Sat, Mar 27, 7:30 p.m. ET · All games
DET at NYI
Detroit Red Wings 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.
2 nights off
1 night off · 1400 km since the last game, 1 time zone
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.
John Gibson
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.
Detroit Red Wings
L1 Viktor Arvidsson (above the league middle) · Dylan Larkin (below the league middle) · Lucas Raymond (above the league middle)
L2 Alex DeBrincat (above the league middle) · Emmitt Finnie (bottom tenth of the league) · Michael Brandsegg-Nygård
L3 Michael Rasmussen (below the league middle) · Andrew Copp (bottom tenth of the league) · Keegan Kolesar (below the league middle)
D1 Albert Johansson (above the league middle) · Moritz Seider (above the league middle)
D2 Ben Chiarot (above the league middle) · Anton Johansson
PP1 Viktor Arvidsson (above the league middle) · Dylan Larkin (below the league middle) · Lucas Raymond (above the league middle) · Alex DeBrincat (above the league middle) · Moritz Seider (above the league middle)
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.
Detroit Red Wings
J.T. Compher (LW): Out (undisclosed), listed since 2026-10-06, expected back 2026-10-22
Marco Kasper (C): Out (upper body), listed since 2026-10-03, expected back 2026-10-20
Mason Appleton (C): Out (undisclosed), listed since 2026-10-06, expected back 2026-10-26
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)