Putting Up Numbers· NHL

Oilers @ Islanders

Sat, Oct 31, 2026

Oilers 4, Islanders 0

Oilers at Islanders: against expected, a game, this season, This game
a gameOilers1 gameIslanders1 game
Goals+0.94−3.22
Goals against−3.20+0.59
Shots−1.1−9.9
Shots against−9.1−0.4
Power-play goals+0.37−0.75
Power-play goals allowed−0.68+0.16
Penalty minutes+0.4+23.6

Each number is over (+) or under (−) what the team’s opponents usually allow, a game.

Who put up numbers

Islanders

Oilers

Analysis

What was true going in. Each line says how it stood up, and how it came out.

Oilers

  • The Oilers had won 5 straight on the road.streakthe runs →Extended to 6.

The series

If you squint

  • At home, the Islanders' goals against were 0.92 under expected in 6 games. 6 games is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.thinthe split →This game: 0.78 over expected.
  • The Oilers had won 7 of their last 10.countits form →Now 8 of 11.
  • Against a team over .500, the Oilers' goals against were 2.87 over expected in 2 games. 2 games is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.thinthe split →This game: 3.20 under expected.
  • On the road, the Oilers' goals were 2.01 over expected in 5 games. 5 games is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.thinthe split →This game: 0.78 over expected.

Every meeting

DateWhereScore
Oct 31, 2026at IslandersOilers 4, Islanders 0
Jan 15, 2026at OilersIslanders 1, Oilers 0
Oct 16, 2025at IslandersIslanders 4, Oilers 2
Mar 14, 2025at IslandersOilers 2, Islanders 1
Nov 12, 2024at OilersOilers 4, Islanders 3
Dec 19, 2023at IslandersIslanders 3, Oilers 1
Nov 13, 2023at OilersOilers 4, Islanders 1
Jan 5, 2023at OilersOilers 4, Islanders 2
Nov 23, 2022at IslandersIslanders 3, Oilers 0
Feb 11, 2022at OilersOilers 3, Islanders 1

Method

  • Over or under is each game against what the opponent usually allowed, or usually scored, in its other games that season, with half the home edge, averaged over the team’s games. The five biggest numbers in the league either way are lit.
  • “This season” and the analysis are the games through Oct 30, the day before, so the page says what was true going in. “This game” is the night’s own numbers against expected.
  • Goals are the final score’s: a shootout gives its winner one goal, as the standings count it. Shots are shots on goal, and power-play goals allowed are the opponent’s.
  • A game with no box score sits out.

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