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New York Islanders at New York Rangers

Madison Square Garden, New York Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Rangers beat the New York Islanders 5–2 on Tuesday, October 6, 2026 at home.

Team Goals 2026-2027 record
New York Islanders 2 3-3-1
at New York Rangers 5 6-3-0

Goals by period

Team Total
New York Islanders 0 2 0 2
New York Rangers 1 2 2 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
New York Islanders 9 5 5 19
New York Rangers 5 7 12 24

Three stars

  1. O. Bjorkstrand, New York Rangers (2 goals)
  2. A. Lafrenière, New York Rangers (3 goals, 1 assist)
  3. M. Zibanejad, New York Rangers (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 06:40 New York Rangers Oliver Bjorkstrand (1) Alexis Lafrenière (2), Sean Durzi (1) Even strength NYI 0, NYR 1
2nd 00:25 New York Rangers Alexis Lafrenière (1) Mika Zibanejad (3), Vladislav Gavrikov (2) Even strength NYI 0, NYR 2
2nd 02:56 New York Islanders Bo Horvat (2) Matias Maccelli (1), Brayden Schenn (2) Power play NYI 1, NYR 2
2nd 04:52 New York Islanders Calum Ritchie (1) Brayden Schenn (3) Even strength NYI 2, NYR 2
2nd 17:07 New York Rangers Oliver Bjorkstrand (2) Gabe Perreault (2), Will Cuylle (3) Power play NYI 2, NYR 3
3rd 18:22 New York Rangers Alexis Lafrenière (2) J.T. Miller (1), Mika Zibanejad (4) Even strength, Empty net NYI 2, NYR 4
3rd 18:54 New York Rangers Alexis Lafrenière (3) Adam Fox (5), Vladislav Gavrikov (3) Even strength, Empty net NYI 2, NYR 5

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

Team stats

Stat New York Islanders New York Rangers
Shots on goal 19 24
Power play 1 of 4 1 of 3
Penalty minutes 18 20
Hits 18 27
Blocked shots 14 14
Giveaways 12 13
Takeaways 2 6
Faceoffs won 33/66 (50%) 33/66 (50%)

Box score

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters
Player
10 B. Schenn C 0 2 2 0 7 2 1 1 0 62.5% 16:16
11 A. Duclair L 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 14:32
14 B. Horvat C 1 0 1 -2 0 2 0 0 1 60% 17:49
21 K. Palmieri C 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 0 0 16:37
38 V. Eklund R 0 0 0 +1 2 2 2 1 0 15:01
44 J. Pageau C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 3 1 0 38.9% 14:50
51 E. Heineman L 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 16:40
53 C. Cizikas C 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 54.5% 13:26
63 M. Maccelli L 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 0 0 14:32
64 C. Ritchie C 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 33.3% 14:27
81 O. Palat L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 2 0 100% 11:57
92 S. Holmstrom R 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 0 0 15:11
3 A. Pelech D 0 0 0 -1 7 0 0 1 0 20:56
6 R. Pulock D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 16:32
8 L. Stanley D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 19:21
28 A. Romanov D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 2 0 13:20
48 M. Schaefer D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 1 0 25:03
77 T. DeAngelo D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 2 0 18:12
New York Islanders goalies
Goalie
40 S. Varlamov 22 19 3 .864 59:26 Loss

New York Rangers

New York Rangers skaters
Player
10 J. Miller C 0 1 1 +1 5 3 3 1 0 47.1% 16:29
13 A. Lafrenière L 3 1 4 +4 2 3 0 1 0 18:54
16 P. Dorofeyev R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 16:25
17 E. Tolvanen R 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 4 0 13:57
24 T. Kartye L 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 15:11
28 O. Bjorkstrand R 2 0 2 +1 5 3 1 1 1 08:58
42 N. Laba C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 53.8% 14:47
49 J. Chmelar R 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 08:28
50 W. Cuylle L 0 1 1 -1 0 4 6 0 0 60% 17:44
53 C. Beaudoin C 0 0 0 +1 2 0 3 1 0 54.5% 09:57
93 M. Zibanejad C 0 2 2 +3 0 3 1 1 0 52.9% 20:05
94 G. Perreault R 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 0 0 13:45
4 B. Schneider D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 1 0 17:39
5 S. Durzi D 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 1 0 17:34
12 A. Smits D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 0 1 0 15:27
23 A. Fox D 0 1 1 +3 0 0 0 0 0 23:49
26 M. Pettersson D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 17:47
44 V. Gavrikov D 0 2 2 +3 0 3 1 0 0 24:10
New York Rangers goalies
Goalie
31 I. Shesterkin 19 17 2 .895 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 07:21 New York Rangers Cole Beaudoin Interference 2
1st 12:13 New York Islanders Brayden Schenn Fighting (major) 5
1st 12:13 New York Rangers J.T. Miller Fighting (major) 5
1st 12:41 New York Islanders Victor Eklund Holding 2
1st 16:57 New York Rangers Alexis Lafrenière Slashing 2
2nd 02:02 New York Rangers Eeli Tolvanen Hooking 2
2nd 12:11 New York Islanders Casey Cizikas Roughing 2
2nd 12:11 New York Rangers Alberts Smits Roughing 2
2nd 15:28 New York Islanders Brayden Schenn Holding 2
3rd 04:25 New York Rangers Tye Kartye Holding 2
3rd 19:47 New York Islanders Adam Pelech Roughing 2
3rd 19:47 New York Rangers Oliver Bjorkstrand Fighting (major) 5
3rd 19:47 New York Islanders Adam Pelech Fighting (major) 5

Game information

New York Islanders head coach
Peter DeBoer
New York Rangers head coach
Mike Sullivan
Referees
Francis Charron, Kyle Rehman
Linesmen
Ryan Jackson, Tyson Baker
New York Islanders scratches
Scott Mayfield, Kyle MacLean, Matthew Kessel
New York Rangers scratches
Matt Rempe, Scott Morrow

2026-2027 season series

Matchup Status Details
New York Islanders 2 at New York Rangers 5 Final Game page
New York Rangers at New York Islanders 7:00 PM ET Game page
New York Islanders at New York Rangers 7:00 PM ET Game page
New York Rangers at New York Islanders 7:00 PM ET Game page

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