- 1 Anaheim Ducks vs New York Islanders: eight straight five-goal nights against a team that’s lost four in a row
- 2 Anaheim Ducks: a 38.5% power play and the 29th-ranked defence
- 3 New York Islanders: Sorokin’s .914 and an attack ranked 25th
- 4 Free NHL Prediction: Anaheim Ducks vs New York Islanders
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Anaheim Ducks vs New York Islanders: eight straight five-goal nights against a team that’s lost four in a row 
Anaheim have scored at least five goals in eight consecutive games. They won the last five of them, the most recent a 5-2 win over Pittsburgh on November 8.
The Islanders, who visit the Honda Center on Saturday November 14 with puck drop at 10pm ET, have gone the other way. They’ve lost four straight, two in regulation and two after overtime, and sit fifth in the Metropolitan at 7-6-4.
The Ducks are 10-7-1 with 21 points, third in the Pacific. Most of that record has come on the road, 7-3-0, against 3-4-1 at home.
New York beat Anaheim 3-2 at UBS Arena on October 20, with all three of their goals coming in the first period. Palat, Eklund and Holmstrom on the power play scored; Vatrano and Killorn replied for the Ducks.
Last season’s series was split. The Islanders won 5-2 at home on December 11, 2025, and the Ducks won 5-1 in Anaheim on March 4, ending a five-game New York win streak despite the Islanders putting 43 shots on goal.
That October loss came before Anaheim’s scoring took off. Gauthier has 15 goals in 17 games, including three hat tricks in a span of five, and he’s scored in six straight.
The Islanders are on a California trip. They lost 3-2 in an eight-round shootout in San Jose on Monday, play the Kings on Thursday and have Friday off. Anaheim host Nashville on Wednesday and get two days’ rest.
Anaheim Ducks: a 38.5% power play and the 29th-ranked defence 
The Ducks have 69 goals in 18 games, fourth in the league, and have scored on the power play in eight straight. Their man advantage converts 38.46% of the time.
Carlsson leads the team with 26 points, 20 of them assists. Sennecke and Gauthier have 22 each, and LaCombe’s 10-game assist streak ties the franchise record. Granlund adds 20 points.
The goals against are just as high. Anaheim have allowed 66, 29th, and the penalty kill stops 72.97%. Two of the games in their scoring run were losses: 6-5 in overtime to Vancouver and 7-6 to Buffalo.
Goaltending is the soft spot. Dostal, the nominal starter, has a 3.76 goals-against average and an .866 save percentage. Brossoit, recalled from the AHL on October 31, is 4-0-0 with an .877 and made 32 saves against Pittsburgh. Husso has played six games with a 3.55 goals-against average and an .868.
Greer has been on injured reserve since November 2, and Poehling is out with an MCL sprain. Terry (hip) and Moore were listed out, though some reports had them due back around November 8.
Roger McQueen made his NHL debut against the Penguins after his recall. The 3-4-1 home record is the one number that doesn’t fit the rest of the Ducks’ form.
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New York Islanders: Sorokin’s .914 and an attack ranked 25th 
The losing run started with a 4-0 home defeat to Edmonton on October 31. Carolina beat them 5-3, New Jersey won 5-4 in overtime and San Jose took Monday’s shootout.
Sorokin kept them in that last one with 37 saves. He’s 6-4-2 with a 2.57 goals-against average and a .914 save percentage, and the Islanders allow 2.94 goals per game, seventh-best in the league. Varlamov’s .892 in five appearances is the drop-off if Sorokin plays Thursday and sits Saturday.
Scoring is the issue. New York average 2.82 goals, 25th, and their power play converts 15.38%. Horvat and Schaefer lead the team with 17 points each.
Brayden Schenn, acquired from St. Louis at last season’s trade deadline, has 13 points. Eklund has 6 goals and has scored in three straight games.
The injury list is long. Romanov is out with a torn ACL and Ritchie is on injured reserve. Pulock, Maccelli and Barzal were cleared to travel to California, but none had a return date, and Barzal hasn’t played this season.
The penalty kill is a real strength at 86.67%. Ben Hutton, signed to a one-year deal on November 5, scored on Monday, four days after putting pen to paper.
Probable lineup Anaheim Ducks: Not announced at time of publication. Skaters: Gauthier, Carlsson, Sennecke, Granlund, Luneau, LaCombe. In goal: Dostal or Brossoit.
Probable lineup New York Islanders: Not announced at time of publication. Skaters: Horvat, Schaefer, Schenn, Eklund, Holmstrom, Heineman, Pageau. Expected in goal: Sorokin.
Free NHL Prediction: Anaheim Ducks vs New York Islanders
Our prediction: Anaheim Ducks to win
I’d back the Ducks. They’ve won five straight and scored five or more in eight, while the Islanders haven’t won since October 29 and score 2.82 a game with Barzal, Pulock and Romanov missing.
Sorokin is the reason this could go wrong. A .914 goalie against a Ducks defence that leaks 3.67 a night makes an upset plausible, and New York won the October meeting. Anaheim’s 3-4-1 home record doesn’t help either.
The power-play gap settles it for me. Anaheim have scored on the power play in eight straight games at 38.46%, while New York’s own unit converts 15.38%. No sportsbook line was posted at the time of writing.
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