NHL Wednesday, 7 October 2026
New York Rangers vs New York Islanders 5-2 – NHL, 7 Oct 2026
New York Rangers 6th place · GP 6 · W 4 · PTS 8
5–2
Final
New York Islanders 23rd place · GP 5 · W 2 · PTS 4
SportsLife forecast
Made before the match
38%
New York Islanders
Away
62%
38%
Our pick New York Rangers Medium confidence Correct
- Rangers sit 1st in the league with 6 points from 4 games
- Rangers form LWWW includes a 6-1 win over the Islanders on 2026-09-26
- Islanders are 17th with 2 points from 2 games and form LW
Estimated by the SportsLife model from the league table, recent form and results, last meetings and home advantage. Not betting advice.
Match stats
NHLNew York RangersNew York Islanders
24Shots on goal19
50%Face-off %50%
1/3Power play1/4
33%Power play %25%
20Penalty minutes18
27Hits18
14Blocked shots14
13Giveaways12
6Takeaways2
Skaters
NHLNew York Rangers
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. LafrenièreL | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18:54 |
| O. BjorkstrandR | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 08:58 |
| M. ZibanejadC | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 20:05 |
| V. GavrikovD | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 24:10 |
| W. CuylleL | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 17:44 |
| J. MillerC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 16:29 |
| G. PerreaultR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13:45 |
| S. DurziD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 17:34 |
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. SchennC | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16:16 |
| B. HorvatC | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 17:49 |
| C. RitchieC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14:27 |
| M. MaccelliL | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 14:32 |
| K. PalmieriC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 16:37 |
| V. EklundR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15:01 |
| M. SchaeferD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 25:03 |
| O. PalatL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 11:57 |
Scoring summary
NHL| Time | Team | Scorer | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 06:40 | NYR | O. Bjorkstrand | A. Lafrenière, S. Durzi | 1–0 |
| P2 00:25 | NYR | A. Lafrenière | M. Zibanejad, V. Gavrikov | 2–0 |
| P2 02:56 | NYI | B. Horvat (PP) | M. Maccelli, B. Schenn | 2–1 |
| P2 04:52 | NYI | C. Ritchie | B. Schenn | 2–2 |
| P2 17:07 | NYR | O. Bjorkstrand (PP) | G. Perreault, W. Cuylle | 3–2 |
| P3 18:22 | NYR | A. Lafrenière | J. Miller, M. Zibanejad | 4–2 |
| P3 18:54 | NYR | A. Lafrenière | A. Fox, V. Gavrikov | 5–2 |
Goaltenders
NHL| Goalie | Team | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I. Shesterkin | New York Rangers | 17/19 | 0.895 | 60:00 |
| S. Varlamov | New York Islanders | 19/22 | 0.864 | 59:26 |
Three stars
NHL| # | Player | Team | Pos | Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O. Bjorkstrand | NYR | R | 2G 0A |
| 2 | A. Lafrenière | NYR | L | 3G 1A |
| 3 | M. Zibanejad | NYR | C | 0G 2A |
Form and recent results
New York RangersWWWWL
New York IslandersLWLWL
- L11 OctNew York Islanders 3–5 Tampa Bay LightningNHL
- W9 OctNew York Islanders 4–1 Chicago BlackhawksNHL
- W4 OctNew York Islanders 6–0 New Jersey DevilsNHL
- L1 OctToronto Maple Leafs 2–1 New York IslandersNHL
- L27 SepNew York Islanders 1–4 New Jersey DevilsNHL
- L26 SepNew York Islanders 1–6 New York RangersNHL
Last meetings
- 26 Sep 2026New York Islanders 1–6 New York RangersNHL
- 23 Sep 2026New York Rangers 3–4 New York IslandersNHL
- 26 Feb 2020New York Islanders 3–4 New York RangersNHL
- 22 Jan 2020New York Rangers 2–4 New York IslandersNHL
- 17 Jan 2020New York Islanders 2–3 New York RangersNHL
- 14 Jan 2020New York Rangers 6–2 New York IslandersNHL