Plan the season

New York Islanders Schedule Quick Facts

Start with the key dates, then use the complete schedule below for every opponent, puck-drop time, TV listing and venue.

Regular-season opener

September 30, 2026

at Toronto Maple Leafs · 7:30 PM ET

Regular-season home opener

October 3, 2026

vs New Jersey Devils · 7:30 PM ET

Regular-season finale

April 10, 2027

vs Columbus Blue Jackets · 1:00 AM ET

Primary home arena

UBS Arena

Listed venue for most New York Islanders home games.

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Sep 20, 2026 – Apr 10, 2027

2026-27 New York Islanders Schedule: Preseason & Regular Season

Filter by season stage, opponent, home/away and month. Start times convert to your local time, with Eastern Time kept underneath for reference.

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Date	Matchup	Your time	TV	Venue
Sun, Sep 20Preseason	New York Islanders at New Jersey Devils 1–2 · Final Game details →	1:00 PM ET 1:00 PM ET	NHLN, MSGSN, MSG	Prudential Center
Tue, Sep 22Preseason	New York Islanders at New York Rangers 4–3 · Final Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	MSGSN, MSG	Madison Square Garden
Fri, Sep 25Preseason	New York Rangers at New York Islanders 6–1 · Final Game details →	7:30 PM ET 7:30 PM ET	MSGSN, MSG	UBS Arena
Sat, Sep 26Preseason	New Jersey Devils at New York Islanders 4–1 · Final Game details →	7:30 PM ET 7:30 PM ET	MSGSN, MSG	UBS Arena
Wed, Sep 30Regular season	New York Islanders at Toronto Maple Leafs 1–2 · Final Game details →	7:30 PM ET 7:30 PM ET	Prime, MSGSN	Scotiabank Arena
Sat, Oct 3Regular season	New Jersey Devils at New York Islanders 0–6 · Final Game details →	7:30 PM ET 7:30 PM ET	MSGSN, MSG	UBS Arena
Tue, Oct 6Regular season	New York Islanders at New York Rangers 2–5 · Final Game details →	7:30 PM ET 7:30 PM ET	ESPN, SN+	Madison Square Garden
Thu, Oct 8Regular season	Chicago Blackhawks at New York Islanders 1–4 · Final Game details →	7:30 PM ET 7:30 PM ET	CHSN, MSGSN	UBS Arena
Sat, Oct 10Regular season	Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Islanders 5–3 · Final Game details →	7:30 PM ET 7:30 PM ET	The Spot, MSGSN	UBS Arena
Tue, Oct 13Regular season	Vancouver Canucks at New York Islanders 2–3 · Final Game details →	7:45 PM ET 7:45 PM ET	SNP, MSGSN	UBS Arena
Thu, Oct 15Regular season	New York Islanders at Ottawa Senators 1–2 · Final / SO Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	TSN5, RDS, MSGSN	Canadian Tire Centre
Sat, Oct 17Regular season	New York Islanders at Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1 · Final Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	SN, MSGSN	Scotiabank Arena
Tue, Oct 20Regular season	Anaheim Ducks at New York Islanders 2–3 · Final Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	FOXLA+, Prime Video, MSGSN	UBS Arena
Thu, Oct 22Regular season	Los Angeles Kings at New York Islanders 3–2 · Final / OT Game details →	7:30 PM ET 7:30 PM ET	ESPN+, HULU, Disney+, SN+	UBS Arena
Sun, Oct 25Regular season	New York Islanders at Dallas Stars 3–6 · Final Game details →	6:00 PM ET 6:00 PM ET	Prime Video, MSGSN	American Airlines Center
Tue, Oct 27Regular season	New York Islanders at Nashville Predators 4–3 · Final / SO Game details →	8:00 PM ET 8:00 PM ET	SN+, MSGSN2, SCRIPPS	Bridgestone Arena
Thu, Oct 29Regular season	New York Islanders at Minnesota Wild 4–3 · Final / OT Game details →	8:00 PM ET 8:00 PM ET	MINNHL, Wild+, MSGSN	Grand Casino Arena
Sat, Oct 31Regular season	Edmonton Oilers at New York Islanders 4–0 · Final Game details →	2:00 PM ET 2:00 PM ET	SN, MSGSN	UBS Arena
Thu, Nov 5Regular season	Carolina Hurricanes at New York Islanders 5–3 · Final Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	ESPN+, HULU, Disney+, SN+	UBS Arena
