Islanders vs. Avalanche — December 16, 2026: preview

NYINYI
8-6-4
W1 · L10: 4-3-3
W
SO
OT
L
L
W
W
L
OT
W
Thu, Dec 17
@
Ball Arena
COLCOL
11-6-3
OT1 · L10: 6-2-2
OT
W
W
OT
L
W
W
W
L
W
PUCKLAB EDGECOL 67%

Matchup: New York Islanders (8-6-4) at Colorado Avalanche (11-6-3). PuckLab Edge: Avalanche, 67% (stronger 5v5 possession, better 5v5 expected goals, better special teams).

Head to Head

SEASON AVG
NYICOL
Scoring & Defense
3.00GF/GP4.05
3.00GA/GP3.15
0Goal Diff+18
Analytics
49.05v5 CF%52.8
48.85v5 xGF%52.1
.910SV%.890
55.9FO %48.7
Special Teams & Discipline
16.4PP%23.9
85.7PK%80.3
13.3PIM / GP8.2
Record Splits
4-3-2Road / Home7-1-2

Season Series

First meeting of the season
No previous matchups this year
NYI

NYI Top Skaters

5v5Regular Season
PlayerGPGAPixG/60CF%
Bo HorvatC18810180.7449.9Matthew SchaeferD18612180.5454.5Brayden SchennC18610160.7845.0Simon HolmstromR1866120.9251.1Victor EklundR1873100.9647.7
COL

COL Top Skaters

5v5Regular Season
PlayerGPGAPixG/60CF%
Nathan MacKinnonC201020300.9253.2Martin NecasC201014240.4854.0Cale MakarD19518230.4256.8Artturi LehkonenL20145191.1050.9Devon ToewsD20613190.2256.7

Team Profile

NYI
Avg Age
29.0
Avg Height
6'1"
Avg Weight
202 lbs
COL
Avg Age
29.8
Avg Height
6'1"
Avg Weight
194 lbs
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