New York Islanders · #32 · Centre

Kyle MacLean

Age 27 · Shoots left · 6′2″ · 194 lb · Born Verona, New Jersey, USA

Undrafted

Next game · Thu 8 Octvs Chicago · 7:30 PM ET0 P in the last 1 vs CHIGame preview →
Games592025-26 · missed 23
Goals2T-21st on NYI
Assists521st on NYI
Points7T-21st on NYI
P / GP0.12T-593rd in the NHL
Shots434.7% shooting
TOI / GP10:3129th on NYI

Kyle MacLean scored 7 points (2 goals, 5 assists) in 59 games in 2025-26, T-21st on NY Islanders. Against Chicago: 0 points in the last 1 meeting.

This season

2026-27 regular season · 0 games

NY Islanders have played 3 games and Kyle MacLean has not dressed yet. Next game on Thursday 8 October against Chicago. 2025-26 in full below.

Last season

2025-26 regular season · 59 games
2025-26 · The season

7 points in 59 games on a team that finished 19th

Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 40+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.

Percentile among NHL forwards

Hits12177th
Penalty differential−131st
Blocked shots2324th
PP points013th
Takeaways813th
Assists / 600.488th
Ice time10:316th
Shots / GP0.735th
Shooting %4.7%4th
Goals / 600.193rd
Points / GP0.122nd

Bars show the percentile against 411 forwards with 40+ games in 2025-26; the thin line marks the league median.

Points per game · rolling blocks

0.10.11–100.211–200.121–300.131–400.241–500.051–59

Dashed line: season average (0.1). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Points7T-21st on NYI
Points per game0.12T-593rd in NHL
Goals2T-591st in NHL
Assists521st on NYI
Shooting %4.7%Below avg (11.1%)
Ice time10:3129th on NYI
Stats hub

Ice time and special teams

A depth forward who plays mostly at even strength

Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of NY Islanders's power play went through him.

Ice time by strength

Even strength10:20
Power play0:02
Shorthanded0:09
Total10:31

14.0 shifts a game, averaging 45 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-14th on NYI
PP assists0T-17th on NYI
PP points0T-18th on NYI · T-453rd NHL
SH goals0
PP points / 600.00T-18th on NYI

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP40NY Islanders total
Involved in0goals or assists
Share0.0%of every NYI PPG
PP TOI share0.7%of NYI PP time

Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.


Scoring detail

1 of 2 goals broke a tie

How the 2 goals and 5 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals0T-14th on NYI
Overtime goals0T-6th on NYI
First goal of the game1
Empty-net goals0
Even-strength goals2
Power-play goals0

Goals by period

1st1
2nd1
3rd0
Overtime0

Goals by game state

Tied1
Leading0
Trailing1

1 of 2 goals broke a tie; 1 came with NY Islanders trailing.

Assists

Primary2 · 40%
Secondary3 · 60%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 600.68
Goals / 600.19
Shots / 604.2
ES points / 600.697 ES points
PP points / 600.000 PP points

Shot locations

Most attempts from the slot, goals from the slot

Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease13 att · 0 G
Slot42 att · 2 G
Wing31 att · 0 G
Point7 att · 0 G
Neutral zone1 att · 0 G

94 attempts across the 47 games with a stored shot map.

Expected goals (ixG)5.6460th
Goals2
Goals vs expected−3.6
Unblocked attempts78
xG per attempt.072
ixG per 600.54

2025-26 · 59 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG.

Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.

xG leaders

2025-26 · Skating and shot power

20+ mph bursts in the 61st percentile of forwards: 111

How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.

Tracking percentile among NHL forwards

22+ mph bursts1085th
20+ mph bursts11161st
Average shot, mph52.855th
Top speed, mph22.5754th
Hardest shot, mph86.0841st
90+ mph shots038th
Distance / 60, mi9.4029th
Offensive-zone time39.7%16th
Defensive-zone time42.6%16th
Distance skated, mi97.26th

Bars show the percentile against 370 forwards with 40+ games in 2025-26; the thin line marks the median. Higher is better on every row: less defensive-zone time ranks higher.

