# 2013–14 New York Islanders season

The 2013–14 New York Islanders season was the 42nd season in the franchise's history. The Islanders finished last in the Metropolitan Division and did not qualify for the National Hockey League (NHL) playoffs.

## Regular season
### Stadium Series

The Islanders played against their rivals, the New York Rangers, at the 2014 NHL Stadium Series at Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, New York City, on January 29, 2014. The Rangers won the game 2–1.

## Standings

Metropolitan Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | y – Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 51 | 24 | 7 | 44 | 249 | 207 | +42 | 109 |
| 2 | x – New York Rangers | 82 | 45 | 31 | 6 | 41 | 218 | 193 | +25 | 96 |
| 3 | x – Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 42 | 30 | 10 | 39 | 236 | 235 | +1 | 94 |
| 4 | x – Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 43 | 32 | 7 | 38 | 231 | 216 | +15 | 93 |
| 5 | Washington Capitals | 82 | 38 | 30 | 14 | 28 | 235 | 240 | −5 | 90 |
| 6 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 35 | 29 | 18 | 35 | 197 | 208 | −11 | 88 |
| 7 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 36 | 35 | 11 | 34 | 207 | 230 | −23 | 83 |
| 8 | New York Islanders | 82 | 34 | 37 | 11 | 25 | 225 | 267 | −42 | 79 |
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 | 43 | 32 | 7 | 38 | 231 | 216 | +15 | 93 |
| 2 | AT | x – Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 39 | 28 | 15 | 34 | 222 | 230 | −8 | 93 |
| 3 | ME | Washington Capitals | 82 | 38 | 30 | 14 | 28 | 235 | 240 | −5 | 90 |
| 4 | ME | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 35 | 29 | 18 | 35 | 197 | 208 | −11 | 88 |
| 5 | AT | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 37 | 31 | 14 | 30 | 236 | 265 | −29 | 88 |
| 6 | AT | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 38 | 36 | 8 | 29 | 231 | 256 | −25 | 84 |
| 7 | ME | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 36 | 35 | 11 | 34 | 207 | 230 | −23 | 83 |
| 8 | ME | New York Islanders | 82 | 34 | 37 | 11 | 25 | 225 | 267 | −42 | 79 |
| 9 | AT | Florida Panthers | 82 | 29 | 45 | 8 | 21 | 196 | 268 | −72 | 66 |
| 10 | AT | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 21 | 51 | 10 | 14 | 157 | 248 | −91 | 52 |

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

2013–14 Game Log :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

## Playoffs

The Islanders failed to make the playoffs despite qualifying the previous year in 2012–13.

## Injuries
### Pre-season

| Player | Injury | Date | Returned | Games missed |
| Cal Clutterbuck | Lower-body-injury (leg) | September 17, 2013 | — | 6 games |

### Regular season

Updated as of January 12, 2014
| Player | Injury | Date | Returned | Games missed |
| Cal Clutterbuck | Lower-body-injury | From pre-season | October 11, 2013 | 3 games |
| Lubomir Visnovsky | Concussion | October 20, 2013 | | 39 games |
| Brian Strait | Upper-body-injury | October 22, 2013 | December 12, 2013 | 23 games |
| Evgeni Nabokov | Lower-body-injury (groin) | November 16, 2013 | December 12, 2013 | 11 games |
| Radek Martinek | Upper-body-injury (back) | December 12, 2013 | | 15 games |
| Evgeni Nabokov | Lower-body-injury | January 6, 2014 | | 3 games |
| Frans Nielsen | Broken hand | February 8, 2014 | March 2, 2014 | 3 games |
| John Tavares | MCL and meniscus tear | February 19, 2014 | N/A | 22 games |

## Suspensions/fines

| Player | Explanation | Length | Salary | Date issued |
| Frans Nielsen | Slashing Phoenix Coyotes forward Martin Hanzal in NHL Game No. 38 on Long Island on Tuesday, October 8, 2013, at 13:42 of the third period. | Fine | $5,000 | October 10, 2013 |
| Michael Grabner | An illegal check to the head of Carolina Hurricanes forward Nathan Gerbe during NHL Game No. 117 on Long Island on Saturday, October 19, 2013, at approximately 6:42 of the first period. | 2 games | $30,769.24 | October 21, 2013 |

