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New York Rangers at New York Islanders

UBS Arena, Elmont Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Islanders beat the New York Rangers 2–0 on Saturday, December 27, 2025 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
New York Rangers 0 34-39-9
at New York Islanders 2 43-34-5

Goals by period

Team Total
New York Rangers 0 0 0 0
New York Islanders 1 0 1 2

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
New York Rangers 7 10 10 27
New York Islanders 10 7 9 26

Three stars

  1. D. Rittich, New York Islanders (goaltender)
  2. A. Lee, New York Islanders (1 goal)
  3. I. Shesterkin, New York Rangers (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 00:58 New York Islanders Anders Lee (10) Unassisted Even strength NYR 0, NYI 1
3rd 19:43 New York Islanders Simon Holmstrom (8) Unassisted Even strength, Empty net NYR 0, NYI 2

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

Team stats

Stat New York Rangers New York Islanders
Shots on goal 27 26
Power play 0 of 3 0 of 5
Penalty minutes 12 8
Hits 24 14
Blocked shots 17 19
Giveaways 9 15
Takeaways 4 9
Faceoffs won 33/57 (57.9%) 24/57 (42.1%)

Box score

New York Rangers

New York Rangers skaters
Player
10 A. Panarin L 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 1 21:50
13 A. Lafrenière L 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 2 14:28
14 T. Raddysh R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 100% 14:47
16 V. Trocheck C 0 0 0 -2 2 3 3 0 65.2% 22:38
22 J. Brodzinski C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 100% 09:01
39 S. Carrick C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 50% 09:43
42 N. Laba C 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 50% 14:13
50 W. Cuylle L 0 0 0 -1 2 4 5 4 20:13
73 M. Rempe C 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 100% 05:44
78 B. Othmann L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 05:47
93 M. Zibanejad C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 4 53.3% 24:19
94 G. Perreault R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 100% 13:27
4 B. Schneider D 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 21:46
17 W. Borgen D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 1 16:38
24 C. Soucy D 0 0 0 -1 0 4 2 0 15:33
29 M. Robertson D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:52
44 V. Gavrikov D 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 23:47
60 S. Morrow D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 20:04
New York Rangers goalies
Goalie
31 I. Shesterkin 25 24 1 .960 58:10 Loss

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters
Player
10 S. Holmstrom R 1 0 1 +2 0 1 0 0 18:44
13 M. Barzal C 0 0 0 +1 0 4 1 0 25% 21:30
14 B. Horvat C 0 0 0 +1 2 4 1 3 57.9% 22:41
16 M. Gatcomb C 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 3 08:32
27 A. Lee L 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 3 25% 16:10
29 J. Drouin L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 25% 15:07
32 K. MacLean C 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 100% 10:10
44 J. Pageau C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 1 53.8% 12:58
49 M. Shabanov R 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 09:38
51 E. Heineman L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 16:59
53 C. Cizikas C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13:37
64 C. Ritchie C 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 15:19
3 A. Pelech D 0 0 0 +2 2 1 0 1 21:25
6 R. Pulock D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 3 21:34
24 S. Mayfield D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 13:38
41 M. Warren D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 08:31
48 M. Schaefer D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 27:03
77 T. DeAngelo D 0 0 0 +1 2 1 0 0 18:24
New York Islanders goalies
Goalie
33 D. Rittich 27 27 0 1.000 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 03:51 New York Rangers Vladislav Gavrikov Tripping 2
2nd 04:56 New York Rangers Alexis Lafrenière Holding the stick 2
2nd 11:09 New York Rangers Braden Schneider Hooking 2
2nd 13:56 New York Islanders Adam Pelech Interference 2
3rd 01:49 New York Islanders Tony DeAngelo Interference 2
3rd 01:49 New York Rangers Noah Laba Tripping 2
3rd 07:58 New York Rangers Will Cuylle Interference goalkeeper 2
3rd 09:18 New York Islanders Calum Ritchie Ps slash on breakaway (penalty shot) 0
3rd 12:35 New York Rangers Vincent Trocheck Holding 2
3rd 14:41 New York Islanders Calum Ritchie Tripping 2
3rd 16:59 New York Islanders Bo Horvat Tripping 2

Game information

New York Rangers head coach
Mike Sullivan
New York Islanders head coach
Patrick Roy
Referees
Carter Sandlak, Brandon Blandina
Linesmen
Matt MacPherson, Jeremy Faucher
New York Rangers scratches
Conor Sheary, Urho Vaakanainen, Brett Berard
New York Islanders scratches
Anthony Duclair, Adam Boqvist, Maxim Tsyplakov

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
New York Islanders 5 at New York Rangers 0 Final Game page
New York Rangers 0 at New York Islanders 2 Final Game page
New York Rangers 2 at New York Islanders 5 Final Game page
New York Islanders 2 at New York Rangers 1 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 27

Matchup Status Details
Boston Bruins 1 at Buffalo Sabres 4 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 7 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Florida Panthers 2 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 4 at New Jersey Devils 3 Final/OT Game page
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 5 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 4 at Winnipeg Jets 3 Final/OT Game page
Nashville Predators 2 at St. Louis Blues 3 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 4 at Dallas Stars 3 Final/SO Game page
Anaheim Ducks 1 at Los Angeles Kings 6 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Calgary Flames 3 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 6 at Vancouver Canucks 3 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 6 at Vegas Golden Knights 5 Final/SO Game page

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