New York Islanders Depth Chart 2025-26

Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Center	M. BarzalMathew Barzal	C. Ritchie Islanders' Calum Ritchie: Starting to flash draft pedigree Calum Ritchie Islanders' Calum Ritchie: Starting to flash draft pedigree	J. Pageau Islanders' Jean-Gabriel Pageau: Deals helper Thursday Jean-Gabriel Pageau Islanders' Jean-Gabriel Pageau: Deals helper Thursday C. CizikasCasey Cizikas M. TsyplakovMaxim Tsyplakov B. Horvat Islanders' Bo Horvat: Set to miss out Saturday Lower Body: Day-to-Day Bo Horvat Islanders' Bo Horvat: Set to miss out Saturday Lower Body: Day-to-Day
Left Wing	J. Drouin Islanders' Jonathan Drouin: Ready for Saturday Jonathan Drouin Islanders' Jonathan Drouin: Ready for Saturday	A. Duclair Islanders' Anthony Duclair: Three helpers in last three games Anthony Duclair Islanders' Anthony Duclair: Three helpers in last three games	A. LeeAnders Lee K. MacLeanKyle MacLean P. Engvall Ankle: IR. Out for the season Pierre Engvall Ankle: IR. Out for the season
Right Wing	E. HeinemanEmil Heineman	M. ShabanovMaxim Shabanov	S. HolmstromSimon Holmstrom M. GatcombMarc Gatcomb K. Palmieri Knee: IR. Out for the season Kyle Palmieri Knee: IR. Out for the season
Left Defenseman	M. Schaefer Islanders' Matthew Schaefer: Climbing all-time rookie list Matthew Schaefer Islanders' Matthew Schaefer: Climbing all-time rookie list	A. PelechAdam Pelech	T. MitchellTravis Mitchell A. BoqvistAdam Boqvist A. Romanov Shoulder: IR. Out for the season Alexander Romanov Shoulder: IR. Out for the season
Right Defenseman	R. Pulock Islanders' Ryan Pulock: Lights lamp in win Ryan Pulock Islanders' Ryan Pulock: Lights lamp in win	T. DeAngeloTony DeAngelo	S. Mayfield Islanders' Scott Mayfield: Ends lengthy slump Scott Mayfield Islanders' Scott Mayfield: Ends lengthy slump E. Bear Undisclosed: IR. Expected to be out until at least Dec 30 Ethan Bear Undisclosed: IR. Expected to be out until at least Dec 30
Goalie	I. Sorokin Islanders' Ilya Sorokin: Fifth straight win Ilya Sorokin Islanders' Ilya Sorokin: Fifth straight win	D. RittichDavid Rittich	S. Varlamov Knee: IR. Expected to be out until at least Dec 28 Semyon Varlamov Knee: IR. Expected to be out until at least Dec 28