The Islanders selected Nelson 30th overall in 2010 and he came up alongside many still in the organization such as Lee and Casey Cizikas as well as defensemen Adam Pelech, Ryan Pulock and Scott Mayfield.

The Islanders finally have moved out of last in the NHL on the power play, ranking 31st (just ahead of the Ducks) at 19-for-148 (12.8%). “It’s given us confidence,” Horvat said. “It wasn’t anything pretty, it was just us moving the puck around quickly and getting pucks toward the net, and they went in for us.”

While no extension has been agreed to as yet, the two sides are close enough that it’s believed they can work something out in the coming days.

Brock Nelson had a goal and an assist and the New York Islanders took down the NHL-leading Winnipeg Jets 3-2 on Tuesday night. Kyle Palmieri and Ryan Pulock also scored, and Ilya Sorokin finished with 27 saves for New York in its final game before the NHL trade deadline and a three-game west-coast road trip.

The Athletic has live coverage of the 2025 NHL trade deadline. There isn’t much to update on Brock Nelson or Kyle Palmieri, the New York Islanders’ two prominent pending unrestricted free ...

The goal of general manager Lou Lamoriello, whose team sits four points out of a wild-card spot, was to re-sign pending unrestricted free agent forwards Brock Nelson and Kyle Palmieri. Lamoriello was unable to retain Nelson, who reportedly turned down a three-year deal at around $7.5 million annually.