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New York Islanders at New Jersey Devils

Prudential Center, Newark Preseason Final

Final score

The New Jersey Devils beat the New York Islanders 2–1 on Sunday, September 20, 2026 at home.

Team Goals 2026-2027 record
New York Islanders 1 3-3-1
at New Jersey Devils 2 4-4-0

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
New York Islanders 12 6 6 24
New Jersey Devils 6 9 7 22

Three stars

  1. C. Brown, New Jersey Devils (1 goal)
  2. D. Rittich, New Jersey Devils (goaltender)
  3. R. Schmelzer, New Jersey Devils (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 00:55 New York Islanders Cole Eiserman (1) Vladimír Dravecký (1), Calum Ritchie (1) Power play NYI 1, NJD 0
2nd 03:59 New Jersey Devils Ryan Schmelzer (1) Ben Steeves (1), Ethan Edwards (1) Even strength NYI 1, NJD 1
3rd 07:53 New Jersey Devils Connor Brown (1) Unassisted Even strength NYI 1, NJD 2

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

Team stats

Stat New York Islanders New Jersey Devils
Shots on goal 24 22
Power play 1 of 4 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 10 12
Hits 30 28
Blocked shots 17 13
Giveaways 24 18
Takeaways 3 4
Faceoffs won 14/47 (29.8%) 33/47 (70.2%)

Box score

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters
Player
18 P. Engvall L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16:15
20 M. Highmore C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 13:30
43 L. Foudy C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 33.3% 14:52
57 C. Eiserman L 1 0 1 0 0 4 3 1 1 18:25
61 J. Larson R 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 11:16
64 C. Ritchie C 0 1 1 -1 2 2 1 0 0 41.2% 19:22
67 G. Veremyev C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 0 0 11:14
73 V. Eklund R 0 0 0 -1 0 3 4 0 0 100% 18:45
76 D. Prokhorov R 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 0 0 13:27
78 T. Poletin L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 1 0 09:34
81 O. Palat L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 18:21
82 L. Romano C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 33.3% 12:22
4 M. Kessel D 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 7 0 21:20
7 M. Warren D 0 0 0 -2 2 1 1 1 0 16:44
36 I. George D 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 19:16
37 K. Aitcheson D 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 22:40
71 V. Dravecký D 0 1 1 -2 0 1 1 0 0 18:39
74 E. Bear D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:09
New York Islanders goalies
Goalie
41 V. Vanecek 22 20 2 .909 57:49 Loss

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player
10 R. Tufte L 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 15:11
12 C. Glass C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 0 0 60.9% 20:22
16 C. Brown R 1 0 1 +1 0 6 1 0 0 18:58
20 S. Lachance L 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 100% 10:57
29 L. Hameenaho R 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 17:30
36 C. White C 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 100% 12:50
37 B. Steeves L 0 1 1 +1 2 0 1 0 0 13:08
49 R. Schmelzer C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 2 0 0 75% 09:13
57 M. Melovsky C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 71.4% 14:20
67 X. Parent C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 10:34
75 C. Squires R 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 0 0 11:00
93 A. Lombardi C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 100% 20:39
5 B. Dillon D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 3 5 0 19:36
18 V. Kolyachonok D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 16:42
24 S. Casey D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 19:03
47 D. Chisholm D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 1 0 23:17
52 A. Silaev D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 5 0 0 16:52
73 E. Edwards D 0 1 1 +1 2 1 1 1 0 18:43
New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie
33 D. Rittich 24 23 1 .958 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 07:46 New Jersey Devils Lenni Hameenaho Hooking 2
1st 09:51 New Jersey Devils Colin White Tripping 2
1st 13:35 New York Islanders Calum Ritchie Roughing 2
1st 13:35 New Jersey Devils Shane Lachance Elbowing 2
1st 15:40 New Jersey Devils Ben Steeves High sticking 2
1st 18:49 New Jersey Devils David Rittich Roughing 2
1st 18:49 New York Islanders Isaiah George Roughing 2
1st 19:50 New Jersey Devils Ethan Edwards Hooking 2
2nd 01:20 New York Islanders Daniil Prokhorov Boarding 2
2nd 14:47 New York Islanders Joey Larson High sticking 2
3rd 15:31 New York Islanders Marshall Warren Tripping 2

Game information

New York Islanders head coach
Peter DeBoer
New Jersey Devils head coach
Sheldon Keefe
Referees
Jake Brenk, Hayden Verbeek
Linesmen
Jeremy Faucher, Dan Kelly
New York Islanders scratches
Semyon Varlamov, Kyle Palmieri, Brayden Schenn, Casey Cizikas, Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Scott Mayfield, Adam Pelech, Anthony Duclair, Bo Horvat, Ryan Pulock, Tony DeAngelo, Ilya Sorokin, Mathew Barzal, Matt Luff, Hunter Drew, Alexander Romanov, Kyle MacLean, Simon Holmstrom, Matias Maccelli, Mitchell Chaffee, Alex Jefferies, Emil Heineman, Cameron Berg, Tomas Machu, Daylan Kuefler, Brandon Scanlin, Quinn Finley, Calle Odelius, Ryan Fanti, Ryan Healey, Danny Nelson, Jesse Nurmi, Zachary Schulz, Dennis Good Bogg, Luke Rowe, Jesse Pulkkinen, Kamil Bednarik, Camden Thiesing, Dmitry Gamzin, Xavier Veilleux, Matthew Schaefer, Sam Laurila, Burke Hood, Jacob Kvasnicka, Lincoln Kuehne, Joshua Kotai, Ryan Bottrill, Artyom Matyuk, Robert Cowan, Luke Antonacci
New Jersey Devils scratches
Jake Allen, Nick Bjugstad, Dougie Hamilton, Stefan Noesen, Brett Pesce, Anthony Mantha, Jonas Siegenthaler, Timo Meier, Evan Rodrigues, Jesper Bratt, Nico Hischier, Jesper Boqvist, Nikita Popugaev, Johnathan Kovacevic, Yegor Zaitsev, Jack Hughes, Arseny Gritsyuk, Nico Daws, Dawson Mercer, Luke Evangelista, Luke Hughes, Topias Vilen, Viktor Hurtig, Mikael Diotte, Jeremy Hanzel, Marc McLaughlin, Josh Filmon, Charlie Leddy, Daniil Orlov, Artem Barabosha, Etienne Morin, Chase Cheslock, Cole Brown, Daniil Karpovich, Mikhail Yegorov, Kasper Pikkarainen, Veeti Louhivaara, Conrad Fondrk, Ben Kevan, Mason Moe, Trenten Bennett, Gustav Hillstrom, David Rozsival, Sigge Holmgren, Alexander Command, Nikita Shcherbakov, Matias Vanhanen, Lavr Gashilov, Daniil Rusakovich, Luke Wilfley, Quinn McKenzie

2026-2027 season series

Matchup Status Details
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