It's no secret, the playoffs the Eastern Conference is a dog fight due to the log jam of teams in the Metropolitan who are competitive. As of today, the Islanders are in third place in the Metro with three other teams on their tail.
Columbus, Carolina, and Philadelphia are all within three points of the Islanders. Three points Is the difference between third place and being out of the playoffs.
If you take the average of MoneyPuck, HockeyViz, and The Athletic the Islanders have a 77.33 percent chance of playing in the Stanley Cup Playoffs this season.