Islanders 4, Wild 3 (OT) — October 29, 2026: recap and analysis

NYINYI
New York Islanders
6-4-2 · W1 · L10: 5-3-2
W
L
OT
W
W
SO
W
L
W
L
Final/OT
4—3
Oct 29, 2026 · Grand Casino Arena
MINMIN
Minnesota Wild
9-3-2 · W3 · L10: 7-2-1
W
W
W
L
OT
W
W
L
W
W

Final score: New York Islanders 4, Minnesota Wild 3. Decided in overtime. Islanders dominated expected goals 2.74 to 2.17. PuckLab's first star: Ilya Sorokin (23/26 saves, .885 SV%, −0.8 GSAX). Pre-game PuckLab Edge: Wild, 72% (lost).

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
01231ST2ND3RDOT
NYI xG
2.74
ACTUAL
4 — 3
MIN xG
2.17

Scoring Timeline

0.07
MED xG
MIN1P 00:27Even Strength
NYI 0 - 1 MIN
0.20
HIGH xG
NYI1P 16:36Even Strength
NYI 1 - 1 MIN
0.10
HIGH xG
NYI2P 01:41Power Play
NYI 2 - 1 MIN
0.01
LOW xG
MIN2P 17:21Even Strength
NYI 2 - 2 MIN
0.03
LOW xG
NYI3P 07:14Even Strength
Adam Pelech
3
Adam Pelech(1)
D · NYI · #3
NYI 3 - 2 MIN
0.11
HIGH xG
MIN3P 16:07Even Strength
Matt Boldy
12
Matt Boldy(6)
L · MIN · #12
NYI 3 - 3 MIN
0.08
MED xG
NYIOT 00:33Even Strength
NYI 4 - 3 MIN

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Ilya Sorokin
30
Ilya Sorokin
G · NYI · #30
23/26 saves, .885 SV%, −0.8 GSAX
★2
Matthew Schaefer
48
Matthew Schaefer
D · NYI · #48
2G, 1A, 6 SOG, 1 HIT
★3
Jesper Wallstedt
30
Jesper Wallstedt
G · MIN · #30
22/26 saves, .846 SV%, −1.4 GSAX

Team Stats

NYIMIN
26Shots26
2.74xGF2.17
53.15v5 CF%46.9
56.9FO%43.1
1/2PP0/3
30Hits31
14Blocks12
16Giveaways23
4Takeaways6
6PIM4

Period Breakdown

PeriodNYI SOGMIN SOGNYI xGMIN xG
1st10130.810.91
2nd650.920.29
3rd880.820.94
OT200.190.04
Total26262.742.17

Penalties

5 TOTAL
1P 07:14
NYI
Kyle PalmieriHooking (2 min)
Drawn by Danila Yurov
2P 00:57
MIN
Olli MaattaTripping (2 min)
Drawn by Kyle Palmieri
2P 06:40
NYI
Jean-Gabriel PageauTripping (2 min)
Drawn by Matt Kiersted
3P 04:17
NYI
Adam PelechTripping (2 min)
Drawn by Joel Eriksson Ek
3P 10:43
MIN
Joel Eriksson EkTripping (2 min)
Drawn by Ondrej Palat

Lineups