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On Saturday evening, the New Jersey Devils hit the road for their second tilt against the New York Islanders. Earlier this week, they defeated their Metropolitan Division rivals 2-1 at…
By Ethan Hetu | at September 27, 2026 7:58 am With the regular season starting on Tuesday, teams have to have compliant rosters in by 4 PM CT on Monday. Accordingly, the next few days will be very busy on the transactions front to get those rosters set. We’ll keep track of today’s camp cuts here. New York Islanders (via team release) D Kashawn Aitcheson (to AHL Hamilton) F Cole Eiserman (to AHL Hamilton) D Isaiah George (to AHL Hamilton) This post will be updated throughout the day. New York I...
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I’ve said it a few times that I am not going to read too much into pre-season games, you never should, but that was a lot of fun. The last time on Long Island it didn’t go very well for our boys, but new year new you. From the drop of the first puck the […]
The New Jersey Devils took the ice Saturday night against the New York Islanders with their closest possible look at […]
The Matchup: The New Jersey Devils (2-0-1) at the New York Islanders (1-2-0) The Time: 7:30 PM ET The Broadcast: Local TV — MSG/MSGSN and DAZN/Gotham Sports Streaming; Radio — Devils Hockey Radio The Game Preview: See here, from Matt. The Rules: If you have been a reader here, you already know the rules. But […]
Another big round of cuts across the NHL saw 18 players placed on waivers, Saturday. Among the most notable names to hit Saturday’s waiver wire were Islanders forward Pierre Engvall, Blue Jackets forward Miles Wood, and Bruins forward Alex Steeves. Engvall, a 6-foot-5 winger, is entering the fourth season of a seven-year, $21 million contract
After a busy couple of days of waiver action, a smaller list of names have hit the wire. On Saturday, 18 NHL players were placed on waivers, making them available to the other 31 teams in the NHL. If they were to clear waivers on Sunday, they would be eligible to be assigned to their respective American Hockey League affiliates. The Islanders led the charge with five players hitting the wire, most notably forward Pierre Engvall. The veteran has been a bubble player for the team over the past c...
The preseason Islanders were torched at home to their rivals, which shall be forgotten as quickly as possible, and several who played were on the (expected) next round of training camp cuts the team announced on Saturday. Semyon Varlamov played the full game and gave up all six goals, which sure feels alarming given his […]
Beating up on AHL lineups only tells you so much. What the Rangers' preseason finale did reveal—and why the backup goalie debate deserves more than a shrug.
Here are today’s news and links: From Blueshirt Banter: Chip23 takes a look at the Rangers’ preseason shootout victory over the New Jersey Devils (BSB) Snark Messier explains why head coach Mike Sullivan has to change if the Rangers plan to succeed (BSB) Chris Feldman recaps the Rangers’ preseason win against the New York Islanders (BSB) Rangers News: Vincent Z. Mercogliano predicts the Rangers’ opening night roster for their game against the Bruins (The Athletic) Colin Stephenson talks about ...
Matthew Fairburn: Missing practice for the Buffalo Sabres yesterday were defensemen Mattias Samuelsson, Olen Zellweger, forward Jiri Kulich and goaltender Alex Lyon. Matthew Fairburn: Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said that Noah Ostlund had a maintenance day. Kulich will likely practice today after missing yesterday. They should know more about Lyon today after he was evaluated […]
Matthew Fairburn: Missing practice for the Buffalo Sabres yesterday were defensemen Mattias Samuelsson, Olen Zellweger, forward Jiri Kulich and goaltender Alex Lyon. Matthew Fairburn: Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said that Noah Ostlund had a maintenance day. Kulich will likely practice today after missing yesterday. They should know more about Lyon today after he was evaluated […]
Last Devils Game On Thursday night, the Devils faced off against the New York Rangers in the world’s most overrated arena, losing by a score of 4-3 in OT. In the first period, the Devils jumped out to a 1-0 lead, thanks to a power play goal from Stefan Noesen, his first of the preseason, […]
Kirill Marchenko's list of suitors keeps growing, and Vegas is the newest name attached to it. Elliotte Friedman connected the Golden Knights to the Columbus Blue Jackets winger during Friday's episode of the 32 Thoughts podcast. Friedman grouped Vegas alongside the Boston Bruins, Montreal Canadiens, New York Islanders, Seattle Kraken, and Winnipeg Jets as teams that have shown interest or checked in on Marchenko this offseason. Vegas Joins The Marchenko Sweepstakes Vegas has been connected to...
New York Rangers coach Mike Sullivan couldn’t have had much to complain about after his varsity wrapped up the preseason […]
The New York Rangers made it look easy Friday night. Dressing a full NHL lineup for their preseason finale, the […]
It was final dress rehearsal night for the New York Rangers as they took a trip to Long Island, taking on the New York Islanders for the preseason finale. While the Islanders were without many of their regulars, the Rangers iced what is expected to be their opening night roster. First Period It was all Rangers from the start as it wasn’t long before they were ahead on the scoreboard. On a net front scramble, Oliver Bjorkstrand found the loose puck, cashing in off a warp around attempt by Pavel...
Six different goal scorers, three assists for Adam Fox, and an opening-night lineup that looked ready. Next up is the real thing Tuesday in Boston.
Tonight marks the final preseason game on the New York Rangers schedule before they travel to Boston for some regular season hockey. The Rangers are coming off a shoot-out victory against the New Jersey Devils, while the New York Islanders’ last game was their victory against the Blueshirts. The Rangers’ lineup tonight is very likely to look like what their lines will look like on opening night. Earlier, the team sent down five players to the Hartford Wolf Pack as they get ready to finalize th...
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New York Islanders defenseman Matthew Schaefer won last year's Calder Trophy as the NHL's top rookie. How long will it be before Schaefer is the Islanders' captain?
As expected, the New York Rangers are going with what very well could be their opening-night lineup when they close […]
The Islanders won this game against the rival Rangers 4-3....
The Islanders are at home Friday night to host more of that hot preseason action, as the Rangers visit for the third of four preseason contests. Islanders News Elsewhere