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NJD· Sat Nov 7Game preview →2026-27 season
- GP
- 9
- G
- 0
- A
- 3
- PTS
- 3
- +/-
- +3
- PPP
- 0
- SOG
- 9
- TOI/G
- 12:51
Game log
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | PTS | +/- | SOG | TOI | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5 | vs CAR | L 3-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 14:12 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | vs EDM | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:00 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | @NSH | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:30 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | @DAL | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:00 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs LAK | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 13:30 | 3 | 1 |
| Oct 20 | vs ANA | W 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 13:54 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | @TOR | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:18 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 15 | @OTT | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:24 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | vs VAN | W 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:48 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-26 season | ||||||||||
| Apr 14 | vs PIT | W 7-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 12:54 | 2 | 4 |
| Mar 26 | vs SJS | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 13:06 | 2 | 2 |
| Mar 8 | @ANA | W 4-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:24 | 2 | 1 |
| Mar 6 | @SJS | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:18 | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 4 | @SEA | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:12 | 3 | 2 |
| Mar 1 | @MIN | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 14:30 | 1 | 1 |
| Feb 28 | vs NJD | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:42 | 3 | 0 |
| Feb 4 | @DAL | L 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 7:48 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 13 | vs CAR | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:00 | 2 | 3 |
| Jan 2 | vs VGK | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:36 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 31 | @COL | L 1-6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:06 | 2 | 3 |
| Dec 17 | vs WPG | W 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 15:06 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 6 | @OTT | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:48 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 1 | vs ANA | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:48 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs UTA | W 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:24 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 28 | vs OTT | W 4-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12:00 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 22 | @NYI | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:12 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | @PHI | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:18 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | @TOR | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 12:24 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs VGK | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 14:18 | 0 | 3 |
| Nov 14 | vs PHI | L 5-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 12:48 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs CGY | W 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11:42 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 8 | vs SEA | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:48 | 4 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | @BUF | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 9:06 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | vs EDM | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:00 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | @CBJ | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:54 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | @DET | L 4-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:36 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 21 | vs LAK | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:54 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | vs DAL | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 9:12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-25 season | ||||||||||
| Mar 23 | vs NSH | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:06 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 8 | @LAK | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:42 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 31 | @COL | L 0-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 15:24 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 12 | vs SJS | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:36 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 10 | @VAN | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 13:06 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 7 | @EDM | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:54 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | @CGY | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 19:42 | 1 | 2 |
| Dec 3 | @WPG | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:24 | 3 | 1 |
| Nov 30 | vs PHI | L 2-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 11:54 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 27 | @NJD | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:54 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | @NYR | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 11:30 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 23 | @NYI | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:12 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs MIN | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:48 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | @CAR | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:42 | 5 | 2 |
| Nov 16 | @BOS | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:00 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | @BUF | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 13:30 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 12 | vs BOS | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:48 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 9 | vs WSH | L 1-8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 17:18 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | vs UTA | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:00 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs TBL | W 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11:06 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 2 | vs TOR | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:54 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 31 | @PHI | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:06 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 29 | @OTT | L 1-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 10:42 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs WPG | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:06 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs CAR | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:48 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 17 | vs NYI | W 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:00 | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 15 | vs MIN | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:24 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | @SJS | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 10:54 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | @SEA | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:42 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023-24 season | ||||||||||
| Apr 17 | @DAL | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 22:06 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 14 | vs SEA | W 4-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 1 | 22:54 | 1 | 1 |
| Apr 12 | vs CAR | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 21:18 | 1 | 2 |
| Apr 10 | vs CHI | W 5-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 22:30 | 1 | 1 |
| Apr 7 | @ANA | W 6-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 17:18 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 6 | @SJS | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:00 | 1 | 1 |
| Apr 4 | @NSH | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:00 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 30 | vs SJS | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:18 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 28 | vs CGY | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:12 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 25 | vs VGK | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:48 | 3 | 1 |
| Mar 23 | @MIN | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 11:06 | 1 | 1 |
| Mar 21 | @OTT | W 5-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 12:24 | 4 | 0 |
| Mar 19 | vs COL | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:00 | 1 | 4 |
| Mar 17 | vs ANA | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:36 | 2 | 2 |
| Mar 16 | vs MIN | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 14:24 | 2 | 2 |
| Mar 13 | vs LAK | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:54 | 3 | 5 |
| Mar 11 | @BOS | W 5-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 13:48 | 2 | 1 |
| Feb 24 | @DET | L 1-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 17:36 | 1 | 5 |
| Feb 22 | vs NYI | W 4-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 16:30 | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 19 | vs TOR | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:48 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 17 | vs NSH | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 16:42 | 2 | 1 |
| Feb 15 | vs EDM | W 6-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 18:12 | 3 | 6 |
| Feb 13 | @TOR | L 1-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 21:54 | 2 | 3 |
| Feb 11 | @MTL | W 7-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:06 | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 10 | @BUF | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:30 | 2 | 1 |
| Jan 30 | vs CBJ | L 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 21:00 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 28 | vs LAK | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:12 | 1 | 1 |
| Jan 26 | @SEA | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:42 | 1 | 3 |
| Jan 24 | @VAN | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:00 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 23 | @CGY | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:24 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 20 | vs WSH | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:18 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 18 | @WSH | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:00 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 15 | vs PHI | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:42 | 0 | 2 |
Latest news
Kessel notched an assist in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Canucks.
This was Kessel's team debut, and he was able to set up Kyle Palmieri's goal in the first period. The 26-year-old Kessel could see a larger role than initially expected after Alexander Romanov (knee) was given a timeline of 6-8 months to return from ACL surgery. Kessel is largely untested -- he's never played more than 39 NHL games in a season, and he's never picked up more than seven points, but he can handle a third-pairing assignment.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 14
Kessel signed a one-year, $850,000 contract with the Islanders on Wednesday, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.
Kessel had a consistent role with the Blues in the past two campaigns. He recorded two goals, an assist, 26 blocked shots, 22 hits and 10 PIM while averaging 12:32 of ice time across 29 regular-season appearances last year, production that was nearly identical to the 2024-25 campaign. He'll have the opportunity to compete for a role with the Islanders on a one-way contract for the 2026-27 season.
RotoWire via ESPN · Jul 1
Kessel did not get a qualifying offer from the Blues on Monday, according to PuckPedia.
Kessel, a fifth-round pick by St. Louis in 2020, appeared in 29 games with the team in 2025-26, posting two goals, three points, 22 hits, 26 blocked shots and a plus-1 rating. The right-shot defenseman will likely be able to come to terms on a contract agreement with a new team July 1.
RotoWire via ESPN · Jun 30