RW · NYI · NHL id 8481601
Simon Holmstrom has played 1 game for the New York Islanders in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) on 0 shots while averaging 20:17 a night (11:49 at even strength, 2:46 on the power play and 3:23 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 66% of his 5v5 minutes with Bo Horvat and 62% with Kyle Palmieri in his only game so far, and the Islanders have controlled 61% of shot attempts with Holmstrom on the ice (0-0 in goals, 33% offensive-zone starts). In the Islanders' most recent game against TOR he was on L1 with Kyle Palmieri and Bo Horvat and on PP2.
Right now
From the Sep 30 game vs TOR, detected from shift data
- +2:58 TOI a game
- Top-six in 1 of last 1 (was 9 of 20)
- 66% of 5v5 TOI with Horvat (was 19%)
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 1 games, 17:58 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 0 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position
Only 1 GP in 2026-27; showing 2025-26 NHL EDGE data.
Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.
Shot map
2026-27 · 4 attempts, 0 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at NYI: 4 attempts, 0 on goal, 0 goals, 0.17 expected goals; best chance Simon Holmstrom at 0.13 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 79 GP · 41 points vs 42.3 expected
Last 20 games: -55. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 19.0%
- 101.2
- 64.1%
- G vs xG
- 19 / 20.9
- • Role rose over the last 10 games (1 promotion event): some of the heat may be real.
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Player analytics
Compare with another player →2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among forwards. Each stat links to its explainer.
- 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 0 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played79
- Goals19136th of 715
- Assists22228th of 715
- Points41186th of 715
- Power-play points4286th of 715
- Shorthanded points47th of 715
- Shots on goal100303rd of 715
- Hits16655th of 715
- Blocked shots45288th of 715
- Plus/minus+4211th of 715
- Penalty minutes16507th of 715
- Faceoffs won4371st of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)49.2%366th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)49.0%399th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)48.0%447th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)48.3%427th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)45.9%552nd of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)46.8%531st of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.75411th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.008150th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.18660th of 719
- Faceoff win %23.5%
- Draw Equity /100−0.201
Usage
- Ice time per game16:44321st of 715
- Power-play time per game1:24281st of 715
- Offensive-zone start %52.4%298th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60+0.5441st of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO1012219th of 719
- Goals above expected−1.9535th of 715
- Luck Meter+1377th of 828
- Ascension score54114th of 428
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed22.8185th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts15880th of 715
- Hardest shot90.6235th of 715
- Offensive-zone time39.6%583rd of 715
Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).
Beyond the box score
2025-26 regular season · 78 of 79 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)
- −0.021
- Season net
- −0.33xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.75
- Attempts
- 12
- 0.058
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
Role changes
Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2Jan 17, 2026 alerts →
- Moved down to L3 from L2Nov 26, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to L1 from L2Mar 18, 2025 alerts →
- Played 5:55 more than his 5-game averageFeb 27, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1Feb 27, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1Oct 25, 2024 alerts →
How his goals happened
40 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2026 vs FLA | Point shot | — | 3* | 73.1 | — | |
| Mar 24, 2026 vs CHI | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 63.1 | — | |
| Mar 21, 2026 @ MTL | Rush | carry | 0 | 36.1 | — | |
| Mar 14, 2026 vs CGY | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 24.9 | 2-on-1 | |
| Mar 14, 2026 vs CGY | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 36.1 | 2-on-1 | |
| Feb 28, 2026 @ CBJ | Odd-man rush | pass | 1 | 21.3 | 2-on-1 | |
| Jan 28, 2026 vs NYR | Deflection | — | 1 | 19.4 | — | |
| Jan 10, 2026 @ MIN | Cycle | — | 3* | 12.3 | — | |
| Jan 10, 2026 @ MIN | Forecheck turnover | — | 1* | 69.6 | — | |
| Jan 8, 2026 @ NSH | Rebound | — | 0 | 55.4 | rebound | |
| Jan 6, 2026 vs NJD | Rebound | — | 0 | 9.1 | rebound | |
| Dec 27, 2025 vs NYR | Point shot | — | 0 | 43.2 | — | |
| Dec 23, 2025 vs NJD | Rebound | loose | 0 | 48.5 | rebound | |
| Dec 11, 2025 vs ANA | Rush | carry | 0 | 28.9 | — | |
| Dec 9, 2025 vs VGK | Dump and chase | dump | 0 | 70.1 | 2-on-1 | |
| Nov 2, 2025 vs CBJ | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 10.1 | — | |
