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New York Rangers vs New York Islanders

Regular season · Sunday, December 20, 2026 · UBS Arena

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Game preview

The New York Rangers visit the New York Islanders at UBS Arena on Sunday, December 20, 2026, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on MSGSN2 and MSG.

This is the second of 4 meetings this season. Rangers 1, Islanders 0 so far; the last game finished NYI 2, NYR 5.

Rest and travel

Rangers

First game of a road trip.

  1. 102026-12-10: no game
  2. 112026-12-11: at DET
  3. 122026-12-12: no game
  4. 132026-12-13: vs CBJ
  5. 142026-12-14: no game
  6. 152026-12-15: at NJD
  7. 162026-12-16: at PHI, second of a back-to-backB2B
  8. 172026-12-17: no game
  9. 182026-12-18: vs NSH
  10. 192026-12-19: no game
  11. 202026-12-20: at NYI
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~14 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~14 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Islanders

First home game after a 4-game road trip (Carolina, Utah, Colorado and Vegas).

  1. 102026-12-10: vs CGY
  2. 112026-12-11: at CAR, second of a back-to-backB2B
  3. 122026-12-12: no game
  4. 132026-12-13: no game
  5. 142026-12-14: no game
  6. 152026-12-15: at UTA
  7. 162026-12-16: at COL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  8. 172026-12-17: no game
  9. 182026-12-18: at VGK
  10. 192026-12-19: no game
  11. 202026-12-20: vs NYR
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~2,246 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~5,479 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

New York RangersRangersTue, Oct 13 vs TBL
  1. L1Zibanejad#93Dorofeyev#16Perreault#94
    10:41 together at 5v5
  2. L2Kartye#24Lafrenière#13Miller#10
    9:44 together at 5v5
  3. L3Cuylle#50Laba#42Tolvanen#17
    8:53 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewRempe#73Beaudoin#53Bjorkstrand#28
    2:31 together at 5v5
  1. D1Pettersson#26Durzi#5
    16:31 together at 5v5
  2. D2Gavrikov#44Fox#23
    12:21 together at 5v5
  3. D3Schneider#4Smits#12
    9:45 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Lafrenière LZibanejad CMiller CPerreault RFox D2:48
  2. 2Cuylle LBjorkstrand RTolvanen RPerreault RDurzi D0:30

Penalty kill

  1. 1Kartye LTolvanen RGavrikov DFox D0:45
  2. 2Kartye LTolvanen RPettersson DSchneider D0:38
New York IslandersIslandersTue, Oct 13 vs VAN
  1. L1Schenn#10Ritchie#64Eklund#38
    10:44 together at 5v5
  2. L2Palat#81Duclair#11Pageau#44
    8:29 together at 5v5
  3. L3Heineman#51Palmieri#21Horvat#14
    6:33 together at 5v5
  4. L4Maccelli#63Cizikas#53Holmstrom#92
    5:23 together at 5v5
  1. D1Stanley#8Schaefer#48
    13:56 together at 5v5
  2. D2Pelech#3Pulock#6
    12:01 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewDeAngelo#77Kessel#4
    8:45 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Maccelli LPalmieri CSchenn CHorvat CSchaefer D3:31

Penalty kill

  1. 1Pageau CHolmstrom RPelech DPulock D2:08
  2. 2Heineman LHorvat CStanley DKessel D1:07

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

NYRNYI

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

NYR 75% (6th most settled)NYI 68% (15th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

NYR 1:36 left (9th latest · 22 pulls)NYI 2:02 left (7th earliest · 15 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

NYR 47.0s (8th shortest)NYI 48.2s (15th shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

NYR 28% (14th least often)NYI 33% (11th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series