Sat, Nov 7Regular season	New Jersey Devils at New York Islanders 5–4 · Final / OT Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	MSGSN2, MSGSN	UBS Arena
Mon, Nov 9Regular season	New York Islanders at San Jose Sharks 2–3 · Final / SO Game details →	10:00 PM ET 10:00 PM ET	TVAS, NBCSCA, MSGSN	SAP Center at San Jose
Thu, Nov 12Regular season	New York Islanders at Los Angeles Kings 5–2 · Final Game details →	10:00 PM ET 10:00 PM ET	ESPN+, HULU, Disney+, SN, TVAS	Crypto.com Arena
Sat, Nov 14Regular season	New York Islanders at Anaheim Ducks Game details →	10:00 PM ET 10:00 PM ET	FOXLA+, Prime Video, MSGSN	Honda Center
Tue, Nov 17Regular season	Columbus Blue Jackets at New York Islanders Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	CBJHN, MSGSN, CBJNHL	UBS Arena
Thu, Nov 19Regular season	New York Islanders at Winnipeg Jets Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	TSN3, MSGSN	Canada Life Centre
Sat, Nov 21Regular season	New York Islanders at Detroit Red Wings Game details →	3:00 AM ET 3:00 AM ET	MSGSN2, DSN	Little Caesars Arena
Mon, Nov 23Regular season	Toronto Maple Leafs at New York Islanders Game details →	3:30 AM ET 3:30 AM ET	SN, MSGSN	UBS Arena
Wed, Nov 25Regular season	St. Louis Blues at New York Islanders Game details →	3:00 AM ET 3:00 AM ET	STLNHL, MSGSN	UBS Arena
Fri, Nov 27Regular season	Winnipeg Jets at New York Islanders Game details →	3:30 AM ET 3:30 AM ET	MSGSN	UBS Arena
Sat, Nov 28Regular season	New York Islanders at Philadelphia Flyers Game details →	3:30 AM ET 3:30 AM ET	NBCSP, MSGSN2	Xfinity Mobile Arena
Tue, Dec 1Regular season	Florida Panthers at New York Islanders Game details →	3:00 AM ET 3:00 AM ET	MSGSN, SCRIPPS	UBS Arena
Thu, Dec 3Regular season	New York Islanders at Philadelphia Flyers Game details →	3:30 AM ET 3:30 AM ET	ESPN+, HULU, Disney+	Xfinity Mobile Arena
Fri, Dec 4Regular season	San Jose Sharks at New York Islanders Game details →	3:00 AM ET 3:00 AM ET	TVAS, NBCSCA, MSGSN	UBS Arena
Mon, Dec 7Regular season	Colorado Avalanche at New York Islanders Game details →	9:00 PM ET 9:00 PM ET	MSGSN	UBS Arena
Thu, Dec 10Regular season	Calgary Flames at New York Islanders Game details →	3:00 AM ET 3:00 AM ET	SN1, MSGSN	UBS Arena
Fri, Dec 11Regular season	New York Islanders at Carolina Hurricanes Game details →	3:00 AM ET 3:00 AM ET	MSGSN, CARNHL	Lenovo Center
Tue, Dec 15Regular season	New York Islanders at Utah Mammoth Game details →	5:00 AM ET 5:00 AM ET	Utah16, MSGSN	Delta Center
Wed, Dec 16Regular season	New York Islanders at Colorado Avalanche Game details →	5:00 AM ET 5:00 AM ET	MSGSN	Ball Arena
Fri, Dec 18Regular season	New York Islanders at Vegas Golden Knights Game details →	6:00 AM ET 6:00 AM ET	SCRIPPS, MSGSN	T-Mobile Arena
Sun, Dec 20Regular season	New York Rangers at New York Islanders Game details →	3:00 AM ET 3:00 AM ET	MSG, MSGSN2	UBS Arena
Tue, Dec 22Regular season	Boston Bruins at New York Islanders Game details →	3:00 AM ET 3:00 AM ET	MSGSN, NESN	UBS Arena
Sat, Dec 26Regular season	New York Islanders at Boston Bruins Game details →	3:00 AM ET 3:00 AM ET	MSGSN, NESN	TD Garden
Sun, Dec 27Regular season	Ottawa Senators at New York Islanders Game details →	3:00 AM ET 3:00 AM ET	MSGSN2	UBS Arena
Wed, Dec 30Regular season	Washington Capitals at New York Islanders Game details →	12:00 AM ET 12:00 AM ET	MNMT, MSGSN	UBS Arena
Sat, Jan 2Regular season	New York Islanders at Seattle Kraken Game details →	6:00 AM ET 6:00 AM ET	MSGSN	Climate Pledge Arena
Tue, Jan 5Regular season	New York Islanders at Vancouver Canucks Game details →	5:00 AM ET 5:00 AM ET	SNP, MSGSN	Rogers Arena
Thu, Jan 7Regular season	New York Islanders at Calgary Flames Game details →	4:00 AM ET 4:00 AM ET	SN1, MSGSN	Scotiabank Saddledome
