New York Rangers vs New York Islanders: Odds, Spread, And Total
The New York Rangers will look to make it two wins in a row as they battle the New York Islanders on Wednesday night at 7 p.m. EST. The Rangers…
The New York Rangers will look to make it two wins in a row as they battle the New York Islanders on Wednesday night at 7 p.m. EST.
The Rangers are 22-25-6 and eighth in the Metropolitan Division. They just beat the Boston Bruins at home 4-3 in overtime. New York led 2-1 after one period of play, gave up two goals in the second, and tied things up in the third. The Rangers outshot the Bruins 28-24 and outhit them 34-17 but lost in faceoffs 29-28. The power play was 0-for-4 and the penalty kill was 1-for-1 on stops. New York had two of the three-star spots, with the first star being Matthew Robertson scoring one goal.
The Islanders are 28-19-5 and third in the Metropolitan Division. They just beat the Philadelphia Flyers on the road 4-0. New York scored in every period and even got a shorthanded goal. The Islanders outshot the Flyers 23-21 and won in faceoffs 33-24 but lost in hits 23-15. The power play was 1-for-3 and the penalty kill was 3-for-3 on stops. New York had all three of the three-star spots with goaltender Ilya Sorokin getting the first star spot with 21 saves.
Spread
- Rangers +1.5 (-186)
- Islanders -1.5 (+178)
Money line
- Rangers +133
- Islanders -138
Total
- OVER 6.5 (+113)
- UNDER 6.5 (-127)
Note: The above data was collected on Jan. 28, 2026, and may have changed since writing.
Rangers vs Islanders Betting Trends
- The Rangers have been listed as the underdog 29 times this season and upset their opponent 11 times.
- The Rangers have gone 3-6 when oddsmakers have made them underdogs of +124 or longer on the moneyline.
- The moneyline implies a 44.6% chance of victory for the Rangers.
- New York and its opponent have gone over the current 6-goal total in 25 of 52 matches (48.1%) so far this season.
- Over the past 10 contests, the Islanders have claimed 70.0% of the possible points with a 5-4-1 record.
- They are scoring at a 3.0 goals-per-game average (30 total) over that time.
Rangers vs Islanders Injury Reports
New York Rangers
- Conor Sheary, LW - Injured reserve
- Igor Shesterkin, G - Injured reserve
- Adam Edstrom, C - Injured reserve
- Adam Fox, D - Injured reserve
New York Islanders
- Ryan Pulock, D - Day-to-day
- Simon Holmstrom, RW - Day-to-day
- Calum Ritchie, C - Day-to-day
- Semyon Varlamov, G - Injured reserve
- Kyle Palmieri, RW - Injured reserve
- Alexander Romanov, D - Injured reserve
- Pierre Engvall LW - Injured reserve
Rangers vs Islanders Predictions and Picks
New York is 26th in scoring, tied for 19th in goals against, 12th on the power play, and 13th on the penalty kill. Artemi Panarin leads the team in assists and points. The Rangers are 16-12-2 on the road and 2-7-1 in their last 10 games. New York has lost three of their last four games and have dropped three straight road games. The offense is showing up a bit, but the defense has been inconsistent. Head-to-head this season, the Rangers are 0-2 and were shut out both games.
New York is 24th in scoring, tied for third in goals against, 27th on the power play, and eighth on the penalty kill. Bo Horvat leads the team in goals. The Islanders are 14-9-2 at home and 5-4-1 in their last 10 games. Lately, New York has been all over the place in their games and not playing balanced hockey. They did just have a lot of games on the road and will try to find their game again at home. The last couple of games were either bad losses or a solid win. The Islanders have outscored the Rangers 7-0 this season and are coming off of a shutout win.
Best Bet: Islanders Money line
The Rangers have lost three games in a row on the road and they have been shut out twice by the Islanders this season. The Rangers do play better on the road and should finally break the shutout streak, but the Islanders will still have the puck luck going for them.
