New York Islanders Depth Chart 2026-27

Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Center	B. Horvat Islanders' Bo Horvat: Undergoing evaluation Upper Body: Day-to-Day Bo Horvat Islanders' Bo Horvat: Undergoing evaluation Upper Body: Day-to-Day	C. Ritchie Islanders' Calum Ritchie: Scores first goal of season Calum Ritchie Islanders' Calum Ritchie: Scores first goal of season	J. PageauJean-Gabriel Pageau C. CizikasCasey Cizikas M. Barzal Knee: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 10 Mathew Barzal Knee: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 10
Left Wing	E. HeinemanEmil Heineman	B. Schenn Islanders' Brayden Schenn: Helps out on both goals in loss Brayden Schenn Islanders' Brayden Schenn: Helps out on both goals in loss	S. HolmstromSimon Holmstrom O. PalatOndrej Palat K. MacLeanKyle MacLean
Right Wing	K. PalmieriKyle Palmieri	V. EklundVictor Eklund	A. DuclairAnthony Duclair M. MaccelliMatias Maccelli
Left Defenseman	L. StanleyLogan Stanley	A. PelechAdam Pelech	T. DeAngeloTony DeAngelo A. Romanov Islanders' Alexander Romanov: Has torn ACL Knee: Expected to be out until at least Apr 8 Alexander Romanov Islanders' Alexander Romanov: Has torn ACL Knee: Expected to be out until at least Apr 8
Right Defenseman	M. SchaeferMatthew Schaefer	R. PulockRyan Pulock	S. MayfieldScott Mayfield M. KesselMatt Kessel
Goalie	I. Sorokin Islanders' Ilya Sorokin: Stops 22 shots in win Thursday Ilya Sorokin Islanders' Ilya Sorokin: Stops 22 shots in win Thursday	S. Varlamov Islanders' Semyon Varlamov: Takes loss in season debut Semyon Varlamov Islanders' Semyon Varlamov: Takes loss in season debut	—