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===
===Conference standings===
==Schedule and results==
===Preseason===
The preseason schedule was published on June 22, 2023.
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# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap
1 	September 26 	NY Islanders 	2–4 	NY Rangers 	 	Varlamov 	16,643 	0–1–0 	
2 	September 27 	Philadelphia 	1–2 	NY Islanders 	 	Appleby 	9,106 	1–1–0 	
— 	September 29 	NY Rangers 	– 	NY Islanders 	Postponed due to flooding in the New York metropolitan area; moved to September 30	Postponed due to flooding in the New York metropolitan area; moved to September 30	Postponed due to flooding in the New York metropolitan area; moved to September 30	Postponed due to flooding in the New York metropolitan area; moved to September 30	Postponed due to flooding in the New York metropolitan area; moved to September 30
3 	September 30 	NY Rangers 	3–5 	NY Islanders 	 	Varlamov 	12,940 	2–1–0 	
4 	October 2 	NY Islanders 	5–6 	New Jersey 	 	Appleby 	8,811 	2–2–0 	
5 	October 5 	NY Islanders 	2–5 	Philadelphia 	 	Varlamov 	11,289 	2–3–0 	
6 	October 6 	New Jersey 	3–0 	NY Islanders 	 	Sorokin 	10,978 	2–4–0 	
===Regular season===
The regular season schedule was published on June 27, 2023.
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# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 14 	Buffalo 	2–3 	NY Islanders 	 	Sorokin 	17,255 	1–0–0 	2 	
2 	October 17 	Arizona 	0–1 	NY Islanders 	 	Sorokin 	14,456 	2–0–0 	4 	
3 	October 20 	New Jersey 	5–4 	NY Islanders 	OT 	Sorokin 	17,255 	2–0–1 	5 	
4 	October 21 	NY Islanders 	1–3 	Buffalo 	 	Varlamov 	16,179 	2–1–1 	5 	
5 	October 24 	Colorado 	7–4 	NY Islanders 	 	Sorokin 	14,856 	2–2–1 	5 	
6 	October 26 	Ottawa 	2–3 	NY Islanders 	 	Sorokin 	14,911 	3–2–1 	7 	
7 	October 28 	NY Islanders 	2–0 	Columbus 	 	Varlamov 	15,424 	4–2–1 	9 	
8 	October 30 	Detroit 	4–3 	NY Islanders 	OT 	Sorokin 	15,407 	4–2–2 	10 	
===Playoffs===
The Islanders faced the Carolina Hurricanes in the first round, losing the series in five games.
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Eastern Conference first round vs. (M2) Carolina Hurricanes: Carolina won 4–1	Eastern Conference first round vs. (M2) Carolina Hurricanes: Carolina won 4–1	Eastern Conference first round vs. (M2) Carolina Hurricanes: Carolina won 4–1	Eastern Conference first round vs. (M2) Carolina Hurricanes: Carolina won 4–1	Eastern Conference first round vs. (M2) Carolina Hurricanes: Carolina won 4–1	Eastern Conference first round vs. (M2) Carolina Hurricanes: Carolina won 4–1	Eastern Conference first round vs. (M2) Carolina Hurricanes: Carolina won 4–1	Eastern Conference first round vs. (M2) Carolina Hurricanes: Carolina won 4–1	Eastern Conference first round vs. (M2) Carolina Hurricanes: Carolina won 4–1	Eastern Conference first round vs. (M2) Carolina Hurricanes: Carolina won 4–1
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Series 	Recap
1 	April 20 	NY Islanders 	1–3 	Carolina 	 	Varlamov 	18,825 	0–1 	
2 	April 22 	NY Islanders 	3–5 	Carolina 	 	Varlamov 	18,905 	0–2 	
3 	April 25 	Carolina 	3–2 	NY Islanders 	 	Sorokin 	17,255 	0–3 	
4 	April 27 	Carolina 	2–3 	NY Islanders 	2OT 	Varlamov 	17,255 	1–3 	
