# 2023–24 New York Islanders season

The 2023–24 New York Islanders season was the 52nd season in the franchise's history. It was their third season in UBS Arena.
On January 20, 2024, the Islanders, who had a 19–15–11 record and were out of playoff contention, fired head coach Lane Lambert, and replaced him with Patrick Roy.
The Islanders participated in the 2024 NHL Stadium Series at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, where they hosted the New York Rangers on February 18, losing the game 6–5 in overtime.
On April 15, the Islanders clinched a playoff berth following a 4–1 win over the New Jersey Devils. The Islanders played against the Carolina Hurricanes in the first round for the second consecutive season and once again lost, this time in five games.

## Standings
### Divisional standings

Metropolitan Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | p – New York Rangers | 82 | 55 | 23 | 4 | 43 | 282 | 229 | +53 | 114 |
| 2 | x – Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 52 | 23 | 7 | 44 | 279 | 216 | +63 | 111 |
| 3 | x – New York Islanders | 82 | 39 | 27 | 16 | 29 | 246 | 263 | −17 | 94 |
| 4 | x – Washington Capitals | 82 | 40 | 31 | 11 | 32 | 220 | 257 | −37 | 91 |
| 5 | e – Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 38 | 32 | 12 | 32 | 255 | 251 | +4 | 88 |
| 6 | e – Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 38 | 33 | 11 | 30 | 235 | 261 | −26 | 87 |
| 7 | e – New Jersey Devils | 82 | 38 | 39 | 5 | 33 | 264 | 283 | −19 | 81 |
| 8 | e – Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 27 | 43 | 12 | 21 | 237 | 300 | −63 | 66 |

### Conference standings

Eastern Conference Wild Card :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | AT | x – Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 45 | 29 | 8 | 37 | 291 | 268 | +23 | 98 |
| 2 | ME | x – Washington Capitals | 82 | 40 | 31 | 11 | 32 | 220 | 257 | −37 | 91 |
| 3 | AT | e – Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 41 | 32 | 9 | 27 | 278 | 274 | +4 | 91 |
| 4 | ME | e – Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 38 | 32 | 12 | 32 | 255 | 251 | +4 | 88 |
| 5 | ME | e – Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 38 | 33 | 11 | 30 | 235 | 261 | −26 | 87 |
| 6 | AT | e – Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 39 | 37 | 6 | 33 | 246 | 244 | +2 | 84 |
| 7 | ME | e – New Jersey Devils | 82 | 38 | 39 | 5 | 33 | 264 | 283 | −19 | 81 |
| 8 | AT | e – Ottawa Senators | 82 | 37 | 41 | 4 | 25 | 255 | 281 | −26 | 78 |
| 9 | AT | e – Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 30 | 36 | 16 | 20 | 236 | 289 | −53 | 76 |
| 10 | ME | e – Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 27 | 43 | 12 | 21 | 237 | 300 | −63 | 66 |

## Schedule and results
### Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 22, 2023.

### Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on June 27, 2023.
2023–24 game log :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

### Playoffs

The Islanders faced the Carolina Hurricanes in the first round, losing the series in five games.
2024 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Legend:
  Win
  Loss :

## Player statistics

As of April 30, 2024

### Skaters

Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Mathew Barzal | 80 | 23 | 57 | 80 | –4 | 34 |
| Noah Dobson | 79 | 10 | 60 | 70 | +12 | 36 |
| Brock Nelson | 82 | 34 | 35 | 69 | –5 | 28 |
| Bo Horvat | 81 | 33 | 35 | 68 | –1 | 39 |
| Kyle Palmieri | 82 | 30 | 24 | 54 | –16 | 26 |
| Anders Lee | 81 | 20 | 17 | 37 | +2 | 68 |
| Jean-Gabriel Pageau | 82 | 11 | 22 | 33 | –8 | 13 |
| Pierre Engvall | 74 | 10 | 18 | 28 | +4 | 18 |
| Simon Holmstrom | 75 | 15 | 10 | 25 | +2 | 14 |
| Mike Reilly$^†$ | 59 | 6 | 18 | 24 | +1 | 28 |
| Casey Cizikas | 70 | 10 | 13 | 23 | –2 | 22 |
| Alexander Romanov | 81 | 7 | 15 | 22 | +23 | 20 |
| Cal Clutterbuck | 82 | 7 | 12 | 19 | +4 | 32 |
| Ryan Pulock | 58 | 5 | 14 | 19 | +3 | 12 |
| Adam Pelech | 58 | 1 | 15 | 16 | –2 | 27 |
| Hudson Fasching | 45 | 4 | 10 | 14 | –7 | 6 |
| Julien Gauthier | 27 | 5 | 4 | 9 | –5 | 8 |
| Kyle MacLean | 32 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +5 | 11 |
| Sebastian Aho | 58 | 2 | 7 | 9 | –7 | 12 |
| Matt Martin | 57 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +7 | 43 |
| Oliver Wahlstrom | 32 | 2 | 4 | 6 | –6 | 8 |
| Samuel Bolduc | 34 | 2 | 3 | 5 | –4 | 6 |
| Scott Mayfield | 41 | 0 | 5 | 5 | –7 | 35 |
| Ruslan Iskhakov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant Hutton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 |
| Robert Bortuzzo$^†$ | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –2 | 20 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Mathew Barzal | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | –1 | 4 |
| Brock Nelson | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | –2 | 10 |
| Anders Lee | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –4 | 6 |
| Bo Horvat | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –2 | 0 |
| Kyle Palmieri | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 12 |
| Ryan Pulock | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +1 | 0 |
| Pierre Engvall | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 | 0 |
| Mike Reilly | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –3 | 0 |
| Jean-Gabriel Pageau | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –3 | 0 |
| Casey Cizikas | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 | 14 |
| Adam Pelech | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | –1 | 4 |
| Kyle MacLean | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 | 5 |
| Alexander Romanov | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 |
| Noah Dobson | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | –1 | 6 |
| Robert Bortuzzo | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | –3 | 14 |
| Simon Holmstrom | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 |
| Ruslan Iskhakov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hudson Fasching | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Matt Martin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1 | 16 |
| Cal Clutterbuck | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –3 | 10 |

