Islanders 1, Senators 2 (SO) — October 15, 2026: recap and analysis

NYINYI
New York Islanders
3-3-0 · W1 · L10: 3-3-0
W
L
W
L
W
L
Final/SO
1—2
Oct 15, 2026 · Canadian Tire Centre
OTTOTT
Ottawa Senators
5-2-0 · L1 · L10: 5-2-0
L
W
W
W
L
W
W

Final score: New York Islanders 1, Ottawa Senators 2. Decided in a shootout. Senators dominated expected goals 3.41 to 1.70. PuckLab's first star: Semyon Varlamov (19/20 saves, .950 SV%, +2.0 GSAX). Pre-game PuckLab Edge: Islanders, 62% (lost).

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
01231ST2ND3RDOT
NYI xG
1.70
ACTUAL
1 — 2
OTT xG
3.41

Scoring Timeline

0.02
LOW xG
NYI1P 19:48Even Strength
Matias Maccelli
63
Matias Maccelli(2)
L · NYI · #63
NYI 1 - 0 OTT
0.25
HIGH xG
OTT2P 15:43Even Strength
NYI 1 - 1 OTT

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Semyon Varlamov
40
Semyon Varlamov
G · NYI · #40
19/20 saves, .950 SV%, +2.0 GSAX
★2
Linus Ullmark
35
Linus Ullmark
G · OTT · #35
20/21 saves, .952 SV%, +0.6 GSAX
★3
Ridly Greig
71
Ridly Greig
C · OTT · #71
1G, 3 SOG

Team Stats

NYIOTT
21Shots20
1.70xGF3.41
60.05v5 CF%40.0
58.8FO%41.2
0/3PP0/4
23Hits22
14Blocks15
19Giveaways18
5Takeaways5
8PIM6

Period Breakdown

PeriodNYI SOGOTT SOGNYI xGOTT xG
1st550.330.31
2nd6100.742.03
3rd730.340.28
OT320.290.78
Total21201.703.41

Penalties

7 TOTAL
2P 02:11
OTT
Thomas ChabotHigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Brayden Schenn
2P 09:42
NYI
Logan StanleyTripping (2 min)
Drawn by Ridly Greig
2P 12:56
NYI
Calum RitchieHooking (2 min)
Drawn by Stephen Halliday
2P 17:12
NYI
Anthony DuclairHolding (2 min)
Drawn by Claude Giroux
3P 08:30
OTT
Nick CousinsHigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Matthew Schaefer
OT 01:52
NYI
Adam PelechHooking (2 min)
Drawn by Carter Yakemchuk
OT 04:01
OTT
Dylan CozensTripping (2 min)
Drawn by Adam Pelech

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