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New York Islanders vs Vancouver Canucks

Regular season · Tuesday, January 5, 2027 · Rogers Arena

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SNP · MSGSN

Game preview

The New York Islanders visit the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena on Tuesday, January 5, 2027, with puck drop at 9:00 PM ET. The game is on SNP and MSGSN.

This is the second of 2 meetings this season. Islanders 1, Canucks 0 so far; the last game finished VAN 2, NYI 3.

Rest and travel

Islanders

Game 2 of a road trip: Seattle, now Vancouver.

  1. 262026-12-26: at BOS
  2. 272026-12-27: vs OTT, second of a back-to-backB2B
  3. 282026-12-28: no game
  4. 292026-12-29: no game
  5. 302026-12-30: vs WSH
  6. 312026-12-31: no game
  7. 12027-01-01: no game
  8. 22027-01-02: at SEA
  9. 32027-01-03: no game
  10. 42027-01-04: no game
  11. 52027-01-05: at VAN
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~120 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,535 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−3 h
body clock vs home

Canucks

First home game after a 2-game road trip (Utah and Seattle).

  1. 262026-12-26: at CGY
  2. 272026-12-27: no game
  3. 282026-12-28: vs LAK
  4. 292026-12-29: no game
  5. 302026-12-30: vs SEA
  6. 312026-12-31: no game
  7. 12027-01-01: no game
  8. 22027-01-02: at UTA
  9. 32027-01-03: at SEA, second of a back-to-backB2B
  10. 42027-01-04: no game
  11. 52027-01-05: vs NYI
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~120 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,622 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

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
Vancouver CanucksCanucksTue, Oct 13 at NYI
  1. L1DeBrusk#74Pettersson#40Lekkerimäki#88
    10:26 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewCotter#47Karlsson#94Rossi#23
    9:49 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewO'Connor#18Ohgren#92Boeser#6
    8:48 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewBains#13Sasson#63Gallagher#7
    7:32 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewOleksiak#4Willander#5
    14:02 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewHronek#17Pettersson#25
    10:52 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewSchenn#2Buium#8
    10:06 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1DeBrusk LPettersson CBoeser RLekkerimäki RHronek D3:44
  2. 2Cotter LOhgren LKarlsson CRossi CWillander D2:01

Penalty kill

  1. 1O'Connor LPettersson CHronek DPettersson D1:31
  2. 2Pettersson CSasson CHronek DWillander D0:54

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

NYIVAN

Settled lines

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

NYI 68% (15th most shuffled)VAN 71% (13th most settled)
← 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)VAN 1:41 left (13th latest · 15 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

NYI 48.2s (15th shortest)VAN 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

NYI 33% (11th most often)VAN 32% (13th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series