New York Rangers @ New York Islanders

19-17-4, 14-7-1 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Rangers NYR	0	0	0	0
Islanders NYI	1	0	1	2

New York IslandersIslandersNYI

21-13-4, 12-7-2 Home

Lee scores early, Rittich makes 27 saves in Islanders 2-0 win over Rangers

— David Rittich made 27 saves for his ninth career shutout, Anders Lee scored less than a minute into the game, and the New York Islanders blanked the New York Rangers 2-0 on Saturday night.

Dec 28, 2025, 10:17 am - AP

		1	2	3	T
	Rangers	0	0	0	0
	Islanders	1	0	1	2

1st Period			NYR	NYI
0:58		Anders Lee (10) Unassisted	0	1

2nd Period
No Goals Scored

3rd Period			NYR	NYI
19:43		Simon Holmstrom (8) (Empty Net) Unassisted	0	2

Mathew Barzal faceoff won against Vincent Trocheck
Mathew Barzal Snap Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
Anders Lee Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Noah Laba
Kyle MacLean faceoff won against Sam Carrick
Marc Gatcomb hit Sam Carrick
Giveaway by Tony DeAngelo
Bo Horvat hit Will Borgen
Emil Heineman Snap Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
Ryan Pulock hit Alexis Lafrenière
Anders Lee Snap Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
Mathew Barzal Snap Shot Wide Right
Jonathan Drouin faceoff won against Vincent Trocheck
Kyle MacLean faceoff won against Vincent Trocheck
Kyle MacLean hit Matthew Robertson
Kyle MacLean Tip-In Wide Right
Marshall Warren Snap Shot Hit Left Post
Jean-Gabriel Pageau Tip-In saved by Igor Shesterkin
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Alexis Lafrenière
Giveaway by Bo Horvat
Mathew Barzal hit Braden Schneider
Takeaway by Matthew Schaefer
Kyle MacLean hit Will Borgen
Giveaway by Scott Mayfield
Anders Lee faceoff won against Vincent Trocheck
Adam Pelech Snap Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Noah Laba
Scott Morrow shot blocked by Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Kyle MacLean hit Braden Schneider
Giveaway by Adam Pelech
Casey Cizikas Snap Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
Scott Mayfield hit Jonny Brodzinski
Marshall Warren Backhand saved by Igor Shesterkin
Tony DeAngelo Snap Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
Max Shabanov Snap Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
Bo Horvat Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
Gabe Perreault shot blocked by Matthew Schaefer
Mathew Barzal Tip-In Wide Right
Giveaway by Simon Holmstrom
Takeaway by Simon Holmstrom
Carson Soucy shot blocked by Anders Lee
Matthew Robertson shot blocked by Marc Gatcomb
Matthew Robertson shot blocked by Marc Gatcomb
Artemi Panarin shot blocked by Scott Mayfield
Marc Gatcomb hit Matthew Robertson
Artemi Panarin shot blocked by Ryan Pulock
Artemi Panarin shot blocked by Bo Horvat
Artemi Panarin shot blocked by Bo Horvat
Giveaway by Jonathan Drouin
Takeaway by Jonathan Drouin
Mathew Barzal Snap Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Noah Laba
Marshall Warren Snap Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
Max Shabanov Backhand saved by Igor Shesterkin
Max Shabanov hit Noah Laba
Bo Horvat Backhand Wide Left
Bo Horvat Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Mika Zibanejad
Max Shabanov Snap Shot Wide Left
Simon Holmstrom Snap Shot High and Wide Right
Giveaway by Adam Pelech
Marc Gatcomb hit Braden Schneider
Giveaway by Casey Cizikas
Marc Gatcomb Snap Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
Scott Mayfield Snap Shot Wide Left
Giveaway by Scott Mayfield
Emil Heineman hit Vincent Trocheck
Vincent Trocheck shot blocked by Bo Horvat
Scott Morrow shot blocked by Matthew Schaefer
Takeaway by Bo Horvat
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Will Cuylle
Mathew Barzal Snap Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
Jonathan Drouin Snap Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
Tony DeAngelo shot blocked by Simon Holmstrom
Takeaway by Marc Gatcomb
Adam Pelech Interference against Artemi Panarin
Artemi Panarin shot blocked by Ryan Pulock
Takeaway by Mathew Barzal
Braden Schneider shot blocked by Marshall Warren
Marc Gatcomb hit Carson Soucy
Giveaway by Matthew Schaefer
Mathew Barzal faceoff won against Mika Zibanejad
Braden Schneider shot blocked by Anders Lee
Jonathan Drouin Backhand saved by Igor Shesterkin
Giveaway by Anders Lee
Tony DeAngelo Interference against Noah Laba
Scott Mayfield Snap Shot Hit Right Post
Matthew Schaefer Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
Matthew Schaefer Snap Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
