New York Rangers vs New York Islanders

NHL UBS Arena, New York·December 21, 2026

NYR

New York Rangers NYR 3-2-0, 1-2-0 Away

December 21, 2026 12:00 am

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New York Islanders NYI 2-2-0, 2-0-0 Home

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Standings

Metropolitan Division Eastern Conference League

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY
1	NYR Rangers	6	4	2	0	8	17	11	+6	2-0-0	1-2-0
2	CAR Hurricanes	5	3	1	1	7	18	14	+4	1-1-1	2-0-0
3	WSH Capitals	4	3	1	0	6	14	9	+5	2-0-0	1-1-0
4	PIT Penguins	5	2	2	1	5	20	16	+4	1-1-0	1-1-1
5	CBJ Blue Jackets	3	2	1	0	4	10	9	+1	1-1-0	0-0-0
6	NYI Islanders	4	2	2	0	4	13	8	+5	2-0-0	0-2-0
7	NJ Devils	3	1	2	0	2	6	13	-7	2-1-0	0-1-0
8	PHI Flyers	6	0	4	2	2	7	24	-17	0-1-1	0-3-1

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY
1	NYR Rangers	6	4	2	0	8	17	11	+6	2-0-0	1-2-0
2	CAR Hurricanes	5	3	1	1	7	18	14	+4	1-1-1	2-0-0
3	WSH Capitals	4	3	1	0	6	14	9	+5	2-0-0	1-1-0
4	OTT Senators	4	3	1	0	6	12	9	+3	1-0-0	2-1-0
5	TB Lightning	4	3	1	0	6	11	9	+2	3-0-0	0-0-0
6	FLA Panthers	4	2	0	2	6	8	8	0	0-0-0	2-0-2
7	BOS Bruins	6	4	2	0	8	20	13	+7	3-1-0	1-1-0
8	PIT Penguins	5	2	2	1	5	20	16	+4	1-1-0	1-1-1
9	TOR Maple Leafs	5	2	2	1	5	14	15	-1	2-2-0	0-0-1
10	CBJ Blue Jackets	3	2	1	0	4	10	9	+1	1-1-0	0-0-0
11	NYI Islanders	4	2	2	0	4	13	8	+5	2-0-0	0-2-0
12	BUF Sabres	4	2	2	0	4	10	15	-5	2-1-0	0-0-0
13	MTL Canadiens	4	1	2	1	3	14	19	-5	0-2-0	1-0-1
14	NJ Devils	3	1	2	0	2	6	13	-7	2-1-0	0-1-0
15	DET Red Wings	4	1	3	0	2	10	14	-4	1-3-0	0-0-0
16	PHI Flyers	6	0	4	2	2	7	24	-17	0-1-1	0-3-1

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	RW	OTW	SOW	SOL	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY
1	VGK Golden Knights	5	4	1	0	8	3	0	1	0	21	13	+8	2-1-0	2-0-0
2	NYR Rangers	6	4	2	0	8	4	0	0	0	17	11	+6	2-0-0	1-2-0
3	EDM Oilers	4	3	0	1	7	3	0	0	0	22	16	+6	1-0-1	3-0-0
4	WPG Jets	5	3	1	1	7	3	0	0	0	13	15	-2	1-1-1	2-0-0
5	CAR Hurricanes	5	3	1	1	7	2	1	0	0	18	14	+4	1-1-1	2-0-0
6	COL Avalanche	4	3	1	0	6	3	0	0	0	23	11	+12	2-0-0	1-1-0
7	WSH Capitals	4	3	1	0	6	3	0	0	0	14	9	+5	2-0-0	1-1-0
8	OTT Senators	4	3	1	0	6	3	0	0	0	12	9	+3	1-0-0	2-1-0
9	TB Lightning	4	3	1	0	6	3	0	0	0	11	9	+2	3-0-0	0-0-0
10	ANA Ducks	4	3	1	0	6	2	1	0	0	14	11	+3	1-1-0	2-0-0
11	FLA Panthers	4	2	0	2	6	1	1	0	0	8	8	0	0-0-0	2-0-2
12	SJ Sharks	4	3	1	0	6	0	3	0	0	12	14	-2	2-1-0	1-1-0
13	SEA Kraken	5	3	2	0	6	3	0	0	0	21	14	+7	1-1-0	2-1-0
14	UTA Mammoth	5	3	2	0	6	3	0	0	0	18	14	+4	1-0-0	2-2-0
15	BOS Bruins	5	3	2	0	6	2	1	0	0	15	12	+3	3-1-0	1-1-0
16	MIN Wild	4	2	1	1	5	2	0	0	0	11	8	+3	1-0-0	0-1-1
17	NSH Predators	4	2	1	1	5	2	0	0	0	12	11	+1	1-0-0	1-0-1
18	PIT Penguins	5	2	2	1	5	1	1	0	1	20	16	+4	1-1-0	1-1-1
19	TOR Maple Leafs	5	2	2	1	5	1	1	0	1	14	15	-1	2-2-0	0-0-1
20	CBJ Blue Jackets	3	2	1	0	4	1	0	1	0	10	9	+1	1-1-0	0-0-0
21	NYI Islanders	4	2	2	0	4	2	0	0	0	13	8	+5	2-0-0	0-2-0
22	DAL Stars	4	2	2	0	4	2	0	0	0	10	6	+4	1-1-0	1-1-0
23	BUF Sabres	4	2	2	0	4	1	1	0	0	10	15	-5	2-1-0	0-0-0
24	VAN Canucks	5	2	3	0	4	1	1	0	0	21	25	-4	1-2-0	1-2-0
25	STL Blues	4	1	2	1	3	1	0	0	0	9	13	-4	0-0-1	1-2-0
26	MTL Canadiens	4	1	2	1	3	1	0	0	0	14	19	-5	0-2-0	1-0-1
27	NJ Devils	3	1	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	6	13	-7	2-1-0	0-1-0
28	DET Red Wings	4	1	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	10	14	-4	1-3-0	0-0-0
29	CHI Blackhawks	5	1	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	10	21	-11	1-0-0	0-4-0
30	PHI Flyers	5	0	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	6	19	-13	0-1-1	0-3-1
31	LA Kings	3	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	9	15	-6	0-1-0	0-1-1
32	CGY Flames	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	23	-17	0-2-0	0-2-0

Key Players

Rangers

AL

A. Lafreniere L

1.2 PTS/G

4 G

2 A

VG

V. Gavrikov D

0.8 PTS/G

1 G

3 A

IS

I. Shesterkin G

.918 SV%

2.02 GAA

2 W

Islanders

BH

B. Horvat C

1 PTS/G

4 G

1 A

BS

B. Schenn C

0.8 PTS/G

1 G

3 A

IS

I. Sorokin G

.956 SV%

1.30 GAA

2 W

Stats Comparison

Overall Home vs Away

2026-2027

League Percentile Ranking

Scoring 0–2

2.4 25th

Goals For

13th 3.3

2.0 3rd

Goals Against

3rd 2.0

0.4 16th

Goal Diff

6th 1.3

Special Teams 0–1

20.0 16th

PP%

16th 20.0

83.3 16th

PK%

10th 86.7

Offense 1–2

22.6 21st

Shots

30th 19.6

10.6 18th

Shooting%

8th 13.3

50.5 14th

Faceoff%

11th 51.4

Defense 4–2

24.2 17th

Shots Against

10th 22.2

14.2 10th

Blocks

23rd 11.4

29.6 2nd

Hits

21st 18.6

4.6 7th

Takeaways

14th 4.0

14.2 8th

Giveaways

4th 13.0

10.4 19th

PIM

22nd 10.8

2025-2026

League Percentile Ranking

Scoring 1–1

2.9 21st

Goals For

24th 2.8

3.0 8th

Goals Against

5th 2.9

-0.1 17th

Goal Diff

17th -0.1

Special Teams 1–1

19.6 17th

PP%

31st 12.7

79.7 19th

PK%

8th 83.3

Offense 1–2

26.0 25th

Shots

10th 29.3

9.9 27th

Shooting%

25th 10.1

53.6 4th

Faceoff%

11th 52.0

Defense 4–2

28.6 22nd

Shots Against

14th 27.5

15.0 15th

Blocks

14th 15.1

25.7 2nd

Hits

29th 17.5

5.0 4th

Takeaways

27th 4.1

14.1 3rd

Giveaways

10th 15.1

7.8 10th

PIM

24th 10.3

Head-to-Head

Islanders leads 2-0

Final

NYR Rangers

110

2

NYI Islanders

230

5

Final

NYR Rangers

000

0

NYI Islanders

101

2

Recent Form

Rangers

L @ WSH 1-3

W vs NYI 5-2

W vs UTA 4-2

W @ DET 2-0

L @ BOS 0-3

Islanders

W vs CHI 4-1

L @ NYR 2-5

W vs NJ 6-0

L @ TOR 1-2

L vs CAR 1-2

Form Comparison

Win-loss trend: each win +1, each loss −1

UBS Arena

New York, US · 17,113 capacity

League: NHL
Season: NHL 26/27
Date: December 21, 2026
Time: 12:00 am