Sat, Jan 9Regular season	New York Islanders at Edmonton Oilers Game details →	11:30 PM ET 11:30 PM ET	SN, TVAS, MSGSN	Rogers Place
Wed, Jan 13Regular season	Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders Game details →	3:30 AM ET 3:30 AM ET	TNT, truTV, HBO MAX, SN-PIT	UBS Arena
Fri, Jan 15Regular season	Dallas Stars at New York Islanders Game details →	3:00 AM ET 3:00 AM ET	MSGSN, Prime Video	UBS Arena
Sat, Jan 16Regular season	New York Islanders at New Jersey Devils Game details →	3:00 AM ET 3:00 AM ET	MSGSN2, MSGSN	Prudential Center
Mon, Jan 18Regular season	Nashville Predators at New York Islanders Game details →	11:00 PM ET 11:00 PM ET	MSGSN, SCRIPPS	UBS Arena
Wed, Jan 20Regular season	Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders Game details →	3:00 AM ET 3:00 AM ET	MSGSN, MSG-B	UBS Arena
Fri, Jan 22Regular season	New York Islanders at Washington Capitals Game details →	3:00 AM ET 3:00 AM ET	TVAS, MNMT, MSGSN	Capital One Arena
Sat, Jan 23Regular season	Seattle Kraken at New York Islanders Game details →	3:30 AM ET 3:30 AM ET	MSGSN	UBS Arena
Tue, Jan 26Regular season	New York Islanders at Pittsburgh Penguins Game details →	3:00 AM ET 3:00 AM ET	SN-PIT, MSGSN2	PPG Paints Arena
Thu, Jan 28Regular season	New York Islanders at Carolina Hurricanes Game details →	2:30 AM ET 2:30 AM ET	TNT, truTV, HBO MAX	Lenovo Center
Sat, Jan 30Regular season	New York Islanders at Tampa Bay Lightning Game details →	3:00 AM ET 3:00 AM ET	The Spot, MSGSN	Benchmark International Arena
Mon, Feb 1Regular season	New York Islanders at Florida Panthers Game details →	10:00 PM ET 10:00 PM ET	MSGSN, SCRIPPS	Amerant Bank Arena
Wed, Feb 3Regular season	New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres Game details →	3:00 AM ET 3:00 AM ET	MSGSN, MSG-B	KeyBank Center
Fri, Feb 12Regular season	New York Islanders at New York Rangers Game details →	3:00 AM ET 3:00 AM ET	MSG, MSGSN	Madison Square Garden
Sat, Feb 13Regular season	Minnesota Wild at New York Islanders Game details →	3:00 AM ET 3:00 AM ET	MSGSN, MINNHL	UBS Arena
Mon, Feb 15Regular season	Utah Mammoth at New York Islanders Game details →	11:00 PM ET 11:00 PM ET	Utah16, MSG	UBS Arena
Thu, Feb 18Regular season	New York Rangers at New York Islanders Game details →	3:00 AM ET 3:00 AM ET	MSG, MSGSN2	UBS Arena
Sat, Feb 20Regular season	New York Islanders at Montreal Canadiens Game details →	3:00 AM ET 3:00 AM ET	SNE, TVAS, MSGSN	Centre Bell
Mon, Feb 22Regular season	New York Islanders at Columbus Blue Jackets Game details →	3:00 AM ET 3:00 AM ET	MSGSN, CBJNHL	Nationwide Arena
Tue, Feb 23Regular season	New York Islanders at Chicago Blackhawks Game details →	4:00 AM ET 4:00 AM ET	MSGSN, CHSN	United Center
Fri, Feb 26Regular season	Philadelphia Flyers at New York Islanders Game details →	3:00 AM ET 3:00 AM ET	TVAS, NBCSP, MSGSN	UBS Arena
Sat, Feb 27Regular season	New York Islanders at Columbus Blue Jackets Game details →	3:00 AM ET 3:00 AM ET	MSGSN, CBJNHL	Nationwide Arena
Mon, Mar 1Regular season	Washington Capitals at New York Islanders Game details →	3:00 AM ET 3:00 AM ET	MNMT, MSGSN	UBS Arena
Thu, Mar 4Regular season	Vegas Golden Knights at New York Islanders Game details →	3:00 AM ET 3:00 AM ET	SCRIPPS, MSGSN	UBS Arena
Sun, Mar 7Regular season	Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders Game details →	9:00 PM ET 9:00 PM ET	TNT, truTV, HBO MAX, TVAS	UBS Arena
Tue, Mar 9Regular season	Montreal Canadiens at New York Islanders Game details →	3:00 AM ET 3:00 AM ET	MSGSN	UBS Arena
Fri, Mar 12Regular season	New York Islanders at Florida Panthers Game details →	3:00 AM ET 3:00 AM ET	MSGSN, SCRIPPS	Amerant Bank Arena
Sat, Mar 13Regular season	New York Islanders at Tampa Bay Lightning Game details →	4:00 AM ET 4:00 AM ET	The Spot, MSGSN	Benchmark International Arena

