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New York Islanders vs Anaheim Ducks prediction, odds, win probability, and matchup analysis for March 4, 2026

NHL matchup

New York Islanders at Anaheim Ducks

View the PlayerWON Model V2 prediction, fair odds, market comparison, team performance, and recent head-to-head history for March 4, 2026.

March 4, 2026 · 9:00 PM CST
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Recent usage

Forward trios & defense pairs

Most-used five-on-five trio and defense pair from each team's last 10 completed regular-season games before Mar 4. Historical usage, not confirmed lines for this matchup.

New York Islanders

10 / 10 games covered · Minimum 5 shared minutes

Defense pair

146:09 together · 10 games

xG share52.7%
Corsi for / against
127 / 115
Fenwick for / against
90 / 83
Corsi share
52.5%
Fenwick share
52.0%
xG for / against
5.45 / 4.89
All observed combinations

Anaheim Ducks

10 / 10 games covered · Minimum 5 shared minutes

Defense pair

129:02 together · 10 games

xG share50.6%
Corsi for / against
144 / 114
Fenwick for / against
108 / 85
Corsi share
55.8%
Fenwick share
56.0%
xG for / against
6.76 / 6.60
All observed combinations

Ambiguous events and unreliable intervals are excluded. xG requires complete current scoring for each contributing game. These summaries do not change the model prediction.

Goalie context

Recent starting goalies

Each team's last recorded starter before this matchup. These are not confirmed or projected starters for this game. Results cover their last 5 appearances before the matchup.

David Rittich

New York Islanders · Last start: Mar 1

5 / 5 appearances covered

Shots faced
112
Save %
84.8
Goals allowed
17
Close-range shots %
33.0

Lukas Dostal

Anaheim Ducks · Last start: Mar 3

5 / 5 appearances covered

Shots faced
148
Save %
87.8
Goals allowed
18
Close-range shots %
38.5
Pregame context · xG V1

Recent expected goals

Last 10 completed regular-season games before Mar 4, 2026. This game and later dates are excluded.

New York Islanders

xG for / game
2.55
xG against / game
3.08
xG differential / game
-0.53

10 / 10 selected games fully scored. Historical chance quality, not a forecast of this game's goals.

Anaheim Ducks

xG for / game
3.45
xG against / game
3.52
xG differential / game
-0.06

10 / 10 selected games fully scored. Historical chance quality, not a forecast of this game's goals.

Recent play-by-play

Team tendencies before this game

Last 10 completed regular-season games before Mar 4, 2026. This game and later dates are excluded.

New York Islanders

10 / 10 games covered

Attempts / game
54.0
Corsi share (%)
48.6
Fenwick share (%)
48.8
Faceoff win %
53.4
Penalties / game
2.9

Shots / game: 25.6 · Shooting: 14.1% · Avg distance: 34.0 ft

Anaheim Ducks

10 / 10 games covered

Attempts / game
63.9
Corsi share (%)
50.9
Fenwick share (%)
51.5
Faceoff win %
48.1
Penalties / game
2.6

Shots / game: 31.3 · Shooting: 10.9% · Avg distance: 32.7 ft

Team comparison

Season and recent form

Season overview
New York Islanders NYI
Metric
Anaheim Ducks ANA
14Points11
0.583Points %0.458
36Goals for37
32Goals against43
4Goal differential-6
W1Current streakOT1
Road versus home
New York Islanders NYI road
Metric
Anaheim Ducks ANA home
6Games5
2Wins1
5Points3
-4Goal differential-7
Last 10 games
New York Islanders NYI
Metric
Anaheim Ducks ANA
5-3-2Record3-6-1
12Points7
29Goals for30
30Goals against38
-1Goal differential-8
History

Last 10 head-to-head games

New York Islanders NYI 7 wins
10 games reviewed
Anaheim Ducks ANA 3 wins
Total goals43 – 26
Goal differential +17 / -17
Goals per game4.3 / 2.6
Shots per game31.9 / 28.0
Date Matchup Score Shots Details
Dec 11, 2025
Anaheim Ducks Anaheim Ducks at New York Islanders New York Islanders
2 - 5 33 - 37 View
Mar 9, 2025
New York Islanders New York Islanders at Anaheim Ducks Anaheim Ducks
1 - 4 32 - 28 View
Oct 29, 2024
Anaheim Ducks Anaheim Ducks at New York Islanders New York Islanders
3 - 1 22 - 41 View
Mar 10, 2024
New York Islanders New York Islanders at Anaheim Ducks Anaheim Ducks
6 - 1 19 - 23 View
Dec 13, 2023
Anaheim Ducks Anaheim Ducks at New York Islanders New York Islanders
3 - 4 24 - 35 View
Mar 15, 2023
New York Islanders New York Islanders at Anaheim Ducks Anaheim Ducks
6 - 3 33 - 23 View
Oct 15, 2022
Anaheim Ducks Anaheim Ducks at New York Islanders New York Islanders
1 - 7 23 - 38 View
Mar 13, 2022
Anaheim Ducks Anaheim Ducks at New York Islanders New York Islanders
3 - 4 42 - 29 View
Feb 27, 2022
New York Islanders New York Islanders at Anaheim Ducks Anaheim Ducks
4 - 0 22 - 34 View
Dec 21, 2019
Anaheim Ducks Anaheim Ducks at New York Islanders New York Islanders
6 - 5 28 - 33 View
This matchup prediction is generated using playerWON’s Model V2, incorporating team performance, recent form, and home/away effects. View full model performance to compare results across games.