2017–18 New York Islanders season
The 2017–18 New York Islanders season was the 46th season in the franchise's history.[2] It was their third season in the Barclays Center in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, which they moved into after leaving Nassau Veterans Memorial 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 | |
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Division | 7th Metropolitan |
Conference | 11th Eastern |
2017–18 record | 35–37–10 |
Home record | 19–18–4 |
Road record | 16–19–6 |
Goals for | 264 |
Goals against | 296 |
Team information | |
General manager | Garth Snow |
Coach | Doug Weight |
Captain | John Tavares |
Alternate captains | Cal Clutterbuck Andrew Ladd |
Arena | Barclays Center |
Average attendance | 12,002[1] |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL) Worcester Railers (ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Anders Lee (40) |
Assists | Mathew Barzal (63) |
Points | Mathew Barzal (85) |
Penalty minutes | Ross Johnston (62) |
Plus/minus | Thomas Hickey (+20) |
Wins | Jaroslav Halak (20) |
Goals against average | Jaroslav Halak (3.19) |
Standings
Divisional standings
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
Conference standings
Pos | Div | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
Schedule and results
Preseason
The Islanders released their preseason schedule on June 15, 2017.[5]
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# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Recap |
1[a] | September 17 | Philadelphia | 2–3 | NY Islanders | OT | — | — | 1–0–0 | [6] |
2 | September 18 | NY Islanders | 0–1 | NY Rangers | OT | McAdam | 13,979 | 1–0–1 | [7] |
3[A][b] | September 20 | NY Islanders | 2–3 | Philadelphia | OT | — | — | 1–0–2 | [8] |
4[A] | September 20 | Philadelphia | 2–3 | NY Islanders | OT | Gudlevskis | 5,042 | 2–0–2 | [9] |
5[c] | September 22 | NY Rangers | 1–2 | NY Islanders | — | — | 3–0–2 | [10] | |
6 | September 25 | New Jersey | 0–3 | NY Islanders | Greiss | 5,615 | 4–0–2 | [11] | |
7 | September 29 | NY Islanders | 3–1 | Buffalo | Halak | 16,967 | 5–0–2 | [12] | |
8 | October 1 | NY Islanders | 5–2 | Philadelphia | Greiss | 18,575 | 6–0–2 | [13] | |
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Regular season
The Islanders published their regular season schedule on June 22, 2017.[14]
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
Player statistics
As of April 7, 2018[97]
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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Jaroslav Halak | 54 | 49 | 3,024:03 | 20 | 26 | 6 | 161 | 3.19 | 1744 | .908 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Thomas Greiss | 27 | 25 | 1,491:45 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 95 | 3.82 | 879 | .892 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Christopher Gibson | 8 | 8 | 426:52 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 3.65 | 284 | .908 | 0 | 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 2017–18 season.
Trades
Date | Details | Ref | |
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June 21, 2017 | 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 |
[98] |
June 22, 2017 | To Edmonton Oilers Ryan Strome |
To New York Islanders Jordan Eberle |
[99] |
June 24, 2017 | 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 |
[100] |
July 1, 2017 | To Tampa Bay Lightning Carter Verhaeghe |
To New York Islanders Kristers Gudlevskis |
[101] |
February 24, 2018 | To Edmonton Oilers 3rd-round pick in 2019 |
To New York Islanders Brandon Davidson |
[102] |
February 26, 2018 | To Anaheim Ducks Jason Chimera |
To New York Islanders Chris Wagner |
[103] |
Notes:
- This trade ensured that the Vegas Golden Knights would select Jean-Francois Berube in the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft.
Free agents acquired
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Free agents lost
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Claimed via waivers
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Lost via waivers
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Players released
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Lost via retirement
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