New York Islanders vs Minnesota Wild

Regular season · Thursday, October 29, 2026 · Grand Casino Arena

8:00 PM ET

MINNHL · Wild+ · MSGSN

Game preview

The New York Islanders visit the Minnesota Wild at Grand Casino Arena on Thursday, October 29, 2026, with puck drop at 8:00 PM ET. The game is on MINNHL, Wild+ and MSGSN.

This is the first of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Islanders

Game 3 of a road trip: Dallas and Nashville, now Minnesota.

192026-10-19: no game
202026-10-20: vs ANA
212026-10-21: no game
222026-10-22: vs LAK
232026-10-23: no game
242026-10-24: no game
252026-10-25: at DAL
262026-10-26: no game
272026-10-27: at NSH
282026-10-28: no game
292026-10-29: at MIN

rest since last game: 1 day; rest since last game
since last game: ~691 mi; since last game
on this road trip: ~2,692 mi; on this road trip
body clock vs home: −1 h; body clock vs home

Wild

First home game after a 5-game road trip (Edmonton, Calgary, Seattle, Vancouver and Utah).

192026-10-19: no game
202026-10-20: at EDM
212026-10-21: no game
222026-10-22: at CGY
232026-10-23: no game
242026-10-24: at SEA
252026-10-25: at VAN, second of a back-to-backB2B
262026-10-26: no game
272026-10-27: at UTA
282026-10-28: no game
292026-10-29: vs NYI

rest since last game: 1 day; rest since last game
since last game: ~992 mi; since last game
on this road trip: ~3,620 mi; on this road trip
body clock vs home: Home time; body clock vs home

Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Does a long trip matter? Not much. Teams home for the first time after five or more road games have won 53% since 2016–17 (244-175-43), about the same as any home team (54%).