New York Islanders (NYI)

Est. 1972

Current Cap Hit: $102,835,415
Projected Cap Hit: $102,835,415
Projected Cap Space: $1,164,585
Contracts: 34
Roster: 35
Injuries: 8
Retained Contracts: 0
Daily Cap Breakdown
Team logo history

Draft Picks

Season Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7
2025-2026 *
2026-2027
2027-2028
2028-2029

NHL Roster

# Offense Clause Position Age Expires As 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 2029-2030 2030-2031 2031-2032
14 Bo Horvat NTC C 31 UFA $8,500,000 $8,500,000 $8,500,000 $8,500,000 $8,500,000
10 Brayden Schenn M-NTC C 34 UFA $6,500,000 $6,500,000
81 Ondřej Palát NMC, M-NTC LW 35 UFA $6,000,000
44 Jean-Gabriel Pageau NTC C 33 UFA $4,850,000 $4,850,000 $4,850,000
10 Simon Holmström RW 25 RFA $3,625,000
11 Anthony Duclair M-NTC LW 30 UFA $3,500,000 $3,500,000
53 Casey Cizikas C 35 UFA $2,500,000
51 Emil Heineman LW 24 RFA $1,100,000
Cole Eiserman WE LW 19 RFA $1,075,000 $1,075,000 $1,075,000
Quinn Finley LW 21 RFA $980,000 $980,000
Victor Eklund WE LW 19 RFA $974,166 $974,166 $974,166
Daniil Prokhorov WE RW 19 RFA $965,000 $965,000 $965,000
64 Calum Ritchie WE C 21 RFA $940,833 $940,833
72 Jesse Nurmi WE LW 21 RFA $938,333 $938,333
67 Gleb Veremyev WE C 22 RFA $935,000
52 Daylan Kuefler WE Injured LW 24 RFA $875,000 $875,000
32 Kyle MacLean C 27 UFA $850,000
43 Liam Foudy C 26 UFA $850,000
# Defense Clause Position Age Expires As 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 2029-2030 2030-2031 2031-2032
6 Ryan Pulock NTC D 31 UFA $6,150,000 $6,150,000 $6,150,000 $6,150,000
3 Adam Pelech M-NTC D 31 UFA $5,750,000 $5,750,000 $5,750,000
24 Scott Mayfield NTC D 33 UFA $3,500,000 $3,500,000 $3,500,000 $3,500,000
37 Kashawn Aitcheson WE D 19 RFA $1,075,000 $1,075,000 $1,075,000
48 Matthew Schaefer WE D 18 RFA $986,250 $986,250
42 Jesse Pulkkinen WE D 21 RFA $885,833
39 Calle Odelius WE D 22 RFA $865,000
36 Isaiah George WE D 22 RFA $850,000
41 Marshall Warren WE D 25 RFA $850,000
74 Ethan Bear Injured D 29 UFA $850,000
# Goaltending Clause Position Age Expires As 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 2029-2030 2030-2031 2031-2032
30 Ilya Sorokin NMC G 30 UFA $8,250,000 $8,250,000 $8,250,000 $8,250,000 $8,250,000 $8,250,000
40 Semyon Varlamov Injured M-NTC G 38 UFA $2,750,000
Joshua Kotai WE G 23 RFA $965,000 $965,000
# LTIR Clause Position Age Expires As 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 2029-2030 2030-2031 2031-2032
13 Mathew Barzal M-NTC C 29 UFA $9,150,000 $9,150,000 $9,150,000 $9,150,000 $9,150,000
21 Kyle Palmieri M-NMC RW 35 UFA $4,750,000
18 Pierre Engvall M-NTC LW 30 UFA $3,000,000 $3,000,000 $3,000,000 $3,000,000
28 Alexander Romanov NTC D 26 UFA $6,250,000 $6,250,000 $6,250,000 $6,250,000 $6,250,000 $6,250,000 +
# Free Agents Clause Position Age Expires As 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 2029-2030 2030-2031 2031-2032
49 Maksim Shabanov WE RW 25 RFA
16 Marc Gatcomb C 26 RFA
34 Adam Boqvist D 25 RFA
27 Anders Lee LW 35 UFA
77 Tony DeAngelo D 30 UFA
4 Carson Soucy Injured D 31 UFA
33 David Rittich G 33 UFA

Icons: WE=Waivers Exempt Injured=Injured Suspended=Suspended 🧑‍⚖️=Suspended

Non-Roster

Money in parentheses is the base NHL cap hit

Buyouts Position Age 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 2029-2030 2030-2031 2031-2032
Rick DiPietro G 44 $0 $0 $0
Non-roster Position Age Expires As 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 2029-2030 2030-2031 2031-2032
Alex Jefferies LW 24 RFA
Camden Thiesing C 25 RFA
Eetu Liukas LW 23 RFA
Joey Larson RW 25 RFA
Matthew Maggio RW 23 RFA
Henrik Tikkanen G 25 RFA
Tristan Lennox G 23 RFA
Adam Beckman LW 25 UFA
Matt Luff RW 29 UFA
Matthew Highmore C 30 UFA
Cole McWard D 25 UFA
Travis Mitchell D 26 UFA
Marcus Högberg G 31 UFA

Reserve Rights

Player Age Position Expiration Draft Pick
Adam Boqvist 25 D Qualifying Offer 2018 8 OA (round 1)
Alex Jefferies 24 LW Qualifying Offer 2020 121 OA (round 4)
Camden Thiesing 25 C Qualifying Offer Undrafted N/A
Eetu Liukas 23 LW Qualifying Offer 2021 157 OA (round 5)
Henrik Tikkanen 25 G Qualifying Offer 2020 214 OA (round 7)
Joey Larson 25 RW Qualifying Offer Undrafted N/A
Maksim Shabanov 25 RW Qualifying Offer Undrafted N/A
Marc Gatcomb 26 C Qualifying Offer Undrafted N/A
Matthew Maggio 23 RW Qualifying Offer 2022 142 OA (round 5)
Tristan Lennox 23 G Qualifying Offer 2021 93 OA (round 3)
2027 Expiration
Burke Hood 19 G 2027-06-01 2025 170 OA (round 6)
Dennis Good Bogg 22 D 2027-06-01 2023 209 OA (round 7)
Jacob Kvasnicka 18 RW 2027-06-01 2025 202 OA (round 7)
Luca Romano 18 C 2027-06-01 2025 74 OA (round 3)
Tomáš Poletín 19 LW 2027-06-01 2025 106 OA (round 4)
Danny Nelson 20 C 2027-08-15 2023 49 OA (round 2)
Zachary Schulz 21 D 2027-08-15 2023 177 OA (round 6)
2028 Expiration
Kamil Bednarik 20 C 2028-08-15 2024 61 OA (round 2)
Tomas Machů 23 D 2028-08-15 2021 221 OA (round 7)
Xavier Veilleux 20 D 2028-08-15 2024 179 OA (round 6)
2029 Expiration
Sam Laurila 19 D 2029-06-01 2025 138 OA (round 5)
Other Expiration
Dmitry Gamzin 23 G Indefinite 2024 115 OA (round 4)
Notes