BROCK FABER - Faber sustained an apparent upper-body injury after being hit with a puck in the second period of Friday's preseason game versus the Stars, Joe Smith of The Athletic reports. SEMYON VARLAMOV - Varlamov was complimented by head coach Pete DeBoer after allowing six goals on 27 shots in Friday's 6-1 preseason loss to the Rangers. DeBoer said Varlamov has shown everything the team wanted to see during the preseason, Andrew Gross of Newsday reports. STUART SKINNER - Skinner will guard the road goal in Friday's preseason game versus the Avalanche, Bailey Curtis of DNVR Sports reports. JEREMY SWAYMAN - Swayman will protect the road goal versus the Capitals in Friday's preseason game. JORDAN SPENCE - Spence (undisclosed) practiced Friday after missing Wednesday's pair of preseason games versus the Maple Leafs. THATCHER DEMKO - Demko (hip) isn't expected to be ready for the start of the regular season, per Thomas Drance of The Athletic on Friday. MACKLIN CELEBRINI - Celebrini was named the Sharks' captain Friday. MATS ZUCCARELLO - Zuccarello (shoulder) is probable for Saturday's preseason game against Anaheim, per Zach Dooley of the Kings' official site. NIKITA CHIBRIKOV - Chibrikov landed on the waiver wire Friday. JUSTIN ROBIDAS - Robidas was placed on waivers by Carolina on Friday, per Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports. BROCK FABER - Faber sustained an apparent upper-body injury after being hit with a puck in the second period of Friday's preseason game versus the Stars, Joe Smith of The Athletic reports. SEMYON VARLAMOV - Varlamov was complimented by head coach Pete DeBoer after allowing six goals on 27 shots in Friday's 6-1 preseason loss to the Rangers. DeBoer said Varlamov has shown everything the team wanted to see during the preseason, Andrew Gross of Newsday reports. STUART SKINNER - Skinner will guard the road goal in Friday's preseason game versus the Avalanche, Bailey Curtis of DNVR Sports reports. JEREMY SWAYMAN - Swayman will protect the road goal versus the Capitals in Friday's preseason game. JORDAN SPENCE - Spence (undisclosed) practiced Friday after missing Wednesday's pair of preseason games versus the Maple Leafs. THATCHER DEMKO - Demko (hip) isn't expected to be ready for the start of the regular season, per Thomas Drance of The Athletic on Friday. MACKLIN CELEBRINI - Celebrini was named the Sharks' captain Friday. MATS ZUCCARELLO - Zuccarello (shoulder) is probable for Saturday's preseason game against Anaheim, per Zach Dooley of the Kings' official site. NIKITA CHIBRIKOV - Chibrikov landed on the waiver wire Friday. JUSTIN ROBIDAS - Robidas was placed on waivers by Carolina on Friday, per Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports. Get more news updates on our Player Newsfeed!

#51 MATTHEW KESSEL (D)
NEW YORK ISLANDERS
 

Age 26.2 Birth Date 2000-06-23
Shoots R Draft Info 2020 (5/150)
Height 6'3 Fantrax Roster% 0
Weight 212 Yahoo Roster% 0
Country USA Status On Roster
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2023-04-02Player UpdateKessel was recalled from AHL Springfield on Sunday under emergency conditions.

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2026-2027 Salary UFA Year Expiry Status Arbitration Eligible? Group 6 UFA Eligible?
850,000 2027 UFA No No
Year Cap Hit AAV
2026-2027850,000850,000
NHL ID: 8482516

2025-2026 Regular Season Game Log

Date OPP Team Status G A PTS +/- PIM SOG PPG PPP HITS BKS FOW FO% PPTOI %PP SHTOI %SH TOI HIghlights

