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NYR @ NYI

Sunday, December 20, 2026 · 6:00 PM CT

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Lines

Before puck drop the page uses Hard Rock Bet's latest moneyline, puck line and total; once the game is final it switches to Hard Rock's closing line so you can see how each bet graded. Hard Rock only — no other sportsbook is shown. Hard Rock doesn't post period totals to our feed, so the period table shows DraftKings and FanDuel lines (labelled DK / FD) and grades at DraftKings' number (FanDuel's if DraftKings has none, 1.5 if neither has posted); the 0.5 / 1.5 / 2.5 chips grade at a fixed line instead. vs DK/FD Close is each team's record against past games' DraftKings (else FanDuel) closing period total.

Betting trends

Each team's hit rate at tonight's number: Season (last season until 5 games are played), L5 / L10, Venue (home games for the home team, road games for the visitor) and H2H (meetings this season and last). vs HR Close is the record against each past game's own Hard Rock closing line (moneyline: in the role — favorite or underdog — the team has tonight). Trends only use games played before this one.

Totals and puck lines are graded on the official final score (overtime counts; the shootout winner gets one goal). Period totals use regulation goals of that period only.

Props, goalies, H2H

Player props lists every Hard Rock line for this game with Season / L10 / H2H over rates at that line; after the game the actual stat is shown. Goalies shows each team's starter from ESPN's probable-goalie report: Confirmed once the team or a beat reporter confirms it, Expected before that, refreshed every 30 minutes on game days. With no report yet it falls back to the team's most recent starter (Last start). After the game it shows the real starters from the box score. Injuries lists both teams' players on ESPN's injury report (Day-To-Day, Out, Injured Reserve) before puck drop. Head-to-head lists recent meetings with period scores and how the Hard Rock closing total graded.

Informational only. Not betting advice.

New York Rangers
7-5-1 · Away
6:00 PM CT
New York Islanders
5-3-2 · Home
Hard Rock Lines Hard Rock hasn't posted this game yet
Moneyline
NYR — · NYI —
Puck Line
—
Total
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Betting Trends Season
MarketTeamLineSeasonL5L10VenueH2Hvs HR Close
Puck Line
cover %
 NYR+1.5 69%
9-4
60%
3-2
70%
7-3
43%
3-4
40%
2-3
+2.56u
8-5
NYI-1.5 30%
3-7
20%
1-4
30%
3-7
33%
2-4
60%
3-2
-0.54u
6-4
Moneyline
win %
 NYR — 54%
7-6
20%
1-4
50%
5-5
14%
1-6
20%
1-4
+0.22u
7-6
NYI — 50%
5-5
60%
3-2
50%
5-5
67%
4-2
80%
4-1
-1.11u
5-5
Period Totals grade at DK/FD line 0.5 1.5 2.5 · Hard Rock posts no period totals — DraftKings / FanDuel shown
PeriodDK / FDTeamSeasonL5L10VenueH2Hvs DK/FD CloseAvg goalsGF / GA
1st Period
over 1.5 (no DK/FD line — default)
 no DK/FD line NYR 39%
5-8
40%
2-3
40%
4-6
29%
2-5
40%
2-3
39%
5-8
 1.38 0.85 / 0.54
NYI 50%
5-5
60%
3-2
50%
5-5
67%
4-2
40%
2-3
50%
5-5
 1.60 0.80 / 0.80
2nd Period
over 1.5 (no DK/FD line — default)
 no DK/FD line NYR 62%
8-5
80%
4-1
70%
7-3
57%
4-3
60%
3-2
62%
8-5
 2.31 1.15 / 1.15
NYI 50%
5-5
20%
1-4
50%
5-5
67%
4-2
60%
3-2
50%
5-5
 1.80 1.20 / 0.60
3rd Period
over 1.5 (no DK/FD line — default)
 no DK/FD line NYR 62%
8-5
80%
4-1
70%
7-3
57%
4-3
40%
2-3
46%
6-7
 2.15 1.15 / 1.00
NYI 50%
5-5
20%
1-4
50%
5-5
50%
3-3
40%
2-3
30%
3-7
 1.60 0.90 / 0.70
Team Comparison '26-27
NYRNYI
Record (W-L-OTL)7-5-15-3-2
Points %57.7%60.0%
Goals for / game3.152.90
Goals against / game2.772.30
Shots for / game24.326.7
Shots against / game26.425.5
Power play %18.9%20.0%
Penalty kill %92.3%88.2%
Faceoff %53.8%54.6%
1st period GF / GA0.85 / 0.540.80 / 0.80
2nd period GF / GA1.15 / 1.151.20 / 0.60
3rd period GF / GA1.15 / 1.000.90 / 0.70
Avg game total5.925.20
Probable Goalies ESPN confirmed / expected, else last starter
NYR · Dylan Garand Last start
Last start Oct 22 · 7 GS · SV% .901 · GAA 2.65
NYI · Semyon Varlamov Last start
Last start Oct 22 · 3 GS · SV% .899 · GAA 2.25
Player Props Hard Rock lines for this game · over rates at each line

No Hard Rock player lines for this game yet — they usually post the morning of game day.

Injuries ESPN injury report
NYRStatusNote
Igor Shesterkin IR Knee Shesterkin will require surgery and a lengthy rehab process to address his season-ending right knee injury, Vince Z. Mercogliano of The Athletic reports Sunday.
Joe Veleno IR Lower Body Veleno (lower body) was placed on long-term injured reserve Saturday, Vince Z. Mercogliano of The Athletic reports.
Joonas Korpisalo IR Lower Body Korpisalo (lower body) will miss at least four more weeks, per Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet on Saturday.
Aidan Thompson IR Undisclosed ir-nr
Adam Sykora IR Lower Body ir
NYIStatusNote
Calum Ritchie OUT Lower Body Ritchie (lower body) will be out of action for 4-6 weeks, the team announced Monday.
Matias Maccelli OUT Lower Body Maccelli (lower body) will miss the next 2-4 weeks, the team announced Monday.
Alexander Romanov IR Knee ir
Mathew Barzal IR Knee Barzal (knee) will not join the Islanders for their two-game road trip, Andrew Gross of Newsday reports Thursday.
Head-to-Head last 10 meetings
DateWhereScoreP1P2P3TotalHR CloseWinner
Oct 6, 2026 at NYR NYI 2–5 0–12–20–2 7 5.5 O NYR
Jan 29, 2026 at NYR NYI 2–1 0–02–00–1 3 5.5 U NYI
Jan 28, 2026 at NYI NYI 5–2 2–13–10–0 7 — NYI
Dec 27, 2025 at NYI NYI 2–0 1–00–01–0 2 5.5 U NYI
Nov 8, 2025 at NYR NYI 5–0 2–01–02–0 5 5.5 U NYI
Apr 10, 2025 at NYI NYI 2–9 0–41–11–4 11 5.5 O NYR
Mar 3, 2025 at NYR NYI 0–4 0–20–00–2 4 5.5 U NYR
Feb 25, 2025 at NYI NYI 1–5 1–30–20–0 6 5.5 O NYR
Nov 3, 2024 at NYR NYI 2–5 0–12–20–2 7 6 O NYR
Apr 13, 2024 at NYR NYI 2–3 SO 0–02–10–1 5 — NYR