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New York Islanders vs Dallas Stars Predictions, H2H Stats & TV Channels (Thursday, March 26, 2026)

Match Info

NHL

Date: 26 March 2026, Thursday

Location: UBS Arena (Elmont, NY)

Where to Watch on TV:


Brazil	Disney+
Chile	Disney+
Denmark	Viaplay, V Sport Live 2
Finland	Veikkaus TV, Viaplay 2 Urheilu, Viaplay, V Sport Live 2
Germany	NHL.tv
Iceland	Viaplay
Italy	DAZN Italia
Mexico	Sky Sport
Norway	Viaplay
Spain	DAZN Espana
Sweden	Viaplay, V Sport Live 2
United-kingdom	DAZN
Uruguay	Disney+
Usa	Victory+
Venezuela	Disney+
World	NHL.tv


	New York Islanders		Dallas Stars

	1	X	2
	2.8	4	2.2	Watch
	2.7	4.05	2.25
	2.7	4.2	2.3
	2.66	4.19	2.28	Watch
	2.6	3.8	2.2
	2.77	4.16	2.33
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.71 ↑ (2.63)	4.07 ↓ (4.16)	2.26 ↓ (2.28)

The most likely Over/Under: 5.50

The best margin for this event is 3.1%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

New York Islanders
34.9%

Draw
23.2%

Dallas Stars
41.8%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

35.9%

22.7%

41.4%

Our Initial ML Estimation

34.2%

23.8%

43.5%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

New York Islanders has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-1%)

Dallas Stars has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+0.4%)

ML Model estimates a lower probability for New York Islanders than the current prediction. (-0.7%)

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Dallas Stars than the current prediction. (+1.7%)

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
33.3%	16.7%	50%

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Predictions

Users Predictions: 6 users predict this event. NY Islanders will win (votes: 2 - 33.3%). Dallas will win (votes: 3 - 50%). It will Tie (votes: 1 - 16.7%).

Expected Score (Market Odds): 2:3

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Lineups

Line 1
30. Sorokin I. (G)	29. Oettinger J. (G)
3. Pelech A.	4. Heiskanen M. (A)
48. Schaefer M.	23. Lindell E. (A)
51. Heineman E.	22. Bourque M.
14. Horvat B. (A)	53. Johnston W.
27. Lee A. (C)	21. Robertson J.
Line 2
24. Mayfield S.	5. Lundkvist N.
26. George I.	55. Harley T.
13. Barzal M.	14. Benn Ja. (C)
10. Schenn B.	95. Duchene M.
64. Ritchie C.	18. Steel S.
Line 3
34. Boqvist A.	57. Myers T.
4. Soucy C.	6. Bichsel L.
92. Holmstrom S.	15. Blackwell C.
44. Pageau J.	49. Hryckowian J.
81. Palat O.	10. Back O.
Line 4
16. Gatcomb M.	11. Bastian N.
53. Cizikas C.	25. Hyry A.
32. Maclean K.	73. Erne A.
Substitutes
33. Rittich D. (G)	1. DeSmith C. (G)
Coaches
. Roy P.	. Gulutzan G.

Key Events of the Match

1st Period (1 - 0)
04:48, 1 - 0, Horvat B. (G), Heineman E. (A), Schaefer M. (A2)
08:36, Erne A. (2 min),
2nd Period (0 - 0)
08:37, Cizikas C. (2 min),
13:27, Johnston W. (2 min),
3rd Period (1 - 1)
02:19, 2 - 0, Ritchie C. (G), Schaefer M. (A), Pulock R. (A2)
03:03, Harley T. (2 min),
09:17, Boqvist A. (2 min),
17:01, 2 - 1, Duchene M. (G), Benn Ja. (A), Harley T. (A2)

Preview

A mid-table team takes on a leader in this match (ranked 9 and 2 in the zone Promotion ~ NHL (Play Offs: )).

Dallas is Qualified for NHL (Play Offs )

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

NY Islanders has been quite unpredictable recently (last 5 games: 2 wins).

Dallas's performance has dropped in recent matches (in the last 5 games, wins – 1).

NY Islanders may face physical challenges compared to their opponent, as they have played more matches in recent days.

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

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

There will not play in Dallas: Faksa R. (Lower-Body Injury) Hintz R. (Lower-Body Injury) Rantanen M. (Lower-Body Injury) Seguin T. (Knee Injury)

There are questionable in NY Islanders: DeAngelo A. (Lower-Body Injury) Duclair A. (Lower-Body Injury)

In the last 20 head-to-head matches, NY Islanders won 9 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 11 matches, and goals 49:63. (average 2.5:3.2).

Including home matches between the teams, NY Islanders won 5 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 4 matches, and goals 28:29. (average 3.1:3.2).

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Last Results with these Odds

New York Islanders - the odds 2.63 are the expected chance of winning is 35.9%, but this team recently wins 41% of matches with these odds.

Dallas Stars - the odds 2.28 are the expected chance of winning is 41.41%, but this team recently wins 47% of matches with these odds.

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- New York Islanders
NHL
24.03.26	New York Islanders - Chicago Blackhawks	3:4 ✺
22.03.26	New York Islanders - Columbus Blue Jackets	1:0 ✺
21.03.26	Montreal Canadiens - New York Islanders	7:3 ✺
19.03.26	Ottawa Senators - New York Islanders	3:2 ✺
17.03.26	Toronto Maple Leafs - New York Islanders	1:3 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 7 LWLLW
- Dallas Stars
NHL
24.03.26	Dallas Stars - New Jersey Devils	4:6 ✺
22.03.26	Dallas Stars - Vegas Golden Knights	2:3 ✺
21.03.26	Minnesota Wild - Dallas Stars	2:1 OT ✺
18.03.26	Colorado Avalanche - Dallas Stars	1:2 penalties ✺
16.03.26	Dallas Stars - Utah Mammoth	3:6 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 6.2 LLLWL

Latest Head to Head

NHL
18.11.25	Dallas Stars - New York Islanders	2:3
23.02.25	New York Islanders - Dallas Stars	3:4
12.10.24	Dallas Stars - New York Islanders	3:0
26.02.24	Dallas Stars - New York Islanders	2:3 OT
21.01.24	New York Islanders - Dallas Stars	3:2 OT
10.01.23	New York Islanders - Dallas Stars	1:2 pen.
19.11.22	Dallas Stars - New York Islanders	5:2

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