2017–18 New York Islanders season

The 2017–18 New York Islanders season was the 46th season in the franchise's history.[1] It was their third 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. The Islanders missed the playoffs for the second consecutive season.

2017–18 New York Islanders
Division7th Metropolitan
Conference11th Eastern
2017–18 record35–37–10
Home record19–18–4
Road record16–19–6
Goals for264
Goals against296
Team information
General ManagerGarth Snow
CoachDoug Weight
CaptainJohn Tavares
Alternate captainsCal Clutterbuck
Andrew Ladd
ArenaBarclays Center
Minor league affiliate(s)Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL)
Worcester Railers (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsAnders Lee (40)
AssistsMathew Barzal (63)
PointsMathew Barzal (85)
Penalty minutesRoss Johnston (62)
Plus/minusThomas Hickey (+20)
WinsJaroslav Halak (20)
Goals against averageJaroslav Halak (3.19)

Standings

Metropolitan Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 y Washington Capitals 82 49 26 7 46 259 239 +20 105
2 x Pittsburgh Penguins 82 47 29 6 45 272 250 +22 100
3 x Philadelphia Flyers 82 42 26 14 40 251 243 +8 98
4 x Columbus Blue Jackets 82 45 30 7 39 242 230 +12 97
5 x New Jersey Devils 82 44 29 9 39 248 244 +4 97
6 Carolina Hurricanes 82 36 35 11 33 228 256 28 83
7 New York Islanders 82 35 37 10 32 264 296 32 80
8 New York Rangers 82 34 39 9 31 231 268 37 77
Source: National Hockey League
x Clinched playoff spot; y Clinched division.
Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 ME x Columbus Blue Jackets 82 45 30 7 39 242 230 +12 97
2 ME x New Jersey Devils 82 44 29 9 39 248 244 +4 97
3 AT Florida Panthers 82 44 30 8 41 248 246 +2 96
4 ME Carolina Hurricanes 82 36 35 11 33 228 256 28 83
5 ME New York Islanders 82 35 37 10 32 264 296 32 80
6 ME New York Rangers 82 34 39 9 31 231 268 37 77
7 AT Detroit Red Wings 82 30 39 13 25 217 255 38 73
8 AT Montreal Canadiens 82 29 40 13 27 209 264 55 71
9 AT Ottawa Senators 82 28 43 11 26 221 291 70 67
10 AT Buffalo Sabres 82 25 45 12 24 199 280 81 62
Source: National Hockey League
x Clinched playoff spot.

Schedule and results

Preseason

The Islanders released their preseason schedule on June 15, 2017.[2]

Regular season

The Islanders published their regular season schedule on June 22, 2017.[3]

2017–18 game log

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

Final[4]

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular season[4]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Jaroslav Halak54493,024:03202661613.191744.9081004
Thomas Greiss27251,491:451382953.82879.8921000
Christopher Gibson88426:52232263.65284.9080000

Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Islanders. Statistics reflect time with the Islanders only.
Denotes player was traded mid-season. Statistics reflect time with the Islanders only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Transactions

The Islanders have been involved in the following transactions during the 2017–18 season.

Trades

DateDetailsRef
June 21, 2017 (2017-06-21) To Vegas Golden Knights
Jake Bischoff
Mikhail Grabovski
NYI's 1st-round pick (15th overall) in 2017
NYI's 2nd-round pick in 2019
To New York Islanders
Expansion Draft considerations1
[5]
June 22, 2017 (2017-06-22) To Edmonton Oilers
Ryan Strome
To New York Islanders
Jordan Eberle
[6]
June 24, 2017 (2017-06-24) To Calgary Flames
Travis Hamonic
NYI's conditional 4th-round pick in 2019 or 2020
To New York Islanders
CGY's 1st-round pick in 2018
CGY's 2nd-round pick in 2018
CGY's conditional 2nd-round pick in 2019 or 2020
[7]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) To Tampa Bay Lightning
Carter Verhaeghe
To New York Islanders
Kristers Gudlevskis
[8]
February 24, 2018 (2018-02-24) To Edmonton Oilers
3rd-round pick in 2019
To New York Islanders
Brandon Davidson
[9]
February 26, 2018 (2018-02-26) To Anaheim Ducks
Jason Chimera
To New York Islanders
Chris Wagner
[10]

Notes:

  1. This trade ensured that the Vegas Golden Knights would select Jean-Francois Berube in the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft.
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