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Latest News
Team-specific updates for the New York Islanders.
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Islanders Re-Sign Forward Joey Larson to Two-Year, Two-Way Contract
The Islanders kept AHL forward Joey Larson on a two-year, two-way deal through 2027-28, the team announced Wednesday.
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Peter DeBoer Says Islanders Must Fix Their Defensive Foundation and 30th-Ranked Power Play, Won’t Rush the Captain Decision
In an interview with The Athletic, the new Islanders head coach named defensive play and the NHL’s 30th-ranked power play as his camp priorities — and said the captaincy vacated by Anders Lee can wait until he sees the group…
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Islanders Re-Sign Goaltender Henrik Tikkanen to One-Year, Two-Way Contract
Tikkanen returns on a one-year, two-way deal with an $850,000 NHL cap hit and a raised AHL salary after going 17-9-1 for Bridgeport last season.
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Islanders Sign First-Round Pick Malte Gustafsson to Three-Year Entry-Level Contract
The 13th overall pick signed his three-year ELC on July 14 and will develop with HV71 in Sweden for at least one more season.
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Islanders Prospect Alex Jefferies’ Arbitration Hearing Set for July 30
The 2020 fourth-rounder was qualified at $850,000 after back-to-back 29-point AHL seasons. The sides can settle any time before the July 30 hearing.
Around the NHL
League-wide NHL coverage from the newsroom.
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Golden Knights trade Dorofeyev to Rangers, extend Andersson
Vegas dealt its 37-goal right wing to free cap space for defenseman Rasmus Andersson's extension.
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Sharks re-sign Graf to 3-year deal
San Jose locks in its 23-year-old right wing after a 21-goal, 46-point breakout season.
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Sharks Pursue Extension With Will Smith
San Jose looks to lock in its second young center after securing Celebrini long-term.
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Matt Rempe still working back from hand injury
The Rangers center missed most of 2025-26 with a hand injury requiring two surgeries and is not yet at full health.
Division Head-to-Head
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Team Snapshot
Standings
Eastern Conference
43-34-5
#12 in Eastern Conference
Upcoming Schedule
No upcoming games returned right now.
Rafters Player Value Leaders
- 1 Mathew Barzal C · #13 · Holding 68 Needs 2 days
- 2 Bo Horvat C · #14 · Holding 67 Needs 2 days
- 3 Matthew Schaefer D · #48 · Holding 67 Needs 2 days
- 4 Ilya Sorokin G · #30 · Holding 65 Needs 2 days
- 5 Jean-Gabriel Pageau C · #44 · Holding 62 Needs 2 days
No upcoming game is currently attached to this team page, so these values lean on season context and roster evidence until the next scheduled matchup appears.
No verified team movers today. Risers and fallers appear once this roster has a prior day of scores to compare against.
Roster
Centers
- Mathew Barzal — C, #13
- Casey Cizikas — C, #53
- Liam Foudy — C, #43
- Bo Horvat — C, #14
- Kyle MacLean — C, #32
- Jean-Gabriel Pageau — C, #44
- Kyle Palmieri — C, #21
- Calum Ritchie — C, #64
- Brayden Schenn — C, #10
Left Wings
- Anthony Duclair — LW, #11
- Victor Eklund — LW, #73
- Emil Heineman — LW, #51
- Alex Jefferies — LW, #45
- Ondrej Palat — LW, #81
Right Wings
- Mitchell Chaffee — RW
- Simon Holmstrom — RW, #92
- Matt Luff — RW, #39
Defense
- Ethan Bear — D, #74
- Adam Boqvist — D, #34
- Tony DeAngelo — D, #77
- Isaiah George — D, #36
- Scott Mayfield — D, #24
- Adam Pelech — D, #3
- Ryan Pulock — D, #6
- Alexander Romanov — D, #28
- Matthew Schaefer — D, #48
- Carson Soucy — D, #4
Goalies
- Ilya Sorokin — G, #30
- Semyon Varlamov — G, #40