OTT New York Islanders @ Ottawa Senators Oct 15, 2026 · 7:00 p.m. ET After the game

Senators Edge Islanders in the Shootout

Sénateurs d'Ottawa – Islanders de New York, LNH, saison régulière 2026-27, jeudi 15 octobre 2026, 19 h 00 (heure de l'Est)

Preview

The NHL returns to the Canadian Tire Centre Thursday, October 15, 2026, 7:00 p.m. ET, for a 2026-27 regular season game. The Ottawa Senators host the New York Islanders at home. The building, home ice for the Senators, seats 19,153.

Ottawa carries a 5-1-0 record, current regular season only, preseason games not counted. Their last six games read W, W, W, L, W, W. They're riding a 3-game winning streak. At home, they're 2-0-0. The Islanders show a 2-3-0 record. Their sequence: L, W, L, W, L. They lost their last game in regulation. On the road, they're 0-2-0.

Going into this game, Ottawa sits 1st in the Atlantic Division and 2nd in the Eastern Conference, with 10 points. Their line is 19 goals for, 12 against, and 5-1-0 over their last 10 games. Going into this game, the Islanders sit 6th in the Metropolitan Division and 13th in the Eastern Conference, with 4 points. Their line is 16 goals for, 13 against, and 2-3-0 over their last 10 games.

Our feed has 3 meetings between these two clubs last season, 2025-2026. The Islanders won 4-5 at Ottawa on Saturday, October 18, 2025. Ottawa answered at home 3-2 on Thursday, March 19, 2026, then won 3-0 on the road on Saturday, April 11, 2026. Over those three games, Ottawa won twice and the Islanders once.

After the game NYI 1 – OTT 2 (SO) Win

At Canadian Tire Centre, Thursday, October 15, 2026. The Ottawa Senators beat the New York Islanders. The final score was 2-1, in the shootout.

The Islanders struck first in the first period. M. Maccelli finished it off at 19:48. The score read NYI 1, OTT 0. R. Greig tied it in the second period. He scored at 15:43. W. Foegele and A. Zub picked up the assists. The score moved to NYI 1, OTT 1.

The score held at NYI 1, OTT 1 after the third period. It stayed that way through overtime. The deciding goal came in the shootout. It counts as one goal in the official score. Never more than one straight goal for the New York Islanders. Never more than one for the Ottawa Senators either.

The three stars were, in order, L. Ullmark, S. Varlamov and S. Pinto. This was an Ottawa Senators win, earned at home.

Published Oct 14, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026