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Preseason · September 20, 2026 · Final
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New York Islanders vs New Jersey Devils Game Summary
DateSeptember 20, 2026
Your time1:00 PM ET
TV / broadcastNHLN, MSGSN, MSG
ArenaPrudential Center
Game Highlights and Recap
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NHL Box Score and Game Stats
Follow every goal, compare the teams and see how each player performed. Open a section below for the full breakdown.
G: goals · A: assists · P: points · SOG: shots on goal · PIM: penalty minutes · TOI: time on ice · +/−: plus/minus. A dash means not listed. Period times count up from the start of each period. Parentheses beside scorers and assists show their preseason totals through this game. Shootout goals do not count toward a player's goal total.
Score by Period
| Period | NYI | NJD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Final | 1 | 2 |
Shots on Goal by Period
| Period | NYI | NJD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 6 |
| 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 3 | 6 | 7 |
Team Stats
| Statistic | NYI | NJD |
|---|---|---|
| Shots on goal | 24 | 22 |
| Faceoff win % | 29.8% | 70.2% |
| Faceoffs won / taken | 14/47 | 33/47 |
| Power plays (goals/opportunities) | 1/4 | 0/3 |
| Power-play % | 25.0% | 0.0% |
| Penalty minutes | 10 | 12 |
| Hits | 30 | 28 |
| Blocked Shots | 17 | 13 |
| Giveaways | 24 | 18 |
| Takeaways | 3 | 4 |
Scoring Summary
| Period | Time | Team | Scorer | Assists | Situation | Shot | NYI–NJD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 00:55 | NYI | Cole Eiserman (1) | Vladimír Dravecký (1), Calum Ritchie (1) | Power play | Snap shot | 1–0 |
| 2 | 03:59 | NJD | Ryan Schmelzer (1) | Ben Steeves (1), Ethan Edwards (1) | Even strength | Wrist shot | 1–1 |
| 3 | 07:53 | NJD | Connor Brown (1) | Unassisted | Even strength | Wrist shot | 1–2 |
Penalties
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| Period | Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Minutes | Type | Drawn by | Served by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 07:46 | NJD | Lenni Hameenaho | Hooking | 2 | Minor | Liam Foudy | — |
| 1 | 09:51 | NJD | Colin White | Tripping | 2 | Minor | Vitek Vanecek | — |
| 1 | 13:35 | NYI | Calum Ritchie | Roughing | 2 | Minor | Shane Lachance | — |
| 1 | 13:35 | NJD | Shane Lachance | Elbowing | 2 | Minor | Calum Ritchie | — |
| 1 | 15:40 | NJD | Ben Steeves | High sticking | 2 | Minor | Kashawn Aitcheson | — |
| 1 | 18:49 | NJD | David Rittich | Roughing | 2 | Minor | Gleb Veremyev | — |
| 1 | 18:49 | NYI | Isaiah George | Roughing | 2 | Minor | David Rittich | — |
| 1 | 19:50 | NJD | Ethan Edwards | Hooking | 2 | Minor | Calum Ritchie | — |
| 2 | 01:20 | NYI | Daniil Prokhorov | Boarding | 2 | Minor | Anton Silaev | — |
| 2 | 14:47 | NYI | Joey Larson | High sticking | 2 | Minor | Ben Steeves | — |
| 3 | 15:31 | NYI | Marshall Warren | Tripping | 2 | Minor | Xavier Parent | — |
NYI Skater Stats
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| Player | No. | Position | G | A | P | +/− | SOG | Hits | Blocks | PIM | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Engvall | 18 | Left wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:15 |
| Matthew Highmore | 20 | Center | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:30 |
| Liam Foudy | 43 | Center | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:52 |
| Cole Eiserman | 57 | Left wing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18:25 |
| Joey Larson | 61 | Right wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11:16 |
| Calum Ritchie | 64 | Center | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19:22 |
| Gleb Veremyev | 67 | Center | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11:14 |
| Victor Eklund | 73 | Right wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18:45 |
| Daniil Prokhorov | 76 | Right wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13:27 |
| Tomas Poletin | 78 | Left wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 09:34 |
| Ondrej Palat | 81 | Left wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18:21 |
| Luca Romano | 82 | Center | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12:22 |
