Where are the Islanders going in the playoff? The Islanders playoff picture table presents the probabilities that the Islanders will win each playoff spot. All future unplayed games are assumed won/lost with a probability based upon relative team strengths.
| Record | Metropolitan Divisional Winners | Atlantic Divisional Winners | Wildcard | No Playoffs No POs |
|||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | DivisionDiv | Wi Schedule Content Number of Wins ----- Hover/Touch Content Recent Games |
L | OTLi Overtime Loses |
GPi Games Played 82 game season |
Ptsi Pts = 2*W + 1*OTL |
1* First Round Home Ice Advantage |
2* First Round Home Ice Advantage |
3 | 1* First Round Home Ice Advantage |
2* First Round Home Ice Advantage |
3 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Hurricanes | MetropolitanMet | 47i Hurricanes Recent Games Lost Tue, Mar 24 @ Canadiens 2-5 Won Sat, Mar 28 vs Devils 5-2 Lost Sun, Mar 29 vs Canadiens 1-3 Won Tue, Mar 31 @ B. Jackets 5-2 Thu, Apr 02 vs B. Jackets Sat, Apr 04 vs Islanders Sun, Apr 05 @ Senators Tue, Apr 07 vs Bruins |
21 | 6 | 74 | 100 | 99% | 1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Penguins | MetropolitanMet | 38 Penguins Recent Games Won Thu, Mar 26 @ Senators 4-3 Lost Sat, Mar 28 vs Stars 3-6 Won Mon, Mar 30 @ Islanders 8-3 Won Tue, Mar 31 vs Red Wings 5-1 Thu, Apr 02 @ Lightning Sat, Apr 04 vs Panthers Sun, Apr 05 vs Panthers Thu, Apr 09 @ Devils |
21 | 16 | 75 | 92 | 1% | 76% | 16% | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | 6% |
| Islanders | MetropolitanMet | 42 Islanders Recent Games Won Thu, Mar 26 vs Stars 2-1 Won Sat, Mar 28 vs Panthers 5-2 Lost Mon, Mar 30 vs Penguins 3-8 Lost Tue, Mar 31 @ Sabres 3-4 Fri, Apr 03 vs Flyers Sat, Apr 04 @ H.canes Thu, Apr 09 vs M. Leafs Sat, Apr 11 vs Senators |
29 | 5 | 76 | 89 | <1% | 12% | 33% | - | - | - | 1% | 10% | 44% |
| Sabres | AtlanticAtl | 46 Sabres Recent Games Lost Wed, Mar 25 vs Bruins 3-4 Lost Fri, Mar 27 vs Red Wings 2-5 Won Sat, Mar 28 vs Kraken 3-2 Won Tue, Mar 31 vs Islanders 4-3 Thu, Apr 02 @ Senators Sat, Apr 04 @ Capitals Mon, Apr 06 vs Lightning Wed, Apr 08 @ Rangers |
21 | 8 | 75 | 100 | - | - | - | 50% | 40% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Lightning | AtlanticAtl | 46 Lightning Recent Games Lost Thu, Mar 26 vs Kraken 3-4 Won Sat, Mar 28 vs Senators 4-2 Won Sun, Mar 29 vs Predators 3-2 Lost Tue, Mar 31 vs Canadiens 1-4 Thu, Apr 02 vs Penguins Sat, Apr 04 vs Bruins Mon, Apr 06 @ Sabres Tue, Apr 07 @ Senators |
