New York Islanders News

After being sidelined from November 2024 until the start of this season, the Islanders have used Varlamov sparingly, but he will return to the crease for his third start on Thursday. The veteran 38-year-old goalie showed some rust in his return to action, allowing three goals on 22 shots (.864 SV%) in a 5-2 loss to the New York Rangers, but had an encouraging performance in his second outing, saving 19 of 20 shots (.950 SV%) in a 2-1 shootout loss to the Ottawa Senators. The Islanders enter Thursday's action as slight -113 home favourites against a 1-4-2 Los Angeles Kings team that is coming off their first win of the season.

After being sidelined from November 2024 until the start of this season, the Islanders have used Varlamov sparingly, but he will return to the crease for his third start on Thursday. The veteran 38-year-old goalie showed some rust in his return to action, allowing three goals on 22 shots (.864 SV%) in a 5-2 loss to the New York Rangers, but had an encouraging performance in his second outing, saving 19 of 20 shots (.950 SV%) in a 2-1 shootout loss to the Ottawa Senators. The Islanders enter Thursday's action as slight -113 home favourites against a 1-4-2 Los Angeles Kings team that is coming off their first win of the season.

Sorokin was excellent in his most recent outing, building on a strong start to the 2026-27 season by saving 28 of 29 shots (.966 SV%) in a 4-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. The 31-year-old goalie has allowed two or fewer goals in five of six games this season (4-2-0), posting a tremendous 1.68 GAA and .940 SV%. The Islanders enter Tuesday's contest as -149 home favourites against an Anaheim Ducks team that has been outscored 13-6 during a three-game losing streak (0-3-0).

Sorokin was excellent in his most recent outing, building on a strong start to the 2026-27 season by saving 28 of 29 shots (.966 SV%) in a 4-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. The 31-year-old goalie has allowed two or fewer goals in five of six games this season (4-2-0), posting a tremendous 1.68 GAA and .940 SV%. The Islanders enter Tuesday's contest as -149 home favourites against an Anaheim Ducks team that has been outscored 13-6 during a three-game losing streak (0-3-0).

Ritchie suffered a lower-body injury in his first shift of the game on Saturday after a hit from Toronto's Nick Blankenburg. The 21-year-old Ritchie has two points (1G / 1A) in eight games this season.

Maccelli had to be helped off the ice after suffering a lower-body injury while being tripped by Darren Raddysh in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. The 26-year-old Maccelli has played well to start the 2026-27 season, scoring six points (2G / 4A) in eight games and has been a fixture on the team's top powerplay unit.

Ritchie suffered a lower-body injury in his first shift of the game on Saturday after a hit from Toronto's Nick Blankenburg. The 21-year-old Ritchie has two points (1G / 1A) in eight games this season.

Maccelli had to be helped off the ice after suffering a lower-body injury while being tripped by Darren Raddysh in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. The 26-year-old Maccelli has played well to start the 2026-27 season, scoring six points (2G / 4A) in eight games and has been a fixture on the team's top powerplay unit.

Ritchie suffered a lower-body injury on a hit from Nick Blankenburg and left the ice gingerly and did not return. The Islanders did not have an update on his status post-game, so consider Ritchie questionable to play Tuesday vs. Anaheim.

Maccelli had to be helped off the ice after suffering a lower-body injury while being tripped by Darren Raddysh. The Islanders did not have an update on Maceelli's status post-game, but expect him to be unavailable for Tuesday's game vs. the Ducks.

Varlamov made his season debut last week, returning to the crease for the first time in nearly two years, and will face the Ottawa Senators on Thursday. The veteran 38-year-old goalie shook off some rust, allowing three goals on 22 shots (.864 SV%) in a 5-2 loss to the New York Rangers, and hopes to return to form with one game under his belt. The Islanders enter action on Thursday as +144 road underdogs against a Senators team off to an impressive 5-2-0 start.

The Islanders are off to a subpar 2-3-0 start this season, but can't fault Sorokin, who has been tremendous between the pipes. The 31-year-old Russian goalie boasts an outstanding 1.77 GAA, .937 SV%, and one shutout in four games this season (2-2-0). He hasn't posted a save percentage above .909 since the 2022-23 season, when he finished as the runner-up for the Vezina Trophy. The Islanders enter Tuesday's contest as sizeable -214 home favourites against a Vancouver Canucks team that has been outscored 35-24 through seven games (2-5-0).

The Islanders are off to a subpar 2-3-0 start this season, but can't fault Sorokin, who has been tremendous between the pipes. The 31-year-old Russian goalie boasts an outstanding 1.77 GAA, .937 SV%, and one shutout in four games this season (2-2-0). He hasn't posted a save percentage above .909 since the 2022-23 season, when he finished as the runner-up for the Vezina Trophy. The Islanders enter Tuesday's contest as sizeable -214 home favourites against a Vancouver Canucks team that has been outscored 35-24 through seven games (2-5-0).