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NY Islanders' Matthew Schaefer Wisely Seen as Future MVP Candidate

With the start of the regular season at the end of the month for the New York Islanders, the team is going to be ramping up in preparation for the upcoming campaign. Coming off missing the playoffs last year, the Islanders are certainly going to be aiming to change that this coming season.

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Peter DeBoer Needs To Improve NY Islanders Offensive Scheme

The New York Islanders overachieved for most of the 2025-26 season, finishing with 91 points in the regular season. Alas, that wasn’t enough to qualify for the postseason in the Eastern Conference.

Malte Gustafsson News / New York Islanders On SI / September 3

NY Islanders’ Malte Gustafsson Draws Comp to Blues Defenseman

With the No. 13 overall pick in the 2026 NHL Draft, the New York Islanders selected left-handed shooting defenseman Malte Gustafsson. A clear emphasis has been put on restocking the blueline long-term by the relatively new front office headed by general manager Mathieu Darche.

Cole Eiserman News / New York Islanders On SI / September 2

NY Islanders Rookie Cole Eiserman Opens at Rookie Roundtable

With their first-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft, No. 20 overall, the New York Islanders selected forward Cole Eiserman. A product of Newburyport, Massachusetts,

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How many of the players to grace the cover of each EA NHL video game going back to 'NHL 2000?"

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Islanders’ Varlamov to be ‘full participant in camp’ after recovering from knee injury

New York Islanders general manager Mathieu Darche said Wednesday that veteran goaltender Semyon Varlamov is expected to be a “full participant” in the team’s 2026 training camp after missing most of the past two seasons due to significant knee issues.

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The best and worst NHL free agency deals since 2000

The NHL has had an interesting new millennium. It was a league sans a salary cap when the 2000s started… and then the owners locked the players out for an entire season.

Peter DeBoer News / New York Islanders On SI / September 2

NY Islanders Star Looking Forward To Playing for Peter DeBoer

The New York Islanders didn’t make very many changes to their roster this offseason, running back with mostly the same group and a few veterans who are returning from injury.

Matthew Schaefer News / New York Islanders On SI / September 2

Breaking Down if Matthew Schaefer Could Lead NY Islanders in Goals

With the start of the season right around the corner for the New York Islanders, the team will be getting set for a busy month in September with the season-opener coming at the end. Following what was a bit of a quiet offseason for the Islanders, expectations coming into the campaign are a bit mixed.

New York Islanders News / New York Islanders On SI / September 1

NY Islanders in No Rush To Select New Captain

The New York Islanders have a major decision that has to be made in the coming weeks: who will the team’s new captain be? For the last eight years, the answer to that question has been Anders Lee.

Mathew Barzal News / New York Islanders On SI / September 1

Mathew Barzal Reveals Surprising Highlight of Summer

This summer has been an eventful one for New York Islanders star forward Mathew Barzal. He has been traveling around the world, spending time in different cities in different countries for events.

Matthew Schaefer News / New York Islanders On SI / September 1

NY Islanders Have More Than Matthew Schaefer Making Offensive Impact at Blue Line

The strength for the New York Islanders heading into the 2026-27 season is certainly the group of defensemen they have assembled. Led by superstar-in-the-making Matthew Schaefer, the reigning Calder Trophy winner, the blueline is going to be the backbone of this team for years to come.

New York Islanders News / New York Islanders On SI / August 31

NY Islanders Have One Player Who Can Turn Power Play Around

The New York Islanders are getting set for the upcoming season at the end of next month, and the team will be hoping to be better in a couple of key areas.

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The defining figure for every NHL franchise

People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.

New York Islanders News / New York Islanders On SI / August 31

NY Islanders Incorrectly Get Bad Placement in NHL Power Rankings

With a month to go before the start of the season for the New York Islanders, a quiet offseason has resulted in some mixed expectations for the franchise.

New York Islanders News / New York Islanders On SI / August 31

October Schedule Will Be Telling for NY Islanders

With September nearly here, the New York Islanders will be getting set soon for training camp and the regular season. As a new era begins with Peter DeBoer on the bench, expectations will be higher for the franchise. Last season, the Islanders were a bit better than anticipated coming into the year.

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Class of 2025 Will Be Backbone of NY Islanders Foundation

The 2025 NHL Draft is going to prove vital for the long-term outlook of the New York Islanders on the ice. Three picks were made in the first round, and five in the top 74.

Mathew Barzal News / The Hockey Writers / August 30

Islanders Risk Wasting Mathew Barzal on the Wing

The New York Islanders rely heavily on Mathew Barzal. He has been the premier centre for almost ten years. He is the key piece of the Islanders’ core as their only star forward.

Ilya Sorokin News / New York Islanders On SI / August 30

Ilya Sorokin Projected for Another Big Season With NY Islanders

The New York Islanders have some areas of weakness to address on their roster, but the goalie is not one of them. They have one of the best in the business in the crease in Ilya Sorokin, who finished second in the Vezina Trophy voting for the 2025-26 campaign despite the team not making the playoffs for the second straight year.

New York Islanders News / NHL Rumors / August 29

2026-27 New York Islanders Season Preview

The New York Islanders enter the 2026–27 season with a largely unchanged roster after a quiet offseason. They hired a new head coach with only four games left last season, added a middle-six forward, and said goodbye to their longtime captain.

New York Islanders News / Inside The Rink / August 28

New York Islanders: News You May Have Missed

There’s a bit of a lull in hockey news. The dog days of the off-season stretch on, and the news may be a tad slow. There’s so much to come this season, and we have plenty to look forward to.

NHL News / Daily Faceoff / August 28

Four under-the-radar PTO candidates for NHL teams to consider

We’re almost into the month of September, and in the NHL, that usually means two things: training camps are around the corner, and PTO season is about to begin in earnest.

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Ilya Sorokin News / The Hockey Writers / August 24

New York Islanders Need to Better Insulate Ilya Sorokin

New York Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin has the ability to decide his team’s fate. When he’s playing at an elite level, the Islanders tend to be competitive.

New York Islanders News / NHL on ClutchPoints / August 23

Islanders’ glaring roster flaw that must be fixed before 2026-27 NHL season

The New York Islanders fought tooth and nail to make the playoffs last season. New York bought at the 2026 NHL Trade Deadline, for instance. And with only a handful of games remaining, the Islanders made a coaching change.

New York Islanders News / Daily Faceoff / August 20

Islanders unveil contest winner for 2027-28 third jersey

The New York Islanders unveiled the contest winner of their 2027-28 Third Jersey Design Concept competition on Thursday. The team announced earlier in the day that the “Navy Lighthouse” concept, as fans had the chance to vote on eight potential designs in a bracket-style format.

Calum Ritchie News / The Hockey Writers / August 18

Calum Ritchie Could Be Key to Solving Islanders’ Scoring Woes

When looking retrospectively at the 2025-26 New York Islanders campaign, there are many positives. Most revolve around Matthew Schaefer and the dominance he showed as an 18-year-old.

NHL News / Yardbarker / August 9