Fri, Dec 4, 7:00 p.m. ET · All games
SJS at NYI
San Jose Sharks at New York Islanders. Preview from the model, the licensed feeds and last season's measures. Nothing here is a betting recommendation.
- Model now
- Expected score
- Market
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- Venue
- UBS Arena
Pre-game price · not yet frozen
What the model says now
Lineups not yet published: each club's usual lineup assumed. Starting goalie not confirmed: goaltending held at league average. This estimate moves until the ledger freezes it before puck drop.
Source: CapOrCup game model (derived from club ratings, rest and starters)
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.
second of a back-to-back · third game in four nights · game 4 of a road trip
second of a back-to-back · third game in four nights
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.
Alex Nedeljkovic
Ilya Sorokin
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.
San Jose Sharks
L1 Mason Marchment (above the league middle) · Will Smith (top tenth of the league) · Igor Chernyshov (above the league middle)
L2 Ivar Stenberg · Alexander Wennberg (above the league middle) · Kiefer Sherwood (above the league middle)
L3 Collin Graf (above the league middle) · Michael Misa (above the league middle) · Tyler Toffoli (below the league middle)
D1 Darnell Nurse (above the league middle) · Michael Kesselring (below the league middle)
D2 Sam Dickinson (below the league middle) · Jacob Trouba (above the league middle)
PP1 Will Smith (top tenth of the league) · Alexander Wennberg (above the league middle) · Igor Chernyshov (above the league middle) · Luca Cagnoni · Ivar Stenberg
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)
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.
San Jose Sharks
Quentin Musty (LW): Out (upper body), listed since 2026-09-28, expected back 2026-12-01
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
Officials
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.
Not on file (the league has not named the officials yet)