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New York Islanders vs New Jersey Devils prediction

Lines

Lines from the last game · may change

New York Islanders

Last game: Oct 22

1st line

12:14 together at 5-on-5

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21Kyle Palmieri LW16:45213
14Bo Horvat C21:33549
92Simon Holmström RW20:50415

17 points this season

Goalies: Ilya Sorokin #30 (Projected) · Semyon Varlamov #40 (Backup)

New Jersey Devils

Last game: Oct 22

1st line

11:15 together at 5-on-5

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28Timo Meier LW16:40134
13Nico Hischier C16:31527
77Luke Evangelista RW17:16325

16 points this season

Goalies: Jake Allen #34 (Projected) · Nico Daws #50 (Backup)

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How we read the lines

From the NHL’s shift charts, the three forwards and the two defencemen who shared the most 5-on-5 ice time, ranked by time on ice. Coaches shuffle lines often, so treat them as a guide until puck drop. Power-play and penalty-kill units: the five (on the power play) or four (on the penalty kill) skaters who were on the ice together the longest in that situation. TOI: ice time in that game. G, A, P: goals, assists and points this season.

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Goalie duel

Projected

Projected from recent starts · confirmed at puck drop

Ilya Sorokin NEW

.934 save percentage

1.72 GAA · 5–2–0 · 1 shutout · 7 starts

Jake Allen NEW

.883 save percentage

3.15 GAA · 4–2–0 · 6 starts

Teams do not name their goalie before the game. We expect the No. 1 unless his team played the night before, when the back-up usually starts; last season that call was right about two times in three. Our win chances do not depend on it.

Photo credits: Ilya Sorokin: Пресс-служба Президента России, CC BY 4.0; Jake Allen: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Team leaders

New York IslandersThis seasonNew Jersey Devils

Season totals in this competition from the scoresheets so far (10 games per team); current squads only.

Photo credits: Jack Hughes: YESNetwork, CC BY 3.0; Brenden Dillon: Lisa Gansky from New York, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Recent form

W win · OTL loss in overtime or a shootout · L loss in regulation

Head to head

  • New York Islanders 6–0 New Jersey Devils
  • New York Islanders 1–4 New Jersey Devils
  • New Jersey Devils 2–1 New York Islanders

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