| Oct 30, 2025 @ CAR | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 41.0 | 2-on-1 | |
| Oct 25, 2025 @ PHI | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 76.4 | 2-on-1 | |
| Oct 23, 2025 vs DET | Rebound | carry | 0 | 29.7 | rebound | |
| Apr 8, 2025 @ NSH | Odd-man rush | loose | 0 | 42.6 | 3-on-2, one-timer | |
| Apr 8, 2025 @ NSH | Deflection | — | 1 | 23.3 | deflection | |
| Apr 4, 2025 vs MIN | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 20.9 | 3-on-2 | |
| Mar 20, 2025 vs MTL | Forecheck turnover | — | 2 | 61.1 | one-timer | |
| Mar 18, 2025 @ PIT | Point shot | — | 1 | 72.3 | — | |
| Mar 16, 2025 vs FLA | Point shot | — | 0 | — | — | |
| Feb 7, 2025 @ WPG | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 39.0 | 3-on-1 | |
| Jan 30, 2025 @ PHI | Forecheck turnover | loose | 0 | 67.3 | — | |
| Jan 28, 2025 vs COL | Odd-man rush | loose | 0 | 33.0 | 1-on-0 | |
| Jan 28, 2025 vs COL | Forecheck turnover | carry | 0 | 10.5 | — | |
| Jan 20, 2025 vs CBJ | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 48.9 | 2-on-1 | |
| Dec 15, 2024 @ CHI | Deflection | pass | 0 | 23.5 | — | |
| Dec 12, 2024 vs CHI | Point shot | — | 1 | 66.3 | — | |
| Nov 30, 2024 vs BUF | Cycle | — | 0 | 3.8 | — | |
| Nov 30, 2024 vs BUF | Odd-man rush | carry | 1* | 40.6 | 2-on-1, one-timer | |
| Nov 29, 2024 @ WSH | Deflection | — | 2* | 29.7 | deflection | |
| Nov 29, 2024 @ WSH | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 61.1 | — | |
| Nov 21, 2024 @ DET | Deflection | — | 0 | 58.5 | — | |
| Nov 5, 2024 vs PIT | Rebound | — | 0 | 32.2 | rebound | |
| Apr 17, 2024 vs PIT | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 50.0 | — | |
| Apr 2, 2024 vs CHI | Cycle | — | 0 | 17.3 | — |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2026-27 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Holmstrom
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Holmstrom apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bo Horvat | C | 1 | 7:45 | 66% | 68.2% | — (0-0) | 44.4% 4:04 | 40.0% 3:49 |
| Kyle Palmieri | C | 1 | 7:19 | 62% | 68.2% | — (0-0) | 44.4% 4:30 | 50.0% 3:19 |
| Matthew Schaefer | D | 1 | 5:36 | 47% | 81.3% | — (0-0) | 40.0% 6:13 | 77.8% 12:58 |
| Logan Stanley | D | 1 | 4:47 | 40% | 60.0% | — (0-0) | 61.9% 7:02 | 52.9% 6:10 |
| Tony DeAngelo | D | 1 | 4:31 | 38% | 75.0% | — (0-0) | 52.6% 7:18 | 50.0% 8:30 |
| Adam Pelech | D | 1 | 3:53 | 33% | 81.8% | — (0-0) | 50.0% 7:56 | 71.4% 10:40 |
| Alexander Romanov | D | 1 | 3:29 | 29% | 0.0% | — (0-0) | 82.6% 8:20 | 52.6% 9:20 |
| Jean-Gabriel Pageau | C | 1 | 2:57 | 25% | 28.6% | — (0-0) | 70.8% 8:52 | 50.0% 6:47 |
| Victor Eklund | RW | 1 | 2:53 | 24% | 57.1% | — (0-0) | 62.5% 8:56 | 50.0% 6:17 |
| Ryan Pulock | D | 1 | 2:14 | 19% | 0.0% | — (0-0) | 73.1% 9:35 | 37.5% 9:34 |
| Calum Ritchie | C | 1 | 1:03 | 9% | 100.0% | — (0-0) | 58.6% 10:46 | 62.5% 11:04 |
Game log
1 game in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | @ TOR | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 20:17 | 11:49 | 2:46 | 3:23 |
Season splits by strength
2026-27 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 1 | 20:17 | 20:17 | 29 | 18 | 61.7% | 61.1% | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 1.0 | 1.1 | 17% |
| Even strength | 1 | 11:49 | 11:49 | 19 | 12 | 61.3% | 64.0% | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.6 | 0.5 | 33% |
| 5v5 | 1 | 11:49 | 11:49 | 19 | 12 | 61.3% | 64.0% | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.6 | 0.5 | 33% |
| Power play | 1 | 2:46 | 2:46 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.1 | 0.0 | — |
| Penalty kill | 1 | 3:23 | 3:23 | 1 | 5 | 16.7% | 20.0% | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0% |
| 5v4 | 1 | 2:46 | 2:46 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.1 | 0.0 | — |
| 4v5 | 1 | 3:23 | 3:23 | 1 | 5 | 16.7% | 20.0% | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0% |
| 6v5, own net empty | 1 | 2:04 | 2:04 | 7 | 1 | 87.5% | 80.0% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.2 | 0.3 | — |
Career by season
Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | NYI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 20:17 |
| 2025-26 | NYI | 79 | 19 | 22 | 41 | +4 | 16 | 100 | 19.0% | 16 | 45 | 16:44 |
| 2024-25 | NYI | 75 | 20 | 25 | 45 | +5 | 8 | 96 | 20.8% | 27 | 55 | 16:52 |
| 2023-24Playoffs | NYI | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 11:23 |
| 2023-24 | NYI | 75 | 15 | 10 | 25 | +2 | 14 | 72 | 20.8% | 19 | 46 | 13:19 |
| 2022-23 | NYI | 50 | 6 | 3 | 9 | -4 | 0 | 39 | 15.4% | 9 | 22 | 11:06 |
Simon Holmstrom news
- Practice 10/2: Simon Holmstromnhl.com
- EXCLUSIVE: Simon Holmstrom Believes He's Ready To Be A Top-Six Weapon For IslandersThe Elmonters
- Training Camp 9/19: Simon HolmstromNHL.com
- Simon Holmstrom HomeNHL.com
- Why NY Islanders' Simon Holmstrom Can Be Their Top X-Factor in 2026-27Sports Illustrated
- Simon Holmstrom StatsNHL.com
- Simon Holmstrom Bio, Awards & Draft InfoNHL.com
- 2026-27 Season Preview: Simon HolmstromYahoo Sports
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On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.