Anaheim’s power play ranks 6th in the NHL at 26.9 percent, while the Islanders’ penalty kill ranks 6th at 86.7 percent. That is one number to know before checking the Ducks vs Islanders odds for Tuesday, October 20, 2026, when the Anaheim Ducks (4-3-0 before Monday’s game) visit the New York Islanders (4-3-1 this season) at UBS Arena. Puck drop is 7:00 PM ET (7:00 PM local) in Elmont, N.Y.; TV: FOXLA+ / Prime Video / MSGSN.
Storyline: Anaheim plays at the Rangers on Monday night, Oct. 19, so Tuesday’s game is the second night of a back-to-back for the Ducks. The Islanders enter Tuesday at 4-3-1 after a 4-1 win at Toronto (Oct. 17). The Islanders have had two days off since their Oct. 17 game. The goal differentials are far apart: the Islanders have outscored opponents 24-18 this season, and Anaheim has outscored opponents 22-21; its goals-against average ranks 14th of 32 teams (NHL.com). The teams split two meetings last season (NHL.com).
Ducks vs Islanders Odds & Line Movement: Moneyline, Puck Line, Total
| Matchup | Anaheim Ducks @ New York Islanders |
|---|---|
| 2026-27 Records | Anaheim Ducks 4-3-0 (plays Monday, Oct. 19) | New York Islanders 4-3-1 |
| 2025-26 Records | Anaheim Ducks 43-33-6 | New York Islanders 43-34-5 |
| Head Coaches | ANA: Joel Quenneville (2nd season) | NYI: Peter DeBoer (2nd season) |
| Puck Line | ANA +1.5 (-175) | NYI -1.5 (+145) |
| Moneyline | Anaheim Ducks: +140 | New York Islanders: -166 |
| Total | O/U 6.5 (o+114 / u-135) |
| Opening Line (DraftKings) | ANA +142 / NYI -170 | total 6.5 |
| Venue | UBS Arena (Elmont, N.Y.) |
| Date / Time | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 — 7:00 PM ET (7:00 PM local) |
| TV / How to Watch | FOXLA+ / Prime Video / MSGSN |
| Probable Starting Goalies | ANA: Lukas Dostal (confirmed, per ESPN); Anaheim plays at the Rangers Monday | NYI: Ilya Sorokin (probable, per ESPN; not confirmed) |
Ducks vs Islanders odds via DraftKings (through ESPN) as of Monday, Oct. 19, 2026, ~1:35 PM ET. Lines move, so check your sportsbook before puck drop. ESPN lists Lukas Dostal (Anaheim) as the confirmed starter; Ilya Sorokin (Islanders) as the probable starter, not yet confirmed at research time.
In the Ducks vs Islanders odds market, on the moneyline, the Islanders opened at -170 and Anaheim at +142 at DraftKings; the Islanders has moved from -170 to -166 and Anaheim has moved from +142 to +140 as of Monday, Oct. 19, 2026, ~1:35 PM ET. The total has held at 6.5 (over +114, under -135) since it opened. On the puck line, the Islanders -1.5 is at +145, the same price it opened at. Opening prices are the first numbers DraftKings posted, per ESPN.
Anaheim Ducks Preview: Second Night of a Back-to-Back
2025-26 recap: Anaheim went 43-33-6 (92 points), finished third in the Pacific Division and made the playoffs for the first time since 2018. The Ducks beat Edmonton in six games in the first round before losing to Vegas in six in the second round (NHL.com). Cutter Gauthier led the team with 41 goals and 69 points, Leo Carlsson had 67 points and Calder Trophy finalist Sennecke had 60.
Offseason moves: Anaheim matched Philadelphia’s five-year, $90 million offer sheet for Carlsson, signed defenseman Pavel Mintyukov to a five-year contract and signed Gauthier to a six-year, $81 million extension. Mason McTavish was traded to St. Louis, and Jacob Trouba signed with San Jose. The Ducks signed defenseman Nick Jensen and forward Jeff Malott and added forward A.J. Greer (NHL.com, ESPN).
Key players & coach: Gauthier, Carlsson, Sennecke, Mikael Granlund, Alex Killorn and Frank Vatrano lead the forwards, and Jackson LaCombe and Mintyukov anchor the defense with Jensen, Tristan Luneau and Tyson Hinds. Joel Quenneville is in his second season as coach.
