Venue
UBS Arena
Address: 2150 Hempstead Turnpike, Elmont, NY 11003
Capacity: ~17,000 for hockey
Islanders are 4–3 at home this season.
Injury Report
Minnesota Wild:
Filip Gustavsson (G) – expected starter despite heavy workload.
No major skater injuries reported, but fatigue is a concern on back-to-back.
New York Islanders:
Patrick Kane (RW) – day-to-day (upper body).
Shai Buium (D) – out until late November.
Player Matchups
Kirill Kaprizov (Wild) vs. Bo Horvat (Islanders)
Kaprizov: 8 goals, 11 assists (19 points) in 15 games.
Horvat: 9 goals, 6 assists (15 points) in 13 games.
Matt Boldy (Wild) vs. Mathew Barzal (Islanders)
Boldy: 7 goals, 8 assists (15 points).
Barzal: 10 points, key playmaker for Isles.
Filip Gustavsson (Wild) vs. Ilya Sorokin (Islanders)
Gustavsson: 4 wins, 328 saves in 12 games.
Sorokin: 3–4–2, 3.33 GAA, .879 SV%.
Team Recent Form
Minnesota Wild
Last 5 games: Loss, Win, Win, Loss, Loss.
Struggling defensively, allowing 3.67 goals per game.
Road fatigue: playing second night of a back-to-back after 4–3 loss to Carolina.
New York Islanders
Last 5 games: Loss, Win, Win, Loss, Loss.
Offense led by Horvat, Barzal, Palmieri, and rookie Matthew Schaefer (11 points).
Coming off 4–3 shootout loss to Boston despite holding three separate leads.
Series History
First meeting of the 2025–26 season.
Islanders won last season’s series 2–1.
Both teams enter with similar mid-tier records, but Isles have historically fared better at home.
Betting Trends
Islanders: 10–3 to the Over this season.
Wild: 9 of 15 games Over the total.
Both teams prone to defensive lapses, suggesting high-scoring potential.
Game Odds
Minnesota Wild 6.5
New York Islanders – 155
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Thursday, November 6, 2025
