Islanders vs. Rangers Prediction, Picks and Odds

Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Islanders vs. Rangers NHL game on January 29, 2026 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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P3 18:11 Urho Vaakanainen shot blocked by Adam Pelech
P3 14:48 Shot on goal by Mika Zibanejad saved by Ilya Sorokin
P3 14:21 Shot on goal by Bo Horvat saved by Jonathan Quick
P3 11:32 Shot on goal by Carson Soucy saved by Jonathan Quick
P3 11:18 Shot on goal by Gabe Perreault saved by Ilya Sorokin
P3 10:42 Shot on goal by Emil Heineman saved by Jonathan Quick
P3 10:01 Shot on goal by Gabe Perreault saved by Ilya Sorokin
P3 09:31 Jonathan Drouin shot blocked by Sam Carrick
P3 06:17 Matthew Robertson shot blocked by Adam Pelech
P3 05:41 Shot on goal by Ondrej Palat saved by Jonathan Quick
P3 04:17 Scott Morrow shot blocked by Tony DeAngelo
P3 04:13 Shot missed by Matt Rempe
P3 04:12 Shot on goal by Urho Vaakanainen saved by Ilya Sorokin
P3 03:05 Mathew Barzal shot blocked by Will Borgen
P3 02:48 Power play - Goal scored by Mika Zibanejad assisted by Vladislav Gavrikov and J.T. Miller
P3 02:07 Power play - Shot on goal by J.T. Miller saved by Ilya Sorokin
P2 19:38 Shot missed by J.T. Miller
P2 18:58 Shot on goal by Ondrej Palat saved by Jonathan Quick
P2 18:52 Shot missed by Matthew Schaefer
P2 18:17 Shot missed by Anders Lee
Play by Play
  1. P3 20:00
    End of 3rd Period.
  2. P3 20:00
    End of 3rd Period.
  3. P3 19:41
    Islanders won faceoff against Rangers in neutral zone
  4. P3 18:11
    SHOT
    Urho Vaakanainen shot blocked by Adam Pelech
  5. P3 17:18
    Vincent Trocheck credited with hit on Jean-Gabriel Pageau in offensive zone
  6. P3 17:15
    Will Cuylle credited with hit on Carson Soucy in offensive zone
  7. P3 16:31
    Matthew Schaefer won faceoff against J.T. Miller in defensive zone
  8. P3 16:31
    Stoppage - Puck Frozen
  9. P3 14:55
    Takeaway by Mathew Barzal in defensive zone
  10. P3 14:48
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Mika Zibanejad saved by Ilya Sorokin
  11. P3 14:32
    Mika Zibanejad won faceoff against Jonathan Drouin in defensive zone
  12. P3 14:21
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Bo Horvat saved by Jonathan Quick
  13. P3 14:04
    Bo Horvat won faceoff against Mika Zibanejad in defensive zone
  14. P3 14:03
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  15. P3 12:08
    Vincent Trocheck won faceoff against Jean-Gabriel Pageau in defensive zone
  16. P3 12:08
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  17. P3 11:34
    Kyle MacLean won faceoff against Sam Carrick in offensive zone
  18. P3 11:32
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Carson Soucy saved by Jonathan Quick
  19. P3 11:21
    Jean-Gabriel Pageau won faceoff against Vincent Trocheck in defensive zone
  20. P3 11:18
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Gabe Perreault saved by Ilya Sorokin
  21. P3 11:02
    Giveaway by Jonathan Quick in defensive zone
  22. P3 10:42
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Emil Heineman saved by Jonathan Quick
  23. P3 10:29
    Vincent Trocheck won faceoff against Bo Horvat in defensive zone
  24. P3 10:01
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Gabe Perreault saved by Ilya Sorokin
  25. P3 09:40
    J.T. Miller won faceoff against Mathew Barzal in defensive zone
  26. P3 09:31
    SHOT
    Jonathan Drouin shot blocked by Sam Carrick
  27. P3 08:54
    Shorthanded - Jean-Gabriel Pageau credited with hit on Will Cuylle in defensive zone
  28. P3 08:26
    Islanders won faceoff against Rangers in neutral zone
  29. P3 08:26
    Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
  30. P3 06:59
    Shorthanded - Bo Horvat won faceoff against Vincent Trocheck in defensive zone
  31. P3 06:28
    Giveaway by Ilya Sorokin in defensive zone
  32. P3 06:17
    SHOT
    Matthew Robertson shot blocked by Adam Pelech
  33. P3 05:43
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  34. P3 05:41
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ondrej Palat saved by Jonathan Quick
  35. P3 05:17
    Jean-Gabriel Pageau credited with hit on Braden Schneider in offensive zone
  36. P3 04:22
    Giveaway by Max Shabanov in defensive zone
  37. P3 04:17
    SHOT
    Scott Morrow shot blocked by Tony DeAngelo
  38. P3 04:13
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Matt Rempe
  39. P3 04:12
