New Jersey Devils vs New York Islanders: preview, form and head-to-head

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New York Islanders host New Jersey Devils (NHL) on October 3, 2026. Here is how both teams arrive: recent form, the season so far, past meetings and the latest team news.

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Matchup edge

Form edge: New Jersey Devils, 3-2 in the last 5 games against 1-4 for New York Islanders.

Recent form: last 5

New Jersey Devils: 3 wins and 2 losses in the last 5, with 14 goals scored and 17 conceded.

New Jersey Devils
Oct 1, 2026vs Philadelphia FlyersW3–2
Apr 14, 2026 · last seasonat Boston BruinsL0–4
Apr 12, 2026 · last seasonvs Ottawa SenatorsW4–3
Apr 11, 2026 · last seasonat Detroit Red WingsW5–3
Apr 9, 2026 · last seasonvs Pittsburgh PenguinsL2–5

New York Islanders: 1 win and 4 losses in the last 5, with 8 goals scored and 14 conceded.

New York Islanders
Sep 30, 2026at Toronto Maple LeafsL1–2
Apr 14, 2026 · last seasonvs Carolina HurricanesL1–2
Apr 12, 2026 · last seasonvs Montreal CanadiensL1–4
Apr 11, 2026 · last seasonvs Ottawa SenatorsL0–3
Apr 9, 2026 · last seasonvs Toronto Maple LeafsW5–3

Results before kickoff, newest first.

Head-to-head

In the last 4 meetings on record, New Jersey Devils won 0, New York Islanders won 4.

Feb 6, 2026 · last seasonNew Jersey Devils1–3New York Islanders
Jan 7, 2026 · last seasonNew York Islanders9–0New Jersey Devils
Dec 24, 2025 · last seasonNew York Islanders2–1New Jersey Devils
Nov 11, 2025 · last seasonNew Jersey Devils2–3New York Islanders

Season so far

New Jersey Devils are 7th of 32 on win rate after 1 game (1-0).

New York Islanders are 28th of 32 on win rate after 1 game (0-1).

#TeamPWLGoals
7New Jersey Devils1103:2
28New York Islanders1011:2

Team news

New Jersey Devils

  • Seamus Casey (D): Injured Reserve, knee. Casey will be out of action for 6-8 weeks after undergoing a knee procedure, Kristy Flannery of The Hockey News reports Friday. (ESPN, Oct 2, 2026)
  • Connor Brown (RW): Out, lower body. (ESPN, Sep 30, 2026)
  • Johnathan Kovacevic (D): Injured Reserve, right knee. Kovacevic (knee) will begin the 2026-27 regular season on the injured non-roster list, per Mike Morreale of NHL.com. (ESPN, Sep 28, 2026)

New York Islanders

  • Mathew Barzal (C): Injured Reserve, knee. Barzal (knee) might resume skating this weekend or early next week, Andrew Gross of Newsday reports Wednesday. (ESPN, Sep 30, 2026)
  • Game Preview 2: New Jersey Devils @ New York Islanders — Coming off their win in the season opener, the Devils travel to Long Island for their first road game of the campaign (Yahoo Sports, Oct 3, 2026)

Headlines gathered October 3, 2026 from the outlets named. Third-party reporting, not verified by SportAnalyst.

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