Barzal (undisclosed) won't participate in the 2026 IIHF World Championship because of a minor injury, Hockey Canada announced Tuesday. Barzal will skip the tournament to recover, but he should be ready for the start of the 2026-27 NHL campaign. In 81 regular-season appearances for the Islanders in 2025-26, he produced 19 goals, 72 points, 184 shots on net and 50 blocked shots.
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| CENTERS | Shoots | HT | WT | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mathew Barzal 13
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R | 6'1" | 186 | 28 |
Casey Cizikas 53
|
L | 5'11" | 191 | 34 |
Marc Gatcomb 16
|
R | 6'2" | 200 | 26 |
Bo Horvat 14
|
L | 6'1" | 225 | 30 |
Kyle MacLean 32
|
L | 6'1" | 190 | 26 |
Jean-Gabriel Pageau 44
|
R | 5'11" | 180 | 33 |
Kyle Palmieri 21
IR
|
R | 6'0" | 192 | 34 |
Calum Ritchie 64
|
R | 6'2" | 200 | 20 |
| LEFT WINGS | Shoots | HT | WT | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jonathan Drouin 29
|
L | 5'11" | 189 | 30 |
Anthony Duclair 11
|
L | 6'0" | 198 | 30 |
Pierre Engvall 18
IR
|
L | 6'6" | 208 | 29 |
Emil Heineman 51
|
L | 6'2" | 204 | 24 |
Anders Lee 27
|
L | 6'3" | 234 | 35 |
Matt Martin 17
|
L | 6'3" | 215 | 36 |
| RIGHT WINGS | Shoots | HT | WT | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Simon Holmstrom 10
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L | 6'1" | 208 | 24 |
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Max Shabanov 49
|
L | 5'9" | 167 | 25 |
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Maxim Tsyplakov 7
|
L | 6'3" | 203 | 27 |
| DEFENSE | Shoots | HT | WT | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Adam Boqvist 34
|
R | 6'0" | 195 | 25 |
Tony DeAngelo 77
|
R | 6'0" | 190 | 30 |
Scott Mayfield 24
|
R | 6'4" | 215 | 33 |
Cole McWard 4
|
R | 6'2" | 196 | 24 |
Adam Pelech 3
|
L | 6'3" | 212 | 31 |
Ryan Pulock 6
|
R | 6'1" | 219 | 31 |
Alexander Romanov 28
IR
|
L | 6'1" | 220 | 26 |
|
Matthew Schaefer 48
|
L | 6'2" | 186 | 18 |
| GOALIES | Shoots | HT | WT | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
David Rittich 33
|
L | 6'3" | 200 | 33 |
Ilya Sorokin 30
|
L | 6'3" | 189 | 30 |
Semyon Varlamov 40
IR
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L | 6'2" | 201 | 37 |
Barzal (undisclosed) won't participate in the 2026 IIHF World Championship because of a minor injury, Hockey Canada announced Tuesday. Barzal will skip the tournament to recover, but he should be ready for the start of the 2026-27 NHL campaign. In 81 regular-season appearances for the Islanders in 2025-26, he produced 19 goals, 72 points, 184 shots on net and 50 blocked shots.
Varlamov (knee) has been returned from his conditioning role with AHL Bridgeport, per the AHL transaction log. The Islanders' season is over, so there are no games left for Varlamov, who missed the entirety of the 2025-26 season, to get into this year. Nonetheless, this move is a good sign for the 37-year-old's ability to have a full offseason and readiness for training camp going forward. The veteran netminder hasn't suited up for NHL action since November of 2024.
Eklund posted an assist, two shots on goal and two hits in Tuesday's 2-1 loss to the Hurricanes. This was Eklund's NHL debut after he spent seven games with AHL Bridgeport. He had nine points in those contests. Eklund's scoring skill has translated well since he came over from the SHL in March, and he'll be in contention for an NHL job in 2026-27.
Horvat scored a goal on two shots in Tuesday's 2-1 loss to the Hurricanes. It was the 300th goal of Horvat's career, a milestone he reached in his 881st game. That puts a positive spin on the end of the campaign, though Horvat will no doubt be disappointed to miss the playoffs. He snapped an eight-game goal drought Tuesday and ends the season with 31 tallies, 57 points, 226 shots on net, 51 hits, 38 blocked shots, 40 PIM and a plus-8 rating over 68 appearances. That matches his point total from 81 regular-season contests a year ago, and this was the fourth time in five years he got over the 30-goal mark.
Rittich turned aside 19 shots in Tuesday's 2-1 loss to the Hurricanes. Goals by Nikolaj Ehlers in the first period and Mark Jankowski in the third sent Rittich to the loss in the Islanders' season finale. The 33-year-old Rittich wraps up his first, and potentially his last, season on Long Island with a 14-10-3 record, a 2.76 GAA and an .894 save percentage. Rittich will be an unrestricted free agent this offseason and shouldn't have trouble finding a landing spot with a team in need of an experienced No. 2.
Palmieri (knee) told reporters Wednesday that he should be ready to go for the start of training camp, Stefen Rosner of NHL.com reports. Palmieri suffered a torn ACL back in November but appears to be on track in his recovery. Prior to getting hurt, the veteran winger logged 25 games for the Isles in which he notched six goals and 12 assists, including five power-play points. Palmieri will head into 2026-27 in the last season of a two-year deal he signed with the club in May of 2025 and could be entering the final season of his NHL career.
Shabanov (upper body) won't play in Tuesday's game versus the Hurricanes, Andrew Gross of Newsday reports. Shabanov will miss a third straight game to end the season. The 25-year-old rookie ended up producing five goals, 13 assists and 56 shots on net over 44 appearances. He will be out of contract this summer as a restricted free agent.
Pulock (undisclosed) will not play in Tuesday's home matchup versus Carolina. The Islanders relayed in their announcement that Pulock has been contending with several injuries. The right-shot blueliner will now turn his attention to healing up in the offseason in order to be ready for training camp in the fall. Isaiah George will draw into the lineup in the Isles' regular-season finale.