22 | 6 | 74 | 98 | - | - | - | 43% | 35% | 17% | 4% | <1% | <1% |
| Canadiens | AtlanticAtl | 43 Canadiens Recent Games Won Thu, Mar 26 vs B. Jackets 2-1 Won Sat, Mar 28 @ Predators 4-1 Won Sun, Mar 29 @ H.canes 3-1 Won Tue, Mar 31 @ Lightning 4-1 Thu, Apr 02 @ Rangers Sat, Apr 04 @ Devils Sun, Apr 05 vs Devils Tue, Apr 07 vs Panthers |
21 | 10 | 74 | 96 | - | - | - | 7% | 22% | 51% | 19% | 1% | <1% |
| Bruins | AtlanticAtl | 43 Bruins Recent Games Won Wed, Mar 25 @ Sabres 4-3 Won Sat, Mar 28 vs Wild 6-3 Won Sun, Mar 29 @ B. Jackets 4-3 Won Tue, Mar 31 vs Stars 6-3 Thu, Apr 02 @ Panthers Sat, Apr 04 @ Lightning Sun, Apr 05 @ Flyers Tue, Apr 07 @ H.canes |
24 | 8 | 75 | 94 | - | - | - | <1% | 4% | 21% | 63% | 10% | 2% |
| Blue Jackets | MetropolitanMet | 38 Blue Jackets Recent Games Lost Thu, Mar 26 @ Canadiens 1-2 Lost Sat, Mar 28 vs Sharks 2-3 Lost Sun, Mar 29 vs Bruins 3-4 Lost Tue, Mar 31 vs H.canes 2-5 Thu, Apr 02 @ H.canes Sat, Apr 04 vs Jets Tue, Apr 07 @ Red Wings Thu, Apr 09 @ Sabres |
25 | 12 | 75 | 88 | <1% | 5% | 27% | - | - | - | <1% | 8% | 60% |
| Senators | AtlanticAtl | 38 Senators Recent Games Won Tue, Mar 24 @ Red Wings 3-2 Lost Thu, Mar 26 vs Penguins 3-4 Lost Sat, Mar 28 @ Lightning 2-4 Lost Tue, Mar 31 @ Panthers 3-6 Thu, Apr 02 vs Sabres Sat, Apr 04 vs Wild Sun, Apr 05 vs H.canes Tue, Apr 07 vs Lightning |
26 | 10 | 74 | 86 | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 30% | 64% |
| Red Wings | AtlanticAtl | 39 Red Wings Recent Games Lost Tue, Mar 24 vs Senators 2-3 Won Fri, Mar 27 @ Sabres 5-2 Lost Sat, Mar 28 vs Flyers 3-5 Lost Tue, Mar 31 @ Penguins 1-5 Thu, Apr 02 @ Flyers Sat, Apr 04 @ Rangers Sun, Apr 05 vs Wild Tue, Apr 07 vs B. Jackets |
27 | 8 | 74 | 86 | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 6% | 29% | 64% |
| Flyers | MetropolitanMet | 37 Flyers Recent Games Won Thu, Mar 26 vs Blackhawks 5-1 Won Sat, Mar 28 @ Red Wings 5-3 Won Sun, Mar 29 vs Stars 2-1 Lost Tue, Mar 31 @ Capitals 4-6 Thu, Apr 02 vs Red Wings Fri, Apr 03 @ Islanders Sun, Apr 05 vs Bruins Tue, Apr 07 @ Devils |
25 | 12 | 74 | 86 | <1% | 3% | 15% | - | - | - | <1% | 6% | 76% |
| Capitals | MetropolitanMet | 38 Capitals Recent Games Lost Tue, Mar 24 @ Blues 0-3 Won Thu, Mar 26 @ Mammoth 7-4 Won Sat, Mar 28 @ G. Knights 5-4 Won Tue, Mar 31 vs Flyers 6-4 Thu, Apr 02 @ Devils Sat, Apr 04 vs Sabres Sun, Apr 05 @ Rangers Wed, Apr 08 @ M. Leafs |
28 | 9 | 75 | 85 | X | 3% | 9% | - | - | - | <1% | 4% | 84% |
