New York Rangers v New York Islanders

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NYRNew York Rangers1090–1044–38 all time (since 1999)2026-27: 9–8LLLWWMore power play goalsFewer penalties NYINew York Islanders965–1095–46 all time (since 1999)2026-27: 7–8LWWLLMore penalty minutes

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The numbers lean New York Rangers

New York Rangers edge 2–1 on season record, scoring margin, recent form and recent meetings. 133 meetings in NHL on record. A read of the stats, not a tip.

Dead level all time: 65 wins each from 133 games (3 draws) since 1999.
2026-27: New York Rangers 9–8, New York Islanders 7–8. New York Rangers have the better margin, +0.1 a game to -0.1.
Last five: New York Rangers 2 wins, New York Islanders 2.
New York Islanders average more penalty minutes per game: 12.1 to 9.4.
New York Rangers average more power play goals per game: 0.5 to 0.5.
New York Rangers concede fewer penalties per game: 3.9 to 4.4.
New York Rangers’ biggest win in the rivalry: 9–2 in 2024-25, by 7.
New York Islanders’ biggest win in the rivalry: 5–0 in 2025-26, by 5.

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Head to head

65133 games · 3 drawn
since 199965

7 Oct 2026 · Madison Square Garden, New YorkNew York Rangers 5New York Islanders 2
30 Jan 2026 · Madison Square Garden, New YorkNew York Rangers 1New York Islanders 2
29 Jan 2026 · UBS Arena, ElmontNew York Rangers 2New York Islanders 5
28 Dec 2025 · UBS Arena, ElmontNew York Rangers 0New York Islanders 2
9 Nov 2025 · Madison Square Garden, New YorkNew York Rangers 0New York Islanders 5
11 Apr 2025 · UBS Arena, ElmontNew York Rangers 9New York Islanders 2
4 Mar 2025 · Madison Square Garden, New YorkNew York Rangers 4New York Islanders 0
26 Feb 2025 · UBS Arena, ElmontNew York Rangers 5New York Islanders 1

2026-27 season

Per game, this season.

351 totalScored per gameper game2.943 total
2.949 totalConceded per gameper game · lower is better2.944 total
25.5434 totalShots totalper game25.6384 total
25.3430 totalHitsper game24.5368 total
14.6248 totalBlocked shotsper game13.5203 total
17,603.3299,256 totalAttendanceper game