle) · Mika Zibanejad (top tenth of the league) · Pavel Dorofeyev (above the league middle)
L2 Tye Kartye (above the league middle) · J.T. Miller (bottom tenth of the league) · Alexis Lafreniere (above the league middle)
L3 Will Cuylle (below the league middle) · Noah Laba (below the league middle) · Eeli Tolvanen (bottom tenth of the league)
D1 Vladislav Gavrikov (top tenth of the league) · Adam Fox (above the league middle)
D2 Marcus Pettersson (below the league middle) · Sean Durzi (above the league middle)
PP1 Alexis Lafreniere (above the league middle) · J.T. Miller (bottom tenth of the league) · Pavel Dorofeyev (above the league middle) · Mika Zibanejad (top tenth of the league) · Adam Fox (above the league middle)
Injury listings · as of 2026-10-18
Who the clubs list as out
Club-announced listings relayed by the licensed feed. No cause is inferred; Day To Day players are shown but not counted as out.
New York Islanders
Calum Ritchie (C): Day To Day (lower body), listed since 2026-10-17, expected back 2026-10-20
Matias Maccelli (LW): Day To Day (lower body), listed since 2026-10-17, expected back 2026-10-20
Alexander Romanov (D): Out (acl), listed since 2026-10-06, expected back 2027-04-08
Mathew Barzal (C): Out (knee), listed since 2026-09-16, expected back 2026-10-20
New York Rangers
Adam Sykora (LW): Out (lower-body), listed since 2026-09-28, expected back 2027-01-25
Aidan Thompson (C): Out (undisclosed), listed since 2026-09-28, expected back 2026-10-26
Joonas Korpisalo (G): Out (lower-body), listed since 2026-10-01, expected back 2026-11-09
Joseph Veleno (C): Out (lower-body), listed since 2026-10-04, expected back 2027-01-03
Igor Shesterkin (G): Out For Season (lower body), listed since 2026-10-09, expected back 2027-09-15
Officials · the league's game centre
Who has the whistle
Named by the league, usually near puck drop. Each referee's record is from last season's play-by-play penalties; ranks are distance from league norms.
Francis Charron
Kyle Rehman
Ryan Jackson · Tyson Baker
Goals · the league's own clips
goals
Each goal plays in the league's own player, or opens on the league's site. Nothing is downloaded or rehosted.
NYR · P1 06:40 · O. Bjorkstrand (A. Lafrenière, S. Durzi) · on nhl.com
NYR · P2 00:25 · A. Lafrenière (M. Zibanejad, V. Gavrikov) · on nhl.com
NYI · P2 02:56 · B. Horvat (M. Maccelli, B. Schenn) · PP · on nhl.com
NYI · P2 04:52 · C. Ritchie (B. Schenn) · on nhl.com
NYR · P2 17:07 · O. Bjorkstrand (G. Perreault, W. Cuylle) · PP · on nhl.com
NYR · P3 18:22 · A. Lafrenière (J. Miller, M. Zibanejad) · empty net · on nhl.com
NYR · P3 18:54 · A. Lafrenière (A. Fox, V. Gavrikov) · empty net · on nhl.com
Replay review once the condensed game has been read · Ledger