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Avalanche at Islanders

NHL · Thursday, Dec 4 · 6:00 PM CT · UBS Arena · Final COL 3 – NYI 6

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123T
COL0213
NYI2316
Team box
COL·NYI
38
shots
42
0 of 3
power play
1 of 4
54.5
faceoff %
45.5
26
hits
18
12
blocked shots
20
10
penalty minutes
6
Top performers
PlayerTeamGASOG
Mathew BarzalNYI124
Bo HorvatNYI116
Anders LeeNYI114
Martin NecasCOL113
Ryan PulockNYI022
Valeri NichushkinCOL103
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
Mackenzie BlackwoodCOL4136.878
Ilya SorokinNYI3835.921

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
NYI +4
COL +4
P1P2P3
largest lead: NYI 4 · COL 0lead changes: 0

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was COL 63%, NYI 37% · Updated Dec 4, 2025

Expected margin
COL by 1.2
Expected score
COL 3.6 – 2.4 NYI
Expected total
5.9
AvalancheThe matchupIslanders
−170Our fair odds+170
3.6Expected goals2.4
+0.65Power rating−0.08
4.1Goals / game2.9
2.2Allowed / game2.9
33.8Shots / game29.3
49.8Faceoff %52.1
17.9Hits / game17.7
19−7Season record14−13
9−1Last 105−5

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
COL chance · NYI chance
Our model fair63.0%37.0%
Kalshino two-sided price
Polymarket USno two-sided price
ProphetXno two-sided price
Novigno two-sided price
Full price table
TeamOur modelfairKalshi Polymarket US ProphetX Novig 
Moneyline
COLColorado Avalanche−17063%————
NYINew York Islanders+17037%————
SpreadCOL by 1.2
COLColorado Avalanche−1.2our margin————
NYINew York Islanders+1.2our margin————
Totalwe expect 5.9
Over5.9our total————
Under5.9our total————

These are each venue’s last prices before the start (Kalshi’s moneyline: its pre-game close). Odds are the price to buy that side now, taker fee included; the small percent is the implied chance of that same price. Highlighted is the best price in the row among venues on the same line. — means not listed (hover or tap for why). A market price is not the true chance of winning.

Margin range

Colorado Avalanche by 1.2 expected
Colorado Avalanche by 7 goals: <1%Colorado Avalanche by 6 goals: 1%Colorado Avalanche by 5 goals: 5%Colorado Avalanche by 4 goals: 11%Colorado Avalanche by 3 goals: 18%Colorado Avalanche by 2 goals: 13%Colorado Avalanche by 1 goal: 17%New York Islanders by 1 goal: 21%New York Islanders by 2 goals: 5%New York Islanders by 3 goals: 5%New York Islanders by 4 goals: 2%New York Islanders by 5 goals: <1%New York Islanders by 6 goals: <1%New York Islanders by 7 goals: <1%
← COL wins byNYI wins by →
Colorado Avalanche wins by 2 or more49%
Colorado Avalanche wins by 3 or more36%
New York Islanders wins by 2 or more13%
Decided by one goal39%

Centered on the expected margin above; shape from each team's expected goals, with ties after regulation settled as one-goal games, matched to 7,066 past NHL games.

Total range

5.9 expected
1 goals: 2%2 goals: 3%3 goals: 13%4 goals: 10%5 goals: 22%6 goals: 12%7 goals: 17%8 goals: 7%9 goals: 8%10 goals: 3%11 goals: 2%12 goals: 1%13 goals: 1%
Total goals, both teams
Total over 4.573%
Total over 5.551%
Total over 6.540%
Total from 5 to 633%

Centered on the expected total above; shape from each team's expected goals, with ties after regulation settled as one-goal games, matched to 7,066 past NHL games.

Starting Goalies

from the box score
COLMackenzie Blackwood G · last 5 starts: .935 save %, 1.79 GAAstarted
NYIIlya Sorokin G · last 5 starts: .929 save %, 1.66 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
COL·NYI
Dec 2, 2025 vs VAN
last game
Dec 2, 2025 vs TB
1 day
days of rest
1 day
no
back-to-back
no
3
games in last 7 days
3
road after a home game
home / road
7th straight home game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2025–26 season · box-score averages from 26+ games
COL·NYI
+0.65
rating (0 = average)
−0.08
4.1
goals / game
2.9
2.2
goals allowed / game
2.9
19−7
season record
14−13
11−2
home record
6−8
8−5
away record
8−5
W2
streak
W1
9−1
last 10
5−5
33.8
shots / game
29.3
49.8
faceoff %
52.1
17.9
hits / game
17.7
14.2
blocked shots / game
15.0
4.6
takeaways / game
4.2
15.5
giveaways / game
15.3

Rating Trend

COL · NYI · 51 days
Colorado AvalancheNew York Islanders
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 9 meetings · NYI 3−6
Nov 16, 2025at COLCOL 4 − 1
Jan 28, 2025at NYINYI 5 − 2
Oct 14, 2024at COLNYI 6 − 2
Jan 2, 2024at COLCOL 5 − 4 OT
Oct 24, 2023at NYICOL 7 − 4
Dec 19, 2022at COLCOL 1 − 0 SO
Oct 29, 2022at NYINYI 5 − 4
Mar 7, 2022at NYICOL 5 − 4
Mar 1, 2022at COLCOL 5 − 3

COL · Last 10

9−1 · streak W2
Dec 2, 2025vs VAN3 − 1W
Nov 29, 2025vs MTL7 − 2W
Nov 28, 2025at MIN2 − 3L
Nov 26, 2025vs SJ6 − 0W
Nov 23, 2025at CHI1 − 0W
Nov 22, 2025at NSH3 − 0W
Nov 20, 2025vs NYR6 − 3W
Nov 16, 2025vs NYI4 − 1W
Nov 13, 2025vs BUF6 − 3W
Nov 11, 2025vs ANA4 − 1W

NYI · Last 10

5−5 · streak W1
Dec 2, 2025vs TB2 − 1W
Nov 30, 2025vs WSH1 − 4L
Nov 28, 2025vs PHI3 − 4L
Nov 26, 2025vs BOS1 − 3L
Nov 23, 2025vs SEA1 − 0W
Nov 22, 2025vs STL1 − 2L
Nov 20, 2025at DET5 − 0W
Nov 18, 2025at DAL3 − 2W
Nov 16, 2025at COL1 − 4L
Nov 14, 2025at UTAH3 − 2W