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New York Rangers vs New York Islanders

Regular season · Thursday, February 18, 2027 · UBS Arena

MSGSN2 · MSG

Game preview

The New York Rangers visit the New York Islanders at UBS Arena on Thursday, February 18, 2027, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on MSGSN2 and MSG.

This is the fourth 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. 82027-02-08: no game
  2. 92027-02-09: no game
  3. 102027-02-10: no game
  4. 112027-02-11: no game
  5. 122027-02-12: vs NYI
  6. 132027-02-13: no game
  7. 142027-02-14: at MTL
  8. 152027-02-15: vs BUF, second of a back-to-backB2B
  9. 162027-02-16: no game
  10. 172027-02-17: no game
  11. 182027-02-18: at NYI
rest since last game
2 days
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

Another game at home.

  1. 82027-02-08: no game
  2. 92027-02-09: no game
  3. 102027-02-10: no game
  4. 112027-02-11: no game
  5. 122027-02-12: at NYR
  6. 132027-02-13: vs MIN, second of a back-to-backB2B
  7. 142027-02-14: no game
  8. 152027-02-15: vs UTA
  9. 162027-02-16: no game
  10. 172027-02-17: no game
  11. 182027-02-18: vs NYR
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
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

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