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New York Islanders vs Colorado Avalanche

Regular season · Wednesday, December 16, 2026 · Ball Arena

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KUSA · ALT · MSGSN · KTVD

Game preview

The New York Islanders visit the Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena on Wednesday, December 16, 2026, with puck drop at 9:00 PM ET. The game is on KUSA, ALT, MSGSN and KTVD.

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

Rest and travel

Islanders

Game 3 of a road trip: Carolina and Utah, now Colorado.

  1. 62026-12-06: no game
  2. 72026-12-07: vs COL
  3. 82026-12-08: no game
  4. 92026-12-09: no game
  5. 102026-12-10: vs CGY
  6. 112026-12-11: at CAR, second of a back-to-backB2B
  7. 122026-12-12: no game
  8. 132026-12-13: no game
  9. 142026-12-14: no game
  10. 152026-12-15: at UTA
  11. 162026-12-16: at COL, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~370 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,625 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−2 h
body clock vs home

Avalanche

Another game at home.

  1. 62026-12-06: no game
  2. 72026-12-07: at NYI
  3. 82026-12-08: at STL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  4. 92026-12-09: no game
  5. 102026-12-10: no game
  6. 112026-12-11: no game
  7. 122026-12-12: vs WSH
  8. 132026-12-13: no game
  9. 142026-12-14: vs UTA
  10. 152026-12-15: no game
  11. 162026-12-16: vs NYI
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
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.

Lines from last game

New York IslandersIslandersTue, Oct 13 vs VAN
  1. L1Schenn#10Ritchie#64Eklund#38
    10:44 together at 5v5
  2. L2Palat#81Duclair#11Pageau#44
    8:29 together at 5v5
  3. L3Heineman#51Palmieri#21Horvat#14
    6:33 together at 5v5
  4. L4Maccelli#63Cizikas#53Holmstrom#92
    5:23 together at 5v5
  1. D1Stanley#8Schaefer#48
    13:56 together at 5v5
  2. D2Pelech#3Pulock#6
    12:01 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewDeAngelo#77Kessel#4
    8:45 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Maccelli LPalmieri CSchenn CHorvat CSchaefer D3:31

Penalty kill

  1. 1Pageau CHolmstrom RPelech DPulock D2:08
  2. 2Heineman LHorvat CStanley DKessel D1:07
Colorado AvalancheAvalancheTue, Oct 13 at DAL
  1. L1Lehkonen#62MacKinnon#29Necas#88
    10:32 together at 5v5
  2. L2Landeskog#92Kadri#91Nelson#11
    8:31 together at 5v5
  3. L3Schwartz#71Svechkov#9Hughes#13
    4:23 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewToews#7Malinski#70
    14:51 together at 5v5
  2. D2Burns#84Manson#42
    13:31 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewKulak#27Juulsen#47
    10:41 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Kadri CMacKinnon CNecas CHughes RToews D3:30
  2. 2Schwartz LLandeskog LLehkonen LNelson CMalinski D1:05

Penalty kill

  1. 1Lehkonen LNelson CManson DToews D0:36
  2. 2Roy CKelly CBurns DKulak D0:23

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

NYICOL

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

NYI 68% (15th most shuffled)COL 58% (6th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

NYI 2:02 left (7th earliest · 15 pulls)COL 2:15 left (3rd earliest · 11 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

NYI 48.2s (15th shortest)COL 48.4s (16th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

NYI 33% (11th most often)COL 24% (4th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series