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Alright, hockey fans, settle in! It's time to talk about a matchup that always ignites the ice – the New York Islanders versus the New York Rangers!
We're looking at a classic rivalry clash on January 29th, 2026, with the Islanders heading into Madison Square Garden to face off against the Rangers. Now, this season has been a rollercoaster for both clubs, and as we approach this pivotal regular-season encounter, the stakes are always sky-high.
The Islanders, coming into this one, have been battling hard, showing flashes of brilliance and the grit we've come to expect. They'll be looking to make a statement on the road, proving they can steal points from their crosstown rivals.
Meanwhile, the Rangers, playing on home ice, will be eager to defend their fortress. They've been building momentum, and a win against the Islanders would be a massive boost to their season aspirations.
With no betting lines yet available, this game is truly a blank canvas, a true test of who shows up on the night. It's the kind of game where momentum can swing in an instant, and every shift, every save, every goal will be magnified.
Get ready for a night of intense hockey, the kind that only a New York derby can deliver. This is more than just a game; it's bragging rights, it's playoff positioning, it's pure, unadulterated NHL drama! You won't want to miss a second of it!
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Looking at the recent history between these two teams, the New York Rangers (NYR) have had a significant edge over the New York Islanders (NYI). In the last five matchups, the Rangers have won four games, including a dominant 9-2 victory in April 2025 and a 4-0 shutout in March 2025. The Islanders' lone victory in this span was a 2-0 win in December 2025. Scoring trends show the Rangers are capable of high offensive output, as evidenced by their 9-goal performance. Conversely, the Islanders have struggled to score against the Rangers, being held to two goals or fewer in most of these recent contests. The Rangers' defense also appears to be a strong factor, as they've limited the Islanders' scoring opportunities. Given the recent trends and the current standings, with the Rangers in a stronger divisional position, the historical data strongly favors the Rangers.
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Player Statistics
NYI
NYR