Top speed, mph22.57Forward average 22.51
Hardest shot, mph86.08Forward average 87.1
Distance skated97.2 mi2.16 mi in his longest game
Offensive-zone starts29.1%29.9% defensive · 41.0% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

39.7%All situations42.6%
OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

22+ mph10 · avg 5.7
20-22 mph101 · avg 102
18-20 mph312 · avg 448

Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.

Hardest shots

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0
90-99 mph0 · avg 1.0
80-89 mph6 · avg 15
70-79 mph13 · avg 42

Shot attempts per speed band.


Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.

Possession and physical

Takeaways8T-20th on NYI
Giveaways30
TK / GV ratio0.27
Hits1216th on NYI
Blocked shots23T-21st on NYI

Discipline

Penalty minutes40
Minors10
Majors2
Penalties drawn12
Net penalties−1drawn minus taken

Faceoffs

Taken791.3 a game
Won48
Win %60.8%
Offensive zone13 of 21

A part-time centre on the draw.


Consistency

Points come in bunches, not every night (7 of 59)

How often he scores, how long the streaks run.

How often he scores

Games with a point712% of games
Multi-point games00%
Goals in2 games3%
Pointless games5288%

Streaks

Longest point streak1 game
Longest goal streak1 game
Longest pointless run12 games
Final ten0 in 10point in 0

Game log

Against Chicago, a point in zero of one

Full game log →
DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI
24 Mar 2026vsCHIL 3-40001−17:28

Splits · 2025-26

Better at home

Home and road

SplitGPPP/GP
Home3250.16
Road2720.07

By opponent

SplitGPPP/GP
vs Chicago100.00
vs Metropolitan2020.10
vs Western Conf.1940.21

By month

SplitGPPP/GP
October700.00
November510.20
December1320.15
January1420.14
February510.20
March1210.08
April300.00

Contract

Final season of his deal: an unrestricted free agent next summer

In 2025-26 he scored 8.2 points per $1M of cap hit, 209th of 370 forwards with 40 or more games and a current contract.

Cap hit$850K0.7% of the $104M ceiling
Term3 yearsYear 3 of 3
Expires2026-27UFA at 28
Cap value$2.6MCap hit × 3 years

Cap hit is the average annual charge against the salary cap, not a yearly salary; cap value is cap hit times the years of the deal, not a reported total. As of 2 Oct 2026.


With NY Islanders

Three seasons · 2023-24 to 2025-26
Linemates and opponents

Ryan Pulock sets him up more than anyone

Built from goal and assist records: who assists on his goals, whose goals he assists, and his scoring against each opponent.

Who sets him up

Ryan Pulock1
Marc Gatcomb1
Casey Cizikas1

Assists on his 2 goals, 2025-26.

Who he sets up

Casey Cizikas2
Anthony Duclair1
Marc Gatcomb1
Jean-Gabriel Pageau1

Scorers on his 5 assists.

By opponent

2025-26 · top 6 by P/GP

Boston1 P in 20.50 P/GP
Calgary1 P in 20.50 P/GP
New Jersey1 P in 30.33 P/GP
NY Rangers1 P in 30.33 P/GP
Edmonton0 P in 20.00 P/GP
Ottawa0 P in 30.00 P/GP

since 1990-91 · regular season

Points27151st for NY Islanders
Goals10137th
Assists17155th
Games played17294th
Team history

Career

Regular season and playoffs
Career · regular season

Three seasons, all with the Islanders

Career · regular season

SeasonTeamGPGAPP/GPSH%Points
2023-24NYI324590.2815.4%
2024-25NYI8147110.146.6%
2025-26NYI592570.124.7%
Career1721017270.167.7%

Season rows reconcile with the official career totals.

Teammates in the stats

2025-26 · NYI points

Games5
Goals1
Points10.20 P/GP
Game-winning goals0
Career page

Updated after every final · through 6 Oct