Season planning

2026-27 New York Islanders Schedule Highlights

These totals are calculated from the 84 regular-season games, so you can quickly spot long home stretches, road trips and the busiest parts of the season.

Longest New York Islanders Homestand

4 consecutive home games from Mar 1–9, 2027.

Longest New York Islanders Road Trip

6 consecutive road games from Jan 26–Feb 12, 2027.

Busiest Month: December

New York Islanders play 14 games in December, the largest monthly total on this schedule.

Busiest Day: Saturday

New York Islanders have 21 games scheduled on Saturdays.

Weekend Home Games

There are 14 listed home games on Saturdays or Sundays.

Metropolitan Division Games

The 2026-27 format gives New York Islanders four games against each division rival: two home and two away.

The NHL’s official format is 84 games per club: 28 within the division, 24 against the rest of the conference and 32 against the other conference. Review the official 2026-27 schedule facts.

Month by month

New York Islanders Schedule by Month

Choose a month to filter the game table. Each card counts preseason and regular-season home and road games; the stage filter can narrow the selected month further.

New York Islanders Schedule in September 2026

5 games · 2 home · 3 road

New York Islanders Schedule in October 2026

13 games · 7 home · 6 road

New York Islanders Schedule in November 2026

12 games · 6 home · 6 road

New York Islanders Schedule in December 2026

14 games · 8 home · 6 road

New York Islanders Schedule in January 2027

14 games · 5 home · 9 road

New York Islanders Schedule in February 2027

11 games · 4 home · 7 road

New York Islanders Schedule in March 2027

13 games · 8 home · 5 road

New York Islanders Schedule in April 2027

6 games · 4 home · 2 road

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How to Use the New York Islanders Schedule

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Broadcast guide

How to Watch New York Islanders Games in 2026-27

Start with the TV column beside each matchup. Availability can differ by game, country, region and subscription package.

National and Regional TV Listings

Each row shows the national or regional networks currently included in the schedule data. Search a network name to find matching games.

What “TBA” Means in the TV Column

TBA means a confirmed channel is not yet included for that game. Broadcast assignments often arrive or change after the schedule is released.

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Fast answers

New York Islanders Schedule 2026-27 FAQ

How many games do the New York Islanders play in 2026-27?

The New York Islanders play 84 regular-season games: 42 at home and 42 on the road.

When does the New York Islanders season start?

The season opener is September 30, 2026, at Toronto Maple Leafs at 7:30 PM ET.

When is the next New York Islanders game?

The next listed game is November 14, 2026, at Anaheim Ducks at 10:00 PM ET.

Are New York Islanders game times shown in my time zone?

Yes. The Your Time column uses the zone selected above. Eastern Time remains directly below each converted time for reference.

Where can I find the New York Islanders TV schedule?

Use the TV column in the complete schedule. Search by a network name, and treat TBA as an unconfirmed or not-yet-included listing.

Can I print or download the New York Islanders schedule?

Yes. Use the buttons above to open the one-page printable schedule, subscribe to the team calendar or download a free ICS file.

Division rivals

Metropolitan Division Team Schedules

Compare the New York Islanders schedule with every other Metropolitan Division team. Division opponents meet four times in 2026-27.

More New York Islanders Schedule Tools

Use the same 84-game schedule in print, calendar or full-league format.

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New York Islanders Schedule 2026-27: Dates, Times & TV