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WELCOMING UBS ARENA
January 2022
The Islanders get to ring in the New Year by getting
a chance to see the game’s greatest player in
Connor McDavid as his Oilers make their fi rst-ever
visit to UBS Arena. Toward the end of the
month, Islanders fans get their fi rst-ever glimpse
of the expansion Seattle Kraken, who make their
fi rst trip to Long Island. They bookend fi ve important
divisional matchups, including two at home
against the Philadelphia Flyers.
• Jan. 1, 2 p.m. - vs. Edmonton Oilers
• Jan. 13, 7:30 p.m. - vs. New Jersey Devils
• Jan. 15, 2 p.m. - vs. Washington Capitals
• Jan. 17, 7:30 p.m. - vs. Philadelphia Flyers
• Jan. 18, 7 p.m. - vs. Columbus Blue Jackets
• Jan. 21, 7:30 p.m. - vs. Arizona Coyotes
• Jan. 25, 7:30 p.m. - vs. Philadelphia Flyers
• Jan. 27, 7 p.m. - vs. Los Angeles Kings
• Jan. 29, 2 p.m. - vs. Seattle Kraken
• Jan. 30, 7:30 p.m. - vs. Minnesota Wild
February 2022
With the All-Star and Olympic break, the
Islanders will play four games in the month
of February and just one at UBS Arena. That
comes against a rebuilding Ottawa Senators
side that currently has the second-worst winning
percentage in the NHL.
• Feb. 1, 7:30 p.m. - vs. Ottawa Senators
March 2022
March provides the heaviest home slate of the
season as the Islanders play 11 out of 16 games
this month at UBS Arena. Not only will they get
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a chance to play the consensus Stanley Cup favorites
in the Colorado Avalanche, but they’ll also
welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning — a team that
bounced the Islanders out of the Stanley Cup semifi
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nals two years in a row — to their new home.
It’ll be the fi rst time the Lightning play on Long
Island since Anthony Beauvillier’s dramatic overtime
winner for the Islanders in Game 6 of the 2021
semifi nals.
• March 3, 7:30 p.m. - vs. Vancouver Canucks
• March 5, 12:30 p.m. - vs. St. Louis Blues
• March 7, 7:30 p.m. - vs. Colorado Avalanche
• March 10, 7:30 p.m. - vs. Pittsburgh Penguins
• March 11, 7:30 p.m. - vs. Winnipeg Jets
• March 13, 7:30 p.m. - vs. Anaheim Ducks
• March 19, 2 p.m. - vs. Dallas Stars
• March 22, 7:30 p.m. - vs. Boston Bruins
• March 24, 7:30 p.m. - vs. Ottawa Senators
• March 27, 2 p.m. - vs. Tampa Bay Lightning
• March 31, 7 p.m. - vs. Columbus Blue Jackets
April 2022
The Olympic break extends the 2021-22 season
well into April for the last sprint of a potential
playoff push. While the Islanders start the month
with a seven-game road trip, they fi nish the regular
season with four of their fi nal six games at home.
In no way are they easy, either. The Maple Leafs,
Panthers and Lightning are the top three teams in
the Atlantic Division while the Hurricanes lead
the Metropolitan Division. Regardless of where
the Rangers (currently third in the Metro) are in
the standings, every matchup is a white-knuckle
affair.
• April 17, 7:30 p.m. - vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
• April 19, 7:30 p.m. - vs. Florida Panthers
• April 21, 7:30 p.m. - vs. New York Rangers
• April 24, 1 p.m. - vs. Carolina Hurricanes
• April 28, 7 p.m. - vs. Tampa Bay Lightning
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New York Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin makes a save against Toronto Maple Leafs center Jason Spezza (19) during the rst period at UBS
Arena on Nov. 21.
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