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19-16-4 - W1
New York Rangers
20-13-4 - W1
New York Islanders
Elmont - UBS Arena
December 27, 2025 at 11:00 PM - PREGAME
Metropolitan / Metropolitan
Top 5 Skaters (by Points)
NYR
1
L
Artemi Panarin
14G - 24A
(38P)
2
C
Mika Zibanejad
12G - 17A
(29P)
3
D
Adam Fox
3G - 23A
(26P)
4
L
Will Cuylle
10G - 13A
(23P)
5
C
J.T. Miller
10G - 12A
(22P)
NYR Injuries
Edstrom, Adam
Lower Body
Day to Day
Edstrom (lower body) was placed on long-term injured reserve Wednesday, Mollie Walker of the New York Post reports.
Dec 27, 2025
Fox, Adam
Upper Body
Day to Day
Fox (upper body) was placed on long-term injured reserve Sunday, according to Dan Rosen of NHL.com.
Dec 27, 2025
Miller, J.T.
Upper Body
Week to Week
Miller (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Monday, Mollie Walker of the New York Post reports.
Jan 12, 2026
Trades
Metropolitan Standings
NYI
1
C
Bo Horvat
19G - 12A
(31P)
2
C
Mathew Barzal
10G - 19A
(29P)
3
L
Anders Lee
9G - 15A
(24P)
4
D
Matthew Schaefer
9G - 15A
(24P)
5
C
Kyle Palmieri
6G - 12A
(18P)
NYI Injuries
Horvat, Bo
Lower Body
Day to Day
Horvat (lower body) is hoping to be ready to face the New York Rangers on Saturday, Andrew Gross of Newsday reports.
Dec 27, 2025
Sorokin, Ilya
Undisclosed
Day to Day
The Islanders announced Monday that Sorokin has a 'small nagging issue' and will be sidelined through the league's holiday break to rest.
Dec 27, 2025
Varlamov, Semyon
Knee
Day to Day
Varlamov (knee), as expected, was placed on injured reserve Monday.
Dec 28, 2025
Bear, Ethan
Undisclosed
Day to Day
Bear (undisclosed) was put on injured reserve Monday.
Dec 30, 2025
Romanov, Alexander
Shoulder
Month to Month
Romanov (shoulder) will have surgery and be out 5-6 months, the team announced Sunday.
May 23, 2026
Engvall, Pierre
Ankle
Season
Engvall (ankle) was placed on long-term injured reserve Thursday.
Sep 15, 2026
Palmieri, Kyle
Knee
Season
Palmieri (knee) was placed on injured reserve Sunday.
Sep 15, 2026
Trades
Metropolitan Standings
Goaltending
NYR
16-11-3
2.55 GAA
90.8% SV
NYI
12-10-2
2.55 GAA
91.0% SV
NYR
3-5-1
1.79 GAA
93.7% SV
NYI
8-3-2
2.42 GAA
91.3% SV
Goaltenders
NYR
19-16-4
GAA: 2.69
SV%: 0.905
vs
NYI
20-13-4
GAA: 2.70
SV%: 0.905