2025–26 New York Islanders season

2025–26 New York Islanders
DivisionMetropolitan
ConferenceEastern
2025–26 record39–25–5
Home record18–11–2
Road record21–14–3
Goals for202
Goals against195
Team information
General managerMathieu Darche
CoachPatrick Roy
CaptainAnders Lee
Alternate captainsBo Horvat
Kyle Palmieri
Ryan Pulock
ArenaUBS Arena
Minor league affiliatesBridgeport Islanders (AHL)
Worcester Railers (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsBo Horvat (28)
AssistsMathew Barzal (45)
PointsMathew Barzal (63)
Penalty minutesScott Mayfield (74)
Plus/minusMathew Barzal
Matthew Schaefer (+16)
WinsIlya Sorokin (25)
Goals against averageIlya Sorokin (2.50)

The 2025–26 New York Islanders season is the 54th season in the franchise's history.[1] It is their fifth season in UBS Arena.[2]

Standings

Divisional standings

Metropolitan Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 Carolina Hurricanes 69 44 19 6 31 245 205 +40 94
2 Pittsburgh Penguins 68 34 18 16 29 235 210 +25 84
3 Columbus Blue Jackets 68 36 21 11 25 223 212 +11 83
4 New York Islanders 69 39 25 5 25 202 195 +7 83
5 Philadelphia Flyers 68 33 23 12 20 198 210 −12 78
6 Washington Capitals 70 35 27 8 30 218 205 +13 78
7 New Jersey Devils 69 35 32 2 23 187 209 −22 72
8 New York Rangers 69 28 33 8 19 196 221 −25 64
Updated to game(s) played on March 20, 2026. Source: National Hockey League[3]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)

Conference standings

Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 AT Boston Bruins 69 38 23 8 28 230 215 +15 84
2 AT Detroit Red Wings 69 38 23 8 27 203 204 −1 84
3 ME New York Islanders 69 39 25 5 25 202 195 +7 83
4 AT Ottawa Senators 68 35 24 9 29 229 211 +18 79
5 ME Philadelphia Flyers 68 33 23 12 20 198 210 −12 78
6 ME Washington Capitals 70 35 27 8 30 218 205 +13 78
7 ME New Jersey Devils 69 35 32 2 23 187 209 −22 72
8 AT Florida Panthers 69 34 32 3 27 206 229 −23 71
9 AT Toronto Maple Leafs 70 29 28 13 21 219 245 −26 71
10 ME New York Rangers 69 28 33 8 19 196 221 −25 64
Updated to game(s) played on March 20, 2026. Source: National Hockey League[4]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)

Schedule and results

Preseason

The New York Islanders preseason schedule was released on June 24, 2025.[5]

2025 preseason game log: 2–2–2 (home: 0–1–2; road: 2–1–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record
1 September 21 Philadelphia 3–2 NY Islanders SO Gahagen UBS Arena 8,348 0–0–1
2 September 23 NY Islanders 2–6 New Jersey Hogberg Prudential Center 8,076 0–1–1
3 September 25 NY Islanders 5–4 NY Rangers Hogberg Madison Square Garden 17,246 1–1–1
4 September 26 New Jersey 4–2 NY Islanders Sorokin UBS Arena 10,130 1–2–1
5 September 29 NY Rangers 2–3 NY Islanders OT Rittich UBS Arena 12,877 1–2–2
6 October 2 NY Islanders 4–3 Philadelphia Sorokin Xfinity Mobile Arena 12,530 2–2–2
Legend:

  = Win   = Loss   = OT/SO Loss

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on July 16, 2025.[6]

