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New Jersey Devils at New York Islanders

UBS Arena, Elmont Preseason Final

Final score

The New Jersey Devils beat the New York Islanders 4–2 on Friday, September 26, 2025 on the road.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
New Jersey Devils 4 42-37-3
at New York Islanders 2 43-34-5

Goals by period

Team Total
New Jersey Devils 1 0 3 4
New York Islanders 0 1 1 2

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
New Jersey Devils 9 9 9 27
New York Islanders 8 8 9 25

Three stars

  1. N. Légaré, New Jersey Devils (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. A. Crookshank, New Jersey Devils (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. S. Casey, New Jersey Devils (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 02:01 New Jersey Devils Luke Glendening (1) Seamus Casey (1), Brian Halonen (2) Even strength NJD 1, NYI 0
2nd 11:30 New York Islanders Marc Gatcomb (1) Mathew Barzal (2), Tony DeAngelo (1) Even strength NJD 1, NYI 1
3rd 08:44 New Jersey Devils Nathan Légaré (1) Angus Crookshank (1), Kevin Rooney (1) Even strength NJD 2, NYI 1
3rd 12:21 New Jersey Devils Arseny Gritsyuk (2) Paul Cotter (1), Seamus Casey (2) Even strength NJD 3, NYI 1
3rd 16:50 New York Islanders Anthony Duclair (1) Matthew Schaefer (2) Even strength NJD 3, NYI 2
3rd 18:57 New Jersey Devils Angus Crookshank (1) Nathan Légaré (1), Simon Nemec (2) Even strength, Empty net NJD 4, NYI 2

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Stat New Jersey Devils New York Islanders
Shots on goal 27 25
Power play 0 of 2 0 of 0
Penalty minutes 0 4
Hits 29 35
Blocked shots 15 8
Giveaways 8 6
Faceoffs won 20/44 (45.5%) 24/44 (54.5%)

Box score

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player
10 K. Rooney C 0 1 1 -1 0 2 2 2 71.4% 14:58
12 C. Glass C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 57.1% 14:33
14 L. Glendening C 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 2 33.3% 15:32
21 M. McLaughlin C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00:29
36 A. Crookshank C 1 1 2 +1 0 2 0 2 15:31
37 N. Légaré R 1 1 2 +2 0 1 7 0 17:05
39 M. Hardman L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 1 11:46
46 J. Gruden L 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 14:27
47 P. Cotter L 0 1 1 +1 0 1 2 0 21:59
48 B. Halonen L 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 16:04
81 A. Gritsyuk R 1 0 1 +1 0 4 1 0 20:43
83 J. Lammikko C 0 0 0 +2 0 4 2 1 43.8% 18:59
7 D. Hamilton D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 0 18:29
17 S. Nemec D 0 1 1 +2 0 1 0 2 23:18
24 S. Casey D 0 2 2 +2 0 1 0 1 16:03
44 D. Cholowski D 0 0 0 +1 0 3 0 0 17:51
71 J. Siegenthaler D 0 0 0 +2 0 1 0 0 23:02
73 E. Edwards D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 3 3 19:11
New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie
34 J. Allen 12 11 1 .917 31:30
85 J. Malek 13 12 1 .923 28:30 Win

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters
Player
11 A. Duclair L 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 17:07
13 M. Barzal C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 33.3% 19:51
14 B. Horvat C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 54.5% 22:16
16 M. Gatcomb C 1 0 1 0 0 4 4 1 100% 16:05
20 M. Highmore C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 33.3% 13:17
29 J. Drouin L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 20:16
49 M. Shabanov R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 15:06
53 C. Cizikas C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 3 0 90% 12:50
55 C. Berg C 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 42.9% 10:18
67 G. Veremyev C 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 10:21
68 A. Beckman L 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 0 11:03
84 E. Liukas L 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 10:31
24 S. Mayfield D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 1 19:12
28 A. Romanov D 0 0 0 +1 0 4 2 2 22:47
41 M. Warren D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 0 16:53
48 M. Schaefer D 0 1 1 -2 0 1 3 0 23:54
74 E. Bear D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 1 13:22
77 T. DeAngelo D 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 24:02
New York Islanders goalies
Goalie
30 I. Sorokin 26 23 3 .885 56:49 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
2nd 03:09 New York Islanders Ethan Bear Tripping 2
2nd 07:04 New York Islanders Eetu Liukas Slashing 2

Game information

New Jersey Devils head coach
Sheldon Keefe
New York Islanders head coach
Patrick Roy
Referees
Thomas John Luxmore, Brandon Blandina
Linesmen
Shawn Oliver, Devin Berg
New Jersey Devils scratches
Evgenii Dadonov, Jacob Markstrom, Brenden Dillon, Ondrej Palat, Stefan Noesen, Connor Brown, Kurtis MacDermid, Brett Pesce, Timo Meier, Colton White, Jesper Bratt, Nico Hischier, Nikita Popugaev, Johnathan Kovacevic, Yegor Zaitsev, Austin Strand, Calen Addison, Ryan Schmelzer, Jack Hughes, Nico Daws, Dawson Mercer, Thomas Bordeleau, Adam Scheel, Luke Hughes, Samu Salminen, Topias Vilen, Viktor Hurtig, Shane Lachance, Mikael Diotte, Jeremy Hanzel, Tyler Brennan, Josh Filmon, Charlie Leddy, Daniil Orlov, Artem Barabosha, Xavier Parent, Lenni Hameenaho, Georgi Romanov, Cam Squires, Chase Cheslock, Cole Brown, Daniil Karpovich, Matyas Melovsky, Mikhail Yegorov, Kasper Pikkarainen, Dylan Wendt, Anton Silayev, Veeti Louhivaara, Conrad Fondrk, Ben Kevan, Mason Moe, Trenten Bennett, Gustav Hillstrom, David Rozsival, Sigge Holmgren, James Thomas Dowd, Brian Carrabes
New York Islanders scratches
Semyon Varlamov, Kyle Palmieri, Anders Lee, Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Adam Pelech, Marcus Hogberg, Ryan Pulock, Pierre Engvall, Julien Gauthier, David Rittich, Liam Foudy, Adam Boqvist, Kyle MacLean, Simon Holmstrom, Emil Heineman, Tomas Machu, Daylan Kuefler, Quinn Finley, Isaiah George, Danny Nelson, Jesse Nurmi, Calum Ritchie, Zachary Schulz, Travis Mitchell, Cole McWard, Dennis Good Bogg, Jesse Pulkkinen, Kamil Bednarik, Cole Eiserman, Maxim Tsyplakov, Cam McDonald, Dmitry Gamzin, Marcus Gidlöf, Xavier Veilleux, Kashawn Aitcheson, Luca Romano, Tomas Poletin, Sam Laurila, Burke Hood, Jacob Kvasnicka

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
New York Islanders 2 at New Jersey Devils 6 Final Preseason Game page
New Jersey Devils 4 at New York Islanders 2 Final Preseason Game page

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