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Urho Vaakanainen saved by Ilya Sorokin
  40. P3 03:40
    Islanders won faceoff against Rangers in neutral zone
  41. P3 03:20
    Islanders won faceoff against Rangers in neutral zone
  42. P3 03:05
    SHOT
    Mathew Barzal shot blocked by Will Borgen
  43. P3 02:48
    Noah Laba won faceoff against Jonathan Drouin in neutral zone
  44. P3 02:48
    GOAL
    Power play - Goal scored by Mika Zibanejad assisted by Vladislav Gavrikov and J.T. Miller
    2-1
  45. P3 02:09
    Shorthanded - Jean-Gabriel Pageau won faceoff against J.T. Miller in defensive zone
  46. P3 02:09
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  47. P3 02:07
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by J.T. Miller saved by Ilya Sorokin
  48. P3 01:57
    Stoppage - Offside
  49. P3 01:32
    Power play - Noah Laba won faceoff against Jean-Gabriel Pageau in offensive zone
  50. P2 20:00
    End of 2nd Period.
  51. P2 19:41
    Mika Zibanejad won faceoff against Jonathan Drouin in offensive zone
  52. P2 19:38
    SHOT
    Shot missed by J.T. Miller
  53. P2 18:58
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ondrej Palat saved by Jonathan Quick
  54. P2 18:52
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Matthew Schaefer
  55. P2 18:17
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Anders Lee
  56. P2 18:11
    Jean-Gabriel Pageau won faceoff against Vincent Trocheck in offensive zone
  57. P2 18:11
    Stoppage - Icing
  58. P2 17:53
    Jean-Gabriel Pageau won faceoff against Vincent Trocheck in offensive zone
  59. P2 17:45
    Jean-Gabriel Pageau won faceoff against Sam Carrick in offensive zone
  60. P2 17:45
    Stoppage - Icing
  61. P2 17:18
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Carson Soucy assisted by Max Shabanov and Scott Mayfield
    1-0
  62. P2 16:19
    Giveaway by Mika Zibanejad in offensive zone
  63. P2 15:47
    J.T. Miller won faceoff against Mathew Barzal in neutral zone
  64. P2 15:47
    Stoppage - Hand Pass
  65. P2 15:13
    Vincent Trocheck won faceoff against Bo Horvat in offensive zone
  66. P2 13:48
    SHOT
    Braden Schneider shot blocked by Ryan Pulock
  67. P2 13:27
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  68. P2 13:26
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Braden Schneider saved by Ilya Sorokin
  69. P2 13:00
    J.T. Miller won faceoff against Jonathan Drouin in defensive zone
  70. P2 12:56
    Vincent Trocheck won faceoff against Mathew Barzal in defensive zone
  71. P2 12:08
    Vincent Trocheck won faceoff against Kyle MacLean in neutral zone
  72. P2 12:08
    Stoppage - Offside - TV timeout
  73. P2 11:23
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Alexis Lafreniere saved by Ilya Sorokin
  74. P2 10:58
    Giveaway by Sam Carrick in offensive zone
  75. P2 10:32
    SHOT
    Tony DeAngelo shot blocked by teammate
  76. P2 10:09
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Vincent Trocheck saved by Ilya Sorokin
  77. P2 08:29
    Islanders won faceoff against Rangers in neutral zone
  78. P2 07:59
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Matthew Schaefer
  79. P2 07:48
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Gabe Perreault saved by Ilya Sorokin
  80. P2 07:35
    Islanders won faceoff against Rangers in neutral zone
  81. P2 06:17
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Adam Pelech
  82. P2 05:22
    Shorthanded - Emil Heineman credited with hit on Brennan Othmann in defensive zone
  83. P2 05:22
    Power play - Giveaway by Brennan Othmann in offensive zone
  84. P2 05:12
    SHOT
    Power play - Brennan Othmann shot blocked by Emil Heineman
  85. P2 04:15
    Power play - Giveaway by Vincent Trocheck in offensive zone
  86. P2 03:55
    SHOT
    Power play - Mika Zibanejad shot blocked by Bo Horvat
  87. P2 03:34
    Noah Laba won faceoff against Mathew Barzal in defensive zone
  88. P2 03:09
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Braden Schneider saved by Ilya Sorokin
  89. P2 02:47
    Marc Gatcomb credited with hit on Gabe Perreault in neutral zone
  90. P2 02:23
    J.T. Miller won faceoff against Jean-Gabriel Pageau in offensive zone
  91. P2 02:09
    SHOT
    Bo Horvat shot blocked by J.T. Miller
  92. P2 02:00
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Bo Horvat
  93. P2 01:23
    Power play - Bo Horvat won faceoff against Vincent Trocheck in neutral zone
  94. P2 01:23
    Stoppage - Offside
  95. P2 00:00