| Devils | MetropolitanMet | 38 Devils Recent Games Won Thu, Mar 26 @ Predators 4-2 Lost Sat, Mar 28 @ H.canes 2-5 Won Sun, Mar 29 vs Blackhawks 5-3 Lost Tue, Mar 31 @ Rangers 1-4 Thu, Apr 02 vs Capitals Sat, Apr 04 vs Canadiens Sun, Apr 05 @ Canadiens Tue, Apr 07 vs Flyers |
34 | 2 | 74 | 78 | X | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Maple Leafs | AtlanticAtl | 32 Maple Leafs Recent Games Won Tue, Mar 24 @ Bruins 4-2 Won Wed, Mar 25 vs Rangers 4-3 Lost Sat, Mar 28 @ Blues 1-5 Won Mon, Mar 30 @ Ducks 5-4 Thu, Apr 02 @ Sharks Sat, Apr 04 @ Kings Wed, Apr 08 vs Capitals Thu, Apr 09 @ Islanders |
30 | 13 | 75 | 77 | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | <1% | >99% |
| Panthers | AtlanticAtl | 36 Panthers Recent Games Lost Thu, Mar 26 vs Wild 2-3 Lost Sat, Mar 28 @ Islanders 2-5 Lost Sun, Mar 29 @ Rangers 1-3 Won Tue, Mar 31 vs Senators 6-3 Thu, Apr 02 vs Bruins Sat, Apr 04 @ Penguins Sun, Apr 05 @ Penguins Tue, Apr 07 @ Canadiens |
35 | 3 | 74 | 75 | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | <1% | >99% |
| Rangers | MetropolitanMet | 31 Rangers Recent Games Lost Wed, Mar 25 @ M. Leafs 3-4 Won Fri, Mar 27 vs Blackhawks 6-1 Won Sun, Mar 29 vs Panthers 3-1 Won Tue, Mar 31 vs Devils 4-1 Thu, Apr 02 vs Canadiens Sat, Apr 04 vs Red Wings Sun, Apr 05 vs Capitals Wed, Apr 08 vs Sabres |
35 | 9 | 75 | 71 | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% |
| Record | Total | Home (12%) |
Away (44%) |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | W | L | OTL | Pts | |||
| (2)Penguins | 38 | 21 | 16 | 92 | 40% | 10% | 30% |
| (1)Hurricanes | 47 | 21 | 6 | 100 | 5% | <1% | 5% |
| (8)Blue Jackets | 38 | 25 | 12 | 88 | 3% | 1% | 1% |
| (1)Sabres | 46 | 21 | 8 | 100 | 3% | <1% | 3% |
| (2)Lightning | 46 | 22 | 6 | 98 | 3% | <1% | 3% |
| (12)Capitals | 38 | 28 | 9 | 85 | 2% | 1% | 1% |
| (11)Flyers | 37 | 25 | 12 | 86 | 1% | <1% | 1% |
| (3)Canadiens | 43 | 21 | 10 | 96 | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| (7)Bruins | 43 | 24 | 8 | 94 | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| (13)Devils | 38 | 34 | 2 | 78 | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| (9)Senators | 38 | 26 | 10 | 86 | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| (10)Red Wings | 39 | 27 | 8 | 86 | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| (14)Maple Leafs | 32 | 30 | 13 | 77 | <1% | <1% | X |
| (15)Panthers | 36 | 35 | 3 | 75 | <1% | <1% | X |
| Elimination | 44% | ||||||
| Week Wk | Opponent | Score | Home / Away | Date / Time (ET) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penguins (38‑21‑16) |
3‑4 | Away | Thu Oct 9, 7:00 pm |
| 1 | Capitals (38‑28‑9) |
