New York Islanders Depth Chart 2025-26

Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Center	M. BarzalMathew Barzal	B. Horvat Islanders' Bo Horvat: Nets another goal Bo Horvat Islanders' Bo Horvat: Nets another goal	J. PageauJean-Gabriel Pageau C. CizikasCasey Cizikas K. MacLeanKyle MacLean
Left Wing	A. DuclairAnthony Duclair	J. Drouin Islanders' Jonathan Drouin: Assist streak at three games Jonathan Drouin Islanders' Jonathan Drouin: Assist streak at three games	A. Lee Islanders' Anders Lee: Plays hero in three-point effort Anders Lee Islanders' Anders Lee: Plays hero in three-point effort M. TsyplakovMaxim Tsyplakov P. Engvall Hip: IR. Expected to be out until at least Nov 2 Pierre Engvall Hip: IR. Expected to be out until at least Nov 2 J. Nurmi Knee: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 25 Jesse Nurmi Knee: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 25
Right Wing	K. Palmieri Islanders' Kyle Palmieri: Nets goal Saturday Kyle Palmieri Islanders' Kyle Palmieri: Nets goal Saturday	E. Heineman Islanders' Emil Heineman: On three-game point streak Emil Heineman Islanders' Emil Heineman: On three-game point streak	M. ShabanovMaxim Shabanov S. HolmstromSimon Holmstrom M. GatcombMark Gatcomb
Left Defenseman	A. Pelech Islanders' Adam Pelech: Nabs first helper Adam Pelech Islanders' Adam Pelech: Nabs first helper	M. Schaefer Islanders' Matthew Schaefer: Sets record with helper Matthew Schaefer Islanders' Matthew Schaefer: Sets record with helper	A. Romanov Islanders' Alexander Romanov: Game-time call Tuesday Upper Body: Day-to-Day Alexander Romanov Islanders' Alexander Romanov: Game-time call Tuesday Upper Body: Day-to-Day A. BoqvistAdam Boqvist
Right Defenseman	R. PulockRyan Pulock	S. MayfieldScott Mayfield	T. DeAngeloTony DeAngelo E. Bear Undisclosed: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 28 Ethan Bear Undisclosed: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 28
Goalie	I. Sorokin Islanders' Ilya Sorokin: Slated to start Tuesday Ilya Sorokin Islanders' Ilya Sorokin: Slated to start Tuesday	D. Rittich Islanders' David Rittich: Starting against Detroit David Rittich Islanders' David Rittich: Starting against Detroit	S. Varlamov Knee: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 21 Semyon Varlamov Knee: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 21