Canucks 2, Islanders 3 — October 13, 2026: recap and analysis

VANVAN
Vancouver Canucks
2-5-0 · L4 · L10: 2-5-0
L
L
L
L
W
L
W
Final
2—3
Oct 13, 2026 · UBS Arena
NYINYI
New York Islanders
2-3-0 · L1 · L10: 2-3-0
L
W
L
W
L

Final score: Vancouver Canucks 2, New York Islanders 3. Islanders won with fewer expected goals, 2.99 to 3.21. PuckLab's first star: Ilya Sorokin (24/26 saves, .923 SV%, +1.1 GSAX). Pre-game PuckLab Edge: Islanders, 85% (won).

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
01231ST2ND3RD
VAN xG
3.21
ACTUAL
2 — 3
NYI xG
2.99

Scoring Timeline

0.06
MED xG
NYI1P 14:57Even Strength
VAN 0 - 1 NYI
0.13
HIGH xG
NYI1P 15:50Even Strength
VAN 0 - 2 NYI
0.08
MED xG
VAN2P 07:52Even Strength
VAN 1 - 2 NYI
0.12
HIGH xG
VAN2P 18:55Power Play
VAN 2 - 2 NYI
0.05
MED xG
NYI3P 05:38Even Strength
VAN 2 - 3 NYI

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Ilya Sorokin
30
Ilya Sorokin
G · NYI · #30
24/26 saves, .923 SV%, +1.1 GSAX
★2
Leevi Meriläinen
1
Leevi Meriläinen
G · VAN · #1
35/38 saves, .921 SV%, +0.6 GSAX
★3
Kyle Palmieri
21
Kyle Palmieri
C · NYI · #21
2G, 2 SOG

Team Stats

VANNYI
26Shots38
3.21xGF2.99
45.75v5 CF%54.3
40.0FO%60.0
1/4PP0/3
33Hits18
12Blocks13
12Giveaways9
4Takeaways2
8PIM12

Period Breakdown

PeriodVAN SOGNYI SOGVAN xGNYI xG
1st7121.140.92
2nd1171.270.77
3rd8190.811.30
Total26383.212.99

Penalties

10 TOTAL
1P 06:04
NYI
Brayden SchennHigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Brendan Gallagher
1P 11:42
NYI
Logan StanleyHolding (2 min)
Drawn by Elias Pettersson
1P 19:09
VAN
Luke SchennTripping (2 min)
Drawn by Matias Maccelli
2P 08:55
VAN
Elias PetterssonTripping (2 min)
Drawn by Ondrej Palat
2P 17:28
NYI
Kyle PalmieriTripping (2 min)
Drawn by Liam Ohgren
2P 20:00
NYI
Tony DeAngeloUnsportsmanlike conduct (2 min)
Drawn by Max Sasson
3P 18:19
VAN
Zeev BuiumHooking (2 min)
Drawn by Emil Heineman
3P 18:46
VAN
Drew O'ConnorRoughing (2 min)
Drawn by Bo Horvat
3P 18:46
NYI
Logan StanleyRoughing (2 min)
Drawn by Drew O'Connor
3P 19:41
NYI
Adam PelechTripping (2 min)
Drawn by Brock Boeser

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