Upcoming Games

Game Date Opponent
Sep 25NYR
Sep 26N.J
Sep 30@TOR
Oct 3N.J
Oct 6@NYR
Oct 8CHI
Oct 10T.B
Oct 13VAN
Oct 15@OTT
Oct 17@TOR
Oct 20ANA
Oct 22L.A
Oct 25@DAL
Oct 27@NSH
Oct 29@MIN
Oct 31EDM
Nov 5CAR
Nov 7N.J
Nov 9@S.J
Nov 12@L.A
Nov 14@ANA
Nov 17CBJ
Nov 19@WPG
Nov 21@DET
Nov 23TOR
Nov 25STL
Nov 27WPG
Nov 28@PHI
Dec 1FLA
Dec 3@PHI
Dec 4S.J
Dec 7COL
Dec 10CGY
Dec 11@CAR
Dec 15@UTA
Dec 16@COL
Dec 18@VGK
Dec 20NYR
Dec 22BOS
Dec 26@BOS
Dec 27OTT
Dec 30WSH
Jan 2@SEA
Jan 5@VAN
Jan 7@CGY
Jan 9@EDM
Jan 13PIT
Jan 15DAL
Jan 16@N.J
Jan 18NSH
Jan 20BUF
Jan 22@WSH
Jan 23SEA
Jan 26@PIT
Jan 28@CAR
Jan 30@T.B
Feb 1@FLA
Feb 3@BUF
Feb 12@NYR
Feb 13MIN
Feb 15UTA
Feb 18NYR
Feb 20@MTL
Feb 22@CBJ
Feb 23@CHI
Feb 26PHI
Feb 27@CBJ
Mar 1WSH
Mar 4VGK
Mar 7PIT
Mar 9MTL
Mar 12@FLA
Mar 13@T.B
Mar 15@BOS
Mar 17@WSH
Mar 20PHI
Mar 21BUF
Mar 25@STL
Mar 27DET
Mar 30CAR
Apr 1@PIT
Apr 2OTT
Apr 4MTL
Apr 6DET
Apr 8@N.J
Apr 10CBJ

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2025-2026 Regular Season Game Log

Date OPP Team Status W L OTL GA SA GAA SV% GSAA SO QS RBS xGA GSAx STEAL PL MIN

Upcoming Games

Game Date Opponent
Sep 25NYR
Sep 26N.J
Sep 30@TOR
Oct 3N.J
Oct 6@NYR
Oct 8CHI
Oct 10T.B
Oct 13VAN
Oct 15@OTT
Oct 17@TOR
Oct 20ANA
Oct 22L.A
Oct 25@DAL
Oct 27@NSH
Oct 29@MIN
Oct 31EDM
Nov 5CAR
Nov 7N.J
Nov 9@S.J
Nov 12@L.A
Nov 14@ANA
Nov 17CBJ
Nov 19@WPG
Nov 21@DET
Nov 23TOR
Nov 25STL
Nov 27WPG
Nov 28@PHI
Dec 1FLA
Dec 3@PHI
Dec 4S.J
Dec 7COL
Dec 10CGY
Dec 11@CAR
Dec 15@UTA
Dec 16@COL
Dec 18@VGK
Dec 20NYR
Dec 22BOS
Dec 26@BOS
Dec 27OTT
Dec 30WSH
Jan 2@SEA
Jan 5@VAN
Jan 7@CGY
Jan 9@EDM
Jan 13PIT
Jan 15DAL
Jan 16@N.J
Jan 18NSH
Jan 20BUF
Jan 22@WSH
Jan 23SEA
Jan 26@PIT
Jan 28@CAR
Jan 30@T.B
Feb 1@FLA
Feb 3@BUF
Feb 12@NYR
Feb 13MIN
Feb 15UTA
Feb 18NYR
Feb 20@MTL
Feb 22@CBJ
Feb 23@CHI
Feb 26PHI
Feb 27@CBJ
Mar 1WSH
Mar 4VGK
Mar 7PIT
Mar 9MTL
Mar 12@FLA
Mar 13@T.B
Mar 15@BOS
Mar 17@WSH
Mar 20PHI
Mar 21BUF
Mar 25@STL
Mar 27DET
Mar 30CAR
Apr 1@PIT
Apr 2OTT
Apr 4MTL
Apr 6DET
Apr 8@N.J
Apr 10CBJ

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2025-2026 Regular Season Line Combinations

Even Strength Line Combinations

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Num Time % Line GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%

Even Strength Line Production (total pts: )

PTS %Total Line Combination

Even Strength Best Linemate

PTS Linemate

Power Play Line Combinations

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Num Time % Line GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%

Power Play Line Production (total pts: )

PTS %Total Line Combination

Power Play Best Linemate

PTS Linemate

New York Islanders Last Game Lines (2026-09-25)

