New York Islanders vs Colorado Avalanche

NHL Ball Arena, Denver·December 17, 2026

NYI

New York Islanders NYI 2-2-0, 0-2-0 Away

December 17, 2026 2:00 am

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Colorado Avalanche COL 3-1-0, 2-0-0 Home

COL

Standings

Metropolitan Division Central Division Eastern Conference Western Conference League

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY
1	NYR Rangers	6	4	2	0	8	17	11	+6	2-0-0	1-2-0
2	CAR Hurricanes	5	3	1	1	7	18	14	+4	1-1-1	2-0-0
3	WSH Capitals	4	3	1	0	6	14	9	+5	2-0-0	1-1-0
4	PIT Penguins	5	2	2	1	5	20	16	+4	1-1-0	1-1-1
5	CBJ Blue Jackets	3	2	1	0	4	10	9	+1	1-1-0	0-0-0
6	NYI Islanders	4	2	2	0	4	13	8	+5	2-0-0	0-2-0
7	NJ Devils	3	1	2	0	2	6	13	-7	2-1-0	0-1-0
8	PHI Flyers	6	0	4	2	2	7	24	-17	0-1-1	0-3-1

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY
1	WPG Jets	5	3	1	1	7	13	15	-2	1-1-1	2-0-0
2	COL Avalanche	4	3	1	0	6	23	11	+12	2-0-0	1-1-0
3	UTA Mammoth	5	3	2	0	6	18	14	+4	1-0-0	2-2-0
4	MIN Wild	4	2	1	1	5	11	8	+3	1-0-0	0-1-1
5	NSH Predators	4	2	1	1	5	12	11	+1	1-0-0	1-0-1
6	DAL Stars	4	2	2	0	4	10	6	+4	1-1-0	1-1-0
7	STL Blues	4	1	2	1	3	9	13	-4	0-0-1	1-2-0
8	CHI Blackhawks	5	1	4	0	2	10	21	-11	1-0-0	0-4-0

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY
1	NYR Rangers	6	4	2	0	8	17	11	+6	2-0-0	1-2-0
2	CAR Hurricanes	5	3	1	1	7	18	14	+4	1-1-1	2-0-0
3	WSH Capitals	4	3	1	0	6	14	9	+5	2-0-0	1-1-0
4	OTT Senators	4	3	1	0	6	12	9	+3	1-0-0	2-1-0
5	TB Lightning	4	3	1	0	6	11	9	+2	3-0-0	0-0-0
6	FLA Panthers	4	2	0	2	6	8	8	0	0-0-0	2-0-2
7	BOS Bruins	6	4	2	0	8	20	13	+7	3-1-0	1-1-0
8	PIT Penguins	5	2	2	1	5	20	16	+4	1-1-0	1-1-1
9	TOR Maple Leafs	5	2	2	1	5	14	15	-1	2-2-0	0-0-1
10	CBJ Blue Jackets	3	2	1	0	4	10	9	+1	1-1-0	0-0-0
11	NYI Islanders	4	2	2	0	4	13	8	+5	2-0-0	0-2-0
12	BUF Sabres	4	2	2	0	4	10	15	-5	2-1-0	0-0-0
13	MTL Canadiens	4	1	2	1	3	14	19	-5	0-2-0	1-0-1
14	NJ Devils	3	1	2	0	2	6	13	-7	2-1-0	0-1-0
15	DET Red Wings	4	1	3	0	2	10	14	-4	1-3-0	0-0-0
16	PHI Flyers	6	0	4	2	2	7	24	-17	0-1-1	0-3-1

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY
1	VGK Golden Knights	5	4	1	0	8	21	13	+8	2-1-0	2-0-0
2	EDM Oilers	4	3	0	1	7	22	16	+6	1-0-1	3-0-0
3	WPG Jets	5	3	1	1	7	13	15	-2	1-1-1	2-0-0
4	COL Avalanche	4	3	1	0	6	23	11	+12	2-0-0	1-1-0
5	ANA Ducks	4	3	1	0	6	14	11	+3	1-1-0	2-0-0
6	SJ Sharks	4	3	1	0	6	12	14	-2	2-1-0	1-1-0
7	SEA Kraken	5	3	2	0	6	21	14	+7	1-1-0	2-1-0
8	UTA Mammoth	5	3	2	0	6	18	14	+4	1-0-0	2-2-0
9	MIN Wild	4	2	1	1	5	11	8	+3	1-0-0	0-1-1
10	NSH Predators	4	2	1	1	5	12	11	+1	1-0-0	1-0-1
11	DAL Stars	4	2	2	0	4	10	6	+4	1-1-0	1-1-0
12	VAN Canucks	5	2	3	0	4	21	25	-4	1-2-0	1-2-0
13	STL Blues	4	1	2	1	3	9	13	-4	0-0-1	1-2-0
14	CHI Blackhawks	5	1	4	0	2	10	21	-11	1-0-0	0-4-0
15	LA Kings	3	0	2	1	1	9	15	-6	0-1-0	0-1-1
16	CGY Flames	4	0	4	0	0	6	23	-17	0-2-0	0-2-0