| Matthew Kessel | 4 | Defense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 21:20 |
| Marshall Warren | 7 | Defense | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16:44 |
| Isaiah George | 36 | Defense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19:16 |
| Kashawn Aitcheson | 37 | Defense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22:40 |
| Vladimír Dravecký | 71 | Defense | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:39 |
| Ethan Bear | 74 | Defense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:09 |
NYI Faceoffs and Puck Possession
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| Player | Shifts | Giveaways | Takeaways | Power-play goals | Faceoff win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Engvall | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Matthew Highmore | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Liam Foudy | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33.3% |
| Cole Eiserman | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Joey Larson | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Calum Ritchie | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 41.2% |
| Gleb Veremyev | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Victor Eklund | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Daniil Prokhorov | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Tomas Poletin | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Ondrej Palat | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Luca Romano | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.3% |
| Matthew Kessel | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Marshall Warren | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Isaiah George | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Kashawn Aitcheson | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Vladimír Dravecký | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Ethan Bear | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
NYI Goalie Stats
| Goalie | No. | Saves | Shots faced | Goals allowed | Save % | TOI | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitek Vanecek | 41 | 20 | 22 | 2 | 90.9% | 57:49 | Loss |
| Henrik Tikkanen | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 00:00 | — |
NYI Goalie Saves by Situation
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| Goalie | Situation | Saves / shots faced | Goals allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitek Vanecek | Even strength | 18/20 | 2 |
| Vitek Vanecek | Opponent on power play | 2/2 | 0 |
| Vitek Vanecek | Opponent short-handed | 0/0 | 0 |
| Henrik Tikkanen | Even strength | 0/0 | 0 |
| Henrik Tikkanen | Opponent on power play | 0/0 | 0 |
| Henrik Tikkanen | Opponent short-handed | 0/0 | 0 |
NJD Skater Stats
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| Player | No. | Position | G | A | P | +/− | SOG | Hits | Blocks | PIM | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riley Tufte | 10 | Left wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15:11 |
| Cody Glass | 12 | Center | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:22 |
| Connor Brown | 16 | Right wing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:58 |
| Shane Lachance | 20 | Left wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10:57 |
| Lenni Hameenaho | 29 | Right wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17:30 |
| Colin White | 36 | Center | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12:50 |
| Ben Steeves | 37 | Left wing | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13:08 |
| Ryan Schmelzer | 49 | Center | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 09:13 |
| Matyas Melovsky | 57 | Center | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:20 |
| Xavier Parent | 67 | Center | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:34 |
| Cam Squires | 75 | Right wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:00 |
| Amadeus Lombardi | 93 | Center | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:39 |
| Brenden Dillon | 5 | Defense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 19:36 |
| Vladislav Kolyachonok | 18 | Defense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:42 |
