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New York Rangers vs New York IslandersNational Hockey League

New York Rangers

52

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New York Islanders

ETMadison Square Garden, New York, USA

Pacy pre-match win probability

63.2% New York Rangers36.8% New York Islanders

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Match report

New York Rangers beat New York Islanders 5–2 in the National Hockey League at Madison Square Garden, New York, USA on October 6, 2026. By period, New York Rangers scored 1, 2 and 2; New York Islanders 0, 2 and 0. New York Rangers won by three goals. Recent form: New York Rangers won four and lost one of their last five; New York Islanders won two and lost three of their last five. Pacy's record holds 8 earlier meetings: New York Rangers won 2, New York Islanders won 6. Before kick-off, Pacy's model made New York Rangers favourites at 63.2%, and they won.

Timeline

  1. 18:54Goal — New York Rangers 5–2
  2. 18:22Goal — New York Rangers 4–2
  3. 17:07Goal — New York Rangers 3–2
  4. 4:52Goal — New York Islanders 2–2
  5. 2:56Goal — New York Islanders 2–1
  6. 0:25Goal — New York Rangers 2–0
  7. 6:40Goal — New York Rangers 1–0

Match statistics

New York RangersNew York Islanders

24Shots19
27Hits18
All statistics (10 more)
14Blocked Shots14
6Takeaways2
1Power Play Goals1
3Power Play Opportunities4
33.3Power Play Percentage25
33Faceoffs Won33
50Faceoff Win Percent50
13Giveaways12
7Total Penalties6
20Penalty Minutes18

Lineups

New York Islanders

  • Casey Cizikas
  • Anthony Duclair
  • Victor Eklund
  • Emil Heineman
  • Simon Holmstrom
  • Bo Horvat
  • Matias Maccelli
  • Jean-Gabriel Pageau
  • Ondrej Palat
  • Kyle Palmieri
  • Calum Ritchie
Bench (8)
  • Brayden Schenn
  • Tony DeAngelo
  • Adam Pelech
  • Ryan Pulock
  • Alexander Romanov
  • Matthew Schaefer
  • Logan Stanley
  • Semyon Varlamov

New York Rangers

  • Cole Beaudoin
  • Oliver Bjorkstrand
  • Jaroslav Chmelar
  • Will Cuylle
  • Pavel Dorofeyev
  • Tye Kartye
  • Noah Laba
  • Alexis Lafreniere
  • J.T. Miller
  • Gabe Perreault
  • Eeli Tolvanen
Bench (8)
  • Mika Zibanejad
  • Sean Durzi
  • Adam Fox
  • Vladislav Gavrikov
  • Marcus Pettersson
  • Braden Schneider
  • Alberts Smits
  • Igor Shesterkin

Recent form

New York Rangers

WWWLW

New York Islanders

WLLLW

Standings

2026-27 Metropolitan Division Standings
#TeamWLOTLPts
1NY Rangers4108
2Carolina2115
3Pittsburgh2104
4Washington1102
5Columbus1102
6NY Islanders1202
7New Jersey1202
8Philadelphia0222

Head-to-head

New York Rangers 2 wins, New York Islanders 6 wins

DateResultHosted by
2026-09-25New York Rangers 6–1 New York IslandersNew York Islanders
2026-09-22New York Rangers 3–4 New York IslandersNew York Rangers
2026-01-30New York Rangers 1–2 New York IslandersNew York Rangers
2026-01-29New York Rangers 2–5 New York IslandersNew York Islanders
2025-12-27New York Rangers 0–2 New York IslandersNew York Islanders
2025-11-09New York Rangers 0–5 New York IslandersNew York Rangers
2025-09-29New York Rangers 3–2 New York IslandersNew York Islanders
2025-09-25New York Rangers 4–5 New York IslandersNew York Rangers

Venue and officials

Venue
Madison Square Garden, 4 Pennsylvania Plaza, Manhattan, New York 10001, N.Y., NY, USA
Attendance
18,006
Referee
Francis Charron
Referee
Kyle Rehman
Linesman
Tyson Baker
Linesman
Ryan Jackson

Pacy probability

  • Away36.8%
  • Home63.2%

Pacy estimates this from the match information available and how both sides have performed. It is an estimate, not a prediction of what will happen.

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