Current Season Games
NYI
| L@ SEA | 1 - 4 |
| W@ VAN | 4 - 3 |
| L@ CGY | 2 - 4 |
| W@ EDM | 1 - 0 |
| L@ WPG | 4 - 5 |
| W@ MIN | 4 - 3 |
| Wvs NJ | 9 - 0 |
| Wvs TOR | 4 - 3 |
| Lvs UTA | 2 - 7 |
| L@ CBJ | 2 - 4 |
| Wvs NYR | 2 - 0 |
| Wvs NJ | 2 - 1 |
| Lvs VAN | 1 - 4 |
| L@ DET | 2 - 3 |
| Wvs ANA | 5 - 2 |
| L@ FLA | 1 - 4 |
| W@ TB | 2 - 0 |
| Wvs COL | 6 - 3 |
| Wvs TB | 2 - 1 |
| Lvs WAS | 1 - 4 |
| Lvs BOS | 1 - 3 |
| Lvs STL | 1 - 2 |
| W@ DET | 5 - 0 |
| W@ DAL | 3 - 2 |
| L@ COL | 1 - 4 |
| W@ UTA | 3 - 2 |
| W@ VEG | 4 - 3 |
| W@ NJ | 3 - 2 |
| W@ NYR | 5 - 0 |
| Lvs MIN | 2 - 5 |
| Wvs CBJ | 3 - 2 |
| W@ WAS | 3 - 1 |
| L@ CAR | 2 - 6 |
| L@ BOS | 2 - 5 |
| Wvs DET | 7 - 2 |
| Wvs SJ | 4 - 3 |
| W@ OTT | 5 - 4 |
| Wvs EDM | 4 - 2 |
| Lvs WPG | 2 - 5 |
| Lvs WAS | 2 - 4 |
| L@ PIT | 3 - 4 |
NYR
| L@ LA | 3 - 4 |
| L@ ANA | 3 - 5 |
| W@ PHI | 6 - 3 |
| Lvs OTT | 4 - 8 |
| Lvs SEA | 2 - 4 |
| L@ BOS | 2 - 10 |
| Lvs BUF | 2 - 5 |
| Lvs UTA | 2 - 3 |
| W@ FLA | 5 - 1 |
| L@ WAS | 3 - 6 |
| L@ CAR | 2 - 3 |
| L@ NYI | 0 - 2 |
| W@ WAS | 7 - 3 |
| L@ NAS | 1 - 2 |
| W@ STL | 2 - 1 |
| Lvs VAN | 0 - 3 |
| Lvs ANA | 1 - 4 |
| Wvs MON | 5 - 4 |
| L@ CHI | 0 - 3 |
| Lvs VEG | 2 - 3 |
| Lvs COL | 2 - 3 |
| W@ OTT | 4 - 2 |
| Wvs DAL | 3 - 2 |
| Lvs TB | 1 - 4 |
| W@ BOS | 6 - 2 |
| W@ CAR | 4 - 2 |
| Wvs STL | 3 - 2 |
| L@ UTA | 2 - 3 |
| L@ COL | 3 - 6 |
| L@ VEG | 2 - 3 |
| Lvs DET | 1 - 2 |
| W@ TB | 7 - 3 |
| Wvs NAS | 6 - 3 |
| Lvs NYI | 0 - 5 |
| W@ DET | 4 - 1 |
| Lvs CAR | 0 - 3 |
| W@ SEA | 3 - 2 |
| W@ EDM | 4 - 3 |
| W@ VAN | 2 - 0 |
| L@ CGY | 1 - 5 |
| Lvs SJ | 5 - 6 |
| Lvs MIN | 1 - 3 |
| W@ MON | 4 - 3 |
| L@ TOR | 1 - 2 |
| Lvs EDM | 0 - 2 |
| Lvs WAS | 0 - 1 |
| W@ PIT | 6 - 1 |
| W@ BUF | 4 - 0 |
| Lvs PIT | 0 - 3 |
Previous Season Games
NYI
| L@ CBJ | 1 - 6 |
| Lvs WAS | 1 - 3 |
| W@ NJ | 1 - 0 |
| Lvs NYR | 2 - 9 |
| L@ NAS | 6 - 7 |
| Wvs WAS | 4 - 1 |
| Wvs MIN | 3 - 1 |
| Lvs TB | 1 - 4 |
| L@ CAR | 4 - 6 |
| L@ TB | 3 - 5 |
| Lvs VAN | 2 - 5 |
| Lvs CGY | 3 - 4 |
| Wvs MON | 4 - 3 |
| W@ PIT | 4 - 2 |
| Wvs FLA | 4 - 2 |
| Lvs EDM | 1 - 2 |
| L@ LA | 1 - 4 |
| L@ ANA | 1 - 4 |
| W@ SJ | 4 - 2 |
| Wvs WPG | 3 - 2 |
| L@ NYR | 0 - 4 |
| Wvs NAS | 7 - 4 |
| W@ BOS | 2 - 1 |
| Lvs NYR | 1 - 5 |
| Lvs DAL | 3 - 4 |
| L@ MIN | 3 - 6 |
| L@ WPG | 3 - 4 |
| Wvs VEG | 2 - 1 |
| L@ FLA | 3 - 6 |
| W@ TB | 3 - 2 |
| W@ PHI | 3 - 0 |
| Wvs COL | 5 - 2 |
| Wvs CAR | 3 - 2 |
