New York Islanders Depth Chart 2026-27

Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Center	B. Horvat Islanders' Bo Horvat: Mr. Consistency leads way in win Bo Horvat Islanders' Bo Horvat: Mr. Consistency leads way in win	C. Ritchie Islanders' Calum Ritchie: Suffers lower-body injury Lower Body: Day-to-Day Calum Ritchie Islanders' Calum Ritchie: Suffers lower-body injury Lower Body: Day-to-Day	J. PageauJean-Gabriel Pageau C. CizikasCasey Cizikas M. Barzal Islanders' Mathew Barzal: Skipping road trip Knee: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 20 Mathew Barzal Islanders' Mathew Barzal: Skipping road trip Knee: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 20
Left Wing	M. Maccelli Islanders' Matias Maccelli: Departs contest Lower Body: Day-to-Day Matias Maccelli Islanders' Matias Maccelli: Departs contest Lower Body: Day-to-Day	B. SchennBrayden Schenn	E. HeinemanEmil Heineman O. PalatOndrej Palat K. MacLeanKyle MacLean
Right Wing	S. Holmstrom Islanders' Simon Holmstrom: Two goals as ice time spikes Simon Holmstrom Islanders' Simon Holmstrom: Two goals as ice time spikes	V. EklundVictor Eklund	A. Duclair Islanders' Anthony Duclair: Smart goal in win Anthony Duclair Islanders' Anthony Duclair: Smart goal in win K. PalmieriKyle Palmieri
Left Defenseman	L. StanleyLogan Stanley	A. PelechAdam Pelech	M. KesselMatt Kessel A. Romanov Knee: Expected to be out until at least Apr 8 Alexander Romanov Knee: Expected to be out until at least Apr 8
Right Defenseman	M. SchaeferMatthew Schaefer	R. PulockRyan Pulock	T. DeAngeloTony DeAngelo S. MayfieldScott Mayfield
Goalie	I. Sorokin Islanders' Ilya Sorokin: Cream always rises to top Ilya Sorokin Islanders' Ilya Sorokin: Cream always rises to top	S. Varlamov Islanders' Semyon Varlamov: Tough loss in shootout Semyon Varlamov Islanders' Semyon Varlamov: Tough loss in shootout	—