The other reason is the Olympic break itself – Feb. 6-24 – which Darche hopes will allow Palat and Soucy to settle in and acclimate to the Islanders. There will be some additional practice time before the Islanders resume play on Feb. 26, a luxury not usually afforded to mid-season acquisitions.

The Islanders went 1-for-7 — scoring on their first chance — on the power play in the loss to Seattle and finished their road trip with a 3-3-1 record.

If you wanted to sum up the state of the Battle of New York in one moment, you could do a lot worse than 14:59 of the first period Wednesday night. There was Ondrej Palat, celebrating his first goal as an Islander one day after being traded across town from New Jersey.

The Vancouver Canucks continue their eight-game homestand on Monday with a matchup against the New York Islanders. Vancouver comes into this game having lost their last 10 and will be looking to avoid a historic 11th straight loss. Here are the lineup notes for January 19, 2026.

The Flyers will look to carry their momentum forward after a convincing 7-3 win over the Avalanche when they host the Islanders on Monday.

The Islanders came into Philadelphia on Monday night outmanned and reeling, having lost their past two games by a combined score of 9-1. For a team that hadn’t lost three straight games in regulation since the first three games of the season,

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ilya Sorokin stopped 21 shots for his NHL-best sixth shutout of the season and Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored two goals to lead the New York Islanders to a 4-0 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday night.