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vs2026-27 season
- GP
- 6
- G
- 0
- A
- 1
- PTS
- 1
- +/-
- -2
- PPP
- 0
- SOG
- 6
- TOI/G
- 12:07
Game log
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | PTS | +/- | SOG | TOI | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13 | vs MIN | W 5-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 13:30 | 3 | 1 |
| Oct 9 | vs ANA | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 11:12 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs COL | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:54 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 5 | @PIT | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11:06 | 2 | 1 |
| Oct 4 | @DET | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:12 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs BOS | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 11:48 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-26 season | ||||||||||
| Apr 11 | vs PHI | L 1-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 12:54 | 3 | 1 |
| Apr 9 | @STL | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12:24 | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 6 | vs SEA | W 6-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11:06 | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 27 | @ANA | L 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3:54 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 25 | @VAN | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:00 | 1 | 1 |
| Feb 4 | vs MTL | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 14:12 | 0 | 2 |
| Feb 2 | @DAL | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:24 | 3 | 0 |
| Jan 31 | @FLA | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:06 | 1 | 2 |
| Jan 29 | @TBL | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 13:24 | 2 | 0 |
| Jan 27 | @NJD | W 4-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15:42 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 24 | vs DET | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 14:48 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 22 | vs FLA | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:00 | 2 | 1 |
| Jan 20 | vs STL | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:54 | 1 | 1 |
| Jan 19 | @CHI | L 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:12 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 17 | vs TOR | L 3-4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 13:36 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 15 | @MIN | W 6-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:42 | 2 | 0 |
| Jan 13 | vs NYI | W 5-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:00 | 4 | 1 |
| Jan 11 | vs NJD | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 17:30 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 9 | vs LAK | W 5-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 13:42 | 1 | 1 |
| Jan 6 | vs VGK | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:30 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 3 | @OTT | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:18 | 1 | 1 |
| Jan 1 | @TOR | L 5-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 11:42 | 1 | 2 |
| Dec 31 | @DET | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:18 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 29 | vs EDM | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:24 | 2 | 0 |
| Dec 27 | vs MIN | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:00 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 21 | @UTA | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:42 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 19 | @COL | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 12:12 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 17 | @STL | L 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:06 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 15 | vs OTT | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:30 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 13 | vs WSH | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 14:48 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 11 | vs BOS | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:00 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 9 | vs DAL | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:00 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 6 | @EDM | L 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 13:36 | 2 | 1 |
| Dec 5 | vs BUF | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:54 | 2 | 1 |
| Dec 3 | @MTL | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 18:24 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 1 | @BUF | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:06 | 3 | 1 |
| Nov 29 | @NSH | W 5-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 14:24 | 4 | 1 |
| Nov 28 | @CAR | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:42 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | @WSH | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:12 | 3 | 1 |
| Nov 23 | vs MIN | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:42 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | vs CAR | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:06 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs CBJ | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 17:06 | 2 | 1 |
| Nov 15 | @CGY | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 13:54 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 13 | @SEA | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:48 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | @VAN | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:36 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 9 | @ANA | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:12 | 3 | 1 |
| Nov 7 | @SJS | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17:54 | 3 | 3 |
| Nov 4 | @LAK | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15:12 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 1 | vs PIT | W 5-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 17:36 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs CHI | W 6-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18:48 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | @MIN | W 4-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17:24 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs UTA | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:06 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | vs CGY | W 5-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 15:42 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 23 | vs SEA | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:06 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 20 | @CGY | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:48 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 18 | vs NSH | W 4-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 13:48 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | @PHI | W 5-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 14:18 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | @NYI | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:24 | 3 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | vs LAK | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:30 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 9 | vs DAL | L 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:18 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024-25 season | ||||||||||