2025–26 game log
October: 5–5–1 (home: 3–2–0; road: 2–3–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
1 October 9 NY Islanders 3–4 Pittsburgh Sorokin PPG Paints Arena 16,107 0–1–0 0 [7]
2 October 11 Washington 4–2 NY Islanders Sorokin UBS Arena 17,255 0–2–0 0 [8]
3 October 13 Winnipeg 5–2 NY Islanders Sorokin UBS Arena 13,287 0–3–0 0 [9]
4 October 16 Edmonton 2–4 NY Islanders Rittich UBS Arena 14,837 1–3–0 2 [10]
5 October 18 NY Islanders 5–4 Ottawa Sorokin Canadian Tire Centre 15,929 2–3–0 4 [11]
6 October 21 San Jose 3–4 NY Islanders Sorokin UBS Arena 15,832 3–3–0 6 [12]
7 October 23 Detroit 2–7 NY Islanders Rittich UBS Arena 14,495 4–3–0 8 [13]
8 October 25 NY Islanders 3–4 Philadelphia SO Sorokin Xfinity Mobile Arena 16,640 4–3–1 9 [14]
9 October 28 NY Islanders 2–5 Boston Sorokin TD Garden 17,850 4–4–1 9 [15]
10 October 30 NY Islanders 2–6 Carolina Rittich Lenovo Center 18,299 4–5–1 9 [16]
11 October 31 NY Islanders 3–1 Washington Sorokin Capital One Arena 16,471 5–5–1 11 [17]
November: 8–5–2 (home: 2–4–2; road: 6–1–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
12 November 2 Columbus 2–3 NY Islanders Riitich UBS Arena 14,984 6–5–1 13 [18]
13 November 4 Boston 4–3 NY Islanders SO Sorokin UBS Arena 15,585 6–5–2 14 [19]
14 November 7 Minnesota 5–2 NY Islanders Riitich UBS Arena 15,792 6–6–2 14 [20]
15 November 8 NY Islanders 5–0 NY Rangers Sorokin Madison Square Garden 18,006 7–6–2 16 [21]
16 November 10 NY Islanders 3–2 New Jersey OT Sorokin Prudential Center 16,514 8–6–2 18 [22]
17 November 13 NY Islanders 4–3 Vegas OT Sorokin T-Mobile Arena 17,733 9–6–2 20 [23]
18 November 14 NY Islanders 3–2 Utah OT Rittich Delta Center 12,478 10–6–2 22 [24]
19 November 16 NY Islanders 1–4 Colorado Sorokin Ball Arena 18,109 10–7–2 22 [25]
20 November 18 NY Islanders 3–2 Dallas Rittich American Airlines Center 18,532 11–7–2 24 [26]
21 November 20 NY Islanders 5–0 Detroit Sorokin Little Caesars Arena 18,918 12–7–2 26 [27]
22 November 22 St. Louis 2–1 NY Islanders Sorokin UBS Arena 17,255 12–8–2 26 [28]
23 November 23 Seattle 0–1 NY Islanders SO Rittich UBS Arena 17,255 13–8–2 28 [29]
24 November 26 Boston 3–1 NY Islanders Sorokin UBS Arena 17,255 13–9–2 28 [30]
25 November 28 Philadelphia 4–3 NY Islanders SO Rittich UBS Arena 17,255 13–9–3 29 [31]
26 November 30 Washington 4–1 NY Islanders Sorokin UBS Arena 15,648 13–10–3 29 [32]
December: 9–4–1 (home: 7–1–0; road: 2–3–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
27 December 2 Tampa Bay 1–2 NY Islanders Sorokin UBS Arena 13,014 14–10–3 31 [33]
28 December 4 Colorado 3–6 NY Islanders Sorokin UBS Arena 14,497 15–10–3 33 [34]
29 December 6 NY Islanders 2–0 Tampa Bay Sorokin Benchmark International Arena 19,092 16–10–3 35 [35]
30 December 7 NY Islanders 1–4 Florida Rittich Amerant Bank Arena 19,334 16–11–3 35 [36]
31 December 9 Vegas 4–5 NY Islanders SO Sorokin UBS Arena 13,514 17–11–3 37 [37]
32 December 11 Anaheim 2–5 NY Islanders Rittich UBS Arena 14,527 18–11–3 39 [38]
33 December 13 Tampa Bay 2–3 NY Islanders SO Sorokin UBS Arena 17,255 19–11–3 41 [39]
34 December 16 NY Islanders 2–3 Detroit Sorokin Little Caesars Arena 19,515 19–12–3 41 [40]
35 December 19 Vancouver 4–1 NY Islanders Sorokin UBS Arena 17,255 19–13–3 41 [41]
36 December 20 NY Islanders 2–3 Buffalo SO Rittich KeyBank Center 19,070 19–13–4 42 [42]
37 December 23 New Jersey 1–2 NY Islanders Rittich UBS Arena 17,255 20–13–4 44 [43]
38 December 27 NY Rangers 0–2 NY Islanders Rittich UBS Arena 17,255 21–13–4 46 [44]
39 December 28 NY Islanders 2–4 Columbus Rittich Nationwide Arena 18,223 21–14–4 46 [45]
