New York Islanders vs New Jersey Devils

Preseason · Sunday, September 20, 2026 · Prudential Center

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1–2

Final

SOG 24–22

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Game summary

The New Jersey Devils beat the New York Islanders 2-1 on Sunday, September 20, 2026 at Prudential Center. The Islanders outshot the Devils 24-22.

Goals came from Cole Eiserman, Ryan Schmelzer and Connor Brown.

David Rittich made 23 saves on 24 shots for the win; Vitek Vanecek stopped 20 of 22.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
NYI	0	1	0	1	24
NJD	0	1	1	2	22

Three stars

Scoring

2nd period

Cole Eiserman (1)Vladimír Dravecký (1), Calum Ritchie (1)1–000:55 NYI · PPG
Ryan Schmelzer (1)Ben Steeves (1), Ethan Edwards (1)1–103:59 NJD

3rd period

Connor Brown (1)Unassisted1–207:53 NJD

Tired legs

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

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

GoalNYI on iceNJD on iceDefenders’ longest

1–0 NYI

2nd 0:55 · PP · Eiserman

Dillon 0:55

NormalDillon 0:55

1–1 NJD

2nd 3:59 · Schmelzer

Warren 0:34

Fresh legsWarren 0:34

1–2 NJD

3rd 7:53 · Brown

Eklund 0:42

NormalEklund 0:42

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

NYINJD

24Shots on goal22

30%Faceoff %70%

1/4Power play0/3

10Penalty minutes12

30Hits28

17Blocked shots13

24Giveaways18

3Takeaways4

Penalties

1st 07:46Lenni Hameenaho · hooking2 min
1st 09:51Colin White · tripping2 min
1st 13:35Calum Ritchie · roughing2 min
1st 13:35Shane Lachance · elbowing2 min
1st 15:40Ben Steeves · high sticking2 min
1st 18:49David Rittich · roughing2 min
1st 18:49Isaiah George · roughing2 min
1st 19:50Ethan Edwards · hooking2 min
2nd 01:20Daniil Prokhorov · boarding2 min
2nd 14:47Joey Larson · high sticking2 min
3rd 15:31Marshall Warren · tripping2 min

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters

57Cole EisermanL	1	0	1	0	4	3	1	0	–	18:25
64Calum RitchieC	0	1	1	-1	2	1	0	2	41	19:22
71Vladimír DraveckýD	0	1	1	-2	1	1	0	0	–	18:39
18Pierre EngvallL	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	–	16:15
20Matthew HighmoreC	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	–	13:30
43Liam FoudyC	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	33	14:52
61Joey LarsonR	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	–	11:16
67Gleb VeremyevC	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	–	11:14
73Victor EklundR	0	0	0	-1	3	4	0	0	100	18:45
76Daniil ProkhorovR	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	2	–	13:27
78Tomas PoletinL	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0	–	09:34
81Ondrej PalatL	0	0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	–	18:21
82Luca RomanoC	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	33	12:22
4Matthew KesselD	0	0	0	0	1	4	7	0	–	21:20
7Marshall WarrenD	0	0	0	-2	1	1	1	2	–	16:44
36Isaiah GeorgeD	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	2	–	19:16
37Kashawn AitchesonD	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	–	22:40
74Ethan BearD	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	–	16:09

New York Islanders goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
41Vitek VanecekG	L	22	20	2	.909	57:49
70Henrik TikkanenG		0	0	0	.000	00:00

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils skaters

16Connor BrownR	1	0	1	+1	6	1	0	0	–	18:58
37Ben SteevesL	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	2	–	13:08
49Ryan SchmelzerC	1	0	1	+1	1	2	0	0	75	09:13
73Ethan EdwardsD	0	1	1	+1	1	1	1	2	–	18:43
10Riley TufteL	0	0	0	0	4	4	0	0	–	15:11
12Cody GlassC	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	61	20:22
20Shane LachanceL	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	100	10:57
29Lenni HameenahoR	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	–	17:30
36Colin WhiteC	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	100	12:50
57Matyas MelovskyC	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	71	14:20
67Xavier ParentC	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	–	10:34
75Cam SquiresR	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	–	11:00
93Amadeus LombardiC	0	0	0	+1	1	0	0	0	100	20:39
5Brenden DillonD	0	0	0	+1	1	3	5	0	–	19:36
18Vladislav KolyachonokD	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	–	16:42
24Seamus CaseyD	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	–	19:03
47Declan ChisholmD	0	0	0	+1	1	0	1	0	–	23:17
52Anton SilaevD	0	0	0	+1	2	5	0	0	–	16:52

New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
31Jakub MalekG		0	0	0	.000	00:00
33David RittichG	W	24	23	1	.958	60:00