Match Info

NHL

Date: 8 January 2026, Thursday

Location: Bridgestone Arena (Nashville, TN)

Where to Watch on TV:


Brazil	Disney+
Chile	Disney+
Denmark	Viaplay, V Sport Live 3
Finland	Viaplay, V Sport Live 3
Germany	NHL.tv
Iceland	Viaplay
Italy	DAZN Italia
Mexico	Sky Sport
Norway	Viaplay
Spain	DAZN Espana
Sweden	Viaplay, V Sport Live 3
United-kingdom	DAZN
Uruguay	Disney+
Usa	ESPN+
Venezuela	Disney+
World	NHL.tv


	Nashville Predators		New York Islanders

	1	X	2
	2.2	4	2.8	Watch
	2.29	4.03	2.71
	2.24	4.2	2.71	Watch
	2.25	4	2.75
	2.3	4.22	2.79
	2.35	4	2.6
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.27 ↓ (2.44)	4.08 ↓ (4.18)	2.73 ↑ (2.44)

The most likely Over/Under: 5.75

The best margin for this event is 3%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Nashville Predators
41.8%

Draw
23.3%

New York Islanders
34.9%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

38.7%

22.6%

38.7%

Our Initial ML Estimation

38.5%

22.7%

38.9%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Nashville Predators has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+3.1%)

New York Islanders has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-3.8%)

ML Model estimates a lower probability for Nashville Predators than the current prediction. (-3.3%)

ML Model estimates a higher probability for New York Islanders than the current prediction. (+4%)

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
0%	37.5%	62.5%

Nashville Predators - New York Islanders Predictions

Users Predictions: 8 users predict this event. NY Islanders will win (votes: 5 - 62.5%). It will Tie (votes: 3 - 37.5%).
Confidence interval (95%) for NY Islanders: 29% – 96%.

Verified Performance Core (Selected Experts): 3 Selected Experts predict this event. Nashville (votes: 1 - 33.3%). NY Islanders (votes: 2 - 66.7%).

Expected Score (Market Odds): 3:2

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Lineups

Line 1
74. Saros J. (G)	33. Rittich D. (G)
48. Perbix N.	6. Pulock R. (A)
59. Josi R. (C)	48. Schaefer M.
91. Stamkos S. (A)	51. Heineman E.
90. O'Reilly R. (A)	13. Barzal M.
9. Forsberg F.	27. Lee A. (C)
Line 2
83. Wilsby A.	77. DeAngelo A.
76. Skjei B.	3. Pelech A.
77. Evangelista L.	10. Holmstrom S.
56. Haula E.	44. Pageau J.
58. Bunting M.	29. Drouin J.
Line 3
37. Blankenburg N.	24. Mayfield S.
41. Hague N.	4. McWard C.
40. Svechkov F.	49. Shabanov M.
17. Jost T.	53. Cizikas C.
	11. Duclair A.
Line 4
20. Barron J.	16. Gatcomb M.
36. Smith C.	64. Ritchie C.
47. McCarron M.	32. Maclean K.
49. Schaefer R.
Substitutes
29. Annunen J. (G)	30. Sorokin I. (G)
Coaches
. Brunette A.	. Roy P.

Key Events of the Match

1st Period (0 - 0)
2nd Period (1 - 1)
02:23, Smith C. (2 min),
02:23, Maclean K. (2 min),
07:25, Jost T. (2 min),
07:25, Cizikas C. (2 min),
12:14, 0 - 1, Holmstrom S. (G), Mayfield S. (A), Barzal M. (A2)
16:05, Holmstrom S. (2 min),
18:29, McCarron M. (2 min),
19:19, 1 - 1, O'Reilly R. (G), Smith C. (A),
3rd Period (0 - 0)
02:10, Jost T. (2 min),
06:08, DeAngelo A. (2 min),
06:08, Evangelista L. (2 min),
Overtime (0 - 0)
Penalties (1 - 0)
1, O'Reilly R. (Penalty Shot),
1, Barzal M. (Penalty Shot),
2, Forsberg F. (Penalty Shot),
2, Holmstrom S. (Penalty Shot),
3, Stamkos S. (Penalty Shot),
3, Heineman E. (Penalty Shot),

Preview

Watch a clash between a mid-table side and a current leader (ranked 12 and 5 in the zone Promotion ~ NHL (Play Offs: )).

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Nashville won 3.

Both teams are showing inconsistent performances lately.

Recently, Nashville has had a series of away games.

In this match, both teams have almost equal chances to win.

There will not play in Nashville: Wiesblatt O. (Upper-Body Injury)

There will not play in NY Islanders: Engvall P. (Ankle Injury) Horvat B. (Lower-Body Injury) Palmieri K. (Knee Injury) Romanov A. (Shoulder Injury) Varlamov S. (Knee Injury)

There are questionable in Nashville: Marchessault J. (Lower-Body Injury)

In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Nashville won 13 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 7 matches, and goals 75:62. (average 3.8:3.1).

Including home matches between the teams, Nashville won 7 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 3 matches, and goals 38:29. (average 3.8:2.9).

Outrights of NHL for now

New York Islanders: 0.59% Nashville Predators: 0.54%

Last Results with these Odds

New York Islanders - the odds 2.44 are the expected chance of winning is 38.7%, but this team recently wins 24% of matches with these odds.

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Nashville Predators
NHL
06.01.26	Edmonton Oilers - Nashville Predators	6:2 ✺
03.01.26	Calgary Flames - Nashville Predators	3:4 ✺
01.01.26	Seattle Kraken - Nashville Predators	4:1 ✺
31.12.25	Vegas Golden Knights - Nashville Predators	2:4 ✺
29.12.25	Utah Mammoth - Nashville Predators	3:4 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 15.2 LWLWW
- New York Islanders
NHL
06.01.26	New York Islanders - New Jersey Devils	9:0 ✺
03.01.26	New York Islanders - Toronto Maple Leafs	4:3 OT ✺
01.01.26	New York Islanders - Utah Mammoth	2:7 ✺
30.12.25	Chicago Blackhawks - New York Islanders	2:3 penalties ✺
28.12.25	Columbus Blue Jackets - New York Islanders	4:2 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 10.6 WWLWL

Latest Head to Head

NHL
08.04.25	Nashville Predators - New York Islanders	7:6 OT
01.03.25	New York Islanders - Nashville Predators	7:4
06.04.24	New York Islanders - Nashville Predators	2:0
13.01.24	Nashville Predators - New York Islanders	3:1
02.12.22	New York Islanders - Nashville Predators	1:4
17.11.22	Nashville Predators - New York Islanders	5:4
09.12.21	New York Islanders - Nashville Predators	3:4

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