Wild vs. Islanders prediction: Islanders favored to win Friday's NHL matchup [11/7/2025]

The NY Islanders will square off with the Minnesota Wild in NHL action at UBS Arena on Friday, starting at 7:00PM ET.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' advanced NHL model predicts the Islanders as the most likely winner of the Wild vs. Islanders game.

This article offers an expanded analysis of Friday's matchup, including goal scorer projections, best bets and player prop picks.

Wild vs. Isles prediction: Who will win, cover the puck line?

Using innovative machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Friday's NHL matchup between the Wild and Islanders 10,000 times as part of our NHL predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model currently gives the Islanders a 56% chance of defeating the Wild.

According to our model, the Wild (+1.5) have a 65% chance of covering the puck line, while the over/under total of 6.5 goals has a 54% chance of staying under.

Wild vs. Islanders odds

We have sourced the best NHL odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

Bet Type	Wild	Islanders
Puck Line	+1.5 (-175)	-1.5 (+156)
Moneyline	+140	-155
Total	o6.5 (-120)	u6.5 (+100)

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Wild vs. Islanders picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best available odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below:

Bet Type	Pick	Bet Now
Puck Line	Wild +1.5	-175
Moneyline	Wild	+140
Total	Under 6.5	+100

According to our NHL best bets, the top play to make on this game is Under 6.5 total goals.

Wild vs. Islanders player props

Who will score a goal in Wild vs. Islanders?

According to our model, Kirill Kaprizov is most likely to score an anytime goal in Wild vs. Islanders.

Our projections give Kaprizov a 42.5% chance of scoring a goal at UBS Arena, while the star is a 9.8% chance of netting the first goal the game.

Anytime goal scorer predictions

Minnesota Wild

Player	Anytime Goal Probability
Kirill Kaprizov	42.5%
Matt Boldy	28.0%
Joel Ek	23.5%
Marco Rossi	21.4%
Marcus Johansson	17.6%

NY Islanders

Player	Anytime Goal Probability
Bo Horvat	38.9%
Kyle Palmieri	27.4%
Anders Lee	26.2%
Simon Holmstrom	26.0%
Mathew Barzal	24.5%

First goal scorer predictions

Minnesota Wild

Player	First Goal Probability
Kirill Kaprizov	9.8%
Matt Boldy	5.5%
Joel Ek	4.3%
Marco Rossi	3.7%
Marcus Johansson	3.3%

NY Islanders

Player	First Goal Probability
Bo Horvat	8.4%
Anders Lee	5.1%
Simon Holmstrom	4.7%
Kyle Palmieri	4.7%
Mathew Barzal	4.7%

Wild vs. Isles game-day updates and essential details

Friday's matchup between the Islanders and Wild at UBS Arena is scheduled to start at 7:00PM ET.

• Who: Minnesota Wild vs. NY Islanders
• Date: Friday, November 7, 2025
• Time: 7:00PM ET/4:00PM PT
• Venue: UBS Arena

Conclusion

We predict the Islanders, with a 56% win probability, will likely beat the Wild on Friday.

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