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New York Islanders vs Edmonton Oilers

Regular season · Saturday, January 9, 2027 · Rogers Place

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Game preview

The New York Islanders visit the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place on Saturday, January 9, 2027, with puck drop at 3:30 PM ET. The game is on SN, TVAS and MSGSN.

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

Rest and travel

Islanders

Game 4 of a road trip: Seattle, Vancouver and Calgary, now Edmonton.

  1. 302026-12-30: vs WSH
  2. 312026-12-31: no game
  3. 12027-01-01: no game
  4. 22027-01-02: at SEA
  5. 32027-01-03: no game
  6. 42027-01-04: no game
  7. 52027-01-05: at VAN
  8. 62027-01-06: no game
  9. 72027-01-07: at CGY
  10. 82027-01-08: no game
  11. 92027-01-09: at EDM
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~175 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~3,129 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−2 h
body clock vs home

Oilers

Another game at home.

  1. 302026-12-30: at BOS
  2. 312026-12-31: no game
  3. 12027-01-01: no game
  4. 22027-01-02: at DET
  5. 32027-01-03: at PIT, second of a back-to-backB2B
  6. 42027-01-04: no game
  7. 52027-01-05: at NSH
  8. 62027-01-06: no game
  9. 72027-01-07: vs FLA
  10. 82027-01-08: no game
  11. 92027-01-09: 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
Edmonton OilersOilersTue, Oct 13 at LAK
  1. L1Draisaitl#29McDavid#97Podkolzin#92
    13:43 together at 5v5
  2. L2Formenton#26Joseph#21Michaels#43
    10:40 together at 5v5
  3. L3Dickinson#16Hallander#19Kapanen#42
    6:57 together at 5v5
  4. L4Howard#53Frederic#10Samanski#81
    5:05 together at 5v5
  1. D1Ekholm#14Bouchard#2
    14:21 together at 5v5
  2. D2Murphy#5Shea#6
    13:51 together at 5v5
  3. D3Emberson#49Mukhamadullin#85
    8:38 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Draisaitl CMcDavid CKapanen RPodkolzin RBouchard D2:14

Penalty kill

  1. 1Formenton LMichaels RMurphy DShea D1:03
  2. 2Formenton LMcDavid CEkholm DMurphy D0:44

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

NYIEDM

Settled lines

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

NYI 68% (15th most shuffled)EDM 76% (3rd 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)EDM 1:33 left (6th latest · 19 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

NYI 48.2s (15th shortest)EDM 49.5s (10th 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)EDM 30% (16th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series