New York Islanders Depth Chart 2026-27

Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Center	B. HorvatBo Horvat	B. Schenn Islanders' Brayden Schenn: Posts two points in loss Brayden Schenn Islanders' Brayden Schenn: Posts two points in loss	J. PageauJean-Gabriel Pageau C. CizikasCasey Cizikas M. Barzal Islanders' Mathew Barzal: Making progress Knee: IR. Expected to be out until at least Nov 14 Mathew Barzal Islanders' Mathew Barzal: Making progress Knee: IR. Expected to be out until at least Nov 14
Left Wing	E. HeinemanEmil Heineman	O. PalatOndrej Palat	S. HolmstromSimon Holmstrom K. MacLeanKyle MacLean M. Maccelli Lower Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Nov 17 Matias Maccelli Lower Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Nov 17
Right Wing	K. PalmieriKyle Palmieri	V. Eklund Islanders' Victor Eklund: Scores against reigning champs Victor Eklund Islanders' Victor Eklund: Scores against reigning champs	A. DuclairAnthony Duclair M. Chaffee Islanders' Mitchell Chaffee: Nets first goal since 2024-25 Mitchell Chaffee Islanders' Mitchell Chaffee: Nets first goal since 2024-25 C. Ritchie Lower Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Dec 1 Calum Ritchie Lower Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Dec 1
Left Defenseman	L. StanleyLogan Stanley	A. PelechAdam Pelech	B. Hutton Islanders' Ben Hutton: Inks one-year deal Ben Hutton Islanders' Ben Hutton: Inks one-year deal S. Mayfield Islanders' Scott Mayfield: Occupying part-time role Scott Mayfield Islanders' Scott Mayfield: Occupying part-time role A. Romanov Knee: IR. Expected to be out until at least Apr 8 Alexander Romanov Knee: IR. Expected to be out until at least Apr 8
Right Defenseman	M. SchaeferMatthew Schaefer	T. DeAngeloTony DeAngelo	M. KesselMatt Kessel R. Pulock Upper Body: Expected to be out until at least Nov 28 Ryan Pulock Upper Body: Expected to be out until at least Nov 28
Goalie	I. Sorokin Islanders' Ilya Sorokin: Slated for historic start Ilya Sorokin Islanders' Ilya Sorokin: Slated for historic start	S. Varlamov Islanders' Semyon Varlamov: Yields four goals in loss Semyon Varlamov Islanders' Semyon Varlamov: Yields four goals in loss	—