# 2021–22 New York Islanders season

The 2021–22 New York Islanders season was the 50th season in the franchise's history. It was their first season in UBS Arena. Before the season, the Islanders lost Jordan Eberle to the Seattle Kraken in the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft.
On April 17, 2022, the Islanders were eliminated from playoff contention following a 4–2 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs. After the season ended, the Islanders fired Barry Trotz as their head coach, ending his four-year tenure.

## Standings
### Divisional standings

Metropolitan Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | y – Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 54 | 20 | 8 | 47 | 278 | 202 | +76 | 116 |
| 2 | x – New York Rangers | 82 | 52 | 24 | 6 | 44 | 254 | 207 | +47 | 110 |
| 3 | x – Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 46 | 25 | 11 | 37 | 272 | 229 | +43 | 103 |
| 4 | x – Washington Capitals | 82 | 44 | 26 | 12 | 35 | 275 | 245 | +30 | 100 |
| 5 | e – New York Islanders | 82 | 37 | 35 | 10 | 34 | 231 | 237 | −6 | 84 |
| 6 | e – Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 37 | 38 | 7 | 26 | 262 | 300 | −38 | 81 |
| 7 | e – New Jersey Devils | 82 | 27 | 46 | 9 | 19 | 248 | 307 | −59 | 63 |
| 8 | e – Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 25 | 46 | 11 | 20 | 211 | 298 | −87 | 61 |

### Conference standings

Eastern Conference Wild Card :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | AT | x – Boston Bruins | 82 | 51 | 26 | 5 | 40 | 255 | 220 | +35 | 107 |
| 2 | ME | x – Washington Capitals | 82 | 44 | 26 | 12 | 35 | 275 | 245 | +30 | 100 |
| 3 | ME | e – New York Islanders | 82 | 37 | 35 | 10 | 34 | 231 | 237 | −6 | 84 |
| 4 | ME | e – Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 37 | 38 | 7 | 26 | 262 | 300 | −38 | 81 |
| 5 | AT | e – Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 32 | 39 | 11 | 25 | 232 | 290 | −58 | 75 |
| 6 | AT | e – Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 32 | 40 | 10 | 21 | 230 | 312 | −82 | 74 |
| 7 | AT | e – Ottawa Senators | 82 | 33 | 42 | 7 | 26 | 227 | 266 | −39 | 73 |
| 8 | ME | e – New Jersey Devils | 82 | 27 | 46 | 9 | 19 | 248 | 307 | −59 | 63 |
| 9 | ME | e – Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 25 | 46 | 11 | 20 | 211 | 298 | −87 | 61 |
| 10 | AT | e – Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 22 | 49 | 11 | 16 | 221 | 319 | −98 | 55 |

## Schedule and results
### Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on August 16, 2021. The Islanders' game against the New Jersey Devils on October 7, 2021, was cancelled due to a power outage at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

### Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on July 22, 2021, with only about a handful of games scheduled in February because NHL players were planning to participate in the 2022 Winter Olympics. However, on December 22, the NHL announced that its players would not participate in the 2022 Winter Olympics due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
2021–22 game log :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

## Player statistics

As of May 1, 2022

### Skaters

Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Brock Nelson | 72 | 37 | 22 | 59 | –5 | 33 |
| Mathew Barzal | 73 | 15 | 44 | 59 | –15 | 18 |
| Noah Dobson | 80 | 13 | 38 | 51 | –3 | 18 |
| Anders Lee | 76 | 28 | 18 | 46 | –11 | 34 |
| Josh Bailey | 74 | 14 | 30 | 44 | –7 | 6 |
| Jean-Gabriel Pageau | 77 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 0 | 30 |
| Zach Parise | 82 | 15 | 20 | 35 | –2 | 28 |
| Anthony Beauvillier | 75 | 12 | 22 | 34 | –10 | 12 |
| Kyle Palmieri | 69 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 0 | 57 |
| Adam Pelech | 78 | 3 | 25 | 28 | +20 | 42 |
| Oliver Wahlstrom | 73 | 13 | 11 | 24 | –6 | 74 |
| Ryan Pulock | 56 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 0 | 2 |
| Kieffer Bellows | 45 | 6 | 13 | 19 | –1 | 19 |
| Scott Mayfield | 61 | 3 | 15 | 18 | –5 | 55 |
| Casey Cizikas | 74 | 10 | 6 | 16 | –3 | 48 |
| Cal Clutterbuck | 59 | 6 | 9 | 15 | –6 | 10 |
| Zdeno Chara | 72 | 2 | 12 | 14 | +8 | 85 |
| Sebastian Aho | 36 | 2 | 10 | 12 | –6 | 10 |
| Andy Greene | 69 | 2 | 8 | 10 | –13 | 10 |
| Matt Martin | 71 | 3 | 4 | 7 | –2 | 70 |
| Ross Johnston | 32 | 2 | 5 | 7 | –3 | 44 |
| Austin Czarnik | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +5 | 0 |
| Robin Salo | 21 | 1 | 4 | 5 | –6 | 4 |
| Otto Koivula | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | –2 | 0 |
| Andy Andreoff | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 | 0 |
| Grant Hutton | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 | 4 |
| Richard Panik | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | –2 | 0 |
| Leo Komarov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Thomas Hickey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –3 | 0 |
| Paul LaDue | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –2 | 0 |
| Michael Dal Colle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 |

