2019–20 New York Islanders season
The 2019–20 New York Islanders season was the 48th season in the franchise's history.[2] It was their fifth season in the Barclays Center in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, which they moved into after leaving Nassau Coliseum in Nassau County on Long Island at the conclusion of the 2014–15 season. During the regular season, the Islanders were scheduled to play 21 home games at Nassau Coliseum but on September 23 moved seven more games from the Barclays Center, making it a total of 28 games to be played at Nassau Coliseum.[3] On February 29, 2020, it was announced that the Islanders would play their last game at Barclays Center on March 22, and then would move to Nassau Coliseum permanently.[4][5][6]
2019–20 New York Islanders | |
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Division | 5th Metropolitan |
Conference | 7th Eastern |
2019–20 record | 35–23–10 |
Home record | 20–9–6 |
Road record | 15–14–4 |
Goals for | 192 |
Goals against | 193 |
Team information | |
General manager | Lou Lamoriello |
Coach | Barry Trotz |
Captain | Anders Lee |
Alternate captains | Josh Bailey Cal Clutterbuck Andrew Ladd (Oct. 4 – Nov. 15) |
Arena | Barclays Center Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
Average attendance | 12,810[1] |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL) Worcester Railers (ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Brock Nelson (26) |
Assists | Mathew Barzal (41) |
Points | Mathew Barzal (60) |
Penalty minutes | Ross Johnston (78) |
Plus/minus | Casey Cizikas (+12) |
Wins | Semyon Varlamov (19) |
Goals against average | Semyon Varlamov (2.62) |
The season was suspended by the league officials on March 12, 2020, after several other professional and collegiate sports organizations followed suit as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[7][8] On May 26, the NHL regular season was officially declared over with the remaining games being cancelled.[9] The Islanders advanced from the Qualifying Round where they defeated the Florida Panthers in four games. They would then defeat the Washington Capitals in five games in the First Round. They faced off against the Philadelphia Flyers in the Second Round, defeating them in seven games and advanced to the Conference Finals for the first time since 1993. However, the Islanders went on to lose to the Tampa Bay Lightning in six games, ending their playoff run. The Islanders set a league record for most games played (22) by a conference finalist.
Standings
Divisional standings
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Washington Capitals | 69 | 41 | 20 | 8 | 31 | 240 | 215 | +25 | 90 |
2 | Philadelphia Flyers | 69 | 41 | 21 | 7 | 31 | 232 | 196 | +36 | 89 |
3 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 69 | 40 | 23 | 6 | 29 | 224 | 196 | +28 | 86 |
4 | Carolina Hurricanes | 68 | 38 | 25 | 5 | 27 | 222 | 193 | +29 | 81 |
5 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 70 | 33 | 22 | 15 | 25 | 180 | 187 | −7 | 81 |
6 | New York Islanders | 68 | 35 | 23 | 10 | 24 | 192 | 193 | −1 | 80 |
7 | New York Rangers | 70 | 37 | 28 | 5 | 31 | 234 | 222 | +12 | 79 |
8 | New Jersey Devils | 69 | 28 | 29 | 12 | 22 | 189 | 230 | −41 | 68 |
Conference standings
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | PCT | Qualification |
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1 | Boston Bruins | 70 | 44 | 14 | 12 | 38 | 227 | 174 | +53 | .714 | Advance to Seeding round-robin tournament[11] |
2 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 70 | 43 | 21 | 6 | 35 | 245 | 195 | +50 | .657 | |
3 | Washington Capitals | 69 | 41 | 20 | 8 | 31 | 240 | 215 | +25 | .652 | |
4 | Philadelphia Flyers | 69 | 41 | 21 | 7 | 31 | 232 | 196 | +36 | .645 | |
5 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 69 | 40 | 23 | 6 | 29 | 224 | 196 | +28 | .623 | Advance to 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs qualifying round[11] |
6 | Carolina Hurricanes | 68 | 38 | 25 | 5 | 27 | 222 | 193 | +29 | .596 | |
7 | New York Islanders | 68 | 35 | 23 | 10 | 24 | 192 | 193 | −1 | .588 | |
8 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 70 | 36 | 25 | 9 | 28 | 238 | 227 | +11 | .579 | |
9 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 70 | 33 | 22 | 15 | 25 | 180 | 187 | −7 | .579 | |
10 | Florida Panthers | 69 | 35 | 26 | 8 | 30 | 231 | 228 | +3 | .565 | |
11 | New York Rangers | 70 | 37 | 28 | 5 | 31 | 234 | 222 | +12 | .564 | |
12 | Montreal Canadiens | 71 | 31 | 31 | 9 | 19 | 212 | 221 | −9 | .500 | |
13 | Buffalo Sabres | 69 | 30 | 31 | 8 | 22 | 195 | 217 | −22 | .493 | |
14 | New Jersey Devils | 69 | 28 | 29 | 12 | 22 | 189 | 230 | −41 | .493 | |
15 | Ottawa Senators | 71 | 25 | 34 | 12 | 18 | 191 | 243 | −52 | .437 | |
16 | Detroit Red Wings | 71 | 17 | 49 | 5 | 13 | 145 | 267 | −122 | .275 |
Schedule and results
Preseason
The preseason schedule was published on June 18, 2019.[12]
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# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Recap |
1 | September 16 | NY Islanders | 3–1 | Philadelphia | Varlamov | 16,570 | 1–0–0 | Recap | |
2 | September 17 | Philadelphia | 2–3 | NY Islanders | OT | Coreau | — | 2–0–0 | Recap |
3 | September 20 | NY Islanders | 4–3 | Detroit | OT | Gibson | 15,427 | 3–0–0 | Recap |
4 | September 21 | NY Islanders | 3–4 | New Jersey | Coreau | 10,652 | 3–1–0 | Recap | |
5[a] | September 23 | Detroit | 2–3 | NY Islanders | OT | Varlamov | — | 4–1–0 | Recap |
6 | September 24 | NY Islanders | 1–3 | NY Rangers | Greiss | 16,450 | 4–2–0 | Recap | |
7[b] | September 28 | NY Rangers | 2–4 | NY Islanders | Greiss | — | 5–2–0 | Recap | |
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Regular season
The regular season schedule was released on June 25, 2019.[13] On September 23, the Islanders revised their schedule and moved seven games from Barclays Center to Nassau Coliseum.[3]
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Playoffs
The Islanders faced the Florida Panthers in the Qualifying Round,[14] defeating them in four games.
