New Jersey Devils at New York Islanders
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Sorokin has 30th career shutout as Islanders blank Devils 6-0
Simon Holmstrom, Brayden Schenn, Bo Horvat, Viktor Eklund, Ondrej Palat and Casey Cizikas scored for the Islanders, who won their home opener after losing in Toronto against the Maple Leafs on Wednesday. Matthew Schaefer, named the youngest assistant captain in Islanders history on Tuesday, had two assists.
Nico Daws made 26 saves for New Jersey, which lost for the first time this season after Philadelphia Flyers in its opener.
Holmstrom and Schenn scored 1:28 apart to give the Islanders a 2-0 lead five minutes into the second period. Jean-Gabriel Pageau slid the puck past Jonas Siegenthaler’s outstretched stick to set up Holmstrom.
Schaefer set up Horvat on the power play to cap the Islanders’ three-goal second period. Horvat was named the 16th captain in franchise history on Sept. 14.
Eklund, selected by the Islanders with the No. 16 pick in the 2025 NHL draft, set up Schenn’s goal in the second period before scoring his first NHL goal midway through the third. Cal Ritchie assisted on Eklund’s goal.
Palat scored 42 seconds later, finishing a pass from Cizikas to make it 5-0.
Cizikas added a short-handed goal to make it 6-0.
Islanders: Visit the New York Rangers on Tuesday.
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Regular Season SeriesNYI lead series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 2nd Period 3:32 | Simon Holmstrom Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Jean-Gabriel Pageau (1), Adam Pelech (1) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 5:00 | Brayden Schenn Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Victor Eklund (1), Matthew Schaefer (1) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 12:08 | Bo Horvat Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Matthew Schaefer (2) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 11:32 | Victor Eklund Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Calum Ritchie (1), Brayden Schenn (1) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 12:14 | Ondrej Palat Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Casey Cizikas (1), Logan Stanley (1) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 18:41 | Casey Cizikas Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Simon Holmstrom (1), Logan Stanley (2) |
Statistics
 NJ |
 NYI |
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|---|---|---|
| 8 | Blocked Shots | 14 |
| 15 | Hits | 25 |
| 3 | Takeaways | 9 |
| 37 | Shots | 32 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
| 5 | Power Play Opportunities | 3 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 33.3 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 21 | Faceoffs Won | 28 |
| 42.9 | Faceoff Win Percent | 57.1 |
| 17 | Giveaways | 21 |
| 3 | Total Penalties | 5 |
| 6 | Penalty Minutes | 10 |
New York Islanders Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Calum Ritchie, C | Day-To-Day | Oct 17 |
| Matias Maccelli, LW | Day-To-Day | Oct 17 |
| Mathew Barzal, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 15 |
| Alexander Romanov, D | Out | Oct 7 |
New Jersey Devils Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Luke Evangelista, RW | Out | Oct 16 |
| Connor Brown, RW | Injured Reserve | Oct 12 |
| Nick Bjugstad, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 9 |
| Seamus Casey, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 2 |
Game Information
UBS Arena
Location: Elmont, NY
Attendance: 17,345 | Capacity:
Location: Elmont, NY
Attendance: 17,345 | Capacity:
2026-27 Metropolitan Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Carolina |
1 | 1 | 15 | 7 |
 NY Rangers |
0 | 3 | 12 | 6 |
 Washington |
0 | 3 | 10 | 5 |
 New Jersey |
0 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
 NY Islanders |
1 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
 Pittsburgh |
1 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
 Columbus |
0 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
 Philadelphia |
3 | 6 | 3 | 0 |