New York Islanders vs New York Rangers

Preseason · Tuesday, September 22, 2026 · Madison Square Garden

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4–3

Final

SOG 28–19

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MSGSN · MSG

Game summary

The New York Islanders beat the New York Rangers 4-3 on Tuesday, September 22, 2026 at Madison Square Garden. The Islanders outshot the Rangers 28-19.

Matias Maccelli scored twice. Cole Beaudoin, Pavel Dorofeyev, Taylor Raddysh, Kyle MacLean and Matthew Schaefer also scored.

Semyon Varlamov made 10 saves on 10 shots for the win; Spencer Martin stopped 6 of 8.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
NYI	0	2	2	4	28
NYR	1	2	0	3	19

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Cole Beaudoin (1)Eeli Tolvanen (1), Sean Durzi (1)Eklund 1:16 into shift0–108:23 NYR

2nd period

Pavel Dorofeyev (1)Oliver Bjorkstrand (1), J.T. Miller (1)Schaefer 1:56 into shift0–206:03 NYR
Taylor Raddysh (1)Alberts Smits (1), Braden Schneider (1)DeAngelo 1:17 into shift0–307:20 NYR
Kyle MacLean (1)Mitchell Chaffee (1), Casey Cizikas (1)Miller 1:05 into shift1–311:36 NYI
Matthew Schaefer (1)Matias Maccelli (1), Brayden Schenn (1)2–317:47 NYI · PPG

3rd period

Matias Maccelli (1)Bo Horvat (1), Matthew Schaefer (1)Pettersson 1:18 into shift3–304:02 NYI · PPG
Matias Maccelli (2)Matthew Schaefer (2), Kyle Palmieri (1)4–309:29 NYI · 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+

1:56

0–2 · 2nd 6:03 · Dorofeyev. NYI stayed on through an icing. Schaefer was 1:56 into his shift when it went in.

GoalNYI on iceNYR on iceDefenders’ longest

0–1 NYR

1st 8:23 · Beaudoin

Long shift: Eklund 1:16

Long shiftEklund 1:16

0–2 NYR

2nd 6:03 · Dorofeyev

Stuck out there: Schaefer 1:56

Stuck out thereSchaefer 1:56

0–3 NYR

2nd 7:20 · Raddysh

Long shift: DeAngelo 1:17

Long shiftDeAngelo 1:17

1–3 NYI

2nd 11:36 · MacLean

Long shift: Miller 1:05

Long shiftMiller 1:05

2–3 NYI

2nd 17:47 · PP · Schaefer

Zibanejad 0:28

Fresh legsZibanejad 0:28

3–3 NYI

3rd 4:02 · PP · Maccelli

Long shift: Pettersson 1:18

Long shiftPettersson 1:18

4–3 NYI

3rd 9:29 · PP · Maccelli

Gavrikov 0:49

NormalGavrikov 0:49

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

28Shots on goal19

50%Faceoff %50%

3/5Power play0/1

11Penalty minutes19

22Hits31

14Blocked shots11

10Giveaways13

2Takeaways5

Penalties

1st 04:02Kyle Palmieri · hooking2 min
2nd 08:18Eeli Tolvanen · interference2 min
2nd 14:05Scott Mayfield · fighting5 min
2nd 14:05Liam Greentree · fighting5 min
2nd 17:19Cole Beaudoin · hooking2 min
2nd 19:02Oliver Bjorkstrand · cross checking2 min
3rd 02:17Mika Zibanejad · tripping2 min
3rd 06:42Oliver Bjorkstrand · roughing2 min
3rd 06:42Bo Horvat · roughing2 min
3rd 08:40Alexis Lafrenière · high sticking2 min
3rd 13:05Kashawn Aitcheson · roughing2 min
3rd 13:05Dylan Roobroeck · roughing2 min

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters

63Matias MaccelliL	2	1	3	0	2	1	1	0	–	19:08
48Matthew SchaeferD	1	2	3	-1	6	1	0	0	–	27:14
10Brayden SchennC	0	1	1	0	1	2	1	0	33	17:57
14Bo HorvatC	0	1	1	0	1	3	0	2	45	19:49
21Kyle PalmieriC	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	2	–	19:03
26Mitchell ChaffeeR	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	–	10:46
32Kyle MacLeanC	1	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	–	12:31
53Casey CizikasC	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	55	12:49
44Jean-Gabriel PageauC	0	0	0	-2	2	3	0	0	50	13:07
57Cole EisermanL	0	0	0	-2	1	2	0	0	–	11:24
64Calum RitchieC	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	50	14:59
73Victor EklundR	0	0	0	-2	4	2	1	0	100	14:10
92Simon HolmstromR	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	100	14:44
3Adam PelechD	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	–	17:48
24Scott MayfieldD	0	0	0	-1	0	0	5	5	–	15:09
36Isaiah GeorgeD	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	–	19:20
37Kashawn AitchesonD	0	0	0	-2	1	0	1	2	–	14:48
77Tony DeAngeloD	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	–	19:14

New York Islanders goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
30Ilya SorokinG		9	6	3	.667	29:45
40Semyon VarlamovG	W	10	10	0	1.000	30:15

New York Rangers

New York Rangers skaters

10J.T. MillerC	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	67	19:01
14Taylor RaddyshR	1	0	1	+1	1	2	0	0	–	11:39
16Pavel DorofeyevR	1	0	1	0	5	2	0	0	–	17:32
17Eeli TolvanenR	0	1	1	+1	2	7	0	2	100	15:15
28Oliver BjorkstrandR	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	4	–	15:07
53Cole BeaudoinC	1	0	1	+1	1	3	0	2	43	14:02
4Braden SchneiderD	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	–	14:47
5Sean DurziD	0	1	1	+2	2	0	4	0	–	23:32
63Alberts SmitsD	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	0	–	15:29
13Alexis LafrenièreL	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	2	–	15:31
49Jaroslav ChmelarR	0	0	0	+1	1	3	0	0	–	11:00
54Dylan RoobroeckC	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	2	43	11:01
85Liam GreentreeR	0	0	0	+1	1	1	0	5	–	11:26
93Mika ZibanejadC	0	0	0	+1	1	3	1	2	36	19:16
94Gabe PerreaultR	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	–	13:20
23Adam FoxD	0	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	–	21:32
26Marcus PetterssonD	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	0	–	21:50
44Vladislav GavrikovD	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	–	20:52

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
31Igor ShesterkinG		20	18	2	.900	39:36
41Spencer MartinG	L	8	6	2	.750	17:10