40 December 30 NY Islanders 3–2 Chicago SO Rittich United Center 19,603 22–14–4 48 [46]
January: 8–6–1 (home: 3–3–0; road: 5–3–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
41 January 1 Utah 7–2 NY Islanders Rittich UBS Arena 17,255 22–15–14 48 [47]
42 January 3 Toronto 3–4 NY Islanders OT Rittich UBS Arena 17,255 23–15–4 50 [48]
43 January 6 New Jersey 0–9 NY Islanders Sorokin UBS Arena 17,255 24–15–4 52 [49]
44 January 8 NY Islanders 1–2 Nashville SO Rittich Bridgestone Arena 17,159 24–15–5 53 [50]
45 January 10 NY Islanders 4–3 Minnesota OT Sorokin Grand Casino Arena 19,036 25–15–5 55 [51]
46 January 13 NY Islanders 4–5 Winnipeg Sorokin Canada Life Centre 14,114 25–16–5 55 [52]
47 January 15 NY Islanders 1–0 Edmonton Sorokin Rogers Place 18,144 26–16–5 57 [53]
48 January 17 NY Islanders 2–4 Calgary Rittich Scotiabank Saddledome 17,358 26–17–5 57 [54]
49 January 19 NY Islanders 4–3 Vancouver Sorokin Rogers Arena 18,503 27–17–5 59 [55]
50 January 21 NY Islanders 1–4 Seattle Sorokin Climate Pledge Arena 17,151 27–18–5 59 [56]
51 January 24 Buffalo 5–0 NY Islanders Rittich UBS Arena 17,255 27–19–5 59 [57]
52 January 26 NY Islanders 4–0 Philadelphia Sorokin Xfinity Mobile Arena 17,942 28–19–5 61 [58]
53 January 28 NY Rangers 2–5 NY Islanders Rittich UBS Arena 17,255 29–19–5 63 [59]
54 January 29 NY Islanders 2–1 NY Rangers Sorokin Madison Square Garden 18,006 30–19–5 65 [60]
55 January 31 Nashville 4–3 NY Islanders Sorokin UBS Arena 17,255 30–20–5 65 [61]
February: 4–1–0 (home: 1–0–0; road: 3–1–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
56 February 2 NY Islanders 1–4 Washington Rittich Capital One Arena 17,545 30–21–5 65 [62]
57 February 3 Pittsburgh 4–5 NY Islanders OT Sorokin UBS Arena 17,255 31–21–5 67 [63]
58 February 5 NY Islanders 3–1 New Jersey Sorokin Prudential Center 16,514 32–21–5 69 [64]
59 February 26 NY Islanders 4–3 Montreal OT Sorokin Bell Centre 20,962 33–21–5 71 [65]
60 February 28 NY Islanders 4-3 Columbus OT Sorokin Nationwide Arena 18,925 34–21–5 73 [66]
March: 5–4–0 (home: 2–1–0; road: 3–3–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
61 March 1 Florida 4–5 NY Islanders Rittich UBS Arena 17,255 35–21–5 75 [67]
62 March 4 NY Islanders 1–5 Anaheim Rittich Honda Center 14,196 35–22–5 75 [68]
63 March 5 NY Islanders 3–5 Los Angeles Sorokin Crypto.com Arena 17,078 35–23–5 75 [69]
64 March 7 NY Islanders 2–1 San Jose OT Sorokin SAP Center 17,435 36–23–5 77 [70]
65 March 10 NY Islanders 4–3 St. Louis OT Sorokin Enterprise Center 18,096 37–23–5 79 [71]
66 March 13 Los Angeles 3–2 NY Islanders Sorokin UBS Arena 17,255 37–24–5 79 [72]
67 March 14 Calgary 2–3 NY Islanders Rittich UBS Arena 17,255 38–24–5 81 [73]
68 March 17 NY Islanders 3–1 Toronto Sorokin Scotiabank Arena 18,949 39–24–5 83 [74]
69 March 19 NY Islanders 2–3 Ottawa Sorokin Canadian Tire Centre 16,785 39-25-5 83 [75]
70 March 21 NY Islanders Montreal Bell Centre
71 March 22 Columbus NY Islanders UBS Arena
72 March 24 Chicago NY Islanders UBS Arena
73 March 26 Dallas NY Islanders UBS Arena
74 March 28 Florida NY Islanders UBS Arena
75 March 30 Pittsburgh NY Islanders UBS Arena
76 March 31 NY Islanders Buffalo KeyBank Center
April: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
77 April 3 Philadelphia NY Islanders UBS Arena
78 April 4 NY Islanders Carolina Lenovo Center
79 April 9 Toronto NY Islanders UBS Arena
80 April 11 Ottawa NY Islanders UBS Arena
81 April 12 Montreal NY Islanders UBS Arena
82 April 14 Carolina NY Islanders UBS Arena

