The Islanders want to put the rest of the league on notice:

Do. Not. Touch. The. Kid.

Bruins defenseman Nikita Zadorov learned the lesson to his chagrin on Tuesday night at UBS Arena, when he knocked down rookie defenseman Matthew Schaefer behind Boston’s goal.

He was promptly greeted by Anders Lee, Anthony Duclair and Jean-Gabriel Pageau, all of whom attempted to tackle him at once.

Once the fracas was sorted out, Lee and Duclair had taken roughing penalties, but the Islanders ended up on the power play, with Zadorov being handed an interference and a double-minor for roughing.

Mess with Schaefer, and the entire team starts foaming at the mouth to hunt you down

These New York Islanders got some fire in ‘em #Isles pic.twitter.com/anTgHE8vAJ — Zach (@Zschwartz19) November 5, 2025

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