Vancouver Canucks vs New York Islanders Prediction, 10/13/2026 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Vancouver Canucks vs New York Islanders

Date: Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Location: UBS Arena in Elmont, NY

TV: Sportsnet Pacific, MSG Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Canucks (+180) Islanders (-205)

The New York Islanders (2-3-0) will go up against the Vancouver Canucks (2-5-0) at UBS Arena on Tuesday. The moneyline on this contest has Vancouver at +180 while New York is coming in at -205. The total is set at 6.5.

The Vancouver Canucks had a rough game after their 6-2 loss to the Rangers their last time on the ice. The Canucks had a below average offensive outing in the defeat. In the game, they tallied a score on 2 of the 21 shots they put on goal. Additionally, they had 1 power play attempt but weren't able to notch a goal. Vancouver accrued 4 penalty minutes in this game.

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Pertaining to their goal scoring prowess, the Vancouver Canucks have notched 24 goals (5th in the NHL) for the season and have allowed 35. For the current campaign, they sit with 4 points and their points % is .286. Vancouver comes into tonight with 21 power play opportunities and they have notched 4 goals out of those tries, garnering them a percentage of 19.05%. When playing at even strength, the Canucks have surrendered 23 goals while getting 20 themselves. Vancouver has taken 153 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 15.7%. The Canucks have had 215 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .837. Vancouver Canucks opponents have earned 25 power play opportunities (3rd in the league) and have scored 12 goals in those attempts.

The player in the crease for this game is Kevin Lankinen. Over the course of his time in hockey, Lankinen has tallied 99 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .500. He has a save percentage of .896 in his 11,874 mins on the ice. Lankinen has seen 6,131 shot attempts taken against him and has recorded 5,491 total saves. The opposition has racked up 641 goals versus Lankinen in his NHL career and his goals against rate is 3.24. He has earned an overall record of 82-90-27 and he started in 198 games. Lankinen has participated in 216 contests over the course of his professional hockey career.

Their last time out, New York faced off against the Lightning in a game where the Islanders went home in defeat by a final score of 5-3. The Islanders converted 3 goals out of the 23 shots on goal they tried. They had 2 power play chances in this outing and converted 1 out of those attempts.

The Islanders are sitting with 12 goals at even strength and 4 goals (14th in pro hockey) while having more men on the ice. New York has tried 120 shots (27th in professional hockey) and has a shot percentage of 13.33%, while allowing the other team 136 shots. So far this year, the New York Islanders have earned 16 goals, 4 points, as well as a points percentage of .400. They have granted a total of 13 goals to be scored by way of 10 goals at even strength and 3 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have a tally of 16 opportunities on the power play and they have earned a power play rate of 25.00%. They have earned a penalty kill rate of 84.21% on the other teams 19 power play tries, and their save percentage comes in at 90.4%.

For the opposition you are going to see Ilya Sorokin between the pipes. He has gathered 8,419 stops out of the 9,201 shots taken against him, which gives him a save % of .915. Sorokin has amassed a lifetime mark of 156-115-38 and has participated in 312 games. He has made the start in 306 games and has racked up 17,992 minutes. Sorokin's rate of quality starts sits at 64.4% and he has 197 quality starts in his professional career. His opposition is averaging 2.57 goals per game and he has allowed 785 goals altogether.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy's Pick: Take New York (-205)

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