### Goaltenders

Regular season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Ilya Sorokin | 56 | 55 | 3,325:59 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 167 | 3.01 | 1,821 | .909 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Semyon Varlamov | 28 | 27 | 1,594:44 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 69 | 2.60 | 837 | .918 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Appleby | 1 | 0 | 20:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.00 | 8 | .750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Semyon Varlamov | 5 | 4 | 289:09 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 2.70 | 152 | .914 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ilya Sorokin | 1 | 1 | 27:14 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6.61 | 14 | .786 | 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.

## Awards and honors
### Awards

Regular season :
| Player | Award | Date |
| Anders Lee | King Clancy Memorial Trophy | May 28, 2024 |

## Transactions

The Islanders have been involved in the following transactions during the 2023–24 season.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 29, 2023 (2023-06-29) | To Chicago BlackhawksJosh Bailey 2nd-round pick in 2026 | To New York IslandersFuture considerations |
| November 26, 2023 (2023-11-26) | To New Jersey DevilsArnaud Durandeau | To New York IslandersTyce Thompson |
| December 8, 2023 (2023-12-08) | To St. Louis Blues7th-round pick in 2024 | To New York IslandersRobert Bortuzzo |
| May 24, 2024 (2024-05-24) | To Chicago Blackhawks1st-round pick in 2024 2nd-round pick in 2024 | To New York Islanders1st-round pick in 2024 2nd-round pick in 2024 2nd-round pick in 2024 |

### Free agents

| Date | Player | Team | Contract term |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Parker Wotherspoon | to Boston Bruins | 1-year |
| July 5, 2023 (2023-07-05) | Julien Gauthier | from Ottawa Senators | 2-year |
| July 5, 2023 (2023-07-05) | Karson Kuhlman | from Winnipeg Jets | 1-year |
| July 5, 2023 (2023-07-05) | Brian Pinho | from New Jersey Devils | 1-year |
| July 6, 2023 (2023-07-06) | Cole Bardreau | to Bridgeport Islanders (AHL) | 1-year |
| July 6, 2023 (2023-07-06) | Jeff Kubiak | to Bridgeport Islanders (AHL) | 1-year |
| July 27, 2023 (2023-07-27) | Collin Adams | to Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL) | 1-year |
| August 2, 2023 (2023-08-02) | Blade Jenkins | to Worcester Railers (ECHL) | 1-year |
| August 3, 2023 (2023-08-03) | Bode Wilde | to HC '05 Banská Bystrica (Slovak Extraliga) | 1-year |
| January 26, 2024 (2024-01-26) | Zach Parise | to Colorado Avalanche | 1-year |
| March 22, 2024 (2024-03-22) | Cam Thiesing | from Ohio State Buckeyes (Big Ten) | 2-year |
| April 16, 2024 (2024-04-16) | Marshall Warren | from Michigan Wolverines (Big Ten) | 2-year |
| May 7, 2024 (2024-05-07) | Marcus Hogberg | from Linköping HC (SHL) | 2-year |
| May 16, 2024 (2024-05-16) | Maxim Tsyplakov | from HC Spartak Moscow (KHL) | 1-year |
| June 14, 2024 (2024-06-14) | Robin Salo | to Malmö Redhawks (SHL) | 2-year |

### Waivers

| Date | Player | Team | Ref |
| October 10, 2023 (2023-10-10) | Ross Johnston | to Anaheim Ducks | |
| November 25, 2023 (2023-11-25) | Mike Reilly | from Florida Panthers | |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Contract term |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Pierre Engvall | 7-year |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Scott Mayfield | 7-year |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Ilya Sorokin | 8-year |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Semyon Varlamov | 4-year |
| July 17, 2023 (2023-07-17) | Oliver Wahlstrom | 1-year |
| July 18, 2023 (2023-07-18) | Jakub Skarek | 2-year |
| September 13, 2023 (2023-09-13) | Isaiah George | 3-year |
| April 19, 2024 (2024-04-19) | Alex Jefferies | 2-year |
| April 19, 2024 (2024-04-19) | Henrik Tikkanen | 2-year |
| June 19, 2024 (2024-06-19) | Kyle MacLean | 3-year |

## Draft picks

Below are the New York Islanders' selections at the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 28 and 29, 2023, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/junior/club team |
| 2 | 49 | Danny Nelson | C | United States | U.S. NTDP (USHL) |
| 4 | 113 | Jesse Nurmi | RW | Finland | KooKoo (Liiga) |
| 5 | 145 | Justin Gill | C | Canada | Sherbrooke Phoenix (QMJHL) |
| 6 | 177 | Zachary Schulz | D | United States | U.S. NTDP (USHL) |
| 7 | 209 | Dennis Good Bogg | D | Sweden | AIK IF U20 (J20 Nationell) |