NHL matchup

11/05/20267:00 PMUBS ArenaElmont, NY

Hurricanes12 – 3 – 2vsIslanders7 – 5 – 2

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Model trendNew York Islanders games: +5.88 units on model side bets this season

Model side bets in games featuring New York Islanders went 10–4 (71.4%) this season, for an estimated profit of 5.88 units when staking one unit per bet.

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Model value

Model trendCarolina Hurricanes games: +4.92 units on model total bets this season

Model total bets in games featuring Carolina Hurricanes went 12–5 (70.6%) this season, for an estimated profit of 4.92 units when staking one unit per bet.

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Matchup intelligence

Team grades

Team	Skaters	Goalie	Overall
Carolina Hurricanes	A-	A	A
New York Islanders	D	B	C

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Hurricanes vs. Islanders preview: Carolina needs to protect the middleCarolina had the shots in Nashville but lost the dangerous moments. The Islanders need to create more of those chances after an 18-shot shutout loss.Read analysis

Sportsbook context

Game lines

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DraftKings

TeamMoneylinePuck Line

CAR-185-1.5 (+140)

NYI+154+1.5 (-166)

Total 5.5Over -135Under +114

Recent form

Last 3 games

Carolina Hurricanes

Overall2–1–0W–L–TPuck Line1–2–0W–L–PO/U1–2–0O–U–P

Date	Opponent	Result	Puck Line	Total
11/3/26	@ NSH	L 1–4	L -1.5	U 6.5
11/1/26	vs WPG	W 7–0	W -1.5	O 6.5
10/29/26	vs CBJ	W 3–2	L -1.5	U 6.5

W win · L loss · T tie · P push · O over · U under · — unavailable.

New York Islanders

Overall2–1–0W–L–TPuck Line2–1–0W–L–PO/U2–1–0O–U–P

Date	Opponent	Result	Puck Line	Total
10/31/26	vs EDM	L 0–4	L +1.5	U 6.5
10/29/26	@ MIN	W 4–3	W +1.5	O 5.5
10/27/26	@ NSH	W 4–3	W +1.5	O 5.5

W win · L loss · T tie · P push · O over · U under · — unavailable.

Team comparison

Projected team stats

Parenthetical values show each team’s average over the last 365 days.

Projected team statistics for Hurricanes and Islanders
	Statistic
31.8 (32.2)	Shots	26.9 (27.4)

Starting goalie context

Expected goalies

HurricanesPyotr KochetkovExpected

IslandersSemyon VarlamovConfirmed

Player props1 market

Total Saves26.5Over-11553.5%Under-12054.5%

Lineup context

Projected lines

Carolina Hurricanes

First line

CSebastian Aho
Player props1 of 3 markets
Total Assists0.5Over+12045.5%Under-16061.5%
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LWWilliam Carrier
RWAndrei Svechnikov
Player props1 of 3 markets
Total Assists0.5Over+13043.5%Under-18064.3%
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DJaccob Slavin
DJalen Chatfield

New York Islanders

First line

CBo Horvat
Player props1 of 3 markets
Total Assists0.5Over+15539.2%Under-21568.3%
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LWSimon Holmstrom
Player props1 of 3 markets
Total Assists0.5Over+18535.1%Under-25071.4%
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RWKyle Palmieri
Player props1 of 3 markets
Total Assists0.5Over+20532.8%Under-28073.7%
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DLogan Stanley
DMatthew Schaefer
Player props1 of 3 markets
Total Assists0.5Over+13043.5%Under-18064.3%
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Player availability

Injury report

Carolina Hurricanes

DAlexander NikishinNot Injury RelatedOut
Nikishin (not injury related) will need some time before he makes his 2026-27 debut, according to Cory Lavalette of the North State Journal on Monday.
Updated: Oct 26, 2026 at 12:39 PM EDT
LWTaylor HallUpper BodyDay-To-Day
CJordan StaalCalfInjured Reserve