New York Islanders Depth Chart 2026-27

Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Center	B. HorvatBo Horvat	B. SchennBrayden Schenn	C. CizikasCasey Cizikas M. ChaffeeMitchell Chaffee K. MacLeanKyle MacLean J. Pageau Islanders' Jean-Gabriel Pageau: Out Thursday Lower Body: Expected to be out until at least Nov 14 Jean-Gabriel Pageau Islanders' Jean-Gabriel Pageau: Out Thursday Lower Body: Expected to be out until at least Nov 14 M. Barzal Islanders' Mathew Barzal: Deemed day-to-day Knee: IR. Expected to be out until at least Nov 14 Mathew Barzal Islanders' Mathew Barzal: Deemed day-to-day Knee: IR. Expected to be out until at least Nov 14
Left Wing	S. HolmstromSimon Holmstrom	E. HeinemanEmil Heineman	O. PalatOndrej Palat M. Maccelli Islanders' Matias Maccelli: Good to return Matias Maccelli Islanders' Matias Maccelli: Good to return
Right Wing	K. PalmieriKyle Palmieri	V. Eklund Islanders' Victor Eklund: Scores power-play goal in SO loss Victor Eklund Islanders' Victor Eklund: Scores power-play goal in SO loss	A. DuclairAnthony Duclair M. KesselMatt Kessel C. Ritchie Lower Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Dec 1 Calum Ritchie Lower Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Dec 1
Left Defenseman	L. StanleyLogan Stanley	A. PelechAdam Pelech	B. Hutton Islanders' Ben Hutton: Opens scoring Monday Ben Hutton Islanders' Ben Hutton: Opens scoring Monday S. MayfieldScott Mayfield A. Romanov Knee: IR. Expected to be out until at least Apr 8 Alexander Romanov Knee: IR. Expected to be out until at least Apr 8
Right Defenseman	M. SchaeferMatthew Schaefer	R. Pulock Islanders' Ryan Pulock: In action versus Kings Ryan Pulock Islanders' Ryan Pulock: In action versus Kings	T. DeAngeloTony DeAngelo
Goalie	I. Sorokin Islanders' Ilya Sorokin: Protecting road net Ilya Sorokin Islanders' Ilya Sorokin: Protecting road net	S. VarlamovSemyon Varlamov	—