Kyle Palmieri
New York Islanders Center #21
Nine hundred and twenty-five games, and a median shot from fifteen feet.
| Season | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 25 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 71 | 8.5 | 18:53 |
| Career | 925 | 276 | 269 | 545 | -25 | 443 | 82 | 3 | 52 | 2220 | 12.4 | 16:20 |
Last Season
Six goals and 12 assists in 25 games — 18 points, minus-two, at 18:53 a night. Fifty-seven games missed.
The Finesse Game
The shot chart is one of the best in this book. Fifty-seven per cent of his unblocked attempts came from inside twenty feet, median 15, with only six per cent from beyond forty.
Two hundred and seventy-six goals in 925 career games, and at 35 he has done what the good ones do: stopped shooting from the outside entirely and moved into the paint.
Twelve assists in 25 games is a strong rate too.
The Physical Game
Six foot even, 192, and he takes the punishment that comes with standing where he stands. Eight penalty minutes in 25 games.
The fifty-seven games missed are the whole concern, and at his age that is not a one-off.
The Intangibles
Forty-three point nine per cent of the expected goals, ninth percentile, in only 325 minutes — a small and unflattering sample.
Eight points in his last ten, three of them goals, which is the run of a man who is still a finisher when he is upright.
He is 35, a twenty-sixth overall pick, and 545 points into a career spent almost entirely in the same two states. The shot chart says he can still play. The games-played column is the argument against.