| Seamus Casey | 24 | Defense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19:03 |
| Declan Chisholm | 47 | Defense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23:17 |
| Anton Silaev | 52 | Defense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16:52 |
| Ethan Edwards | 73 | Defense | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18:43 |
NJD Faceoffs and Puck Possession
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| Player | Shifts | Giveaways | Takeaways | Power-play goals | Faceoff win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riley Tufte | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Cody Glass | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60.9% |
| Connor Brown | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Shane Lachance | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lenni Hameenaho | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Colin White | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Ben Steeves | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Ryan Schmelzer | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75.0% |
| Matyas Melovsky | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71.4% |
| Xavier Parent | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Cam Squires | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Amadeus Lombardi | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Brenden Dillon | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Vladislav Kolyachonok | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Seamus Casey | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Declan Chisholm | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Anton Silaev | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Ethan Edwards | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
NJD Goalie Stats
| Goalie | No. | Saves | Shots faced | Goals allowed | Save % | TOI | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakub Malek | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 00:00 | — |
| David Rittich | 33 | 23 | 24 | 1 | 95.8% | 60:00 | Win |
NJD Goalie Saves by Situation
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| Goalie | Situation | Saves / shots faced | Goals allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jakub Malek | Even strength | 0/0 | 0 |
| Jakub Malek | Opponent on power play | 0/0 | 0 |
| Jakub Malek | Opponent short-handed | 0/0 | 0 |
| David Rittich | Even strength | 19/19 | 0 |
| David Rittich | Opponent on power play | 4/5 | 1 |
| David Rittich | Opponent short-handed | 0/0 | 0 |
Three Stars
| Star | Player | Team | G | A | P | Save % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connor Brown | NJD | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2 | David Rittich | NJD | — | — | — | 95.8% |
| 3 | Ryan Schmelzer | NJD | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
Officials and Coaches
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| Role | Name | No. |
|---|---|---|
| Referee | Jake Brenk | 26 |
| Linesperson | Jeremy Faucher | 97 |
| Linesperson | Daniel Kelly | 98 |
| NYI head coach | Peter DeBoer | — |
| NJD head coach | Sheldon Keefe | — |
Game Rosters
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| Team | No. | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| NJD | 93 | Amadeus Lombardi | Center |
| NJD | 52 | Anton Silaev | Defense |
| NJD | 37 | Ben Steeves | Left wing |
| NJD | 5 | Brenden Dillon | Defense |
| NJD | 75 | Cam Squires | Right wing |
| NJD | 12 | Cody Glass | Center |
| NJD | 36 | Colin White | Center |
| NJD | 16 | Connor Brown | Right wing |
| NJD | 33 | David Rittich | Goalie |
| NJD | 47 | Declan Chisholm | Defense |
| NJD | 73 | Ethan Edwards | Defense |
| NJD | 31 | Jakub Malek | Goalie |
| NJD | 29 | Lenni Hameenaho | Right wing |
| NJD | 57 | Matyas Melovsky | Center |
| NJD | 10 | Riley Tufte | Left wing |
| NJD | 49 | Ryan Schmelzer | Center |
| NJD | 24 | Seamus Casey | Defense |
| NJD | 20 | Shane Lachance | Left wing |
| NJD | 18 | Vladislav Kolyachonok | Defense |
| NJD | 67 | Xavier Parent | Center |
| NYI | 64 | Calum Ritchie | Center |
| NYI | 57 | Cole Eiserman | Left wing |
| NYI | 76 | Daniil Prokhorov | Right wing |
| NYI | 74 | Ethan Bear | Defense |
| NYI | 67 | Gleb Veremyev | Center |
