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| PIMLeader = [[Scott Mayfield]] (47)

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| PlusMinusLeader = Bo Horvat (+13)

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| WinsLeader = [[Ilya Sorokin]] (7)

| WinsLeader = [[Ilya Sorokin]] (7)

| GAALeader = [[David Rittich]] (2.59)

| GAALeader = [[David Rittich]] (2.59)

Latest revision as of 04:00, 28 November 2025

National Hockey League season

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]

Divisional standings

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Updated to game(s) played on November 26, 2025. 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

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Updated to game(s) played on November 26, 2025. 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

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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)
Legend:

  = Win   = Loss   = OT/SO Loss

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 Riitich 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: 8–4–1 (home: 2–3–1; 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 – NY Islanders UBS Arena
26 November 30 Washington – NY Islanders UBS Arena

December: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0)

January: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0)

February: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0)

March: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0)

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)

Regular season[32]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Ilya Sorokin 16 16 954:43 7 7 2 43 2.70 436 .901 2 0 0 0
David Rittich 8 8 486:34 6 2 0 21 2.59 222 .905 1 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.
Regular season
Player Award Date

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.

Date Player Team Contract term Ref
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01) Ethan Bear from Washington Capitals 1-year [34]
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01) Jonathan Drouin from Colorado Avalanche 2-year [35]
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01) Matthew Highmore from Ottawa Senators 1-year [34]
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01) Cole McWard from Vancouver Canucks 1-year [34]
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01) David Rittich from Los Angeles Kings 1-year [36]
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01) Scott Perunovich to Utah Mammoth 1-year [37]
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01) Mike Reilly to Carolina Hurricanes 1-year [38]
July 2, 2025 (2025-07-02) Maxim Shabanov from Traktor Chelyabinsk (KHL) 1-year† [39]
July 2, 2025 (2025-07-02) Samuel Bolduc to Los Angeles Kings 1-year [40]
July 10, 2025 (2025-07-10) Jakub Skarek to San Jose Sharks 1-year [41]
August 18, 2025 (2025-08-18) Hudson Fasching to Columbus Blue Jackets 1-year [42]
Date Player Contract term Ref
June 29, 2025 (2025-06-29) Julien Gauthier 1-year [43]
June 29, 2025 (2025-06-29) Liam Foudy 1-year [44]
June 30, 2025 (2025-06-30) Alexander Romanov 8-year [45]
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01) Simon Holmstrom 2-year [46]
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01) Tony DeAngelo 1-year [47]
July 2, 2025 (2025-07-02) Emil Heineman 2-year [48]
July 6, 2025 (2025-07-06) Marc Gatcomb 1-year [49]
July 14, 2025 (2025-07-14) Victor Eklund 3-year† [50]
July 25, 2025 (2025-07-25) Maxim Tsyplakov 2-year [51]
August 4, 2025 (2025-08-04) Matthew Schaefer 3-year† [52]
September 2, 2025 (2025-09-02) Daniil Prokhorov 3-year† [53]

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.

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  36. ^ “Islanders Sign Rittich”. New York Islanders. July 1, 2025.
  37. ^ “Utah Signs Defenseman Scott Perunovich to One-Year, Two-Way Contract”. Utah Mammoth. July 1, 2025.
  38. ^ “Canes Sign Mike Reilly To One-Year Contract”. Carolina Hurricanes. July 1, 2025.
  39. ^ “Islanders Sign Shabanov”. New York Islanders. July 2, 2025.
  40. ^ “LA Kings Sign Four Players to NHL Contracts”. Los Angeles Kings. July 2, 2025.
  41. ^ “Sharks sign goaltender Jakub Skarek”. San Jose Sharks. July 10, 2025.
  42. ^ “Blue Jackets sign F Hudson Fasching to one-year, two-way contract”. Columbus Blue Jackets. August 18, 2025.
  43. ^ “Islanders Sign Gauthier”. New York Islanders. June 29, 2025.
  44. ^ “Islanders Sign Foudy”. New York Islanders. June 29, 2025.
  45. ^ “Romanov Agrees to Eight-Year Deal”. New York Islanders. June 30, 2025.
  46. ^ “Islanders Sign Holmstrom”. New York Islanders. July 1, 2025.
  47. ^ “Islanders Sign DeAngelo”. New York Islanders. July 1, 2025.
  48. ^ “Islanders Sign Heineman”. New York Islanders. July 2, 2025.
  49. ^ “Islanders Sign Gatcomb”. New York Islanders. July 6, 2025.
  50. ^ “Islanders Sign Eklund”. New York Islanders. July 14, 2025.
  51. ^ “Islanders Sign Tsyplakov”. New York Islanders. July 25, 2025.
  52. ^ “Islanders Sign Schaefer”. New York Islanders. August 4, 2025.
  53. ^ “Islanders Sign Prokhorov”. New York Islanders. September 2, 2025.

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