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

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New York Rangers host New York Islanders (NHL) on October 6, 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 York Rangers, 3-2 in the last 5 games against 1-4 for New York Islanders.

Recent form: last 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

New York Rangers: 3 wins and 2 losses in the last 5, with 13 goals scored and 9 conceded.

New York Rangers
Oct 2, 2026at Detroit Red WingsW2–0
Oct 1, 2026vs Tampa Bay LightningW5–1
Sep 30, 2026at Boston BruinsL0–3
Apr 15, 2026 · last seasonat Tampa Bay LightningW4–2
Apr 13, 2026 · last seasonat Florida PanthersL2–3

Results before kickoff, newest first.

Head-to-head

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

Jan 30, 2026 · last seasonNew York Rangers1–2New York Islanders
Jan 29, 2026 · last seasonNew York Islanders5–2New York Rangers
Dec 27, 2025 · last seasonNew York Islanders2–0New York Rangers
Nov 9, 2025 · last seasonNew York Rangers0–5New York Islanders

Season so far

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

New York Rangers are 14th of 32 on win rate after 3 games (2-1).

#TeamPWLGoals
28New York Islanders1011:2
14New York Rangers3217:4

Team season model

  • New York Rangers attack index 72: 28% less scoring per game than the league average.
  • New York Rangers defence index 41: 59% less conceded per game than the league average.
  • New York Rangers rate 7th of 31 on results-based strength, steady over their last 5 games.

Index 100 is the league average per game. Above 100 in attack means more scoring; below 100 in defence means fewer conceded.

Team news

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)

New York Rangers

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

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