GDT: Pre-Season #6 | New York Rangers vs New York Islanders | October 4th | 7:00 PM | F/TBD

[PK Cronin]

NEW YORK ISLANDERS (3-2-0) VS NEW YORK RANGERS (4-1-0)
7 PM | UBS ARENA | BUY TICKETS
WATCH: MSGSN, MSG
NORTHWELL PRESENTS THE PARK AT UBS ARENA IS OPEN!

The New York Islanders wrap up their preseason schedule on Friday night when they take on the New York Rangers at UBS Arena.

The Isles are 3-2-0 through five games, most recently beating the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 on Monday night.

While the Islanders' 23-man roster won't be finalized until Oct. 7 at 5 p.m., Friday's tune-up will likely resemble something close to the lineup the team ices for the Oct. 10 season opener against Utah. That said, there are still some roster spots and roles up for grabs and Friday's game could feature some mix-and-match lines.

One example is Oliver Wahlstrom, who skated alongside Casey Cizikas and Kyle MacLean at Thursday's practice. Head Coach Patrick Roy said he wants to see how the scoring winger pairs with two energetic checkers.

"We're still doing some experiments, and we're going to try a lot of different things," Roy said. "I'm curious to see [Wahlstrom] there. He's having a good camp."

ISLES NOTES:

Ilya Sorokin joined the Islanders for his first practice of training camp on Thursday, but his status for Friday's game is TBD, as Roy looks to take a day-by-day approach with his goaltender.

Hudson Fasching also returned to practice on Thursday after missing Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday's skates with a lower-body injury.

Kyle Palmieri took a maintenance day on Thursday.

Check back closer to warmups for the Islanders gamenight roster.

THE PARK IS OPEN!

Northwell Presents The Park at UBS Arena is open for business on Friday! Learn more about all the new additions to The Park this season. Purchase pre-game skate tickets here.

PREVIOUS MEETING

Friday marks the second meeting of the preseason between the Islanders and Rangers. The Isles let a 4-1 lead slip away in the final 6:10 of the third period back on Sept. 24.

RANGERS NOTES

The Rangers will also likely be icing a vet-heavy squad on Friday night, as the team announced further cuts to their training camp roster on Wednesday, which now sits at 30 players. However, Artemi Panarin missed Thursday's skate with a lower-body injury and is considered day-to-day, so Brennan Othmann will take his place. Rangers Head Coach Peter Laviolette also told reporters defenseman Matthew Robertson, the Rangers 2019 2nd-round pick, will be in the lineup.

Chris Kreider leads the Rangers with five points (3G, 2A) in two preseason games.

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Islanders - alot
Elbow brothers and friends - less

 

[leeroggy]

Double Chili!

Laviolette blows a coach's challenge and Dolan fires him after the game, bypassing his management team

Zibanejad fails to come out for the 3rd period, announcing he is taking over the QB slot for UNLV, signing an NIL agreement that lasts 40 years

Trouba slips and falls, hurting his tailbone. After the game, he claims he was trying to elbow himself.

 

[crashthenet]

So Isles and rags playing preseason while the Devils open the season one the same day. The NHL is one funny league.

 

[MJF]

Must win.

 

[miscs75]

Double Chili!

Laviolette blows a coach's challenge and Dolan fires him after the game, bypassing his management team

Zibanejad fails to come out for the 3rd period, announcing he is taking over the QB slot for UNLV, signing an NIL agreement that lasts 40 years

Trouba slips and falls, hurting his tailbone. After the game, he claims he was trying to elbow himself.

Laviolette then goes into the ref’s room and throws a temper tantrum because the call didn’t go his way. Then as a result they call Scott Mayfield on a 5 minute misconduct early in the 3rd period for breathing near Filip Chityl because he fell down and got a concussion eventhough there was no contact.
Matt Rempe sees this, takes exception and tries to elbow Noah Dobson in the head missing him and shattering his elbow on the boards as a result. League fines UBS Arena for intent to injure as a result.