Eastern Conference · Metropolitan Division

New York Islanders

2025–26·43–34–5·91 points·6th in the Metropolitan, 12th in the Eastern·Eliminated

Seasons

Points: 91#19
Goal differential: −7#17
xGF% (5v5, adj.): 47.9%#23
Power play: 16.5%#30
Penalty kill: 80.8%#10
GSAx: +30.7#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

45 of 45 lines


Cizikas – MacLean – Gatcomb	300:33	38	57.0%	53.5%	7	7
Lee – Pageau – Holmstrom	238:03	60	53.6%	51.4%	12	12
Drouin – Horvat – Heineman	133:56	29	45.7%	51.5%	6	5
Horvat – Barzal – Heineman	131:18	41	61.7%	59.7%	7	5
Palmieri – Horvat – Heineman	109:11	15	47.1%	55.2%	4	5
Schenn – Barzal – Ritchie	96:45	14	55.0%	51.7%	5	6
Palat – Horvat – Barzal	93:26	14	50.7%	48.8%	6	7
Lee – Horvat – Heineman	91:49	37	51.7%	51.5%	5	3
Horvat – Heineman – Shabanov	83:51	20	43.6%	44.3%	3	4
Lee – Duclair – Barzal	83:23	32	48.2%	49.5%	6	5

Defence pairs

Model-based

Pairs of defencemen together at 5-on-5.

Minimum 5v5 time together

23 of 23 pairs


Pulock – Schaefer	803:12	75	44.9%	46.2%	36	29
Pelech – DeAngelo	732:51	74	50.5%	53.8%	25	28
Pelech – Pulock	318:27	75	51.2%	51.7%	13	11
Mayfield – Schaefer	278:56	78	52.2%	50.8%	12	13
Mayfield – Soucy	230:11	29	43.7%	48.8%	5	14
Mayfield – Boqvist	169:10	24	45.1%	40.7%	4	7
DeAngelo – Schaefer	155:46	75	61.8%	59.2%	10	6
Pelech – Schaefer	121:38	80	57.4%	57.2%	5	4

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 1–82 · Oct 9 to Apr 14

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.

	Gatcomb	Cizikas	MacLean	Shabanov	Pelech	DeAngelo	Lee	Holmstrom	Pageau	Drouin	Heineman	Horvat	Barzal	Schaefer	Pulock	Duclair	Mayfield	Ritchie
Gatcomb F		55	55	38	46	43	37	100	58	15	13	36	37	56	60	37	54	42
Cizikas F	55		52	43	47	42	47	38	37	17	55	31	68	57	54	41	52	46
MacLean F	55	52		32	47	39	22	22	38	19	51	31	44	49	56	40	49	34
Shabanov F	38	43	32		50	49	51	46	49	75	44	46	44	49	39	38	40	40
Pelech D	46	47	47	50		51	55	58	52	54	50	51	59	54	51	51	55	57
DeAngelo D	43	42	39	49	51		51	54	52	54	48	48	51	62	40	49	51	49
Lee F	37	47	22	51	55	51		55	51	47	51	55	54	52	51	47	52	35
Holmstrom F	100	38	22	46	58	54	55		47	49	50	49	56	49	44	47	48	43
Pageau F	58	37	38	49	52	52	51	47		45	40	44	42	46	44	42	45	38
Drouin F	15	17	19	75	54	54	47	49	45		44	50	51	43	38	46	50	45
Heineman F	13	55	51	44	50	48	51	50	40	44		49	55	50	46	30	44	41
Horvat F	36	31	31	46	51	48	55	49	44	50	49		56	54	49	45	51	39
Barzal F	37	68	44	44	59	51	54	56	42	51	55	56		51	47	43	53	51
Schaefer D	56	57	49	49	54	62	52	49	46	43	50	54	51		45	40	51	47
Pulock D	60	54	56	39	51	40	51	44	44	38	46	49	47	45		37	49	44
Duclair F	37	41	40	38	51	49	47	47	42	46	30	45	43	40	37		38	36
Mayfield D	54	52	49	40	55	51	52	48	45	50	44	51	53	51	49	38		35
Ritchie F	42	46	34	40	57	49	35	43	38	45	41	39	51	47	44	36	35

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