Regular Season · Scheduled

New York Islanders at New York Rangers

Oct 6, 2026 · Madison Square Garden

All matchups

Before faceoff

Expected lines and units. Check each team's source and confirmation status.

Faceoff

  • Confirmed
  • Projected
  • Out
  • GTD Game-time decision
  • Unavailable
What do these symbols mean?

Confirmed / Source-confirmed — The source explicitly labelled the lineup or starting goalie confirmed. This alone does not verify a coach's announcement. Skater lines and starting goalies are confirmed separately.

Projected — Expected lines that can still change before puck drop. A team projection is not confirmation for a specific game.

Out — The source lists the player as unavailable or outside the expected lineup. Check the injury or scratch label where supplied.

GTD — Game-time decision: the player's participation is uncertain.

Unavailable — No current reported lineup is available, or its freshness cannot be verified. Older reports can be expanded inline where available; their original source dates are retained.

Observed usage — Last-game combinations show who played together and for how long. Their usage ranks do not confirm the next lineup or change reported F1/F2 assignments.

Away New York Islanders
Observed combinations from latest preseason shared ice time

Expected lineup

No reported skater lineup available for this game.

Last-game combinations

Ranked by shared time
NHL shift charts · latest preseason in snapshot 2026-09-26 vs NJD

Goalies

Next starter unconfirmed
G

Forward lines

5-on-5
F #1 5:53 together
F #2 5:35 together
F #3 4:47 together
F #4
  • Unknown — insufficient shared time

Defensive pairings

5-on-5
D #1 11:45 together
D #2 11:12 together
D #3 5:05 together

Power play

5-on-4 / 5-on-3
PP #1 4:29 together
PP #2 2:57 together

Unassigned: Casey Cizikas, Ondrej Palat, Kashawn Aitcheson.

F/D/PP #1, #2 and later numbers are usage ranks in this game. They do not establish the expected lineup.

Coverage notes

Insufficient shared-time evidence for a complete 4F/3D lineup.

Ignored 3 invalid or unmatched regulation shift rows in game.

Excluded 171 seconds with unresolved player identity or team.

Home New York Rangers
Observed combinations from latest preseason shared ice time

Expected lineup

No reported skater lineup available for this game.

Last-game combinations

Ranked by shared time
NHL shift charts · latest preseason in snapshot 2026-09-25 vs NYI

Goalies

Next starter unconfirmed
G

Forward lines

5-on-5
F #1 11:23 together
F #2 10:48 together
F #3 10:43 together
F #4 9:29 together

Defensive pairings

5-on-5
D #1 15:08 together
D #2 13:10 together
D #3 12:34 together

Power play

5-on-4 / 5-on-3
PP #1 2:29 together
PP #2 1:02 together

F/D/PP #1, #2 and later numbers are usage ranks in this game. They do not establish the expected lineup.