New Jersey Devils vs New York Islanders

Preseason · Friday, September 26, 2025 · UBS Arena

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4–2

27–25

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Game summary

The New Jersey Devils beat the New York Islanders 4–2 on Friday, September 26, 2025 at UBS Arena. The Devils outshot the Islanders 27–25.

Goals came from Luke Glendening, Marc Gatcomb, Nathan Légaré, Arseny Gritsyuk, Anthony Duclair and Angus Crookshank.

Jakub Malek made 12 saves on 13 shots for the win; Ilya Sorokin stopped 23 of 26.

Goals
NJD	1	0	3	4	27
NYI	0	1	1	2	25

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Luke Glendening (1)Seamus Casey (1), Brian Halonen (2)1–002:01 NJD

2nd period

Marc Gatcomb (1)Mathew Barzal (2), Tony DeAngelo (1)Siegenthaler 1:49 into shift1–111:30 NYI

3rd period

Nathan Légaré (1)Angus Crookshank (1), Kevin Rooney (1)DeAngelo 1:12 into shift2–108:44 NJD
Arseny Gritsyuk (2)Paul Cotter (1), Seamus Casey (2)3–112:21 NJD
Anthony Duclair (1)Matthew Schaefer (2)Crookshank 1:07 into shift3–216:50 NYI
Angus Crookshank (1)Nathan Légaré (1), Simon Nemec (2)4–218:57 NJD ·

Tired legs

When each goal went in, how long every skater on the ice had been out there. Each bar is one player: the taller the bar, the longer he’d been on. In 2025–26 the average NHL shift lasted about 48 seconds, and goals go in more often against players who’ve been out longer.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1:49

1–1 · 2nd 11:30 · Gatcomb. Siegenthaler had been on the ice for 1:49 when it went in.

GoalNJD NYI

1–0 NJD

1st 2:01 · Glendening

Highmore 0:20

Fresh legsHighmore 0:20

1–1 NYI

2nd 11:30 · Gatcomb

Stuck out there: Siegenthaler 1:49

Stuck out thereSiegenthaler 1:49

2–1 NJD

3rd 8:44 · Légaré

Long shift: DeAngelo 1:12

Long shiftDeAngelo 1:12

3–1 NJD

3rd 12:21 · Gritsyuk

Gatcomb 0:44

NormalGatcomb 0:44

3–2 NYI

3rd 16:50 · Duclair

Long shift: Crookshank 1:07

Long shiftCrookshank 1:07

4–2 NJD

3rd 18:57 · · Crookshank

Barzal 1:18

Empty netBarzal 1:18

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league in 2025–26. How often a shot went in, by how long the defending team’s longest-on player had been on the ice. Counts 5-on-5 shots on goal and misses, not blocked shots.

3.9%

5.8%

6.5%

7.1%

7.3%

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.9×

When a defending player has been out 80 seconds or more, shots go in 1.9 times as often as when every defending player has been out under 20 seconds: about 1 in 14 against about 1 in 26.

30%

of 5-on-5 goals were scored while a defending player had been on the ice 60 seconds or more.

Team stats

NJDNYI

2725

45%55%

0/20/0

2935

158

Penalties

3:09 into the second periodEthan Bear · tripping2 min
7:04 into the second periodEetu Liukas · slashing2 min

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils skaters

36Angus CrookshankC	1	1	2	+1	2	0	2	–	0	21	15:31
37Nathan LégaréR	1	1	2	+2	1	7	0	–	0	21	17:05
24Seamus CaseyD	0	2	2	+2	1	0	1	–	1	21	16:03
10Kevin RooneyC	0	1	1	−1	2	2	2	71	0	19	14:58
14Luke GlendeningC	1	0	1	0	2	2	2	33	0	21	15:32
47Paul CotterL	0	1	1	+1	1	2	0	–	0	21	21:59
48Brian HalonenL	0	1	1	0	1	2	0	–	0	19	16:04
81Arseny GritsyukR	1	0	1	+1	4	1	0	–	0	25	20:43
17Simon NemecD	0	1	1	+2	1	0	2	–	0	22	23:18
12Cody GlassC	0	0	0	+1	1	0	0	57	0	21	14:33
21Marc McLaughlinC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	0	1	00:29
39Mike HardmanL	0	0	0	−1	0	2	1	–	0	17	11:46
46Jonathan GrudenL	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	–	1	18	14:27
83Juho LammikkoC	0	0	0	+2	4	2	1	44	0	22	18:59
7Dougie HamiltonD	0	0	0	−1	3	1	0	–	2	24	18:29
44Dennis CholowskiD	0	0	0	+1	3	0	0	–	2	21	17:51
71Jonas SiegenthalerD	0	0	0	+2	1	0	0	–	2	23	23:02
73Ethan EdwardsD	0	0	0	−2	0	3	3	–	0	21	19:11

New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie
34Jake AllenG		12	11	1	.917	31:30
85Jakub MalekG	W	13	12	1	.923	28:30

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters

11Anthony DuclairL	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	–	1	19	17:07
13Mathew BarzalC	0	1	1	+1	1	0	0	0	33	1	20	19:51
16Marc GatcombC	1	0	1	0	4	4	1	0	100	0	19	16:05
48Matthew SchaeferD	0	1	1	−2	1	3	0	0	–	1	24	23:54
77Tony DeAngeloD	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	–	1	24	24:02
14Bo HorvatC	0	0	0	−1	0	0	1	0	55	0	23	22:16
20Matthew HighmoreC	0	0	0	−1	1	1	1	0	33	0	17	13:17
29Jonathan DrouinL	0	0	0	−1	2	0	0	0	–	0	20	20:16
49Maxim ShabanovR	0	0	0	−1	1	2	0	0	–	0	16	15:06
53Casey CizikasC	0	0	0	−2	1	3	0	0	90	0	17	12:50
55Cameron BergC	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	43	0	14	10:18
67Gleb VeremyevC	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	–	0	14	10:21
68Adam BeckmanL	0	0	0	−1	3	1	0	0	–	0	14	11:03
84Eetu LiukasL	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	2	–	0	15	10:31
24Scott MayfieldD	0	0	0	−1	3	1	1	0	–	0	23	19:12
28Alexander RomanovD	0	0	0	+1	4	2	2	0	–	0	25	22:47
41Marshall WarrenD	0	0	0	−1	1	4	0	0	–	1	19	16:53
74Ethan BearD	0	0	0	−1	0	0	1	2	–	1	16	13:22

New York Islanders goalies
Goalie
30Ilya SorokinG	L	26	23	3	.885	56:49
35Tristan LennoxG		0	0	0	.000	00:00