New York Islanders @ New York Rangers — Oct 6, 2026

NHL Madison Square Garden, New York·October 6, 2026
New York Islanders NYI 1-2-0, 0-2-0 Away
2
Final
5
New York Rangers NYR 3-1-0, 2-0-0 Home
1 2 3 T
NYI 0 2 0 2
NYR 1 2 2 5
Top Performers
Points
B.
B. Schenn C NYI
2 PTS
A.
A. Lafreniere L NYR
4 PTS
Shots
B.
B. Schenn C NYI
2 SOG
W.
W. Cuylle L NYR
4 SOG
Saves
S.
S. Varlamov G NYI
19 SV
I.
I. Shesterkin G NYR
17 SV
Box Score
Three Stars
1st Star O. Bjorkstrand 2 G, 0 A
2nd Star A. Lafreniere 3 G, 1 A
3rd Star M. Zibanejad 0 G, 2 A
Forwards
Islanders
PLAYER G A P +/- PIM SOG HIT BLK FO TOI
B. Schenn 0 2 2 0 7 2 1 1 5/8 16:16
B. Horvat 1 0 1 -2 0 2 0 0 12/20 17:49
C. Ritchie 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2/6 14:27
M. Maccelli 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 0 - 14:32
E. Heineman 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0/1 16:40
K. Palmieri 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 0 - 16:37
S. Holmstrom 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 0 - 15:11
V. Eklund 0 0 0 +1 2 2 2 1 - 15:01
J. Pageau 0 0 0 -2 0 0 3 1 7/18 14:50
A. Duclair 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0/1 14:32
C. Cizikas 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6/11 13:26
O. Palat 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 2 1/1 11:57
Rangers
PLAYER G A P +/- PIM SOG HIT BLK FO TOI
A. Lafreniere 3 1 4 +4 2 3 0 1 0/1 18:54
O. Bjorkstrand 2 0 2 +1 5 3 1 1 0/1 8:58
M. Zibanejad 0 2 2 +3 0 3 1 1 9/17 20:05
W. Cuylle 0 1 1 -1 0 4 6 0 3/5 17:44
J. Miller 0 1 1 +1 5 3 3 1 8/17 16:29
G. Perreault 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 0 - 13:45
P. Dorofeyev 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 - 16:25
T. Kartye 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0/1 15:11
N. Laba 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 7/13 14:47
E. Tolvanen 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 4 - 13:57
C. Beaudoin 0 0 0 +1 2 0 3 1 6/11 9:57
J. Chmelar 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 8:28
Defense
Islanders
PLAYER G A P +/- PIM SOG HIT BLK FO TOI
M. Schaefer 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 1 - 25:03
A. Pelech 0 0 0 -1 7 0 0 1 - 20:56
L. Stanley 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 - 19:21
T. DeAngelo 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 2 - 18:12
R. Pulock 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 - 16:32
A. Romanov 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 2 - 13:20
Rangers
PLAYER G A P +/- PIM SOG HIT BLK FO TOI
V. Gavrikov 0 2 2 +3 0 3 1 0 - 24:10
A. Fox 0 1 1 +3 0 0 0 0 - 23:49
M. Pettersson 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 - 17:47
B. Schneider 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 1 - 17:39
S. Durzi 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 - 17:34
A. Smits 0 0 0 +1 2 0 0 1 - 15:27
Goalies
Islanders
PLAYER SA SV GA SV% TOI DEC
S. Varlamov 22 19 3 .864 59:26 L
Rangers
PLAYER SA SV GA SV% TOI DEC
I. Shesterkin 19 17 2 .895 60:00 W
G - Goals · A - Assists · P - Points · +/- - Plus/Minus · PIM - Penalty Minutes · SOG - Shots on Goal · HIT - Hits · BLK - Blocked Shots · FO - Faceoffs Won/Taken · TOI - Time on Ice · SA - Shots Against · SV - Saves · GA - Goals Against · SV% - Save Percentage · DEC - Decision
Team Statistics
Islanders
Rangers
19 Shots on Goal 24
1/4 · 25% Power Play 1/3 · 33%
2/3 · 67% Penalty Kill 3/4 · 75%
50% Faceoffs Won 50%
18 Hits 27
14 Blocked Shots 14
18 Penalty Minutes 20
2 Takeaways 6
12 Giveaways 13
Play-by-Play
3rd Period 0 - 2 2 - 5
2 min A. Pelech Roughing
5 min A. Pelech Fighting
O. Bjorkstrand Fighting 5 min
2 - 5 1:06
A. Lafreniere A: A. Fox, V. Gavrikov EN Goal
2 - 4 1:38
A. Lafreniere A: M. Zibanejad, J. Miller EN Goal
T. Kartye Holding 2 min
2nd Period 2 - 2 2 - 3
2 - 3 2:53
O. Bjorkstrand A: G. Perreault, W. Cuylle PP Goal
2 min B. Schenn Holding
A. Smits Roughing 2 min
2 min C. Cizikas Roughing
Goal C. Ritchie A: B. Schenn
2 - 2 15:08
PP Goal B. Horvat A: B. Schenn, M. Maccelli
1 - 2 17:04
E. Tolvanen Hooking 2 min
0 - 2 19:35
A. Lafreniere A: M. Zibanejad, V. Gavrikov Goal
1st Period 0 - 1 0 - 1
A. Lafreniere Slashing 2 min
2 min V. Eklund Holding
J. Miller Fighting 5 min
5 min B. Schenn Fighting
C. Beaudoin Interference 2 min
0 - 1 13:20
O. Bjorkstrand A: A. Lafreniere Goal
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: NYR +3 Times Tied: 1
Head-to-Head
Islanders leads 2-0
Final
NYI Islanders
020
2
NYR Rangers
001
1
Final
NYI Islanders
212
5
NYR Rangers
000
0
Highlights
Islanders 2 - 5 Rangers
October 6, 2026
Madison Square Garden
New York, US · 19,812 capacity
League
NHL
Season
NHL 26/27
Date
October 6, 2026
Time
11:30 pm
Duration
1h 0m