| NYI | 70 | Henrik Tikkanen | Goalie |
| NYI | 36 | Isaiah George | Defense |
| NYI | 61 | Joey Larson | Right wing |
| NYI | 37 | Kashawn Aitcheson | Defense |
| NYI | 43 | Liam Foudy | Center |
| NYI | 82 | Luca Romano | Center |
| NYI | 7 | Marshall Warren | Defense |
| NYI | 20 | Matthew Highmore | Center |
| NYI | 4 | Matthew Kessel | Defense |
| NYI | 81 | Ondrej Palat | Left wing |
| NYI | 18 | Pierre Engvall | Left wing |
| NYI | 78 | Tomas Poletin | Left wing |
| NYI | 73 | Victor Eklund | Right wing |
| NYI | 41 | Vitek Vanecek | Goalie |
| NYI | 71 | Vladimír Dravecký | Defense |
Play-by-Play
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| Period | Time | Team | Event | What happened |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 00:00 | — | Period start | Period start |
| 1 | 00:00 | NJD | Faceoff | Cody Glass wins faceoff against Calum Ritchie |
| 1 | 00:09 | NYI | Giveaway | Calum Ritchie |
| 1 | 00:19 | NYI | Giveaway | Matthew Kessel |
| 1 | 00:20 | NJD | Shot on goal | Brenden Dillon · Slap shot · Goalie: Vitek Vanecek |
| 1 | 00:23 | NJD | Giveaway | Declan Chisholm |
| 1 | 00:49 | NJD | Hit | Lenni Hameenaho hits Kashawn Aitcheson |
| 1 | 00:59 | NYI | Giveaway | Kashawn Aitcheson |
| 1 | 01:11 | — | Stoppage | Puck in benches |
| 1 | 01:11 | NYI | Faceoff | Liam Foudy wins faceoff against Matyas Melovsky |
| 1 | 01:17 | NJD | Hit | Xavier Parent hits Marshall Warren |
| 1 | 01:42 | NYI | Blocked shot | Daniil Prokhorov · — · Blocked by Seamus Casey · Blocked |
| 1 | 01:44 | NYI | Shot on goal | Liam Foudy · Backhand · Goalie: David Rittich |
| 1 | 01:46 | — | Stoppage | Goalie freezes the puck |
| 1 | 01:46 | NJD | Faceoff | Ryan Schmelzer wins faceoff against Luca Romano |
| 1 | 02:11 | NJD | Hit | Shane Lachance hits Gleb Veremyev |
| 1 | 02:17 | NJD | Hit | Anton Silaev hits Tomas Poletin |
| 1 | 02:19 | NJD | Blocked shot | Ryan Schmelzer · — · Blocked by Ethan Bear · Blocked |
| 1 | 02:19 | NJD | Hit | Ryan Schmelzer hits Ethan Bear |
| 1 | 02:43 | NJD | Giveaway | Connor Brown |
| 1 | 03:35 | NYI | Giveaway | Vladimír Dravecký |
| 1 | 03:57 | NYI | Shot on goal | Pierre Engvall · Wrist shot · Goalie: David Rittich |
| 1 | 04:12 | — | Stoppage | Icing |
| 1 | 04:12 | NJD | Faceoff | Matyas Melovsky wins faceoff against Matthew Highmore |
| 1 | 04:20 | NJD | Missed shot | Ben Steeves · Wrist shot · Goalie: Vitek Vanecek · Wide right |
| 1 | 04:28 | NJD | Hit | Vladislav Kolyachonok hits Cole Eiserman |
| 1 | 04:53 | NYI | Blocked shot | Daniil Prokhorov · — · Blocked by Brenden Dillon · Blocked |
| 1 | 05:18 | NYI | Hit | Daniil Prokhorov hits Cam Squires |
| 1 | 05:31 | NYI | Shot on goal | Isaiah George · Wrist shot · Goalie: David Rittich |
| 1 | 05:37 | NJD | Giveaway | Cam Squires |
| 1 | 06:44 | NJD | Shot on goal | Vladislav Kolyachonok · Deflection · Goalie: Vitek Vanecek |
| 1 | 06:59 | NJD | Hit | Riley Tufte hits Ethan Bear |
| 1 | 07:01 | NYI | Giveaway | Cole Eiserman |
| 1 | 07:05 | NYI | Hit | Kashawn Aitcheson hits Lenni Hameenaho |
| 1 | 07:09 | NJD | Hit | Riley Tufte hits Ethan Bear |
| 1 | 07:33 | NJD | Hit | Brenden Dillon hits Marshall Warren |
| 1 | 07:42 | NYI | Shot on goal | Cole Eiserman · Wrist shot · Goalie: David Rittich |
| 1 | 07:46 | NJD | Penalty | Lenni Hameenaho · Hooking · 2 min · Drawn by Liam Foudy |
| 1 | 07:46 | — | Stoppage | TV timeout · TV timeout |
| 1 | 07:46 | NJD | Faceoff | Cody Glass wins faceoff against Calum Ritchie |
| 1 | 08:37 | NJD | Hit | Brenden Dillon hits Vladimír Dravecký |
| 1 | 08:52 | NYI | Shot on goal | Ondrej Palat · Slap shot · Goalie: David Rittich |
| 1 | 08:54 | NYI | Shot on goal | Cole Eiserman · Wrist shot · Goalie: David Rittich |
| 1 | 09:13 | NYI | Missed shot | Ondrej Palat · Wrist shot · Goalie: David Rittich · Wide left |
| 1 | 09:51 | NJD | Penalty | Colin White · Tripping · 2 min · Drawn by Vitek Vanecek |
| 1 | 09:51 | NJD | Faceoff | Cody Glass wins faceoff against Luca Romano |
| 1 | 11:15 | NYI | Blocked shot | Cole Eiserman · — · Blocked by Lenni Hameenaho · Blocked |
| 1 | 11:18 | — | Stoppage | Puck into the netting |
| 1 | 11:18 | NJD | Faceoff | Ryan Schmelzer wins faceoff against Daniil Prokhorov |
| 1 | 11:51 | NYI | Giveaway | Kashawn Aitcheson |
Shot Map
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