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Ottawa Senators vs New York Islanders

Regular season · Sunday, December 27, 2026 · UBS Arena

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TSN5 · MSGSN2

Game preview

The Ottawa Senators visit the New York Islanders at UBS Arena on Sunday, December 27, 2026, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on TSN5 and MSGSN2.

This is the second of 3 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Senators

Game 3 of a road trip: Chicago and Chicago, now NY Islanders.

  1. 172026-12-17: no game
  2. 182026-12-18: at CHI
  3. 192026-12-19: no game
  4. 202026-12-20: at CHI
  5. 212026-12-21: no game
  6. 222026-12-22: no game
  7. 232026-12-23: no game
  8. 242026-12-24: no game
  9. 252026-12-25: no game
  10. 262026-12-26: no game
  11. 272026-12-27: at NYI
rest since last game
6 days
rest since last game
since last game
~3,733 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~7,351 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Islanders

Back home after a game in Boston.

  1. 172026-12-17: no game
  2. 182026-12-18: at VGK
  3. 192026-12-19: no game
  4. 202026-12-20: vs NYR
  5. 212026-12-21: no game
  6. 222026-12-22: vs BOS
  7. 232026-12-23: no game
  8. 242026-12-24: no game
  9. 252026-12-25: no game
  10. 262026-12-26: at BOS
  11. 272026-12-27: vs OTT, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~179 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~359 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.

Lines from last game

Ottawa SenatorsSenatorsTue, Oct 13 vs STL
  1. L1Pinto#12Giroux#28Amadio#22
    8:55 together at 5v5
  2. L2Burakovsky#95Cozens#24Greig#71
    6:26 together at 5v5
  3. L3Foegele#37Stützle#18Batherson#19
    6:17 together at 5v5
  4. L4Zetterlund#20Cousins#21Halliday#34
    2:25 together at 5v5
  1. D1Kleven#43Yakemchuk#26
    8:56 together at 5v5
  2. D2Chabot#72Spence#10
    8:53 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewDonovan#56Stanley#73
    4:34 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Cozens CStützle CHalliday CBatherson RYakemchuk D3:53
  2. 2Burakovsky LZetterlund LPinto CGiroux RChabot D0:54

Penalty kill

  1. 1Pinto CGreig CChabot DKleven D0:48
  2. 2Foegele LPinto CSpence DKleven D0:31
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

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

OTTNYI

Settled lines

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

OTT 50% (3rd most shuffled)NYI 68% (15th 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

OTT 1:42 left (14th latest · 14 pulls)NYI 2:02 left (7th earliest · 15 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

OTT 43.2s (shortest)NYI 48.2s (15th shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

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

OTT 29% (16th least often)NYI 33% (11th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series