Season so far: Before Monday’s game, Anaheim was 4-3-0 through seven games, with 22 goals scored and 21 allowed. Results: a 4-3 win at Vegas (Oct. 2), a 3-2 overtime win over Florida (Oct. 4), a 5-2 loss to Edmonton (Oct. 7), a 5-1 win at Winnipeg (Oct. 9), a 4-2 win at Calgary (Oct. 10), a 4-2 loss to Calgary (Oct. 13) and a 4-2 loss to Boston (Oct. 16). Leo Carlsson has nine points (two goals, seven assists), and Beckett Sennecke has eight points (five goals, three assists) (NHL.com).
Second night of a back-to-back: Anaheim visits the New York Rangers on Monday, Oct. 19 (7:00 p.m. ET), so Tuesday’s game is the second half of a back-to-back.
Our Ducks vs Rangers preview from Oct. 19 has more on how the Ducks came into their last game.
Anaheim Ducks Injury Report
Injury news can move the Ducks vs Islanders odds before puck drop. Mikael Granlund (upper body) is day to day; Ian Moore (lower body) and Ryan Poehling (lower body) are on injured reserve; Troy Terry (hip surgery) is on the injured non-roster list (ESPN).
New York Islanders Preview: Horvat Leads a 4-3-1 Start
2025-26 recap: The Islanders went 43-34-5 (91 points), finished sixth in the Metropolitan Division and missed the playoffs. Mathew Barzal led the team with 72 points (19 goals, 53 assists), Bo Horvat scored a team-high 31 goals, and Matthew Schaefer, the No. 1 selection in the 2025 draft, had 23 goals and 59 points as an 18-year-old defenseman (NHL.com). Peter DeBoer replaced Patrick Roy as coach during the season.
Offseason moves: The Islanders added forward Matias Maccelli (39 points for Toronto last season), defensemen Logan Stanley and Matthew Kessel, and goalie Semyon Varlamov returned to the NHL roster. Forward Anders Lee now plays for Utah, Maxim Shabanov for Minnesota and goalie David Rittich for New Jersey (NHL.com).
Key players & coach: Horvat, Brayden Schenn, Kyle Palmieri, Simon Holmstrom, Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Emil Heineman, Anthony Duclair and Victor Eklund lead the forwards. Schaefer, Ryan Pulock, Adam Pelech, Tony DeAngelo and Stanley are on defense. DeBoer is in his second season as coach.
Season so far: The Islanders are 4-3-1 through eight games, with 24 goals scored and 18 allowed. Results: a 2-1 loss at Toronto (Sept. 30), a 6-0 win over New Jersey (Oct. 3), a 5-2 loss at the Rangers (Oct. 6), a 4-1 win over Chicago (Oct. 8), a 5-3 loss to Tampa Bay (Oct. 10), a 3-2 win over Vancouver (Oct. 13), a 2-1 shootout loss at Ottawa (Oct. 15) and a 4-1 win at Toronto (Oct. 17). Bo Horvat has nine points (five goals, four assists), and Matthew Schaefer has seven assists (NHL.com).
For more background on the Islanders, our Islanders vs Maple Leafs preview from Oct. 17 breaks down the Islanders’ previous matchup.
New York Islanders Injury Report
Any late change on this list can also shift the Ducks vs Islanders odds. Matias Maccelli (lower body) and Calum Ritchie (lower body) are listed as out; Alexander Romanov (knee surgery) and Mathew Barzal (knee) are on injured reserve (ESPN).
Goalie Matchup: Dostal vs Sorokin
The goalie matchup is one of the biggest inputs in the Ducks vs Islanders odds. ESPN lists Lukas Dostal (Anaheim) as the confirmed starter; Ilya Sorokin (Islanders) as the probable starter, not yet confirmed at research time. Here is how each team’s goalies have performed so far in 2026-27 (NHL.com).
New York Islanders Goalies
Ilya Sorokin has started six games and is 4-2-0 with a .940 save percentage (156 saves on 166 shots). Most recently, he made 28 saves on 29 shots in a 4-1 win at Toronto (Oct. 17). Semyon Varlamov has started two games and is 0-1-1 with a .905 save percentage (38 saves on 42 shots). Most recently, he made 19 saves on 20 shots in a 2-1 shootout loss at Ottawa (Oct. 15). ESPN lists Ilya Sorokin as the probable starter for Tuesday (not confirmed at research time).
Anaheim Ducks Goalies
Entering Monday’s game, Lukas Dostal had started six games and was 3-3-0 with an .882 save percentage (134 saves on 152 shots). Most recently, he made 18 saves on 22 shots in a 4-2 loss to Boston (Oct. 16). Ville Husso had started one game and was 1-0-0 with a .935 save percentage (29 saves on 31 shots, including relief). That start was a 4-2 win at Calgary (Oct. 10). ESPN lists Lukas Dostal as the confirmed starter for Tuesday. Anaheim plays at the Rangers on Monday (7:00 p.m. ET), the night before this game.
