New Jersey Devils at New York Islanders

Tue, Dec 23, 2025 · UBS Arena · 2025–26 Regular Season

New Jersey Devils

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Final

New York Islanders

The New York Islanders beat the New Jersey Devils 2–1 on Tue, Dec 23, 2025 at UBS Arena. Simon Holmstrom led the way with 2 points. David Rittich made 31 saves for the win. Shots on goal were 32–25.

Linescore

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
NJD	1	0	0	1	32
NYI	0	1	1	2	25

Scoring summary

Per	Time	Team	Str	Goal	Assists	Score
1st	15:35	NJD	EV	Brett Pesce (1) · wrist	Nico Hischier (19), Dawson Mercer (14)	1–0
2nd	12:10	NYI	EV	Simon Holmstrom (7) · wrist	Unassisted	1–1
3rd	18:45	NYI	EV	Adam Pelech (2) · slap	Anders Lee (15), Simon Holmstrom (9)	1–2

Shot map

Goal● Shot on goal○ MissedSize = expected goals (xG)

Expected goals: NJD 4.69 · NYI 4.00 · xG% NJD 54.0

New Jersey Devils

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
22	Brett Pesce	D	1	0	1	+1	5	0	4		21:55	25
13	Nico Hischier	C	0	1	1	0	3	0	3	65.6	18:54	23
91	Dawson Mercer	C	0	1	1	+1	2	0	1		18:00	20
43	Luke Hughes	D	0	0	0	+1	1	0	2		23:57	26
71	Jonas Siegenthaler	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1		20:30	24
86	Jack Hughes	C	0	0	0	-2	1	0	0		20:27	22
7	Dougie Hamilton	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	2		20:02	24
5	Brenden Dillon	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	3		18:46	21
28	Timo Meier	R	0	0	0	+1	7	1	0		17:51	20
16	Connor Brown	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		17:49	20
12	Cody Glass	C	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	44.4	17:31	21
63	Jesper Bratt	L	0	0	0	-2	1	0	1		16:22	21
81	Arseny Gritsyuk	R	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		15:01	18
45	Colton White	D	0	0	0	0	1	2	2		13:43	18
18	Ondrej Palat	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0		11:50	17
47	Paul Cotter	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	100.0	9:47	13
14	Luke Glendening	C	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	33.3	9:38	15
11	Stefan Noesen	R	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	100.0	8:57	13

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
25	Jacob Markstrom	L	25	23	2	.920	59:00

New York Islanders

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
10	Simon Holmstrom	R	1	1	2	+2	1	1	0		17:06	22
3	Adam Pelech	D	1	0	1	0	1	0	3		23:12	26
27	Anders Lee	L	0	1	1	+2	2	0	0	25.0	16:51	22
6	Ryan Pulock	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0		21:48	28
77	Tony DeAngelo	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0		21:45	21
13	Mathew Barzal	C	0	0	0	+2	1	0	0	54.5	21:14	23
48	Matthew Schaefer	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	2		21:12	28
24	Scott Mayfield	D	0	0	0	+1	3	2	1		17:53	25
51	Emil Heineman	L	0	0	0	0	3	4	0		16:49	19
29	Jonathan Drouin	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	55.6	16:25	20
44	Jean-Gabriel Pageau	C	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	53.8	14:56	19
11	Anthony Duclair	L	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		14:54	17
49	Maxim Shabanov	R	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		14:52	17
41	Marshall Warren	D	0	0	0	0	3	2	1		14:24	20
64	Calum Ritchie	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	15.4	13:30	16
32	Kyle MacLean	C	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0		11:26	16
16	Marc Gatcomb	C	0	0	0	-1	0	5	0		10:58	16
53	Casey Cizikas	C	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0	75.0	10:45	17

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
33	David Rittich	W	32	31	1	.969	60:00