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The New York Islanders<\/a> have fired head coach Patrick Roy despite being in a tight playoff race.<\/p>\n

Islanders GM Mathieu Darche announced the change from Roy to Peter DeBoer, who was fired by the Dallas Stars<\/a> in June 2025.<\/p>\n

The move comes with just four games left in the regular season for the Islanders, who sit on a four-game losing streak entering Sunday. And the streak comes with seven losses in their last 10 games.<\/p>\n

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As the NHL standings sit entering Sunday, the Islanders, who were once comfortably in position to reach the Stanley Cup Playoffs, sit third in the Metropolitan division with 89 points, which would give them a slot if the season ended today.<\/p>\n

However, the Philadelphia Flyers<\/a> (88 points) and Columbus Blue Jackets (88) are gunning for that third and final divisional spot in the few games remaining. As a result, the Islanders are making the surprise change in hopes DeBoer can get them into the playoffs over the next week.<\/p>\n

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Roy\u2019s exit comes after a loss where the Carolina Hurricanes, who already secured a playoff spot, out shot them 40-16 in a 4-3 loss for New York.<\/p>\n

The Islanders are not the only NHL team making a change at head coach with just days left in the regular season. The Vegas Golden Knights<\/a> axed Bruce Cassidy from his role, hiring veteran coach John Tortorella on an interim basis last week.<\/p>\n

Like the Islanders, the Golden Knights (86) have the third and final position in their division, though the race is a bit more comfortable for Vegas with a five-point lead over the Los Angeles Kings.<\/p>\n

But, while Tortorella is an interim move for Vegas, the Islanders are keeping DeBoer intact heading into the 2026-27 campaign.<\/p>\n

DeBoer has been head coach of five different franchises over his extensive coaching career. He owns a career 662-447-152 record in 1,261 games with the Florida Panthers, New Jersey Devils, San Jose Sharks, Golden Knights and the Stars, who he led for the past three seasons before his firing.<\/p>\n

DeBoer wasn\u2019t with a team this season, but he\u2019s stepping up for the opportunity to help turn the tides on Long Island, as the Islanders hope to make the playoffs after missing out the previous two seasons.<\/p>\n

While DeBoer hasn\u2019t coached this season, he was a part of Jon Cooper\u2019s Team Canada staff for the Milan Cortina Olympics earlier this year.<\/p>\n

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