New York Islanders at Colorado Avalanche, 2026-12-16

Where to watch Islanders at Avalanche

Lineups

The league posts the dressed rosters about an hour before puck drop. They appear here as soon as they are out.

Season series

First meeting of the season

• Dec 7, 2026COL at NYI
• Dec 16, 2026Tonight

By the numbers

Islanders5-3-2		Avalanche6-4-1
2.9019th	GF / game	2nd4.27
2.203rd	GA / game	11th3.00
20.0%19th	Power play	19th20.0%
88.2%4th	Penalty kill	11th82.8%
54.5%3rd	Faceoffs	25th47.2%

2026-27 regular season, with league rank.

Leaders

Points

Matthew Schaefer

#48 · D

5

Nathan MacKinnon

#29 · C

8

Goals

Simon Holmstrom

#92 · R

3

Artturi Lehkonen

#62 · L

5

Assists

Matthew Schaefer

#48 · D

4

Nathan MacKinnon

#29 · C

6

2026-27 regular season.

In goal

Islanders

Semyon Varlamov#40

0-1-2 · 2.25 GAA · .899 SV%

Ilya Sorokin#30

5-2-0 · 1.72 GAA · .934 SV% · 1 SO

Avalanche

Mackenzie Blackwood#39

5-3-0 · 2.91 GAA · .893 SV%

Scott Wedgewood#41

1-1-1 · 2.65 GAA · .912 SV%

2026-27 regular season. The starter is confirmed at puck drop.