New York Islanders vs New York Rangers

Regular season · Thursday, January 29, 2026 · Madison Square Garden

NY IslandersIslandersAway

2–1

Final

SOG 21–21

NY RangersRangersHome

MSGSN2 · MSG

Game summary

The New York Islanders beat the New York Rangers 2-1 on Thursday, January 29, 2026 at Madison Square Garden.

Goals came from Carson Soucy, Matthew Schaefer and Mika Zibanejad.

Ilya Sorokin made 20 saves on 21 shots for the win; Jonathan Quick stopped 19 of 21.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
NYI	0	2	0	2	21
NYR	0	0	1	1	21

Three stars

Scoring

2nd period

Carson Soucy (4)Max Shabanov (12), Scott Mayfield (7)Gavrikov 1:31 into shift1–017:18 NYI
Matthew Schaefer (14)Bo Horvat (14)Trocheck 1:00 into shift2–018:53 NYI

3rd period

Mika Zibanejad (23)Vladislav Gavrikov (11), J.T. Miller (21)2–102:48 NYR · PPG

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1:31

1–0 · 2nd 17:18 · Soucy. Gavrikov was 1:31 into his shift when it went in.

GoalNYI on iceNYR on iceDefenders’ longest

1–0 NYI

2nd 17:18 · Soucy

Stuck out there: Gavrikov 1:31

Stuck out thereGavrikov 1:31

2–0 NYI

2nd 18:53 · Schaefer

Long shift: Trocheck 1:00

Long shiftTrocheck 1:00

2–1 NYR

3rd 2:48 · PP · Zibanejad

Soucy 0:39

Fresh legsSoucy 0:39

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2025–26).

3.9%

5.8%

6.5%

7.1%

7.3%

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.9×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).

30%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

NYINYR

21Shots on goal21

38%Faceoff %63%

0/3Power play1/3

8Penalty minutes8

16Hits31

17Blocked shots10

12Giveaways16

3Takeaways2

Penalties

1st 19:50J.T. Miller · tripping2 min
2nd 03:47Mathew Barzal · high sticking2 min
2nd 08:29Will Cuylle · tripping2 min
3rd 01:26Ryan Pulock · boarding2 min
3rd 06:59Tony DeAngelo · abuse of officials2 min
3rd 12:08Urho Vaakanainen · roughing2 min
3rd 12:08Marc Gatcomb · roughing2 min
3rd 19:41Vincent Trocheck · holding2 min

Season series

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters

14Bo HorvatC	0	1	1	+1	2	1	2	0	41	19:55
49Max ShabanovR	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	0	–	07:59
4Carson SoucyD	1	0	1	+1	2	0	0	0	–	14:39
24Scott MayfieldD	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	–	15:33
48Matthew SchaeferD	1	0	1	+1	2	0	0	0	–	23:25
10Simon HolmstromR	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	–	18:31
11Anthony DuclairL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	13:58
13Mathew BarzalC	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	–	18:25
16Marc GatcombC	0	0	0	+1	1	5	1	2	–	09:32
27Anders LeeL	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	–	15:08
29Jonathan DrouinL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	14:52
32Kyle MacLeanC	0	0	0	+1	1	1	0	0	17	08:37
44Jean-Gabriel PageauC	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	77	16:01
51Emil HeinemanL	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	–	18:37
81Ondrej PalatL	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	–	14:43
3Adam PelechD	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	–	21:19
6Ryan PulockD	0	0	0	+1	1	0	4	2	–	21:15
77Tony DeAngeloD	0	0	0	0	4	0	2	2	–	20:09

New York Islanders goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
30Ilya SorokinG	W	21	20	1	.952	60:00
33David RittichG		0	0	0	–	00:00

New York Rangers

New York Rangers skaters

8J.T. MillerC	0	1	1	0	2	1	1	2	80	22:08
93Mika ZibanejadC	1	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	60	23:50
44Vladislav GavrikovD	0	1	1	-1	2	3	1	0	–	26:55
13Alexis LafrenièreL	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	–	17:54
14Taylor RaddyshR	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	–	10:35
16Vincent TrocheckC	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	2	50	20:19
39Sam CarrickC	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	67	09:22
42Noah LabaC	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	71	13:55
50Will CuylleL	0	0	0	-1	0	6	1	2	50	17:15
65Brett BerardL	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	–	08:45
73Matt RempeC	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	–	07:45
78Brennan OthmannL	0	0	0	-1	0	5	0	0	–	11:02
94Gabe PerreaultR	0	0	0	-1	5	0	0	0	–	18:22
4Braden SchneiderD	0	0	0	-1	4	1	0	0	–	20:38
17Will BorgenD	0	0	0	-1	0	4	2	0	–	18:07
18Urho VaakanainenD	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	2	–	13:34
29Matthew RobertsonD	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	–	19:37
60Scott MorrowD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	14:47

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
32Jonathan QuickG	L	21	19	2	.905	58:51
41Spencer MartinG		0	0	0	–	00:00