The Aporia · For Brayden and Luke Schenn, brotherly matchups are worth relishing even more now

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Brayden and Luke Schenn, veteran NHL players with nearly 40 years of combined experience and over 2,200 games played, reflect on facing each other during a Tuesday night game between the Islanders and Canucks at UBS Arena in Long Island. Despite having faced each other multiple times before, both brothers emphasize appreciating these rare matchups as their careers progress and such opportunities become less frequent. Their father Jeff was present to watch the game, while their mother Rita stayed home due to recent eye surgery.

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Brayden and Luke Schenn, NHL players with nearly 40 combined years of experience and over 2,200 games, faced each other when the Islanders played against the Canucks at UBS Arena on Tuesday night. This matchup is not unusual for the brothers, who have been opponents in 21 regular-season games and seven playoff games, as well as teammates for about 3 ½ years. Despite their familiarity with such encounters, both players find these matchups special due to the rarity of Eastern-Western Conference battles. Brayden emphasized appreciating these moments since they are fleeting. Their father, Jeff Schenn, attended the game in Long Island, while their mother, Rita, who is recovering from eye surgery, stayed home.

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Sears, E. (2026, October 13). For Brayden and Luke Schenn, brotherly matchups are worth relishing even more now. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/13/sports/brayden-luke-schenn-relish-brotherly-matchups-even-more-now/

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🔮 Jeff Schenn, their father, made the trip down to Long Island for the game, though the boys’ mother, Rita, is still recovering from eye surgery and couldn’t travel.

2026-10-13 · assertive framing · For Brayden and Luke Schenn, brotherly matchups are worth relishing even more now

🔮 That resulted in Tony DeAngelo’s goal that made it 2-1, while Matthew Schaefer’s that made it 3-2 at 11:41 of the period may have been more about the 19-year-old’s supreme skill.

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🔮 “They’ve been maybe our most consistent line,” DeBoer said of the trio that currently includes Matias Maccelli and Casey Cizikas in addition to Palat.

2026-10-10 · assertive framing · Ondrej Palat, Anthony Duclair providing Islanders with surprise — and necessary — depth

🔮 If the Islanders want to take up the maxim of never letting a crisis go to waste, there is an opportunity to parlay Alexander Romanov’s ACL tear into a star defenseman, should general manager Mathieu Darche be willing to take considerable risk to get there.

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🔮 The revamped pairs, with Logan Stanley to Matthew Schaefer’s left, Scott Mayfield inserted into the lineup on Tony DeAngelo’s right and the Adam Pelech-Ryan Pulock duo reunited for the first time since last November, put in a good night of work against a Chicago side that is now 1-4-0 as its long rebuild trudges on.

2026-10-09 · assertive framing · Islanders’ injury-necessitated defense shuffle is no problem in win over Blackhawks

🔮 Coach Pete DeBoer kept Matthew Schaefer on the right and inserted Scott Mayfield into the lineup for Thursday’s match against the Blackhawks at UBS, moving Logan Stanley to the top pair alongside Schaefer and Tony DeAngelo to his off side on Mayfield’s left.

2026-10-08 · assertive framing · Islanders begin defensive overhaul with Alexander Romanov lost for season

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2026-10-08 · mixed framing · Mat Barzal takes crucial step toward Islanders injury return

🔮 He will undergo surgery to repair the injury and miss 6-8 months.

2026-10-07 · assertive framing · Alexander Romanov tears ACL in another brutal injury blow for Islanders defenseman

🔮 If Romanov misses time, the immediate question is whether the Islanders will look to call up Isaiah George, who entered camp as a likely third-pair defenseman before losing the job, or Kashawn Aitcheson, the top prospect who likely outplayed George in camp.

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At this stage of their careers — nearly 40 combined years and more than 2,200 combined NHL games, 3 ½ years as teammates, 21 regular-season games and seven playoff games as opponents — it’s not exactly a novelty for Brayden and Luke Schenn to be on the same sheet of ice at the same time. asserted

Brayden → combine → time

They know what this is like. asserted

this → know → what

They’ve done it plenty. asserted

They → do → it

In some ways, though, that’s what makes nights like Tuesday special to both of them. asserted

nights → ’ → them

When the extraordinary becomes routine, you need to keep reminding yourself that it’s extraordinary. asserted

it → become → yourself

“You know these games don’t last forever, especially Eastern-Western Conference, there’s not as many of them anymore,” Brayden said before his Islanders faced Luke’s Canucks on Tuesday night at UBS. asserted

Islanders → know → UBS

“And this is a chance for us to just appreciate the moments.” asserted

us → appreciate → moments

That’s usually easier said than done, but the Schenns make the effort. asserted

Schenns → say → effort

Jeff Schenn, their father, made the trip down to Long Island for the game, though the boys’ mother, Rita, is still recovering from eye surgery and couldn’t travel. asserted

mother → make → surgery

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