The Islanders faced the Washington Capitals in the First Round,[15] defeating them in five games.[16]
In the Second Round, the Islanders faced the Philadelphia Flyers, defeating them in seven games,[17] and advanced to the Conference Finals for the first time since 1993.[18]
The Islanders faced the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Conference Finals, where they lost in six games.[19]
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Player statistics
Final stats[20]
Skaters
Goaltenders
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Semyon Varlamov | 45 | 39 | 2,517:19 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 110 | 2.62 | 1,278 | .914 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Thomas Greiss | 31 | 29 | 1,595:56 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 73 | 2.74 | 838 | .913 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Semyon Varlamov | 20 | 19 | 1,232:44 | 11 | 7 | 44 | 2.14 | 559 | .921 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Thomas Greiss | 4 | 3 | 178:07 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2.02 | 84 | .929 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
†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 2019–20 season.
Trades
Date | Details | Ref | |
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February 16, 2020 | To New Jersey Devils David Quenneville 2nd-round pick in 2021 |
To New York Islanders Andy Greene |
[25] |
February 24, 2020 | To Ottawa Senators Conditional 1st-round pick in 2020 2nd-round pick in 2020 Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2022 |
To New York Islanders Jean-Gabriel Pageau |
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February 24, 2020 | To Toronto Maple Leafs Matt Lorito |
To New York Islanders Jordan Schmaltz |
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Free agents
Date | Player | Team | Contract term | Ref |
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July 1, 2019 | Valtteri Filppula | to Detroit Red Wings | 2-year | [28] |
July 1, 2019 | Robin Lehner | to Chicago Blackhawks | 1-year | [29] |
July 1, 2019 | Semyon Varlamov | from Colorado Avalanche | 4-year | [30] |
July 2, 2019 | Cole Bardreau | from Philadelphia Flyers | 2-year | [31] |
July 10, 2019 | Jared Coreau | from St. Louis Blues | 1-year | [32] |
July 11, 2019 | Steve Bernier | to Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL) | 1-year | [33] |
July 11, 2019 | John Stevens | to Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL) | 1-year | [33] |
August 21, 2019 | Derick Brassard | from Colorado Avalanche | 1-year | [34] |
October 22, 2019 | Luca Sbisa | to Anaheim Ducks | 1-year | [35][36] |
July 31, 2020 | Linus Soderstrom | to Ässät (Liiga) | 1-year | [37] |
Waivers
Date | Player | Team | Ref |
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July 1, 2019 | from/to |
Contract terminations
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Signings
Date | Player | Contract term | Ref |
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July 1, 2019 | Tom Kuhnhackl | 1-year | [41] |
July 1, 2019 | Anders Lee | 7-year | [42] |
July 15, 2019 | Simon Holmstrom | 3-year | [43] |
August 19, 2019 | Michael Dal Colle | 2-year | [44] |
August 19, 2019 | Josh Ho-Sang | 1-year | [45] |
August 28, 2019 | Anthony Beauvillier | 2-year | [46] |
February 24, 2020 | Jean-Gabriel Pageau | 6-year | [47] |
April 30, 2020 | Samuel Bolduc | 3-year | [48] |
May 28, 2020 | Felix Bibeau | 3-year | [49] |
May 28, 2020 | Cole Coskey | 3-year | [49] |
May 28, 2020 | Blade Jenkins | 3-year | [49] |
July 14, 2020 | Ilya Sorokin | 1-year | [50][51] |
Draft picks
Below are the New York Islanders' selections at the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 21 and 22, 2019, at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team (League) |
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1 | 23 | Simon Holmstrom | RW | Sweden | HV71 J20 (J20 SuperElit) |
2 | 571 | Samuel Bolduc | D | Canada | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada (QMJHL) |
5 | 147 | Reece Newkirk | C | Canada | Portland Winterhawks (WHL) |
6 | 178 | Felix Bibeau | C | Canada | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL) |
7 | 209 | Cole Coskey | RW | United States | Saginaw Spirit (OHL) |
Notes:
- The Calgary Flames' second-round pick went to the New York Islanders as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017, that sent Travis Hamonic and a conditional fourth-round pick in 2019 to Calgary in exchange for a first and second-round pick in 2018 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[52]
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