How did the Islanders do on their biggest deals in NHL free agency, including wingers Jonathan Drouin and Maxim Shabanov.

New Kings general manager Ken Holland kicked off his run in NHL free agency by bringing in Cody Ceci and Corey Perry. Were they good moves?

NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL released the full 2025-26 schedule on Wednesday, the final 82-game season before the new collective bargaining agreement kicks in and increases it to 84.

The New York Islanders will begin the 2025-26 season on the road when they visit the Pittsburgh Penguins on October 9.

The 1,312-game regular-season schedule -- 82 games per team -- will conclude Thursday, April 16. A complete listing of each team’s 2025-26 regular-season schedule is attached, and each team’s home opener is listed below.

For years, Wayne Gretzky's record of 894 career NHL goals seemed unbreakable, but not to Washington Capitals superstar Alexander Ovechkin. Ovechkin, 39, entered

Alex Ovechkin is three goals away from 900 after breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career record in April. Whatever number Ovechkin finishes at — he turns 40 in September and this is the final year of his contract with the Washington Capitals — will become the new 894 that seemed unapproachable until the successful “GR8 Chase.”

Is it October yet? We’re officially just 85 days away from the return of New York Islanders’ hockey following the release of the 2025-26 schedule. The Islanders return to 7 p.m. home starts after years of 7:30 starts.

While the Islanders were bounced in the first round of the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs, the hope was that the team could get over the hump in 2025. Unfortunately, that didn’t happen. So, it’s worth taking a look at the three turning points that derailed the New York Islanders’ 2024-25 season.