Opponent: New York Rangers
Num Time % EV - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
18:3316.8KYLE MACLEAN - ANTHONY DUCLAIR - PIERRE ENGVALL0002166.75550.0
26:1912.4MATTHEW HIGHMORE - MATT LUFF - ALEX JEFFERIES0002625.031023.1
34:128.3LIAM FOUDY - DAYLAN KUEFLER - DANIIL PROKHOROV01-1030.00130.0
43:577.8LIAM FOUDY - PIERRE ENGVALL - COLE EISERMAN1012250.04266.7
53:517.6EMIL HEINEMAN - DAYLAN KUEFLER - COLE EISERMAN01-12433.33537.5
63:176.5MITCHELL CHAFFEE - EMIL HEINEMAN - COLE EISERMAN01-12166.72250.0
Num Time % EV - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
19:0017.7TONY DEANGELO - KASHAWN AITCHESON0002625.03925.0
28:4117.1RYAN PULOCK - ALEXANDER ROMANOV02-21614.341126.7
36:1712.4MATTHEW KESSEL - ISAIAH GEORGE0007370.09469.2
Num Time % PP - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
12:0552.1ANTHONY DUCLAIR - PIERRE ENGVALL - EMIL HEINEMAN - COLE EISERMAN000000.010100.0
21:2133.8MATT LUFF - MITCHELL CHAFFEE - ALEX JEFFERIES - DANIIL PROKHOROV000000.0000.0
30:083.3KYLE MACLEAN - ALEX JEFFERIES - DANIIL PROKHOROV000000.0000.0
40:072.9ANTHONY DUCLAIR - MATT LUFF - PIERRE ENGVALL - DANIIL PROKHOROV000000.0000.0
Num Time % PP - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
11:5447.5TONY DEANGELO000000.010100.0
21:4644.2KASHAWN AITCHESON000000.0000.0
30:135.4ALEXANDER ROMANOV - KASHAWN AITCHESON000000.0000.0
Num Time % SH - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
11:5636.8LIAM FOUDY - DAYLAN KUEFLER01-1020.0040.0
20:5918.7MATTHEW HIGHMORE - MITCHELL CHAFFEE000000.0010.0
30:5517.5KYLE MACLEAN - EMIL HEINEMAN01-1010.0010.0
Num Time % SH - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
12:2245.1RYAN PULOCK - ALEXANDER ROMANOV01-11150.01516.7
20:5918.7MATTHEW KESSEL - KASHAWN AITCHESON01-1020.0020.0
30:5116.2MATTHEW KESSEL - ISAIAH GEORGE000000.01150.0

NEW YORK ISLANDERS 2025-2026 Regular Season Stats

Name GP W L OTL GA SHA GAA SV% GSAA GA 5v5 SA 5v5 SV% 5v5 xGA 5v5 GSAX GSAX/GP SO QS QS% RBS RBS% MIN

NEW YORK ISLANDERS Prospect Profile Pages

Name Age Draf Year Draf Round Draf Pick Link Upside Certainty
HENRIK TIKKANEN25.9202072144.55.5

Career Stats (Regular Season)

Season Team GP G A PTS PTS/G 84GP Pace +/- PIM SOG S% SOG/G HITS PPG PPP SHG SHP BLKS FOW FOW% PPTOI %PP %SH TOI
2025-2026STL292130.1091102010.00.722000026000:000.18.812:32
2024-2025STL290330.109-310170.00.622000023000:010.49.513:08
2023-2024STL391670.1815012283.60.740000065000:020.612.616:48
2022-2023STL20000.000-1030.01.5000001000:000.014.815:10
3 Year AVG 8439120.1311-228564.60.773000099000:010.410.514:26
CAREER 99310130.1311-332684.40.7840000115000:010.410.614:27

Career Stats (Per Game)

Season Team GP G G/GP A A/GP PTS PTS/G PIM PIM/GP SOG SOG/GP PPP PPP/GP HITS HITS/GP BKS BKS/GP FOW FOW/GP
2025-2026STL2920.0710.0330.10100.34200.6900.00220.76260.9000.00
2024-2025STL2900.0030.1030.10100.34170.5900.00220.76230.7900.00
2023-2024STL3910.0360.1570.18120.31280.7200.00401.03651.6700.00
2022-2023STL200.0000.0000.0000.0031.5000.0000.0010.5000.00

Career Stats (Non-NHL)

