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NHL Prop Bets: Minnesota Wild vs New York Islanders (January 10, 2026)

The New York Islanders (24-15-5) face the Minnesota Wild (26-11-8) at Grand Casino Arena. Let's take a look at the NHL Prop Bets for Saturday's matchup.

  • The Islanders have a 24-20 Puck Line record this season, while the Wild hold a record of 25-20.

The total goals line is set at 5.5, with OVER at -122 and UNDER at +102.

  • The Islanders have a 19-23-2 O/U record this season (meaning 19 games have gone over the total points line, 23 have gone under and two have resulted in a push). The Wild have a 21-22-2 O/U record.

Goals For Insights

  • The Islanders are averaging 2.86 goals per game this season (23rd in the league). Comparatively, the Wild are averaging 3.11 (16th).
  • Defensively, the Islanders are giving up only 2.66 goals per game this season (4th in the league), while the Wild are giving up an average of 2.62 goals (2nd).

Shots

  • Looking at creating chances to score, NY Islanders is averaging 27.9 shots per game this season (19th in the NHL). Meanwhile, Minnesota is allowing its opposition 29.8 shots per game (28th).
  • Flipping that script, the Islanders are allowing 28.3 shots per game (17th in the NHL), while the Wild are averaging 28.5 shots (12th).

Power Play

  • NY Islanders holds a power play percentage of 15.7%, ranking 28th in the league this season, while Minnesota sits 11th with 22.3% of its power play opportunities converted.

Penalty Kill %

  • On the opposite end, the Islanders have a penalty kill rate of 82.0% (ranked 8th), easily outperforming the Wild, who sit at 76.6% (27th).

P1 Result

NY Islanders is +220 to win the first period, while Minnesota is +145.

  • Here are their first period records in 2025/26.
    Total Home Road Last 10
    NY Islanders 16-15-13 8-9-7 8-6-6 3-3-4
    Minnesota 18-11-16 9-6-7 9-5-9 5-2-3

To Go To Overtime

Saturday's matchup is +280 to go to overtime.

  • The Islanders have played in 13 games that have gone to overtime this season, while the Wild have appeared in 16.

To Go To a Shootout

  • The Islanders have played in 9 games that have gone to a shootout this season, while the Wild have appeared in 6.

Last Time They Met

Minnesota recorded a 2-5 victory over NY Islanders at UBS Arena when these teams last met on November 7. Despite being on the wrong side of that result, Emil Heineman did all he could for his team, scoring 1 goal.