New York Islanders

43-34-5 · 91 pts · 2025-26

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2.79

GF/GP

25th

2.88

GA/GP

5th

16.5%

PP%

30th

80.8%

PK%

10th

55.5%

Pt%

19th

52.6%

FO%

5th

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Line updates

No reported line changes. Practice-line reports appear here in season.

Injury updates7

NEWCBS · 11/30

Probable for start of season — Knee

@stefen_rosner · 8/6

I’m high on Isaiah George. But if Alexander Romanov’s injury history is part of the conversation, George’s should be too. That’s not criticism. It’s context. @TheElmonters #Isles https://t.co/gDUkFsA9a4

CBS · 7/28

now Out

CBS · 7/28

now Out

CBS · 7/28

now Questionable for start of season

CBS · 7/28

now Questionable for start of season

CBS · 7/28

now Out

Other news18

NHL transactions · 8/16

Mitchell Chaffee added to NYI roster

@stefen_rosner · 8/11

Palmieri has cleared the physical hurdles to get back on the ice. But a physical therapist explained why the mental side of ACL recovery can be just as important once the games and contact return. More on Palmieri’s road back: @TheElmonters #Isles ⤵️ https://t.co/WjHioLomCU

@stefen_rosner · 8/11

Kyle Palmieri is expected to be ready for training camp. But what will he look like coming off a torn ACL? I looked at recent NHL history & spoke with a physical therapist about the recovery process: @TheElmonters #Isles ⤵️ https://t.co/WjHioLnONm

NHL transactions · 7/7

Matias Maccelli added to NYI roster

NHL transactions · 7/7

Vitek Vanecek added to NYI roster

NHL transactions · 7/7

Matthew Kessel added to NYI roster

NHL transactions · 7/5

Max Shabanov off NYI roster

NHL transactions · 7/5

Marc Gatcomb off NYI roster

ScheduleSOS avg (0.989)0 off-nights (◐)

This week (4)

Date	Opp	GF	GA	xGF	xGA	Matchup
4/4	vs MTL	3.4	3.06	3.17	3.27	neutral
4/6	vs DET	2.91	3.1	3.13	3.01	neutral
4/8	@ NJD	2.76	3.09	3.17	3.07	neutral
4/10	vs CBJ	3	3.06	3.18	3.17	neutral

Next week (3)

Date	Opp	GF	GA	xGF	xGA	Matchup
3/30	vs CAR	3.55	2.88	3.53	2.93	neutral
4/1	@ PIT	3.54	3.15	3.29	3.11	neutral
4/2	vs OTT	3.35	2.99	3.36	2.71	neutral

Projected lineup

Forward lines

Line 1

Mathew Barzal🚑 · Brayden Schenn · Kyle Palmieri🚑

Line 2

Emil Heineman · Simon Holmstrom · Bo Horvat

Line 3

Matias Maccelli · Jean-Gabriel Pageau · Anthony Duclair

Line 4

Casey Cizikas · Calum Ritchie · Ondrej Palat

Defense pairs

Pair 1

Matthew Schaefer · Ryan Pulock

Pair 2

Adam Pelech · Tony DeAngelo

Pair 3

Alexander Romanov · Scott Mayfield

Goalies

Ilya Sorokin · Vitek Vanecek · Semyon Varlamov🚑

Special teams

Power play 1

Mathew Barzal🚑 · Brayden Schenn · Matthew Schaefer · Kyle Palmieri🚑 · Bo Horvat

Power play 2

Matias Maccelli · Simon Holmstrom · Tony DeAngelo · Calum Ritchie · Anthony Duclair

Penalty kill

Casey Cizikas · Emil Heineman · Adam Pelech · Simon Holmstrom · Matthew Schaefer · Jean-Gabriel Pageau · Kyle Palmieri🚑 · Tony DeAngelo · Ryan Pulock · Bo Horvat · Alexander Romanov · Scott Mayfield

On-ice units (5v5 · % of the least-used member’s ice time)

Forward lines (3F)

Unit	Together	Share	xGF%
Brayden Schenn · Mathew Barzal🚑 · Calum Ritchie	170m	23%	64%
Bo Horvat · Mathew Barzal🚑 · Emil Heineman	162m	16%	65%
Kyle Palmieri🚑 · Bo Horvat · Emil Heineman	109m	32%	52%
Ondrej Palat · Jean-Gabriel Pageau · Simon Holmstrom	106m	11%	43%
Anthony Duclair · Simon Holmstrom · Calum Ritchie	57m	8%	47%
Brayden Schenn · Anthony Duclair · Simon Holmstrom	51m	7%	47%
Ondrej Palat · Bo Horvat · Mathew Barzal🚑	46m	5%	58%
Casey Cizikas · Ondrej Palat · Kyle MacLean	46m	8%	43%

Defence pairs (2D)

Unit	Together	Share	xGF%
Ryan Pulock · Matthew Schaefer	921m	67%	48%
Adam Pelech · Tony DeAngelo	779m	59%	49%
Adam Pelech · Ryan Pulock	215m	16%	54%
Tony DeAngelo · Matthew Schaefer	177m	13%	64%
Adam Pelech · Matthew Schaefer	154m	10%	59%
Scott Mayfield · Matthew Schaefer	154m	13%	58%

Team leaders · click a column to sort

Player	Pos	P ▼	G	A	PPG	SOG	HIT	BLK	PIM	+/-	GP
Mathew Barzal🚑	C	72	19	53	2	184	29	50	61	10	81
Matthew Schaefer	D	59	23	36	8	222	40	111	38	13	82
Bo Horvat	C	57	31	26	7	226	51	38	40	8	68
Simon Holmstrom	R	41	19	22	1	100	16	45	16	4	79
Brayden Schenn	C	39	18	21	4	119	180	41	68	-28	80
Matias Maccelli	L	39	14	25	2	90	24	17	16	-23	71
Jean-Gabriel Pageau	C	35	17	18	0	81	115	51	4	0	74
Tony DeAngelo	D	35	5	30	1	148	33	70	43	-5	76
Emil Heineman	L	31	22	9	4	174	247	54	18	-13	82
Calum Ritchie	C	30	13	17	5	79	17	34	22	-14	65
Ryan Pulock	D	27	3	24	0	93	49	148	16	9	76
Anthony Duclair	L	27	12	15	4	74	9	42	12	0	62
Casey Cizikas	C	18	10	8	0	80	153	57	20	-3	81
Kyle Palmieri🚑	C	18	6	12	1	71	19	9	8	-2	25
Adam Pelech	D	16	4	12	0	122	66	124	50	4	82
Ondrej Palat	L	15	5	10	1	83	133	67	14	-11	80
Scott Mayfield	D	15	2	13	0	71	75	82	83	-11	80
Kyle MacLean	C	7	2	5	0	43	121	23	40	-6	59
Matthew Kessel	D	3	2	1	0	20	22	26	10	1	29
Alexander Romanov	D	1	0	1	0	17	31	31	6	-7	15
Mitchell Chaffee	R	1	0	1	0	9	29	5	4	-2	11
Victor Eklund	R	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	1