 AHL Profile Page
Season League Team GP G A PTS PTS/G PIM +/- SOG SOG/G S% PPP NHLe
2024-2025AHLSpringfield Thunderbirds29512170.592510541.99.3324
2023-2024AHLSpringfield Thunderbirds363580.22161461.36.509
2023-2024WCUSA20110.500300.000
2023-2024InternationalTeam USA10111.000300.000
2022-2023AHLSpringfield Thunderbirds71528330.4666-11341.93.71219
2021-2022NCAAUniv. of Massachusetts37611170.4622900.000
2021-2022AHLSpringfield Thunderbirds150330.2089171.10.008
2020-2021NCAAUniv. of Massachusetts291013230.79161500.000
2019-2020NCAAUniv. of Massachusetts3474110.32481300.000
2018-2019USHLSioux Falls Stampede62217190.31382300.000
2017-2018USHLFargo Force320330.09181600.000
2017-2018USHLChicago Steel200000.004-300.000
2017-2018USA-S17Team Royal52020.400000.000
2016-2017HPHL 16UCompuware 16U AAA201340.2032000.000
2016-2017USA-S16Team Orange50661.200000.000
2015-2016HPHL 16ULittle Caesars 16U AAA80000.000000.000
2015-2016USA-S15Team Royal50440.800000.000
2014-2015HPHL 14ULittle Caesars 14U AAA173470.418000.000
2013-2014HPHL 13ULittle Caesars 13U AAA200440.2014000.000
2012-2013QC Int PWDetroit Honeybaked20000.002000.000
Season Team GP G A PTS PTS/G 84GP Pace +/- PIM SOG S% SOG/G HITS PPG PPP SHG SHP BLKS FOW FOW% PPTOI %PP %SH TOI

Career Stats (Per Game)

Season Team GP G G/GP A A/GP PTS PTS/G PIM PIM/GP SOG SOG/GP PPP PPP/GP HITS HITS/GP BKS BKS/GP FOW FOW/GP

Career Stats (Non-NHL)

 AHL Profile Page
Season League Team GP G A PTS PTS/G PIM +/- SOG SOG/G S% PPP NHLe
2022-2023AHLSpringfield Thunderbirds20000.000-100.0000
2021-2022AHLSpringfield Thunderbirds181120.116-100.0005
2018-2019USHLSioux Falls Stampede121340.33141000.000
2017-2018USHLChicago Steel30000.002-200.000
Season Team GP G A PTS PTS/G 84GP Pace +/- PIM SOG S% SOG/G HITS PPG PPP SHG SHP BLKS FOW FOW% PPTOI %PP %SH TOI
2026-2027NYI20000.0001620.01.0400007000:041.152.118:24
2025-2026STL30110.3328-1030.01.01100003000:042.150.120:24
2024-2025STL30000.000-1420.00.74000010000:000.117.918:13
2023-2024STL30220.67562030.01.0001001000:000.00.005:30
2022-2023STL51120.4034-30520.01.0101003000:062.925.912:49
3 Year AVG 84028280.3328037750.00.91400900131000:010.829.314:42
CAREER 161450.3126-210156.70.920020024000:031.432.714:35

Career Stats (Per Game)

Season Team GP G G/GP A A/GP PTS PTS/G PIM PIM/GP SOG SOG/GP PPP PPP/GP HITS HITS/GP BKS BKS/GP FOW FOW/GP
2026-2027NYI200.0000.0000.0063.0021.0000.0042.0073.5000.00
2025-2026STL300.0010.3310.3300.0031.0000.00113.6731.0000.00
2024-2025STL300.0000.0000.0041.3320.6700.0041.33103.3300.00
2023-2024STL300.0020.6720.6700.0031.0010.3300.0010.3300.00
2022-2023STL510.2010.2020.4000.0051.0010.2010.2030.6000.00

Regular Season Quarterly Comparison

2025-2026

QuarterGPGAPTSSOGPPPPPTOITOI
112101700:0011:14
28112400:0013:06
36000300:0013:15
43000600:0114:47

Lines by quarter

QuarterLine Combination

2024-2025

QuarterGPGAPTSSOGPPPPPTOITOI
1200221200:0112:27
26011400:0014:47
31000100:0015:26
42000000:0013:52

Lines by quarter

QuarterLine Combination

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Shooting % 10.0
5on5 Shooting % 9.7
PTS/60 0.5
PDO 1020
Sec. Asst% 0

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Advanced Stats

Year PDO 5 on 5 S% OZ Start% PTS/60 SOG/60 %PP IPP PPIPP CF% Sec Assists Sec Assist %

Expected Goals

Year GF 5v5 xGF 5v5 xGF/60 GA 5v5 xGA 5v5 xGA/60 xG% 5v5

NHL Edge

  Skating Speed Skating Distance Shot Speed Shot Location Zone Time%
Season Shot Map Top speed 22+ MPH 20+ MPH 18+ MPH Tot. dist Tot. dist/60 Tot. dist EV Tot. dist/60 EV Tot. dist PP Tot. dist/60 PP Tot. dist PK Tot. dist/60 PK Top Speed AVG Speed 100+ 90-100 80-90 70-80 High Danger SOG High Danger G Mid Danger SOG Mid Danger G Long SOG Long G Off Zone Def Zone OZ - EV DZ - EV OZ - PP DZ - PP OZ - PK DZ - PK

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