| Wvs PHI | 3 - 1 |
| Wvs CBJ | 3 - 1 |
| Wvs SJ | 4 - 1 |
| Lvs PHI | 3 - 5 |
| Lvs OTT | 0 - 2 |
| W@ UTA | 2 - 1 |
| W@ VEG | 4 - 0 |
| W@ BOS | 5 - 4 |
| Lvs TOR | 1 - 2 |
| L@ TOR | 1 - 3 |
| L@ PIT | 2 - 3 |
| Wvs PIT | 6 - 3 |
| Lvs BUF | 1 - 7 |
| W@ TOR | 6 - 3 |
| L@ CAR | 0 - 4 |
| L@ CHI | 3 - 5 |
| Wvs CHI | 5 - 4 |
| Lvs LA | 1 - 3 |
| W@ OTT | 4 - 2 |
| Wvs CAR | 4 - 3 |
| Lvs SEA | 2 - 5 |
| L@ MON | 1 - 2 |
| Wvs BUF | 3 - 0 |
| L@ WAS | 4 - 5 |
| Lvs BOS | 3 - 6 |
| Lvs DET | 2 - 4 |
| Wvs STL | 3 - 1 |
| L@ DET | 1 - 2 |
| L@ SEA | 2 - 3 |
| W@ VAN | 5 - 2 |
| L@ EDM | 3 - 4 |
| Lvs NJ | 3 - 4 |
| W@ OTT | 4 - 2 |
| L@ NYR | 2 - 5 |
| W@ BUF | 4 - 3 |
| L@ CBJ | 0 - 2 |
| Lvs ANA | 1 - 3 |
| Lvs FLA | 3 - 6 |
| W@ NJ | 4 - 3 |
| Lvs DET | 0 - 1 |
| L@ STL | 0 - 1 |
| W@ COL | 6 - 2 |
| L@ DAL | 0 - 3 |
| Lvs UTA | 4 - 5 |
NYR
| Wvs TB | 4 - 0 |
| W@ FLA | 5 - 3 |
| L@ CAR | 3 - 7 |
| W@ NYI | 9 - 2 |
| Lvs PHI | 5 - 8 |
| Lvs TB | 1 - 5 |
| L@ NJ | 0 - 4 |
| Wvs MIN | 5 - 4 |
| W@ SJ | 6 - 1 |
| L@ ANA | 4 - 5 |
| L@ LA | 1 - 3 |
| Wvs VAN | 5 - 3 |
| Lvs TOR | 3 - 4 |
| Lvs CGY | 1 - 2 |
| Lvs EDM | 1 - 3 |
| W@ CBJ | 4 - 0 |
| W@ MIN | 3 - 2 |
| L@ WPG | 1 - 2 |
| Lvs CBJ | 3 - 7 |
| L@ OTT | 3 - 4 |
| Lvs WAS | 2 - 3 |
| Wvs NYI | 4 - 0 |
| Wvs NAS | 4 - 0 |
| Lvs TOR | 2 - 3 |
| W@ NYI | 5 - 1 |
| W@ PIT | 5 - 3 |
| L@ BUF | 2 - 8 |
| W@ CBJ | 4 - 3 |
| Lvs PIT | 2 - 3 |
| Wvs BOS | 3 - 2 |
| Wvs VEG | 4 - 2 |
| L@ BOS | 3 - 6 |
| Lvs CAR | 0 - 4 |
| Lvs COL | 4 - 5 |
| Wvs PHI | 6 - 1 |
| Wvs OTT | 5 - 0 |
| L@ MON | 4 - 5 |
| W@ UTA | 5 - 3 |
| L@ COL | 2 - 3 |
| W@ VEG | 2 - 1 |
| Wvs NJ | 3 - 2 |
| Lvs DAL | 4 - 5 |
| W@ CHI | 6 - 2 |
| L@ WAS | 4 - 7 |
| Wvs BOS | 2 - 1 |
| L@ FLA | 3 - 5 |
| L@ TB | 2 - 6 |
| L@ NJ | 0 - 5 |
| Lvs CAR | 1 - 3 |
| W@ DAL | 3 - 1 |
| L@ NAS | 0 - 2 |
| L@ STL | 2 - 3 |
| Lvs LA | 1 - 5 |
| W@ BUF | 3 - 2 |
| Lvs CHI | 1 - 2 |
| Lvs SEA | 5 - 7 |
| Wvs PIT | 4 - 2 |
| Lvs NJ | 1 - 5 |
| Wvs MON | 4 - 3 |
| L@ PHI | 1 - 3 |
| L@ CAR | 3 - 4 |
| Lvs STL | 2 - 5 |
| L@ EDM | 2 - 6 |
| L@ CGY | 2 - 3 |
| W@ VAN | 4 - 3 |
| W@ SEA | 2 - 0 |
| Wvs SJ | 3 - 2 |
| Lvs WPG | 3 - 6 |
| W@ DET | 4 - 0 |
| Lvs BUF | 1 - 6 |
| Wvs NYI | 5 - 2 |
| Wvs OTT | 2 - 1 |
| L@ WAS | 3 - 5 |
| Wvs ANA | 2 - 1 |
| Lvs FLA | 1 - 3 |
| W@ MON | 7 - 2 |
| W@ TOR | 4 - 1 |
| W@ DET | 5 - 2 |
| Wvs DET | 4 - 1 |
| Lvs UTA | 5 - 6 |
| W@ PIT | 6 - 0 |