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   OT/SO loss (1 point)

Player statistics

Skaters

Goaltenders

Regular season[77]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Ilya Sorokin 43 43 2568:57 25 16 2 107 2.50 1237 .914 6 0 1 4
David Rittich 26 26 1554:35 14 9 3 69 2.66 680 .899 2 0 0 0
Marcus Hogberg 1 0 13:29 0 0 0 2 8.90 7 .714 0 0 0 0
  • Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Islanders. Stats reflect time with the Islanders only.
  • Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Islanders only.
  • Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Awards and honors

Awards

Regular season
Player Award Date

Milestones

Records

Transactions

The Islanders have been involved in the following transactions during the 2025–26 season.

Key:

 †  Contract is entry-level.
 ‡  Contract initially takes effect in the 2026–27 season.

Trade

Date Details Ref
June 27, 2025 (2025-06-27) To Montreal Canadiens
Noah Dobson
To New York Islanders
Emil Heineman
1st-round pick in 2025
CGY 1st-round pick in 2025
[78]
January 26, 2025 (2025-01-26) To New York Islanders
Carson Soucy
To New York Rangers
3rd-round pick in 2026
[79]
January 27, 2026 (2026-01-27) To New Jersey Devils
Maxim Tsyplakov
To New York Islanders
Ondrej Palat
3rd-round pick in 2026
6th-round pick in 2027
[80]
February 24, 2026 (2026-02-24) To New York Islanders
Matt Luff
To St. Louis Blues
Julien Gauthier
[81]
March 6, 2026 (2026-03-06) To New York Islanders
Brayden Schenn
To St. Louis Blues
Jonathan Drouin
Marcus Gidlof
COL 1st-round pick in 2026
NJD 3rd-round pick in 2026
[82]

Free agents

Date Player Team Contract term Ref
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01) Ethan Bear from Washington Capitals 1-year [83]
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01) Jonathan Drouin from Colorado Avalanche 2-year [84]
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01) Matthew Highmore from Ottawa Senators 1-year [83]
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01) Cole McWard from Vancouver Canucks 1-year [83]
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01) David Rittich from Los Angeles Kings 1-year [85]
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01) Scott Perunovich to Utah Mammoth 1-year [86]
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01) Mike Reilly to Carolina Hurricanes 1-year [87]
July 2, 2025 (2025-07-02) Maxim Shabanov from Traktor Chelyabinsk (KHL) 1-year† [88]
July 2, 2025 (2025-07-02) Samuel Bolduc to Los Angeles Kings 1-year [89]
July 10, 2025 (2025-07-10) Jakub Skarek to San Jose Sharks 1-year [90]
August 18, 2025 (2025-08-18) Hudson Fasching to Columbus Blue Jackets 1-year [91]

Waivers

Date Player Team Ref

Signings

Date Player Contract term Ref
June 29, 2025 (2025-06-29) Julien Gauthier 1-year [92]
June 29, 2025 (2025-06-29) Liam Foudy 1-year [93]
June 30, 2025 (2025-06-30) Alexander Romanov 8-year [94]
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01) Simon Holmstrom 2-year [95]
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01) Tony DeAngelo 1-year [96]
July 2, 2025 (2025-07-02) Emil Heineman 2-year [97]
July 6, 2025 (2025-07-06) Marc Gatcomb 1-year [98]
July 14, 2025 (2025-07-14) Victor Eklund 3-year† [99]
July 25, 2025 (2025-07-25) Maxim Tsyplakov 2-year [100]
August 4, 2025 (2025-08-04) Matthew Schaefer 3-year† [101]
September 2, 2025 (2025-09-02) Daniil Prokhorov 3-year† [102]
March 6, 2026 (2026-03-06) Jean-Gabriel Pageau 3-year [103]
March 17, 2026 (2026-03-17) Kashawn Aitcheson 3-year‡ [104]
March 18, 2026 Cole Eiserman 3-year‡ [105]

Draft picks

Below are the New York Islanders' selections at the 2025 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 27 and 28, 2025, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/junior/club team
1 1 Matthew Schaefer D  Canada Erie Otters (OHL)
1 16 Victor Eklund RW  Sweden Djurgårdens IF (HockeyAllsvenskan)
1 17 Kashawn Aitcheson D  Canada Barrie Colts (OHL)
2 42 Daniil Prokhorov RW  Russia HC Dinamo Saint Petersburg (MHL)
3 74 Luca Romano C  Canada Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
4 104 Tomas Poletin LW  Czech Republic Lahti Pelicans (Liiga)
5 138 Sam Laurila D  United States Fargo Force (USHL)
6 170 Burke Hood G  Canada Vancouver Giants (WHL)
7 202 Jacob Kvasnicka RW  United States U.S. NTDP (USHL)

Notes

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