Eastern Conference · Metropolitan Division

New York Islanders

2026–27·1–2–0·2 points·6th in the Metropolitan, 13th in the Eastern

Seasons

Points: 2#28
Goal differential: +2#12
xGF% (5v5, adj.): 48.7%#19
Power play: 18.2%#20
Penalty kill: 83.3%#14
GSAx: +4.6#2

Forward lines

Trios of forwards together at 5-on-5. Raise the minimum to see only the regular lines. A defenceman who played forward still counts as a defenceman.

Minimum 5v5 time together

1 of 1 lines


Palmieri – Horvat – Heineman	21:18	3	26.2%	18.4%	0	0

Defence pairs

Model-based

Pairs of defencemen together at 5-on-5.

Minimum 5v5 time together

3 of 3 pairs


Pelech – Schaefer	33:43	3	59.2%	56.9%	3	1
Pulock – Romanov	28:51	3	39.6%	26.8%	0	1
DeAngelo – Stanley	26:54	3	38.0%	42.0%	1	1

Who plays with whom

Model-based

Linemates pull together. Drag the handles to watch combinations form and break up during the season; click a player to open their page.

Games 1–3 · Sep 30 to Oct 6

Forward Defence Pair xGF%: red below 50, blue aboveThicker lines, more time together. Showing pairs with 20+ shared minutes.

With or without you

Model-based

Every pair of regulars. Some players lift everyone they play with; others depend on a particular partner.

	Romanov	Pulock	Maccelli	Palat	Cizikas	Heineman	Horvat	Palmieri	DeAngelo	Stanley	Eklund	Ritchie	Schenn	Schaefer	Pelech	Duclair	Holmstrom	Pageau
Romanov D		40	76	63	68	34	17	8	54	73	51	44	51	62		80	47	65
Pulock D	40		81	60	55	23	11	9		0	31	42	43	47	17	65	0	30
Maccelli F	76	81		69	78	0	32		70	38		72	52	45	65	52	0	0
Palat F	63	60	69		62	80	51		76	89	63	100	74	55	51	82		53
Cizikas F	68	55	78	62		92			74	83	39		57	66	54	86
Heineman F	34	23	0	80	92		31	26	46	46	51	46		51	44			40
Horvat F	17	11	32	51		31		32	52	19	67			52	46		50
Palmieri F	8	9				26	32		31	25		0		51	48		49	88
DeAngelo D	54		70	76	74	46	52	31		38	50	56	48	40	98	36	46	7
Stanley D	73	0	38	89	83	46	19	25	38		41	40	38	34	22	40	18	26
Eklund F	51	31		63	39	51	67		50	41		61	55	76	83		81	35
Ritchie F	44	42	72	100		46		0	56	40	61		54	67	100	49	100
Schenn F	51	43	52	74	57				48	38	55	54		71	77	0
Schaefer D	62	47	45	55	66	51	52	51	40	34	76	67	71		59	23	38	29
Pelech D		17	65	51	54	44	46	48	98	22	83	100	77	59		59	60	41
Duclair F	80	65	52	82	86				36	40		49	0	23	59		29	27
Holmstrom F	47	0	0				50	49	46	18	81	100		38	60	29		26
Pageau F	65	30	0	53		40		88	7	26	35			29	41	27	26

Hover a cell to compare each player with and without the other. Numbers are the pair's 5-on-5 xGF%; blue above 50, red below. Cells are grey until the pair has 100 minutes together.

Line blender

Model-based

How much the forward trios changed each game. Low values mean settled lines; high values mean a coach searching for a spark.

Line-blender index by game