# 2017–18 New York Islanders season

The 2017–18 New York Islanders season was the 46th season in the franchise's history. 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.

## Standings
### Divisional standings

Metropolitan Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | 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 |

### Conference standings

Eastern Conference Wild Card :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | 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 |

## Schedule and results
### Preseason

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

### Regular season

The Islanders published their regular season schedule on June 22, 2017.
2017–18 game log :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

## Player statistics

As of April 7, 2018

### Skaters

Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Mathew Barzal | 82 | 22 | 63 | 85 | 1 | 30 |
| John Tavares | 82 | 37 | 47 | 84 | −12 | 26 |
| Josh Bailey | 76 | 18 | 53 | 71 | −20 | 17 |
| Anders Lee | 82 | 40 | 22 | 62 | −25 | 44 |
| Jordan Eberle | 81 | 25 | 34 | 59 | 5 | 21 |
| Nick Leddy | 80 | 10 | 32 | 42 | −42 | 20 |
| Anthony Beauvillier | 71 | 21 | 15 | 36 | 2 | 16 |
| Brock Nelson | 82 | 19 | 16 | 35 | −4 | 43 |
| Ryan Pulock | 68 | 10 | 22 | 32 | −4 | 14 |
| Andrew Ladd | 73 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 11 | 24 |
| Thomas Hickey | 69 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 20 | 24 |
| Adam Pelech | 78 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 28 |
| Cal Clutterbuck | 76 | 8 | 10 | 18 | −7 | 53 |
| Johnny Boychuk | 58 | 6 | 12 | 18 | −8 | 30 |
| Casey Cizikas | 64 | 7 | 10 | 17 | −12 | 23 |
| Josh Ho-Sang | 22 | 2 | 10 | 12 | −7 | 2 |
| Scott Mayfield | 47 | 2 | 10 | 12 | −6 | 45 |
| Calvin de Haan | 33 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 |
| Jason Chimera$^‡$ | 58 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −11 | 25 |
| Tanner Fritz | 34 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 8 |
| Ross Johnston | 24 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 62 |
| Dennis Seidenberg | 28 | 0 | 5 | 5 | −9 | 17 |
| Sebastian Aho | 22 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −5 | 6 |
| Nikolay Kulemin | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Quine | 21 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −2 | 4 |
| Shane Prince | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −3 | 11 |
| Brandon Davidson$^†$ | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −8 | 4 |
| Chris Wagner$^†$ | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −3 | 2 |
| Michael Dal Colle | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Bernier | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 |

### Goaltenders

Regular season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| 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.

## Awards and honors
### Awards

Regular season :
| Player | Award | Date |
| Mathew Barzal | Calder Memorial Trophy | June 20, 2018 |

## Transactions

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

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 21, 2017 (2017-06-21) | To Vegas Golden KnightsJake Bischoff Mikhail Grabovski NYI's 1st-round pick (15th overall) in 2017 NYI's 2nd-round pick in 2019 | To New York IslandersExpansion Draft considerations$^1$ |
| June 22, 2017 (2017-06-22) | To Edmonton OilersRyan Strome | To New York IslandersJordan Eberle |
| June 24, 2017 (2017-06-24) | To Calgary FlamesTravis Hamonic NYI's conditional 4th-round pick in 2019 or 2020 | To New York IslandersCGY's 1st-round pick in 2018 CGY's 2nd-round pick in 2018 CGY's conditional 2nd-round pick in 2019 or 2020 |
| July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) | To Tampa Bay LightningCarter Verhaeghe | To New York IslandersKristers Gudlevskis |
| February 24, 2018 (2018-02-24) | To Edmonton Oilers3rd-round pick in 2019 | To New York IslandersBrandon Davidson |
| February 26, 2018 (2018-02-26) | To Anaheim DucksJason Chimera | To New York IslandersChris Wagner |
* This trade ensured that the Vegas Golden Knights would select Jean-Francois Berube in the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft.

### Player signings

| Date | Player | Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) |
| July 5, 2017 (2017-07-05) | Sebastian Aho | 3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract |
| July 11, 2017 (2017-07-11) | Kristers Gudlevskis | 1-year, $650,000 |
| July 14, 2017 (2017-07-14) | Christopher Gibson | 1-year, $650,000 |
| July 24, 2017 (2017-07-24) | Adam Pelech | 4-year, $6.4 million |
| July 27, 2017 (2017-07-27) | Connor Jones | 1-year, $650,000 |
| August 2, 2017 (2017-08-02) | Calvin de Haan | 1-year, $3.3 million |
| August 8, 2017 (2017-08-08) | Stephen Gionta | 1-year, $650,000 |
| September 22, 2017 (2017-09-22) | Kieffer Bellows | 3-year, $3.4125 million entry-level contract |
| January 4, 2018 (2018-01-04) | Scott Mayfield | 5-year, $7.25 million contract extension |
| February 23, 2018 (2018-02-23) | Josh Bailey | 6-year, $30 million contract extension |
| March 21, 2018 (2018-03-21) | Otto Koivula | 3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract |
| April 6, 2018 (2018-04-06) | David Quenneville | 3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract |

## Draft picks

Below are the List of New York Islanders draft picks' selections at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 23 and 24, 2017, at the United Center in Chicago.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/junior/club team |
| 2 | 46 | Robin Salo | D | Finland | Vaasan Sport (Liiga) |
| 3 | 77 | Ben Mirageas | D | United States | Chicago Steel (USHL) |
| 5 | 139 | Sebastian Aho | D | Sweden | Skellefteå AIK (SHL) |
| 6 | 165$^1$ | Arnaud Durandeau | LW | Canada | Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) |
| 7 | 201 | Logan Cockerill | RW | United States | U.S. NTDP (USHL) |
* The Los Angeles Kings' sixth-round pick went to the New York Islanders as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017, that sent a sixth-round pick in 2018 to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.