Tue, Mar 30, 7:30 p.m. ET · All games
CAR at NYI
Carolina Hurricanes 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 3 of a road trip · rest disadvantage
2 nights off · rest advantage
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.
Pyotr Kochetkov
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.
Carolina Hurricanes
L1 William Carrier (below the league middle) · Sebastian Aho (above the league middle) · Andrei Svechnikov (top tenth of the league)
L2 Taylor Hall (below the league middle) · Logan Stankoven (below the league middle) · Jackson Blake (bottom tenth of the league)
L3 Nikolaj Ehlers (top tenth of the league) · Mark Jankowski (above the league middle) · Jordan Martinook (below the league middle)
D1 Jaccob Slavin (below the league middle) · Jalen Chatfield (below the league middle)
D2 K'Andre Miller (above the league middle) · Sean Walker (below the league middle)
PP1 Andrei Svechnikov (top tenth of the league) · Sebastian Aho (above the league middle) · Jackson Blake (bottom tenth of the league) · Nikolaj Ehlers (top tenth of the league) · Shayne Gostisbehere (top tenth of the league)
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.
Carolina Hurricanes
Jordan Staal (C): Out (calf), listed since 2026-10-10, expected back 2026-12-03
Seth Jarvis (C): Out (shoulder), listed since 2026-06-26, expected back 2026-10-20
Taylor Hall (LW): Out (upper body), listed since 2026-10-13, expected back 2026-10-24
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)