Metropolitan Division
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Est. 1972
New York Islanders
2025–26
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43–34–5
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91 pts
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#6 Metropolitan
GM: Mathieu Darche
HC: Peter DeBoer
STANLEY CUP
1983
1982
1981
1980
Team xGF%
48.0
% · all situations · HighDanger xG
Identity
Schaefer-fueled
23-goal rookie D
Contention window
Building
Missed in tough Metro
Coach
DeBoer
First year identity install
Avg age · forwards
30.1
computed from roster
Team Identity
Schaefer-fueled · Wasted rookie year
Matthew Schaefer was the story, the 18-year-old #1 overall pick tying Brian Leetch's all-time NHL record for goals by a rookie defenseman with 23 and leading all first-year players in ice time. Bo Horvat and Mathew Barzal produced and Ilya Sorokin held up his end by save percentage above expected, but the Isles still missed the playoffs in a brutal Metro race. The kid can play. The rest of the roster has to figure out how to take advantage.
5-year points history
Regular-season points, last five seasons.
Organization strength
Active NHL roster only. Bar = team vs league average (▼).
Forwards · 14
36.9
top Mathew Barzal (72.9)
league 40.1 NHLe pts/82
Defense · 8
23.4
top Matthew Schaefer (59.0)
league 25.3 NHLe pts/82
Goalies · 2
.900
top Ilya Sorokin (0.9059)
league .895 SV%
NHL roster + drafted prospects, weighted by NHL Equivalency. Bar = team vs league average (▼).
Forwards · 15
37.1
top Mathew Barzal (72.9)
league 33.6 NHLe pts/82
Defense · 8
23.4
top Matthew Schaefer (59.0)
league 21.2 NHLe pts/82
Goalies · 4
.897
top Ilya Sorokin (0.9059)
league .898 SV%
Forwards
Lines: even-strength via DailyFaceoff
LW
C
RW
L · #92
Simon Holmstrom
19G · 22A · 41P · 0.52 P/GP
C · #14
Bo Horvat
31G · 26A · 57P · 0.84 P/GP
R · #73
Victor Eklund
0G · 1A · 1P · 1.00 P/GP
Line 1
L · #10
Brayden Schenn
18G · 21A · 39P · 0.49 P/GP
C · #13
Mathew Barzal
19G · 53A · 72P · 0.89 P/GP
R · #64
Calum Ritchie
13G · 17A · 30P · 0.46 P/GP
Line 2
L · #27
Anders Lee
19G · 23A · 42P · 0.51 P/GP
C · #44
Jean-Gabriel Pageau
17G · 18A · 35P · 0.47 P/GP
R · #51
Emil Heineman
22G · 9A · 31P · 0.38 P/GP
Line 3
L · #18
Ondrej Palat
5G · 10A · 15P · 0.19 P/GP
C · #53
Casey Cizikas
10G · 8A · 18P · 0.22 P/GP
R · #43
Liam Foudy
0G · 0A · 0P · 0.00 P/GP
Line 4
Defense
LD
RD
LD · #3
Adam Pelech
4G · 12A · 16P · 0.20 P/GP
RD · #48
Matthew Schaefer
23G · 36A · 59P · 0.72 P/GP
Pair 1
Pair 2
Pair 3
Goaltending
Injury report (7)
via CBS Sports
Mathew Barzal Alexander Romanov· ShoulderIR Maxim Shabanov· Upper Body Ryan Pulock Semyon Varlamov· KneeIR Kyle Palmieri· KneeIR Pierre Engvall· AnkleIR
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