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The New York Islanders have fired head coach Patrick Roy regardless of being in a good playoff race.
Islanders GM Mathieu Darche introduced the change from Roy to Peter DeBoer, who was fired by the Dallas Stars in June 2025.
The transfer comes with simply 4 video games left within the common season for the Islanders, who sit on a four-game shedding streak coming into Sunday. And the streak comes with seven losses of their final 10 video games.
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Head coach Patrick Roy of the New York Islanders manages bench duties throughout the first interval towards the Montreal Canadiens on the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, on March 21, 2026. (Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Photographs)
Because the NHL standings sit coming into Sunday, the Islanders, who have been as soon as comfortably in place to succeed in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, sit third within the Metropolitan division with 89 factors, which might give them a slot if the season ended right now.
Nonetheless, the Philadelphia Flyers (88 factors) and Columbus Blue Jackets (88) are gunning for that third and closing divisional spot within the few video games remaining. In consequence, the Islanders are making the shock change in hopes DeBoer can get them into the playoffs over the subsequent week.
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Roy’s exit comes after a loss the place the Carolina Hurricanes, who already secured a playoff spot, out shot them 40-16 in a 4-3 loss for New York.
The Islanders aren’t the one NHL staff making a change at head coach with simply days left within the common season. The Vegas Golden Knights axed Bruce Cassidy from his position, hiring veteran coach John Tortorella on an interim foundation final week.
Patrick Roy coaches the New York Islanders throughout a recreation towards the New Jersey Devils on the Prudential Middle in Newark, N.J., on Feb. 5, 2026. (Wealthy Graessle/NHLI)
Just like the Islanders, the Golden Knights (86) have the third and closing place of their division, although the race is a little more comfy for Vegas with a five-point lead over the Los Angeles Kings.
However, whereas Tortorella is an interim transfer for Vegas, the Islanders are maintaining DeBoer intact heading into the 2026-27 marketing campaign.
DeBoer has been head coach of 5 totally different franchises over his in depth teaching profession. He owns a profession 662-447-152 file in 1,261 video games with the Florida Panthers, New Jersey Devils, San Jose Sharks, Golden Knights and the Stars, who he led for the previous three seasons earlier than his firing.
Head coach Patrick Roy of the New York Islanders appears to be like on throughout a recreation towards the Philadelphia Flyers at UBS Area in Elmont, N.Y., on April 3, 2026. (Steven Ryan/NHLI)
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DeBoer wasn’t with a staff this season, however he’s stepping up for the chance to assist flip the tides on Lengthy Island, because the Islanders hope to make the playoffs after lacking out the earlier two seasons.
Whereas DeBoer hasn’t coached this season, he was part of Jon Cooper’s Workforce Canada employees for the Milan Cortina Olympics earlier this 12 months.
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