New York Islanders Depth Chart 2025-26

Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Center	M. BarzalMathew Barzal	B. Horvat Islanders' Bo Horvat: Among NHL's top snipers right now Bo Horvat Islanders' Bo Horvat: Among NHL's top snipers right now	C. RitchieCalum Ritchie C. CizikasCasey Cizikas J. Pageau Upper Body: Expected to be out until at least Dec 19 Jean-Gabriel Pageau Upper Body: Expected to be out until at least Dec 19
Left Wing	A. LeeAnders Lee	E. HeinemanEmil Heineman	A. Duclair Islanders' Anthony Duclair: Snaps 14-game goal drought Anthony Duclair Islanders' Anthony Duclair: Snaps 14-game goal drought K. MacLeanKyle MacLean P. Engvall Ankle: IR. Out for the season Pierre Engvall Ankle: IR. Out for the season
Right Wing	M. TsyplakovMaxim Tsyplakov	M. ShabanovMaxim Shabanov	S. HolmstromSimon Holmstrom M. GatcombMark Gatcomb J. Drouin Islanders' Jonathan Drouin: Late scratch Thursday Lower Body: Expected to be out until at least Dec 6 Jonathan Drouin Islanders' Jonathan Drouin: Late scratch Thursday Lower Body: Expected to be out until at least Dec 6 K. Palmieri Knee: IR. Out for the season Kyle Palmieri Knee: IR. Out for the season
Left Defenseman	M. SchaeferMatthew Schaefer	A. Pelech Islanders' Adam Pelech: Steady defense, no offense Adam Pelech Islanders' Adam Pelech: Steady defense, no offense	T. MitchellTravis Mitchell A. Romanov Shoulder: IR. Out for the season Alexander Romanov Shoulder: IR. Out for the season
Right Defenseman	R. PulockRyan Pulock	T. DeAngelo Islanders' Tony DeAngelo: Poised to play Tony DeAngelo Islanders' Tony DeAngelo: Poised to play	S. MayfieldScott Mayfield A. BoqvistAdam Boqvist 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: Solid effort in win Ilya Sorokin Islanders' Ilya Sorokin: Solid effort in 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