Bo Horvat Snap Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
Giveaway by Simon Holmstrom
Takeaway by Simon Holmstrom
Mathew Barzal Backhand saved by Igor Shesterkin
Kyle MacLean Snap Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
Marc Gatcomb hit Matt Rempe
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Alexis Lafrenière
Giveaway by Anders Lee
Gabe Perreault shot blocked by Adam Pelech
Noah Laba shot blocked by Marc Gatcomb
Emil Heineman Wrist Shot Wide Right
Emil Heineman shot blocked by Calum Ritchie
Giveaway by Mathew Barzal
Calum Ritchie PS - Slash on breakaway against Carson Soucy
Giveaway by Max Shabanov
Takeaway by Kyle MacLean
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Mika Zibanejad
Bo Horvat Slap Shot Off Crossbar
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Noah Laba
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Noah Laba
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Mika Zibanejad
Calum Ritchie Tripping against Vladislav Gavrikov
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Vincent Trocheck
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Vincent Trocheck
Bo Horvat Backhand saved by Igor Shesterkin
Bo Horvat Backhand saved by Igor Shesterkin
Bo Horvat Tripping against Noah Laba
Takeaway by Ryan Pulock
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Vincent Trocheck
Jean-Gabriel Pageau Snap Shot Wide Left
Mika Zibanejad shot blocked by Ryan Pulock
Artemi Panarin shot blocked by Anders Lee
Alexis Lafrenière shot blocked by Scott Mayfield
Simon Holmstrom Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Puck in Netting
Anders Lee shot blocked by Will Borgen
On-Ice Official
Puck in Netting
Braden Schneider hit Kyle MacLean
Matt Rempe hit Tony DeAngelo
Matt Rempe hit Adam Pelech
Giveaway by Will Borgen
Giveaway by Alexis Lafrenière
Artemi Panarin Snap Shot Wide Left
Vladislav Gavrikov Tripping against Mathew Barzal
Puck in Netting
Mika Zibanejad faceoff won against Jonathan Drouin
Bo Horvat shot blocked by Braden Schneider
Takeaway by Taylor Raddysh
Mathew Barzal shot blocked by Noah Laba
Puck in Netting
Giveaway by Artemi Panarin
Vincent Trocheck hit Adam Pelech
Gabe Perreault hit Marc Gatcomb
Marshall Warren shot blocked by Will Cuylle
Goalie Stopped
Matthew Schaefer shot blocked by Mika Zibanejad
Puck in Netting
Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Mathew Barzal
Matt Rempe hit Matthew Schaefer
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Matt Rempe faceoff won against Calum Ritchie
Matt Rempe hit Max Shabanov
Giveaway by Matt Rempe
Braden Schneider hit Emil Heineman
Matthew Schaefer shot blocked by Alexis Lafrenière
Puck in Netting
Goalie Stopped
Will Cuylle Tip-In saved by David Rittich
Will Cuylle Wrist Shot saved by David Rittich
Puck in Netting
Mika Zibanejad faceoff won against Bo Horvat
Will Borgen Wrist Shot saved by David Rittich
Gabe Perreault Wrist Shot saved by David Rittich
Matthew Schaefer shot blocked by Scott Morrow
Goalie Stopped
Noah Laba faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Giveaway by Artemi Panarin
Matthew Schaefer shot blocked by Alexis Lafrenière
Carson Soucy Wrist Shot saved by David Rittich
Will Borgen hit Emil Heineman
Icing
Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Bo Horvat
Brennan Othmann Backhand Wide Left
Will Borgen Wrist Shot saved by David Rittich
Will Cuylle hit Scott Mayfield
Puck in Netting
Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Bo Horvat
Vladislav Gavrikov Wrist Shot Wide Left
Vincent Trocheck Snap Shot saved by David Rittich
Icing
Mika Zibanejad faceoff won against Bo Horvat
Goalie Stopped
Scott Mayfield shot blocked by Will Cuylle
Matthew Robertson hit Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Vladislav Gavrikov Snap Shot High and Wide Right
Matt Rempe Wrist Shot saved by David Rittich
Sam Carrick Backhand saved by David Rittich
Sam Carrick Backhand saved by David Rittich
Carson Soucy hit Jonathan Drouin
Carson Soucy hit Jonathan Drouin
Alexis Lafrenière Holding the stick against Jonathan Drouin
Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Bo Horvat
Goalie Stopped
Artemi Panarin Wrist Shot saved by David Rittich
Vincent Trocheck hit Bo Horvat
Puck in Crowd
Noah Laba hit Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Will Cuylle shot blocked by Taylor Raddysh
Vincent Trocheck Wrist Shot saved by David Rittich
Injury - Player
Braden Schneider Hooking against Max Shabanov
TV Timeout
Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Jonathan Drouin
Will Cuylle hit Calum Ritchie
Bo Horvat shot blocked by Will Cuylle
Puck in Netting
Mika Zibanejad faceoff won against Anders Lee
Off-side
Mika Zibanejad faceoff won against Anders Lee
Carson Soucy Snap Shot saved by David Rittich
Takeaway by Sam Carrick
Giveaway by Mika Zibanejad
Vincent Trocheck hit Marc Gatcomb
Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Bo Horvat
Will Cuylle Wrist Shot Off Crossbar
On-Ice Official Video Review
Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Casey Cizikas
Alexis Lafrenière Wrist Shot saved by David Rittich
Goalie Stopped
Gabe Perreault faceoff won against Mathew Barzal
Brennan Othmann Snap Shot saved by David Rittich
Icing
Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Casey Cizikas
Carson Soucy Wrist Shot saved by David Rittich
Goalie Stopped
Jonny Brodzinski faceoff won against Casey Cizikas
Giveaway by Gabe Perreault
Takeaway by Artemi Panarin
Emil Heineman shot blocked by Mika Zibanejad
Icing
Braden Schneider hit Anders Lee
Icing
Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Mathew Barzal
Gabe Perreault Wrist Shot Wide Left
Will Cuylle hit Adam Pelech
Will Cuylle hit Mathew Barzal
Vladislav Gavrikov Slap Shot saved by David Rittich
Icing
Mika Zibanejad faceoff won against Anders Lee
Mika Zibanejad hit Matthew Schaefer
Artemi Panarin Snap Shot saved by David Rittich
Artemi Panarin Wrist Shot Wide Left
Alexis Lafrenière Wrist Shot saved by David Rittich
Goalie Stopped
Noah Laba faceoff won against Mathew Barzal
Noah Laba Tripping against Tony DeAngelo
Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Artemi Panarin Wrist Shot Wide Right
Goalie Stopped
Sam Carrick faceoff won against Casey Cizikas
Brennan Othmann Backhand Wide Right
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Giveaway by Mika Zibanejad
Takeaway by Alexis Lafrenière
Will Cuylle Wrist Shot saved by David Rittich
Goalie Stopped
Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Will Cuylle Interference - Goalkeeper against David Rittich
Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Bo Horvat
Carson Soucy Backhand Wide Left
Carson Soucy Wrist Shot saved by David Rittich
Taylor Raddysh faceoff won against Jonathan Drouin
Vincent Trocheck Snap Shot Wide Right
Scott Morrow Wrist Shot saved by David Rittich
Hand Pass
Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Mathew Barzal
Puck in Netting
Noah Laba faceoff won against Mathew Barzal
Taylor Raddysh hit Scott Mayfield
Jonny Brodzinski Wrist Shot saved by David Rittich
Goalie Stopped
Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Will Borgen shot blocked by Will Cuylle
Vincent Trocheck Holding against Ryan Pulock
Matthew Schaefer shot blocked by Mika Zibanejad
Puck in Crowd
Matthew Schaefer shot blocked by Noah Laba
Puck in Netting
Emil Heineman shot blocked by Will Cuylle
Matthew Schaefer shot blocked by Noah Laba
Puck in Crowd
Mika Zibanejad faceoff won against Bo Horvat
Puck in Crowd
Mika Zibanejad hit Emil Heineman
TV Timeout
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Artemi Panarin Wrist Shot Wide Left
Scott Morrow Slap Shot Wide Left
Will Cuylle Wrist Shot saved by David Rittich
Will Cuylle hit Casey Cizikas
Mika Zibanejad faceoff won against Casey Cizikas
Vincent Trocheck Snap Shot saved by David Rittich
Off-side
Timeout - Visitor
Artemi Panarin Slap Shot saved by David Rittich
Goalie Stopped
Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Simon Holmstrom shot blocked by Artemi Panarin
Jean-Gabriel Pageau shot blocked by Mika Zibanejad
Artemi Panarin Wrist Shot saved by David Rittich
Mika Zibanejad Wrist Shot Wide Left
Artemi Panarin shot blocked by Alexis Lafrenière
Will Cuylle Snap Shot Wide Left
High Stick
Giveaway by Scott Morrow

RANGERS

ISLANDERS

Regular Season Series

NYI lead 2-0

Islanders
5
Rangers
0

Game 1

9/11

Rangers
0
Islanders
2

Game 2

28/12

Rangers
2
Islanders
5

Game 3

29/1

Islanders
2
Rangers
1

Game 4

30/1

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	53	22	7	113
Pittsburgh	41	25	16	98
Philadelphia	43	27	12	98
Washington	43	30	9	95
Columbus	40	30	12	92
NY Islanders	43	34	5	91
New Jersey	42	37	3	87
NY Rangers	34	39	9	77

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New York Rangers @ New York Islanders

David RittichG - NYI

Anders LeeLW - NYI

Igor ShesterkinG - NYR

Video Highlights

Lee scores early, Rittich makes 27 saves in Islanders 2-0 win over Rangers

Shot Chart

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