HighDanger

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Metropolitan Division · Est. 1972

New York Islanders

2025–26 · 43–34–5 · 91 pts · #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.

Cap situation · 2026-27

Cap committed

$103.84M

of $104.0M

Cap space

$160K

Players signed

27/23

4 over limit

Pending RFAs

team-controlled

Cap utilization100%

Lines · cap by group

Forwards15 signed · $58.37M committed

Line 1$14.35M

LW1Emil Heineman

$1.1M · thru 2027

82 GP · 22G · 9A · 31P

C1Bo Horvat

$8.5M · thru 2031 · NMC

68 GP · 31G · 26A · 57P

RW1Kyle Palmieri

$4.75M · thru 2027

25 GP · 6G · 12A · 18P

Line 2$16.59M

LW2Calum Ritchie

$941K · thru 2028 · ELC

65 GP · 13G · 17A · 30P

C2Brayden Schenn

$6.5M · thru 2028

80 GP · 18G · 21A · 39P

RW2Mathew Barzal

$9.15M · thru 2031

81 GP · 19G · 53A · 72P

Line 3$10.72M

LW3Matias Maccelli

$2.25M · thru 2027

71 GP · 14G · 25A · 39P

C3Jean-Gabriel Pageau

$4.85M · thru 2029

74 GP · 17G · 18A · 35P

RW3Simon Holmstrom

$3.62M · thru 2027

79 GP · 19G · 22A · 41P

Line 4$12.0M

LW4Ondrej Palat

$6.0M · thru 2027 · NMC

80 GP · 5G · 10A · 15P

C4Casey Cizikas

$2.5M · thru 2027

81 GP · 10G · 8A · 18P

RW4Anthony Duclair

$3.5M · thru 2028

62 GP · 12G · 15A · 27P

Press Box$850K

LWKyle MacLean

$850K · thru 2027

59 GP · 2G · 5A · 7P

Defense9 signed · $29.97M committed

Pair 1$7.14M

D1Matthew Schaefer

$986K · thru 2028 · ELC

82 GP · 23G · 36A · 59P

D2Ryan Pulock

$6.15M · thru 2030

76 GP · 3G · 24A · 27P

Pair 2$9.25M

D3Adam Pelech

$5.75M · thru 2029

82 GP · 4G · 12A · 16P

D4Scott Mayfield

$3.5M · thru 2030

80 GP · 2G · 13A · 15P

Pair 3$10.75M

76 GP · 5G · 30A · 35P

Press Box$850K

DMatthew Kessel

$850K · thru 2027

29 GP · 2G · 1A · 3P

Goalies3 signed · $12.0M committed

G1Ilya Sorokin

$8.25M · thru 2031 · NMC

55 GP · 29-24-2 · .906 SV%

G2Semyon Varlamov

$2.75M · thru 2027

0 GP · 0-0-0 · .000 SV%

G3Vitek Vanecek

$1.0M · thru 2027

22 GP · 5-13-3 · .883 SV%

Cap Charges$3.5M committed

--Bonus Carryover Overage

$3.5M · thru 2027 · Overage

5-year points history

Regular-season points, last five seasons.

Organization strength

Active NHL roster only. Bar = team vs league average (▼).

Forwards · 17 36.9

top Mathew Barzal (72.9) league 38.2 NHLe pts/82

Defense · 12 22.4

top Matthew Schaefer (59.0) league 24.7 NHLe pts/82

Goalies · 3 .896

top Ilya Sorokin (0.9059) league .896 SV%

Injury report (0)

via CBS Sports

No injuries reported - offseason (updated in September).

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