| Apr 16 | vs ANA | W 2-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 16:12 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 13 | vs EDM | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:12 | 2 | 1 |
| Apr 12 | @CHI | W 5-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 18:12 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 10 | @DAL | W 4-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:36 | 1 | 2 |
| Apr 7 | vs STL | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:54 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 5 | @UTA | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 17:30 | 2 | 1 |
| Apr 3 | @VGK | W 4-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 14:48 | 3 | 0 |
| Apr 1 | @LAK | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:36 | 1 | 1 |
| Mar 30 | vs VAN | W 3-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 17:12 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 28 | vs NJD | W 4-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:48 | 1 | 1 |
| Mar 25 | vs WSH | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:00 | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 23 | vs BUF | L 3-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 16:00 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 20 | @EDM | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 13:30 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 18 | @VAN | L 2-6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 17:00 | 3 | 1 |
| Mar 16 | @SEA | W 3-2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 16:42 | 2 | 2 |
| Mar 14 | vs DAL | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:12 | 2 | 1 |
| Mar 11 | vs NYR | W 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 13:48 | 2 | 0 |
| Mar 9 | @CAR | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:00 | 0 | 3 |
| Mar 7 | @NJD | W 6-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:12 | 1 | 1 |
| Mar 6 | @PHI | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:06 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 4 | @NYI | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:06 | 2 | 1 |
| Mar 1 | vs PHI | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:30 | 0 | 2 |
| Feb 27 | @NSH | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:36 | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 26 | @OTT | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:24 | 1 | 1 |
| Feb 24 | vs SJS | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17:00 | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 22 | @STL | W 4-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 17:12 | 1 | 1 |
| Feb 7 | vs NYI | W 4-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 17:48 | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 4 | vs CAR | W 3-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16:00 | 1 | 1 |
| Feb 1 | @WSH | W 5-4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 17:18 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 30 | @BOS | W 6-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 16:00 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 28 | @MTL | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 14:42 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 26 | vs CGY | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:06 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 24 | vs UTA | W 5-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 17:18 | 1 | 3 |
| Jan 22 | @COL | W 3-2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 15:48 | 2 | 2 |
Latest news
The Jets placed Namestnikov (undisclosed) on injured reserve Friday, retroactive to Oct. 15.
Namestnikov has been sidelined since mid-October due to his undisclosed injury, and he's considered week-to-week. His placement on injured reserve is simply procedural at this point and won't impact his return timetable, while the move will clear space on the Jets' roster following Friday's blockbuster trade involving Connor Hellebuyck. It's not yet clear when Namestnikov will be able to return to game action.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 23
Namestnikov is week-to-week due to his undisclosed injury, Mitchell Clinton of the Jets' official site reports Friday.
Namestnikov missed Thursday's 4-3 overtime loss to Chicago due to the injury, which was his first absence of the 2026-27 campaign. He has an assist in six outings in 2026-27. Brad Lambert drew back into the lineup Thursday and is likely to play regularly during Namestnikov's absence.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 16
Namestnikov (undisclosed) won't play Thursday versus Winnipeg, per Mitchell Clinton of the Jets' official site.
Namestnikov has an assist in six outings in 2026-27. Brad Lambert is likely to draw into the lineup due to Namestnikov's absence.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 15
Namestnikov will be a game-time decision against the Blackhawks on Thursday after suffering an undisclosed injury during Winnipeg's morning skate, Mitchell Clinton of the Jets' official site reports.
Namestnikov has been struggling offensively this season, failing to score a goal through the first six games of the year and going without a shot in his last three outings. If the 33-year-old forward continues to underwhelm, he could find himself serving as a scratch even if healthy. If Namestnikov can't play Thursday, Brad Lambert will replace him in the lineup.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 15
Namestnikov (undisclosed) was skating on the second line during Thursday's practice session on the first day of training camp, Mitchell Clinton of the Jets' official site reports.
Namestnikov was unavailable for the end of the 2025-26 campaign due to an undisclosed injury, but he appears to have returned to full health ahead of the 2026-27 season. The 33-year-old was limited to 60 regular-season appearances last year, and he recorded eight goals, six assists, 76 hits, 37 blocked shots and 28 PIM while averaging 13:47 of ice time.
RotoWire via ESPN · Sep 17
Namestnikov (undisclosed) will not be in the lineup versus the Sharks on Thursday.
Namestnikov will see his 2025-26 campaign end with him on the shelf due to his undisclosed injury. When healthy, the 33-year-old forward struggled to produce, garnering eight goals and six helpers in 60 contests, his lowest point total of his career.
RotoWire via ESPN · Apr 16