NHL Prop Bets: New York Rangers vs New York Islanders (October 6, 2026)
The New York Islanders (1-1-0) face the New York Rangers (3-1-0) at Madison Square Garden. Let's take a look at the NHL Prop Bets for Tuesday's matchup.
- The Islanders have a 44-40 Puck Line record since the beginning of last season, while the Rangers hold a record of 46-40 across the same span.
The total goals line is set at 5.5, with OVER at -120 and UNDER at +100.
- The Islanders have a 38-43-3 O/U record since the beginning of last season (meaning 38 games have gone over the total points line, 43 have gone under and three have resulted in a push). The Rangers have a 36-46-4 O/U record.
Goals For Insights
- The Islanders have scored 2.81 goals per game since the beginning of last season (24th in the league). Comparatively, the Rangers have averaged 2.86 over the same span (22nd).
- Defensively, the Islanders have allowed just 2.83 goals per game since the beginning of last season (5th in the league), while the Rangers have given up an average of 2.97 goals over that span (12th).
Shots
- Looking at creating chances to score, NY Islanders is averaging 28.2 shots per game since the beginning of last season (12th in the NHL). Meanwhile, NY Rangers is allowing its opposition 28.6 shots per game (21st).
- Flipping that script, the Islanders have allowed 27.8 shots per game (16th in the NHL), while the Rangers are averaging 25.1 shots (31st).
Power Play
- NY Islanders holds a lowly power play percentage of 16.5% since the beginning of last season, ranking 30th in the league. Comparitively, NY Rangers sits 7th with 24.3% of its power play opportunities converted into goals.
Penalty Kill %
- On the opposite end, the Islanders have a penalty kill rate of 81.2% (ranked 9th), compared to the Rangers at 80.5% (13th).
P1 Result
NY Islanders is +205 to win the first period, while NY Rangers is +165.
- Here are their first period records since the beginning of last season.
| Total | Home | Road | Last 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY Islanders | 27-33-24 | 14-16-12 | 13-17-12 | |
| NY Rangers | 26-32-28 | 10-19-14 | 16-13-14 |
To Go To Overtime
Tuesday's matchup is +285 to go to overtime.
- The Islanders have played in 19 games that have gone to overtime since the beginning of last season, while the Rangers have appeared in 18.
To Go To a Shootout
- The Islanders have played in 9 games that have gone to a shootout since the beginning of last season, while the Rangers have appeared in 4.
Last Time They Met
NY Islanders recorded a 2-1 victory over NY Rangers at Madison Square Garden when these teams last met on January 29, 2026. Despite being on the wrong side of that result, Mika Zibanejad did all he could for his team, scoring 1 goal. The Islanders have now won four straight against the Rangers.
