Former Erie Otters defenseman Matthew Schaefer is likely to remain with the New York Islanders if he plays in their Oct. 30 NHL game at Carolina.

"For an 18-year-old, playing defense isn't easy," Edmonton Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch said before a 4-2 loss to the Islanders at UBS Arena on Oct. 16, "but Matthew is gifted as a smooth skater who can move the puck extremely well. He's got great character and works hard."

The New York Islanders are showing clear signs this season of transforming from a defense-first squad into a legitimately-dangerous offensive unit. Under

The NHL has canceled an Olympic sendoff event scheduled for February at the New York Islanders’ arena, two people with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press.

The noncontact jersey Romanov wore was a bit of a misnomer; for all intents and purposes, he was a full participant, including blocking shots and initiating some contact.

The Boston Bruins scored three goals in less than four minutes during the second period to erase an early two-goal deficit on the way to a 5-2 win over the visiting New York Islanders on Tuesday night.

Some debut it was for New York Islanders‘ twelfth-year winger Jonathan Drouin. In his very first game after signing a two-year, eight million dollar contract with the Isles, the left winger picked up a five minute game misconduct for a cross check delivered to the face of Pittsburgh Penguins’ Connor Dewar.

For the 24-year-old who grew up in Laurel Hollow rooting for the Islanders, it still constituted an afternoon lifted straight from his dreams — quite literally.

Matthew Schaefer has had quite the busy start to his NHL career. Prior to Game 6 against the San Jose Sharks, the New York Islanders defenseman had notched a po

Laurel Hollow’s Marshall Warren will make his NHL debut when the Islanders open a four-game road trip in Philadelphia on Saturday, coach Patrick Roy announced following Friday’s practice at Northwell Health Ice Center in East Meadow.

Bo Horvat has never gotten off to this sort of start to a season before. The New York Islanders’ veteran center is producing at over a point-per-game clip with six goals and five assists in his team’s first nine games of the 2025-26 season.