    Shorthanded - Vincent Trocheck won faceoff against Mathew Barzal in neutral zone
  96. P1 20:00
    End of 1st Period.
  97. P1 19:51
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Mika Zibanejad saved by Ilya Sorokin
  98. P1 19:50
    Bo Horvat won faceoff against Vincent Trocheck in offensive zone
  99. P1 19:50
    Penalty to Matthew Schaefer 2 minutes for Tripping (Drawn by J.T. Miller)
  100. P1 19:30
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Braden Schneider
  101. P1 19:14
    SHOT
    Ryan Pulock shot blocked by Vladislav Gavrikov
  102. P1 18:53
    Islanders won faceoff against Rangers in offensive zone
  103. P1 16:42
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Marc Gatcomb
  104. P1 16:40
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Max Shabanov saved by Jonathan Quick
  105. P1 16:05
    J.T. Miller won faceoff against Bo Horvat in offensive zone
  106. P1 15:43
    Islanders won faceoff against J.T. Miller in neutral zone
  107. P1 14:25
    Giveaway by Matthew Robertson in defensive zone
  108. P1 13:58
    SHOT
    Anders Lee shot blocked by Vladislav Gavrikov
  109. P1 13:39
    Noah Laba won faceoff against Kyle MacLean in offensive zone
  110. P1 12:33
    SHOT
    Shot missed by J.T. Miller
  111. P1 11:48
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Tony DeAngelo saved by Jonathan Quick
  112. P1 11:23
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Emil Heineman
  113. P1 11:06
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Vladislav Gavrikov saved by Ilya Sorokin
  114. P1 08:50
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Mika Zibanejad saved by Ilya Sorokin
  115. P1 07:53
    SHOT
    Will Borgen shot blocked by teammate
  116. P1 07:43
    Stoppage - Icing
  117. P1 07:24
    Vincent Trocheck won faceoff against Bo Horvat in neutral zone
  118. P1 07:13
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Will Cuylle
  119. P1 06:53
    Jean-Gabriel Pageau won faceoff against Vincent Trocheck in defensive zone
  120. P1 06:53
    Stoppage - Icing
  121. P1 05:38
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Scott Morrow
  122. P1 05:15
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Scott Morrow
  123. P1 05:14
    Sam Carrick won faceoff against Kyle MacLean in offensive zone
  124. P1 04:42
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Matthew Schaefer saved by Jonathan Quick
  125. P1 04:39
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Mathew Barzal
  126. P1 03:38
    Brennan Othmann credited with hit on Ondrej Palat in neutral zone
  127. P1 03:36
    Giveaway by Braden Schneider in defensive zone
  128. P1 02:52
    Jean-Gabriel Pageau won faceoff against Noah Laba in offensive zone
  129. P1 02:52
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  130. P1 02:32
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Marc Gatcomb saved by Jonathan Quick
  131. P1 02:04
    Giveaway by Carson Soucy in defensive zone
  132. P1 01:19
    Giveaway by Tony DeAngelo in defensive zone
  133. P1 01:09
    Giveaway by Mathew Barzal in offensive zone
  134. P1 00:57
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  135. P1 00:55
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Braden Schneider saved by Ilya Sorokin
  136. P1 00:21
    Bo Horvat won faceoff against Vincent Trocheck in neutral zone
  137. P1 00:21
    Stoppage - Offside
Stats
Islanders
STATS
Rangers
21Shots on Goal21
38% Faceoff Win % 63%
3/0 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 3/1
8Penalty Infraction Mins8
16Hits31
17 Shots Blocked 10
12Giveaways16
IslandersNYI
RangersNYR
21Shots on Goal21
38% Faceoff Win % 63%
3/0 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 3/1
8Penalty Infraction Mins8
16Hits31
17 Shots Blocked 10
12Giveaways16

Islanders vs. Rangers: Detailed Breakdown

Matchup Overview

  • Teams: Islanders vs. Rangers
  • Date: Thursday, January 29, 2026
  • Time: 7:00 PM ET
  • Venue: Madison Square Garden

Current Betting Odds

  • Spread: Islanders favored at -1.5
  • Total (Over/Under): 5.5
  • Moneyline Odds: Islanders -139, Rangers +130

Dimers' Win Probabilities

  • Islanders: 53%
  • Rangers: 47%

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Our Prediction: Who Wins?

After extensive simulations, our model gives the Islanders a win probability of 53%, while the Rangers have a win probability of 47%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.

Summary

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