2‑4 | Home | Sat Oct 11, 7:00 pm |
| 2 | Jets (32‑30‑12) |
2‑5 | Home | Mon Oct 13, 1:00 pm |
| 2 | Oilers (38‑28‑9) |
4‑2 | Home | Thu Oct 16, 7:30 pm |
| 2 | Senators (38‑26‑10) |
5‑4 | Away | Sat Oct 18, 3:00 pm |
| 3 | Sharks (34‑31‑7) |
4‑3 | Home | Tue Oct 21, 7:00 pm |
| 3 | Red Wings (39‑27‑8) |
7‑2 | Home | Thu Oct 23, 7:00 pm |
| 3 | Flyers (37‑25‑12) |
3‑4 (SO) | Away | Sat Oct 25, 12:30 pm |
| 4 | Bruins (43‑24‑8) |
2‑5 | Away | Tue Oct 28, 7:15 pm |
| 4 | Hurricanes (47‑21‑6) |
2‑6 | Away | Thu Oct 30, 7:30 pm |
| 4 | Capitals (38‑28‑9) |
3‑1 | Away | Fri Oct 31, 7:00 pm |
| 4 | Blue Jackets (38‑25‑12) |
3‑2 | Home | Sun Nov 2, 5:00 pm |
| 5 | Bruins (43‑24‑8) |
3‑4 (SO) | Home | Tue Nov 4, 7:00 pm |
| 5 | Wild (41‑21‑12) |
2‑5 | Home | Fri Nov 7, 7:00 pm |
| 5 | Rangers (31‑35‑9) |
5‑0 | Away | Sat Nov 8, 7:00 pm |
| 6 | Devils (38‑34‑2) |
3‑2 (OT) | Away | Mon Nov 10, 7:00 pm |
| 6 | Golden Knights (33‑26‑16) |
4‑3 (OT) | Away | Thu Nov 13, 10:00 pm |
| 6 | Mammoth (38‑30‑6) |
3‑2 (OT) | Away | Fri Nov 14, 9:00 pm |
| 6 | Avalanche (49‑14‑10) |
1‑4 | Away | Sun Nov 16, 9:00 pm |
| 7 | Stars (44‑19‑12) |
3‑2 | Away | Tue Nov 18, 8:00 pm |
| 7 | Red Wings (39‑27‑8) |
5‑0 | Away | Thu Nov 20, 7:00 pm |
| 7 | Blues (31‑31‑11) |
1‑2 | Home | Sat Nov 22, 3:30 pm |
| 7 | Kraken (32‑30‑11) |
1‑0 (SO) | Home | Sun Nov 23, 5:00 pm |
| 8 | Bruins (43‑24‑8) |
1‑3 | Home | Wed Nov 26, 7:00 pm |
| 8 | Flyers (37‑25‑12) |
3‑4 (SO) | Home | Fri Nov 28, 4:00 pm |
| 8 | Capitals (38‑28‑9) |
1‑4 | Home | Sun Nov 30, 1:00 pm |
| 9 | Lightning (46‑22‑6) |
2‑1 | Home | Tue Dec 2, 7:00 pm |
| 9 | Avalanche (49‑14‑10) |
6‑3 | Home | Thu Dec 4, 7:00 pm |
| 9 | Lightning (46‑22‑6) |
2‑0 | Away | Sat Dec 6, 7:00 pm |
| 9 | Panthers (36‑35‑3) |
1‑4 | Away | Sun Dec 7, 5:00 pm |
| 10 | Golden Knights (33‑26‑16) |
5‑4 (SO) | Home | Tue Dec 9, 7:00 pm |
| 10 | Ducks (41‑28‑5) |
5‑2 | Home | Thu Dec 11, 7:00 pm |
| 10 | Lightning (46‑22‑6) |
3‑2 (SO) | Home | Sat Dec 13, 3:30 pm |
| 11 | Red Wings (39‑27‑8) |
2‑3 | Away | Tue Dec 16, 7:00 pm |
| 11 | Canucks (21‑44‑8) |
1‑4 | Home | Fri Dec 19, 7:00 pm |
| 11 | Sabres (46‑21‑8) |
2‑3 (SO) | Away | Sat Dec 20, 5:00 pm |
| 12 | Devils (38‑34‑2) |
2‑1 | Home | Tue Dec 23, 7:00 pm |
| 12 | Rangers (31‑35‑9) |
2‑0 | Home | Sat Dec 27, 6:00 pm |
| 12 | Blue Jackets (38‑25‑12) |
2‑4 | Away | Sun Dec 28, 5:00 pm |
| 13 | Blackhawks (27‑34‑14) |
3‑2 (SO) | Away | Tue Dec 30, 8:30 pm |
| 13 | Mammoth (38‑30‑6) |
2‑7 | Home | Thu Jan 1, 3:00 pm |
| 13 | Maple Leafs (32‑30‑13) |
