New York Islanders vs New Jersey Devils

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NYI Team page

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NJ Team page

DateSeptember 20, 2026

VenuePrudential Center

NYI 51%

NJ 49%

NYI earn a narrow full-game lean in this preseason meeting, but the matchup is close. Their 2026 regular-season profile was slightly stronger defensively, with a 2.88 goals-against average and .902 save percentage compared with NJ’s 3.09 and .893. NYI also finished with a better overall record, 43-39 versus NJ’s 42-40. NJ remains a serious counterweight at home and carried the more effective power play last season, converting at 22.0% compared with NYI’s 16.5%, while also generating more shots per game. The absences of Mathew Barzal for NYI and Nick Bjugstad and Johnathan Kovacevic for NJ further reduce the separation, making NYI only a slight preference rather than a confident pick.

Team Form

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New York Islanders

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New Jersey Devils

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Key Stats

2025–26 season · Team stats · Previous season

New York Islanders

2.79

GOALS/G

2.88

GA/G

28.2

SHOTS/G

9.9

SHOOTING %

.902

SAVE %

PP GOALS

27.7

SA/G

52.6

FACEOFF %

New Jersey Devils

2.76

GOALS/G

3.09

GA/G

29.6

SHOTS/G

9.3

SHOOTING %

.893

SAVE %

PP GOALS

27.4

SA/G

50.6

FACEOFF %

Key Players

New York Islanders

.906Save Percentage

New Jersey Devils

.894Save Percentage

Boxscore

Scoring by period

Team	P1	P2	P3	Total
NYI	0	1	0	1
NJ	0	1	1	2

Team stats

NYI Stat NJ

17 BS 13

29 HT 28

3 TK 4

23 S 22

1 PPG 0

4 PPO 3

25.0 PCT 0.0

0 SHG 0

0 SOG 0

13 FW 34

27.7 FO% 72.3

22 GV 18

5 PN 6

10 PIM 12

NYI

New York Islanders

Defenses

New York Islanders Defenses
Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	S	SM	GV	PN	PIM
Kashawn Aitcheson D	0	2	0	0	22:40	2:07	2:33	18:00	23	3	0	6	0	0
Ethan Bear D	1	0	1	0	16:09	1:49	0:18	14:02	21	0	0	0	0	0
Isaiah George D	2	0	0	0	19:16	0:06	3:28	15:42	19	2	0	1	1	2
Matthew Kessel D	7	4	0	0	21:20	0:00	4:02	17:18	21	1	0	4	0	0
Marshall Warren D	1	1	1	-2	16:44	0:00	1:38	15:06	21	1	1	1	1	2

Forwards

New York Islanders Forwards
Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Cole Eiserman LW	1	3	0	0	18:25	4:55	0:00	13:30	20	1	1	0	4	1	0	0	0.0	2	0	0
Victor Eklund LW	0	4	0	-1	18:45	5:00	0:57	12:48	21	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	100.0	0	0	0
Pierre Engvall LW	0	0	0	0	16:15	2:16	2:40	11:19	21	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	2	0	0
Liam Foudy C	1	0	0	0	14:52	0:00	2:10	12:42	18	0	0	0	1	0	3	6	33.3	2	0	0
Matthew Highmore C	0	0	0	0	13:30	0:00	2:33	10:57	18	0	0	0	2	0	0	7	0.0	0	0	0
Joey Larson RW	1	2	0	0	11:16	0:00	0:00	11:16	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	1	1	2
Ondrej Palat LW	1	1	1	-1	18:21	3:46	1:49	12:46	21	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0.0	0	0	0
Tomas Poletin LW	1	3	0	-1	9:34	0:00	0:00	9:34	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Daniil Prokhorov RW	0	5	0	0	13:27	2:06	0:00	11:21	17	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0.0	0	1	2
Calum Ritchie C	0	1	0	-1	19:22	4:57	1:32	12:53	21	0	0	1	2	2	6	11	35.3	3	1	2
Luca Romano C	1	0	0	-1	12:22	2:07	0:20	9:55	15	0	0	0	0	1	3	6	33.3	0	0	0
Gleb Veremyev C	0	3	0	-1	11:14	0:00	0:00	11:14	14	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0

Goalies

New York Islanders Goalies
Player	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
Vitek Vanecek G	2	22	0	0	20	.909	18	2	0	57:49	0	0

New Jersey Devils

Defenses

New Jersey Devils Defenses
Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	A	S	SM	GV	PN	PIM
Seamus Casey D	3	0	0	0	19:03	2:25	2:11	14:27	23	0	1	0	0	0	0
Declan Chisholm D	1	0	0	1	23:18	3:35	3:45	15:58	26	0	1	0	6	0	0
Brenden Dillon D	5	3	1	1	19:36	0:00	3:54	15:42	25	0	1	1	0	0	0
Ethan Edwards D	1	1	0	1	18:43	0:19	2:07	16:17	23	1	1	0	0	1	2
Vladislav Kolyachonok D	0	1	0	0	17:23	0:00	1:01	16:22	22	0	1	2	0	0	0
Anton Silaev D	0	5	0	1	16:52	0:00	1:08	15:44	23	0	2	0	0	0	0

Forwards

New Jersey Devils Forwards
Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Connor Brown RW	0	1	1	1	20:07	3:46	0:37	15:44	22	1	1	0	5	1	0	0	0.0	3	1	2
Cody Glass C	0	1	0	1	20:22	3:29	3:43	13:10	24	0	0	0	0	0	15	8	65.2	0	0	0
Lenni Hameenaho RW	2	2	0	0	15:39	1:58	3:27	10:14	19	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Shane Lachance LW	0	3	1	0	10:57	1:55	0:00	9:02	13	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	100.0	0	1	2
Amadeus Lombardi C	0	0	1	1	20:39	4:01	2:26	14:12	22	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	100.0	1	0	0
Matyas Melovsky C	1	0	0	0	14:20	2:49	0:00	11:31	16	0	0	0	1	1	5	2	71.4	0	0	0
Xavier Parent C	0	1	0	0	10:34	0:00	0:33	10:01	16	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Ryan Schmelzer C	0	2	0	1	9:13	0:00	1:29	7:44	12	1	1	0	1	1	6	2	75.0	0	0	0
Cam Squires RW	0	1	0	1	11:00	0:00	0:06	10:54	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	5	0	0
Ben Steeves LW	0	1	0	1	13:08	1:34	0:00	11:34	16	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	1	2
Riley Tufte LW	0	4	0	0	15:11	4:09	0:26	10:36	17	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	0.0	1	0	0
Colin White C	0	2	0	0	12:50	0:00	0:28	12:22	17	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	100.0	2	1	2

Goalies

New Jersey Devils Goalies
Player	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
David Rittich G	1	24	0	0	23	.958	19	4	0	60:00	0	2