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	RW	OTW	SOW	SOL	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY
1	VGK Golden Knights	5	4	1	0	8	3	0	1	0	21	13	+8	2-1-0	2-0-0
2	NYR Rangers	6	4	2	0	8	4	0	0	0	17	11	+6	2-0-0	1-2-0
3	EDM Oilers	4	3	0	1	7	3	0	0	0	22	16	+6	1-0-1	3-0-0
4	WPG Jets	5	3	1	1	7	3	0	0	0	13	15	-2	1-1-1	2-0-0
5	CAR Hurricanes	5	3	1	1	7	2	1	0	0	18	14	+4	1-1-1	2-0-0
6	COL Avalanche	4	3	1	0	6	3	0	0	0	23	11	+12	2-0-0	1-1-0
7	WSH Capitals	4	3	1	0	6	3	0	0	0	14	9	+5	2-0-0	1-1-0
8	OTT Senators	4	3	1	0	6	3	0	0	0	12	9	+3	1-0-0	2-1-0
9	TB Lightning	4	3	1	0	6	3	0	0	0	11	9	+2	3-0-0	0-0-0
10	ANA Ducks	4	3	1	0	6	2	1	0	0	14	11	+3	1-1-0	2-0-0
11	FLA Panthers	4	2	0	2	6	1	1	0	0	8	8	0	0-0-0	2-0-2
12	SJ Sharks	4	3	1	0	6	0	3	0	0	12	14	-2	2-1-0	1-1-0
13	SEA Kraken	5	3	2	0	6	3	0	0	0	21	14	+7	1-1-0	2-1-0
14	UTA Mammoth	5	3	2	0	6	3	0	0	0	18	14	+4	1-0-0	2-2-0
15	BOS Bruins	5	3	2	0	6	2	1	0	0	15	12	+3	3-1-0	1-1-0
16	MIN Wild	4	2	1	1	5	2	0	0	0	11	8	+3	1-0-0	0-1-1
17	NSH Predators	4	2	1	1	5	2	0	0	0	12	11	+1	1-0-0	1-0-1
18	PIT Penguins	5	2	2	1	5	1	1	0	1	20	16	+4	1-1-0	1-1-1
19	TOR Maple Leafs	5	2	2	1	5	1	1	0	1	14	15	-1	2-2-0	0-0-1
20	CBJ Blue Jackets	3	2	1	0	4	1	0	1	0	10	9	+1	1-1-0	0-0-0
21	NYI Islanders	4	2	2	0	4	2	0	0	0	13	8	+5	2-0-0	0-2-0
22	DAL Stars	4	2	2	0	4	2	0	0	0	10	6	+4	1-1-0	1-1-0
23	BUF Sabres	4	2	2	0	4	1	1	0	0	10	15	-5	2-1-0	0-0-0
24	VAN Canucks	5	2	3	0	4	1	1	0	0	21	25	-4	1-2-0	1-2-0
25	STL Blues	4	1	2	1	3	1	0	0	0	9	13	-4	0-0-1	1-2-0
26	MTL Canadiens	4	1	2	1	3	1	0	0	0	14	19	-5	0-2-0	1-0-1
27	NJ Devils	3	1	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	6	13	-7	2-1-0	0-1-0
28	DET Red Wings	4	1	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	10	14	-4	1-3-0	0-0-0
29	CHI Blackhawks	5	1	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	10	21	-11	1-0-0	0-4-0
30	PHI Flyers	5	0	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	6	19	-13	0-1-1	0-3-1
31	LA Kings	3	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	9	15	-6	0-1-0	0-1-1
32	CGY Flames	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	23	-17	0-2-0	0-2-0

Key Players

Islanders

BH

B. Horvat C

1 PTS/G

4 G

1 A

BS

B. Schenn C

0.8 PTS/G

1 G

3 A

IS

I. Sorokin G

.956 SV%

1.30 GAA

2 W

Avalanche

NM

N. MacKinnon C

2 PTS/G

5 G

5 A

CM

C. Makar D

1.4 PTS/G

3 G

4 A

MB

M. Blackwood G

.890 SV%

2.71 GAA

2 W

Stats Comparison

Overall Home vs Away

2026-2027

League Percentile Ranking

Scoring 1–2

3.3 13th

Goals For

1st 5.8

2.0 3rd

Goals Against

12th 2.8

1.3 6th

Goal Diff

1st 3.0

Special Teams 0–2

20.0 16th

PP%

5th 28.6

86.7 10th

PK%

6th 90.9

Offense 1–2

19.6 30th

Shots

7th 27.6

13.3 8th

Shooting%

2nd 17.4

51.4 11th

Faceoff%

18th 49.8

Defense 2–4

22.2 10th

Shots Against

9th 22.0

11.4 23rd

Blocks

21st 12.0

18.6 21st

Hits

29th 15.6

4.0 14th

Takeaways

11th 4.2

13.0 4th

Giveaways

11th 14.4

10.8 22nd

PIM

7th 6.4

2025-2026

League Percentile Ranking

Scoring 0–3

2.8 24th

Goals For

1st 3.6

2.9 5th

Goals Against

1st 2.5

-0.1 17th

Goal Diff

1st 1.1

Special Teams 0–2

12.7 31st

PP%

24th 16.1

83.3 8th

PK%

3rd 87.7

Offense 1–2

29.3 10th

Shots

2nd 33.5

10.1 25th

Shooting%

5th 12.2

52.0 11th

Faceoff%

17th 49.2

Defense 2–4

27.5 14th

Shots Against

8th 26.0

15.1 14th

Blocks

22nd 14.3

17.5 29th

Hits

26th 18.4

4.1 27th

Takeaways

8th 4.7

15.1 10th

Giveaways

13th 15.3

10.3 24th

PIM

10th 7.8

Head-to-Head

Avalanche leads 1-0

Final

NYI Islanders

100

1

COL Avalanche

022

4

Recent Form

Islanders

W vs CHI 4-1

L @ NYR 2-5

W vs NJ 6-0

L @ TOR 1-2

L vs CAR 1-2

Avalanche

W @ CGY 7-3

L @ WPG 2-3

W vs STL 6-1

W vs LA 8-4

L @ VGK 1-2

Form Comparison

Win-loss trend: each win +1, each loss −1

Ball Arena

Denver, US · 21,000 capacity

League: NHL
Season: NHL 26/27
Date: December 17, 2026
Time: 2:00 am