4‑3 (OT) | Home | Sat Jan 3, 7:00 pm |
| 14 | Devils (38‑34‑2) |
9‑0 | Home | Tue Jan 6, 7:30 pm |
| 14 | Predators (34‑31‑9) |
1‑2 (SO) | Away | Thu Jan 8, 8:00 pm |
| 14 | Wild (41‑21‑12) |
4‑3 (OT) | Away | Sat Jan 10, 8:00 pm |
| 15 | Jets (32‑30‑12) |
4‑5 | Away | Tue Jan 13, 8:00 pm |
| 15 | Oilers (38‑28‑9) |
1‑0 | Away | Thu Jan 15, 9:00 pm |
| 15 | Flames (31‑35‑8) |
2‑4 | Away | Sat Jan 17, 3:00 pm |
| 16 | Canucks (21‑44‑8) |
4‑3 | Away | Mon Jan 19, 10:00 pm |
| 16 | Kraken (32‑30‑11) |
1‑4 | Away | Wed Jan 21, 9:30 pm |
| 16 | Sabres (46‑21‑8) |
0‑5 | Home | Sat Jan 24, 1:00 pm |
| 17 | Flyers (37‑25‑12) |
4‑0 | Away | Mon Jan 26, 7:00 pm |
| 17 | Rangers (31‑35‑9) |
5‑2 | Home | Wed Jan 28, 7:00 pm |
| 17 | Rangers (31‑35‑9) |
2‑1 | Away | Thu Jan 29, 7:00 pm |
| 17 | Predators (34‑31‑9) |
3‑4 | Home | Sat Jan 31, 7:00 pm |
| 18 | Capitals (38‑28‑9) |
1‑4 | Away | Mon Feb 2, 7:00 pm |
| 18 | Penguins (38‑21‑16) |
5‑4 (OT) | Home | Tue Feb 3, 7:30 pm |
| 18 | Devils (38‑34‑2) |
3‑1 | Away | Thu Feb 5, 7:00 pm |
| 21 | Canadiens (43‑21‑10) |
4‑3 (OT) | Away | Thu Feb 26, 7:00 pm |
| 21 | Blue Jackets (38‑25‑12) |
4‑3 (OT) | Away | Sat Feb 28, 6:00 pm |
| 21 | Panthers (36‑35‑3) |
5‑4 | Home | Sun Mar 1, 6:30 pm |
| 22 | Ducks (41‑28‑5) |
1‑5 | Away | Wed Mar 4, 10:00 pm |
| 22 | Kings (29‑26‑18) |
3‑5 | Away | Thu Mar 5, 9:30 pm |
| 22 | Sharks (34‑31‑7) |
2‑1 (OT) | Away | Sat Mar 7, 10:00 pm |
| 23 | Blues (31‑31‑11) |
4‑3 (OT) | Away | Tue Mar 10, 7:30 pm |
| 23 | Kings (29‑26‑18) |
2‑3 | Home | Fri Mar 13, 7:00 pm |
| 23 | Flames (31‑35‑8) |
3‑2 | Home | Sat Mar 14, 7:00 pm |
| 24 | Maple Leafs (32‑30‑13) |
3‑1 | Away | Tue Mar 17, 7:00 pm |
| 24 | Senators (38‑26‑10) |
2‑3 | Away | Thu Mar 19, 7:00 pm |
| 24 | Canadiens (43‑21‑10) |
3‑7 | Away | Sat Mar 21, 7:00 pm |
| 24 | Blue Jackets (38‑25‑12) |
1‑0 | Home | Sun Mar 22, 7:00 pm |
| 25 | Blackhawks (27‑34‑14) |
3‑4 | Home | Tue Mar 24, 7:00 pm |
| 25 | Stars (44‑19‑12) |
2‑1 | Home | Thu Mar 26, 7:00 pm |
| 25 | Panthers (36‑35‑3) |
5‑2 | Home | Sat Mar 28, 1:00 pm |
| 26 | Penguins (38‑21‑16) |
3‑8 | Home | Mon Mar 30, 7:00 pm |
| 26 | Sabres (46‑21‑8) |
3‑4 | Away | Tue Mar 31, 7:00 pm |
| 26 | Flyers (37‑25‑12) |
Home | Fri Apr 3, 7:00 pm | |
| 26 | Hurricanes (47‑21‑6) |
Away | Sat Apr 4, 7:00 pm | |
| 27 | Maple Leafs (32‑30‑13) |
Home | Thu Apr 9, 7:00 pm | |
| 27 | Senators (38‑26‑10) |
Home | Sat Apr 11, 1:00 pm | |
| 27 | Canadiens (43‑21‑10) |
Home | Sun Apr 12, 6:00 pm | |
| 28 | Hurricanes (47‑21‑6) |
Home | Tue Apr 14, 7:00 pm |