### Goaltenders

Regular season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Ilya Sorokin | 52 | 52 | 3,072:17 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 123 | 2.40 | 1,643 | .925 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Semyon Varlamov | 31 | 29 | 1,792:17 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 87 | 2.91 | 978 | .911 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cory Schneider | 1 | 1 | 60:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 | 30 | .900 | 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 2021–22 season.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| July 16, 2021 (2021-07-16) | To Detroit Red WingsNick Leddy | To New York IslandersRichard Panik EDM's 2nd-round pick in 2021 |
| July 17, 2021 (2021-07-17) | To Arizona CoyotesAndrew Ladd COL's 2nd-round pick in 2021 2nd-round pick in 2022 Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2023 | To New York IslandersFuture considerations |
| November 4, 2021 (2021-11-04) | Buffalo SabresJohnny Boychuk | To New York IslandersFuture considerations |

### Free agents

| Date | Player | Team | Contract term |
| August 26, 2021 (2021-08-26) | Robert Carpenter | to Milwaukee Admirals (AHL) | 1-year |
| September 15, 2021 (2021-09-15) | Tanner Fritz | to Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) | 1-year |
| September 10, 2021 (2021-09-10) | Zach Parise | from Minnesota Wild | — |
| September 18, 2021 (2021-09-18) | Zdeno Chara | from Washington Capitals | 1-year |
| September 20, 2021 (2021-09-20) | Andy Andreoff | from Philadelphia Flyers | 1-year |
| September 20, 2021 (2021-09-20) | Paul LaDue | from Washington Capitals | 1-year |
| October 5, 2021 (2021-10-05) | Josh Ho-Sang | to Toronto Marlies (AHL) | 1-year |

### Waivers

| Date | Player | Team | Ref |
| February 8, 2022 (2022-02-08) | Austin Czarnik | to Seattle Kraken | |
| March 6, 2022 (2022-03-06) | Austin Czarnik | from Seattle Kraken | |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Contract term |
| August 6, 2021 (2021-08-06) | Adam Pelech | 8-year |
| August 14, 2021 (2021-08-14) | Aatu Raty | 3-year |
| September 1, 2021 (2021-09-01) | Anthony Beauvillier | 3-year |
| September 1, 2021 (2021-09-01) | Casey Cizikas | 6-year |
| September 1, 2021 (2021-09-01) | Kyle Palmieri | 4-year |
| September 1, 2021 (2021-09-01) | Ilya Sorokin | 3-year |
| September 20, 2021 (2021-09-20) | Cole Bardreau | 2-year |
| September 20, 2021 (2021-09-20) | Otto Koivula | 1-year |
| September 20, 2021 (2021-09-20) | Dmytro Timashov | 1-year |
| September 21, 2021 (2021-09-21) | Kieffer Bellows | — |
| September 21, 2021 (2021-09-21) | Michael Dal Colle | — |
| September 21, 2021 (2021-09-21) | Cory Schneider | — |
| October 14, 2021 (2021-10-14) | Ryan Pulock | 8-year |
| October 26, 2021 (2021-10-26) | Ross Johnston | 4-year |
| March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21) | Cal Clutterbuck | 2-year |
| March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21) | Zach Parise | 1-year |
| April 21, 2022 (2022-04-21) | William Dufour | 3-year |
| May 25, 2022 (2022-05-25) | Ruslan Iskhakov | 2-year |

## Draft picks

Below are the New York Islanders' selections at the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on July 23 and 24, 2021, in a remote format, with teams convening via videoconferencing, and Commissioner Gary Bettman announcing selections from the NHL Network studios in Secaucus, New Jersey.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/junior/club team |
| 2 | 52$^1$ | Aatu Raty | C | Finland | Oulun Kärpät (Liiga) |
| 3 | 93 | Tristan Lennox | G | Canada | Saginaw Spirit (OHL) |
| 4 | 125 | Cameron Berg | C | United States | Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) |
| 5 | 157 | Eetu Liukas | LW | Finland | HC TPS (Liiga) |
| 6 | 189 | Aleksi Malinen | D | Finland | JYP Jyväskylä (Liiga) |
| 7 | 221 | Tomas Machu | D | Czech Republic | HC Vítkovice Ridera (ELH) |
* The Edmonton Oilers' second-round pick went to the New York Islanders as the result of a trade on July 16, 2021, that sent Nick Leddy to the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for Richard Panik and this pick.