Ducks vs Islanders Odds: Key Betting Trends
Here is the season data behind the Ducks vs Islanders odds. These are factual season numbers only through games before Tuesday, from NHL.com, with over/under counts measured against DraftKings closing totals via ESPN.
- Ducks home/road: Before Monday’s game, Anaheim is 1-3-0 at home and 3-0-0 on the road (NHL.com).
- Ducks recent form: Anaheim is 2-3-0 in its last five games, with 15 goals scored and 16 allowed in that stretch (NHL.com).
- Ducks totals: Anaheim’s games have gone over the DraftKings closing total two times and under five times in seven games with a posted total, averaging 6.1 combined goals per game (DraftKings via ESPN; NHL.com).
- Ducks special teams: Anaheim’s power play is converting 26.9 percent (6th in the NHL), and its penalty kill is at 80 percent (18th) (NHL.com).
- Ducks scoring: Anaheim has scored 22 goals and allowed 21 in 7 games (3.14 goals per game) before Monday (NHL.com).
- Islanders home/road: The Islanders are 3-1-0 at home and 1-2-1 on the road (NHL.com).
- Islanders recent form: The Islanders are 3-1-1 in their last five games, with 15 goals scored and 11 allowed in that stretch (NHL.com).
- Islanders totals: The Islanders’ games have gone over the DraftKings closing total three times and under five times in eight games with a posted total, averaging 5.2 combined goals per game (DraftKings via ESPN; NHL.com).
- Islanders special teams: The Islanders’ power play is converting 16.7 percent (23rd in the NHL), and their penalty kill is at 86.7 percent (6th) (NHL.com).
- Islanders scoring: The Islanders have scored 24 goals and allowed 18 in 8 games (3 goals per game) (NHL.com).
- Combined totals: Across both teams, games have gone over the DraftKings closing total five times and under 10 times in 15 games with a posted total, against a 6.5 total for this game (DraftKings via ESPN).
Ducks vs Islanders Head-to-Head
2025-26 series: The teams split two meetings last season. Anaheim won 5-1 at home on March 4, 2026. The Islanders won 5-2 at home on Dec. 11, 2025 (NHL.com). The two games produced 13 total goals, an average of 6.5 per game.
2026-27 schedule: Tuesday’s game is meeting one of two between the teams this season (NHL.com). Past meetings are history only; the current Ducks vs Islanders odds are in the table above.
How to Watch Ducks vs Islanders
Date: Tuesday, October 20, 2026
Puck drop: 7:00 PM ET (7:00 PM local)
Venue: UBS Arena, Elmont, N.Y.
TV: In the U.S., MSG Sportsnet (MSGSN) carries it in the Islanders’ market and FOXLA+ and Prime Video carry it in the Ducks’ market (NHL.com). ESPN also lists ESPN+ streaming. No U.S. national TV broadcast is listed at research time.
Schedule spot: Anaheim plays at the Rangers on Monday, so Tuesday is the second night of a back-to-back for the Ducks. The Islanders last played on Oct. 17 (2 days off before Tuesday) and host Los Angeles on Oct. 22.
Live stats, lineups and the box score will be on the Ducks vs Islanders gamecenter on NHL.com, and the official New York Islanders site posts team news and lineup notes.
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Frequently Asked Questions: Ducks vs Islanders
What time is Ducks vs Islanders on October 20, 2026?
Puck drop is 7:00 PM ET (7:00 PM local) on Tuesday, October 20, 2026 at UBS Arena in Elmont, N.Y. The Ducks vs Islanders odds in this preview were last updated on Monday, Oct. 19, 2026.
Who are the probable starting goalies for Ducks vs Islanders?
ESPN lists Lukas Dostal (Anaheim) as the confirmed starter; Ilya Sorokin (Islanders) as the probable starter, not yet confirmed at research time.
What are the Ducks vs Islanders odds and puck line?
For the Ducks vs Islanders odds, DraftKings lists Anaheim +1.5 (-175) and the Islanders -1.5 (+145) on the puck line as of Monday, Oct. 19, 2026, ~1:35 PM ET. The moneyline is Anaheim Ducks +140 and New York Islanders -166, and the total is 6.5.
Where can I watch Ducks vs Islanders?
In the U.S., MSG Sportsnet (MSGSN) carries it in the Islanders’ market and FOXLA+ and Prime Video carry it in the Ducks’ market (NHL.com). ESPN also lists ESPN+ streaming. No U.S. national TV broadcast is listed at research time.