## Player statistics

Final stats

### Skaters

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Kyle Okposo | 71 | 27 | 42 | 69 | −9 | 51 |
| John Tavares | 59 | 24 | 42 | 66 | −6 | 40 |
| Frans Nielsen | 80 | 25 | 33 | 58 | −11 | 8 |
| Thomas Vanek$^{†‡}$ | 47 | 17 | 27 | 44 | 4 | 34 |
| Josh Bailey | 77 | 8 | 30 | 38 | −8 | 26 |
| Brock Nelson | 72 | 14 | 12 | 26 | −10 | 12 |
| Michael Grabner | 64 | 12 | 14 | 26 | −10 | 12 |
| Andrew MacDonald$^‡$ | 63 | 4 | 20 | 24 | −19 | 34 |
| Thomas Hickey | 82 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 5 | 34 |
| Cal Clutterbuck | 73 | 12 | 7 | 19 | −9 | 50 |
| Colin McDonald | 70 | 8 | 10 | 18 | −22 | 34 |
| Ryan Strome | 37 | 7 | 11 | 18 | −1 | 8 |
| Travis Hamonic | 69 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 68 |
| Casey Cizikas | 80 | 6 | 10 | 16 | −12 | 30 |
| Calvin de Haan | 51 | 3 | 13 | 16 | −7 | 30 |
| Matt Donovan | 52 | 2 | 14 | 16 | −9 | 26 |
| Anders Lee | 22 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 14 |
| Matt Martin | 79 | 8 | 6 | 14 | −11 | 90 |
| Lubomir Visnovsky | 24 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −1 | 10 |
| Matt Moulson$^‡$ | 11 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| Pierre-Marc Bouchard$^‡$ | 28 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −9 | 12 |
| Brian Strait | 47 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −14 | 14 |
| Peter Regin$^‡$ | 44 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −10 | 18 |
| Eric Boulton | 23 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 88 |
| Aaron Ness | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −13 | 10 |
| Matt Carkner | 53 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −10 | 149 |
| Radek Martinek | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Kevin Czuczman | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −5 | 14 |
| Mike Halmo | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 32 |
| John Persson | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −4 | 6 |
| Johan Sundstrom | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Brett Gallant | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Scott Mayfield | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 7 |
| Justin Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 7 |

### Goaltenders

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Evgeni Nabokov | 40 | 39 | 2,254:14 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 103 | 2.74 | 1085 | 0.905 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Kevin Poulin | 28 | 26 | 1,625:19 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 89 | 3.29 | 820 | 0.891 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anders Nilsson | 19 | 17 | 1,101:10 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 57 | 3.11 | 548 | 0.896 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
$^†$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 2013–14 season:

### Trades

| June 30, 2013 | To Minnesota WildNino Niederreiter | To New York IslandersCal Clutterbuck NJD's 3rd-round draft pick in 2013 |
| October 27, 2013 | To Buffalo Sabres Matt Moulson conditional 1st-round draft pick in 2014 2nd-round draft pick in 2015 | To New York Islanders Thomas Vanek |
| February 6, 2014 | To Chicago BlackhawksPeter Regin Pierre-Marc Bouchard | To New York Islanders4th-round draft pick in 2014 |
| March 4, 2014 | To Philadelphia FlyersAndrew MacDonald | To New York IslandersMatt Mangene 3rd-round draft pick in 2014 2nd-round draft pick in 2015 |
| March 5, 2014 | To Montreal CanadiensThomas Vanek Conditional 5th-round draft pick in 2014 | To New York IslandersSebastian Collberg Conditional 2nd-round draft pick in 2014 |
| May 1, 2014 | To Washington CapitalsCHI's 4th-round draft pick in 2014 | To New York IslandersJaroslav Halak (rights) |
| June 5, 2014 | To San Jose SharksConditional 5th-round draft pick in 2015 | To New York IslandersDan Boyle (rights) |

### Player signings

| Player | Date | Contract terms |
| Evgeni Nabokov | July 5, 2013 | 1 year, $3.25 million |
| Travis Hamonic | July 5, 2013 | 7 years, $27 million |
| Kevin Poulin | July 8, 2013 | 1 year, $577,500 |
| Cal Clutterbuck | July 9, 2013 | 4 years, $11 million |
| Josh Bailey | July 15, 2013 | 5 years, $16.5 million |
| Thomas Hickey | July 18, 2013 | 2 years, $1.35 million |
| Ryan Pulock | September 29, 2013 | 3 years, $4.275 million entry-level contract |
| Radek Martinek | October 23, 2013 | 1 year, $600,000 |
| Adam Pelech | March 15, 2014 | 3 years, $2.563 million entry-level contract |
| Eric Boulton | March 23, 2014 | 1 year, $775,000 contract extension |
| Loic Leduc | April 28, 2014 | 3 years, $1.845 million entry-level contract |
| Jaroslav Halak | May 22, 2014 | 4 years, $18 million |
| Ville Pokka | May 28, 2014 | 3 years, $5.325 million entry-level contract |
| Jesse Graham | May 31, 2014 | 3 years, $1.815 million entry-level contract |

## Draft picks

New York Islanders' picks at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, which was held in Newark, New Jersey on June 30, 2013.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 15 | Ryan Pulock | Defence | Canada | Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) |
| 3 | 70 | Eamon McAdam | Goaltender | United States | Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) |
| 3 | 76 | Taylor Cammarata | Center/Left Wing | United States | Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) |
| 4 | 106 | Stephon Williams | Goaltender | United States | Minnesota State (WCHA) |
| 5 | 136 | Victor Crus Rydberg | Center | Sweden | Linköpings HC (Sweden–Jr) |
| 6 | 166 | Alan Quine | Center | Canada | Belleville Bulls (OHL) |
| 7 | 196 | Kyle Burroughs | Defence | Canada | Regina Pats (WHL) |

### Draft notes

* The New York Islanders' second-round pick went to the Anaheim Ducks as the result of a June 22, 2012 trade that sent Lubomir Visnovsky to the Islanders in exchange for this pick.
* $^a$ The New Jersey Devils' third-round pick went to the New York Islanders (via Minnesota) as a result of a June 30, 2013 trade that sent Nino Niederreiter to the Wild in exchange for Cal Clutterbuck and this pick.