2026-27 New York Islanders Strength of Schedule
How tough the Islanders’ schedule has been, and what’s still ahead.
Updated Nov 11, 2026, 3:31 AM ET
Schedule strength
Measured by the average power rank of the opponents.
- Played
- Remaining
Toughest stretch · Dec 16 – Dec 26
- Dec 16@ COL#5
- Dec 18@ VGK#7
- Dec 20NYR#19
- Dec 22BOS#3
- Dec 26@ BOS#3
Average opponent rank 7.4
Record by opponent strength
Opponents by their current place in our power rankings.
- vs Top third (1–11)
- 2-5
- 24 left · 14 on road
- vs Middle (12–22)
- 2-2
- 29 left · 13 on road
- vs Bottom (23–32)
- 3-3
- 14 left · 7 on road
Metropolitan division schedule comparison
SoS Rk is league-wide, 1 = hardest. Opp Rk is the average power rank of the opponents.
| Played | Remaining | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | ||||
 Islanders18 pts | 18 | 16.9 | 5 | 15.5 |
 Rangers21 pts | 17 | 16.8 | 6 | 15.7 |
 Hurricanes30 pts | tied for 29 | 19.5 | 10 | 16.0 |
 Devils26 pts | 20 | 17.6 | 11 | 16.1 |
 Penguins14 pts | 8 | 14.4 | 13 | 16.3 |
 Flyers15 pts | 6 | 14.1 | 14 | 16.4 |
 Blue Jackets14 pts | 5 | 13.3 | 15 | 16.5 |
 Capitals20 pts | 3 | 12.8 | 26 | 17.2 |
- SoS Rk
- Strength of schedule rank, league-wide (1 = hardest)
- Opp Rk
- Average Opponent Rank