2013–14 New York Islanders season
The 2013–14 New York Islanders season was the 42nd season in the franchise's history.[2]
2013–14 New York Islanders | |
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Division | 8th Metropolitan |
Conference | 14th Eastern |
2013–14 record | 34–37–11 |
Home record | 13–19–9 |
Road record | 21–18–2 |
Goals for | 225 |
Goals against | 267 |
Team information | |
General manager | Garth Snow |
Coach | Jack Capuano |
Captain | John Tavares |
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Arena | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
Average attendance | 14,832 (94.2%)[1] (38 games) |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Kyle Okposo (27) |
Assists | John Tavares Kyle Okposo (42) |
Points | Kyle Okposo (69) |
Penalty minutes | Matt Carkner (149) |
Plus/minus | Thomas Hickey (+5) |
Wins | Evgeni Nabokov (15) |
Goals against average | Evgeni Nabokov (2.74) |
Regular season
Stadium Series
The Islanders played against their rivals, the New York Rangers, at the 2014 NHL Stadium Series at Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, New York City, on January 29, 2014. The Rangers won the game 2–1.
Standings
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | y – Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 51 | 24 | 7 | 44 | 249 | 207 | +42 | 109 |
2 | x – New York Rangers | 82 | 45 | 31 | 6 | 41 | 218 | 193 | +25 | 96 |
3 | x – Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 42 | 30 | 10 | 39 | 236 | 235 | +1 | 94 |
4 | x – Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 43 | 32 | 7 | 38 | 231 | 216 | +15 | 93 |
5 | Washington Capitals | 82 | 38 | 30 | 14 | 28 | 235 | 240 | −5 | 90 |
6 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 35 | 29 | 18 | 35 | 197 | 208 | −11 | 88 |
7 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 36 | 35 | 11 | 34 | 207 | 230 | −23 | 83 |
8 | New York Islanders | 82 | 34 | 37 | 11 | 25 | 225 | 267 | −42 | 79 |
Pos | Div | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | ME | x – Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 43 | 32 | 7 | 38 | 231 | 216 | +15 | 93 |
2 | AT | x – Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 39 | 28 | 15 | 34 | 222 | 230 | −8 | 93 |
3 | ME | Washington Capitals | 82 | 38 | 30 | 14 | 28 | 235 | 240 | −5 | 90 |
4 | ME | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 35 | 29 | 18 | 35 | 197 | 208 | −11 | 88 |
5 | AT | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 37 | 31 | 14 | 30 | 236 | 265 | −29 | 88 |
6 | AT | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 38 | 36 | 8 | 29 | 231 | 256 | −25 | 84 |
7 | ME | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 36 | 35 | 11 | 34 | 207 | 230 | −23 | 83 |
8 | ME | New York Islanders | 82 | 34 | 37 | 11 | 25 | 225 | 267 | −42 | 79 |
9 | AT | Florida Panthers | 82 | 29 | 45 | 8 | 21 | 196 | 268 | −72 | 66 |
10 | AT | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 21 | 51 | 10 | 14 | 157 | 248 | −91 | 52 |
Schedule and results
Pre-season
2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 4–4–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–2–0) | |||||||||
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# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Recap |
1 | September 17 | NY Islanders | 3–5 | Calgary | Nilsson | 19,289 | 0–1–0 | Recap | |
2[a] | September 17 | Calgary | 4–2 | NY Islanders | Reiter | 4,189 | 0–2–0 | Recap | |
3 | September 19 | NY Islanders | 5–3 | New Jersey | Poulin | 11,209 | 1–2–0 | Recap | |
4[b] | September 21 | New Jersey | 3–0 | NY Islanders | Nabokov | 14,689 | 1–3–0 | Recap | |
5 | September 22 | NY Islanders | 0–2 | Nashville | Nilsson | 15,502 | 1–4–0 | Recap | |
6 | September 27 | Nashville | 4–6 | NY Islanders | Nabokov | 9,338 | 2–4–0 | Recap | |
7 | September 29 | NY Islanders | 4–1 | Ottawa | Nabokov | 15,321 | 3–4–0 | Recap | |
8[c] | September 29 | Ottawa | 2–5 | NY Islanders | Poulin | 3,000 | 4–4–0 | Recap | |
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Regular season
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
Playoffs
The Islanders failed to make the playoffs despite qualifying the previous year in 2012-13.
Injuries
Pre-season
Player | Injury | Date | Returned | Games missed |
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Cal Clutterbuck | Lower-body-injury (leg) | September 17, 2013[3] | — | 6 games |
Regular season
Updated as of January 12, 2014
Player | Injury | Date | Returned | Games missed |
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Cal Clutterbuck | Lower-body-injury | From pre-season | October 11, 2013[4] | 3 games |
Lubomir Visnovsky | Concussion | October 20, 2013[5] | 39 games | |
Brian Strait | Upper-body-injury | October 22, 2013 | December 12, 2013[6] | 23 games |
Evgeni Nabokov | Lower-body-injury (groin) | November 16, 2013[7] | December 12, 2013[6] | 11 games |
Radek Martinek | Upper-body-injury (back) | December 12, 2013[6] | 15 games | |
Evgeni Nabokov | Lower-body-injury | January 6, 2014[8] | 3 games | |
Frans Nielsen | Broken hand | February 8, 2014[9] | March 2, 2014[10] | 3 games |
John Tavares | MCL and meniscus tear | February 19, 2014[11] | N/A | 22 games |
Suspensions/fines
Player | Explanation | Length | Salary | Date issued |
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Frans Nielsen | Slashing Phoenix Coyotes forward Martin Hanzal in NHL Game No. 38 on Long Island on Tuesday, October 8, 2013, at 13:42 of the third period. | Fine | $5,000 | October 10, 2013[12] |
Michael Grabner | An illegal check to the head of Carolina Hurricanes forward Nathan Gerbe during NHL Game No. 117 on Long Island on Saturday, October 19, 2013, at approximately 6:42 of the first period. | 2 games | $30,769.24 | October 21, 2013[13] |
Player statistics
Final stats
- Skaters
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- Goaltenders
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Evgeni Nabokov | 40 | 39 | 2,254:14 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 103 | 2.74 | 1085 | 0.905 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Kevin Poulin | 28 | 26 | 1,625:19 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 89 | 3.29 | 820 | 0.891 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Anders Nilsson | 19 | 17 | 1,101:10 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 57 | 3.11 | 548 | 0.896 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Islanders. Stats reflect time with the Islanders only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Islanders only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.
Transactions
The Islanders have been involved in the following transactions during the 2013–14 season: