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NY Islanders Fans Won’t Be Happy With Team’s Projection

The New York Islanders exceeded expectations in the 2025-26 season, finishing the campaign with 91 points. While that wasn’t enough to get into the playoffs in the Eastern Conference, the future looks incredibly bright for the team, with defenseman Matthew Schaefer emerging as one of the best building blocks in the league.

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Peter DeBoer Has Tall Task To Accomplish With NY Islanders

The biggest move that the New York Islanders made for the 2026-27 season actually came before the 2025-26 campaign came to a close. With four games remaining and their playoff hopes extinguished, the Islanders decided to make a major change.

Ilya Sorokin News / New York Islanders On SI / September 17

NY Islanders' Ilya Sorokin Correctly Seen as Legitimate Vezina Contender

With training camp starting up for the New York Islanders, the team will be hoping to have some good preparation leading into the season. As a team that

Ilya Sorokin News / New York Islanders On SI / September 17

NY Islanders Need Ilya Sorokin To Have Vezina Trophy-Like Season To Make Playoffs

The New York Islanders are coming off their most electrifying season in years and are looking to keep that momentum going. The surge was led by young defensive

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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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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.

Mathew Barzal News / Daily Faceoff / September 16

Islanders’ Mat Barzal to miss training camp with injury

New York Islanders forward Mat Barzal will miss the next two weeks — spanning the entirety of the team’s 2026 training camp — due to “aggravation of a prior injury,” the club announced Wednesday afternoon.

Mathew Barzal News / Pro Hockey Rumors / September 16

Islanders’ Mathew Barzal Out Week-To-Week

The New York Islanders announced today that star forward Mathew Barzal will “not skate the next two weeks due to aggravation of a prior injury that has

Jay McKee News / New York Islanders On SI / September 16

NY Islanders Prospect Impresses Jay McKee With Maturity

The 2026-27 NHL regular season is right around the corner, with the New York Islanders getting the process started with rookie camp. Last week, some of the future contributors to the team gathered for the first team sessions of the new league year.

New York Islanders News / New York Islanders On SI / September 16

Four NY Islanders Who Need to Take a Major Step Forward This Season

The New York Islanders missed the NHL postseason by seven points in 2025-26. This was in part due to a 4-10-0 run from March 19 and so on, which also included a 1-7-0 record in the last eight games of the year.

New York Islanders News / New York Islanders On SI / September 15

NY Islanders Star Receives Major Praise From NHL Executive

Optimism is on the rise for the New York Islanders, who are hoping to receive a boost from having Peter DeBoer as their head coach for the full season.

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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 / September 15

NY Islanders' 2026-27 Team MVP Could Be a Surprise

With training camp set to get underway for the New York Islanders soon, the next couple of weeks leading into the season are going to be jam-packed for

Simon Holmstrom News / New York Islanders On SI / September 15

Why NY Islanders' Simon Holmstrom Can Be Their Top X-Factor in 2026-27

The New York Islanders will be starting up training camp soon, and the team will be hoping to take a step forward. Coming off a 91-point season, the Islanders are hopeful that they can be a bit better.

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New York Islanders News / Field Level Media / September 14

Islanders name F Bo Horvat as club's 16th captain

The New York Islanders named forward Bo Horvat the 16th captain in franchise history on Monday. Horvat, 31, tallied a team-high 31 goals and finished with 57 points in 68 games with the team in 2025-26.

New York Islanders News / Daily Faceoff / September 14

Bo Horvat named 16th captain in Islanders history

One of the top veterans in the game is going to be wearing the ‘C’ once again. On Monday, the New York Islanders announced that the team has named forward Bo Horvat the 16th captain in franchise history.

Bo Horvat News / Pro Hockey Rumors / September 14

Islanders Name Bo Horvat As Captain

The New York Islanders have announced that the team has named Bo Horvat the 16th captain in franchise history. Having originally been selected by the Canucks

Mathew Barzal News / New York Islanders On SI / September 14

Breaking Down What a Career-Year Would Look Like for NY Islanders' Mathew Barzal

The New York Islanders are getting set for the start of training camp soon, and that means the regular season is right around the corner. For the Islanders,

Kashawn Aitcheson News / New York Islanders On SI / September 13

Is Kashawn Aitcheson Falling Out of Favor With NY Islanders?

The New York Islanders, back in 2025, traded defenseman Noah Dobson to the Montreal Canadiens for Emil Heineman and the 16th and 17th overall picks in that year's draft.

New York Islanders News / Inside The Rink / September 13

Latest Updates From the Islanders

Well, we meet again, and it’s still a bit quiet as far as news goes; there really isn’t much of it yet. But it’s another week closer to seeing how things will shake out by the beginning of the season.

New York Islanders News / New York Islanders On SI / September 13

NY Islanders Future Line on Full Display at Rookie Camp

The New York Islanders began rookie camp this week, and there are a lot of intriguing players who are participating, with so many of the organization’s top prospects taking part.

New York Islanders News / Daily Faceoff / September 11

2026-2027 NHL team preview: New York Islanders

Though Hall of Fame executive Lou Lamoriello only ever committed to a half-hearted tank job on his way out the door of the New York Islanders organization in 2025, the 23rd-place finish he left in his wake ended up being all the Isles needed to start fresh.

New York Islanders News / NHL on ClutchPoints / September 3