5 	April 30 	NY Islanders 	3–6 	Carolina 	 	Varlamov 	18,874 	1–4 	
==Player statistics==
As of April 30, 2024
===Skaters===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	80	23	57	80	 	34
 	79	10	60	70	+12	36
 	82	34	35	69	 	28
 	81	33	35	68	 	39
 	82	30	24	54	 	26
 	81	20	17	37	+2 	68
 	82	11	22	33	 	13
 	74	10	18	28	+4 	18
 	75	15	10	25	+2 	14
† 	59	6 	18	24	+1 	28
 	70	10	13	23	 	22
 	81	7 	15	22	+23	20
 	82	7 	12	19	+4 	32
 	58	5 	14	19	+3 	12
 	58	1 	15	16	 	27
 	45	4 	10	14	 	6
 	27	5 	4 	9 	 	8
 	32	4 	5 	9 	+5 	11
 	58	2 	7 	9 	 	12
 	57	4 	4 	8 	+7 	43
 	32	2 	4 	6 	 	8
 	34	2 	3 	5 	 	6
 	41	0 	5 	5 	 	35
 	1 	0 	1 	1 	0 	0
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	+1 	0
† 	23	0 	0 	0 	 	20
Playoffs
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	5	2	3	5	 	4
 	5	2	2	4	 	10
 	5	1	3	4	 	6
 	5	1	2	3	 	0
 	5	1	2	3	 	12
 	5	0	3	3	+1	0
 	5	1	1	2	 	0
 	5	1	1	2	 	0
 	5	1	1	2	 	0
 	5	1	1	2	 	14
 	5	0	2	2	 	4
 	5	1	0	1	 	5
 	5	0	1	1	+2	0
 	5	0	1	1	 	6
 	5	0	1	1	 	14
 	3	0	0	0	+1	0
 	1	0	0	0	0 	0
 	4	0	0	0	0 	2
 	3	0	0	0	 	16
 	5	0	0	0	 	10
===Goaltenders===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	56	55	3,325:59	25	19	12	167	3.01	1,821	.909	2	0	2	0
 	28	27	1,594:44	14	8 	4 	69 	2.60	837 	.918	3	0	0	0
 	1 	0 	20:00 	0 	0 	0 	2 	6.00	8 	.750	0	0	0	0
Playoffs
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	5	4	289:09	1	3	13	2.70	152	.914	0	0	0	2
 	1	1	27:14 	0	1	3 	6.61	14 	.786	0	0	0	0
==Roster==
==Transactions==
The Islanders have been involved in the following transactions during the 2023–24 season.
===Trades===
Date	Details 	Details 	Ref
 	To Chicago BlackhawksJosh Bailey2nd-round pick in 2026	To New York IslandersFuture considerations	
 	To New Jersey DevilsArnaud Durandeau 	To New York IslandersTyce Thompson 	
 	To St. Louis Blues7th-round pick in 2024 	To New York IslandersRobert Bortuzzo 	
===Free agents===
Date	Player 	Team 	Contract term	Ref
 	Parker Wotherspoon	to Boston Bruins 	1-year 	
 	Julien Gauthier 	from Ottawa Senators 	2-year 	
 	Karson Kuhlman 	from Winnipeg Jets 	1-year 	
 	Brian Pinho 	from New Jersey Devils 	1-year 	
 	Cole Bardreau 	to Bridgeport Islanders (AHL) 	1-year 	
 	Jeff Kubiak 	to Bridgeport Islanders (AHL) 	1-year 	
 	Collin Adams 	to Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL) 	1-year 	
 	Blade Jenkins 	to Worcester Railers (ECHL) 	1-year 	
 	Bode Wilde 	to HC '05 Banská Bystrica (Slovak Extraliga)	1-year 	
 	Zach Parise 	to Colorado Avalanche 	1-year 	
 	Cam Thiesing 	from Ohio State Buckeyes (Big Ten) 	2-year 	
 	Marshall Warren 	from Michigan Wolverines (Big Ten) 	2-year 	
===Waivers===
Date	Player 	Team 	Ref
 	Ross Johnston	to Anaheim Ducks 	
 	Mike Reilly 	from Florida Panthers	
===Contract terminations===
Date	Player 	Via 	Ref
 	Andy Andreoff	Mutual termination	
===Retirement===
Date	Player 	Ref
 	Cory Schneider	
===Signings===
Date	Player 	Contract term	Ref
 	Pierre Engvall 	7-year 	
 	Scott Mayfield 	7-year 	
 	Ilya Sorokin 	8-year 	
 	Semyon Varlamov 	4-year 	
 	Oliver Wahlstrom	1-year 	
 	Jakub Skarek 	2-year 	
 	Isaiah George 	3-year 	
 	Alex Jefferies 	2-year 	
 	Henrik Tikkanen 	2-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 	D 	 	U.S. NTDP (USHL)
4 	113	Jesse Nurmi 	RW 	 	KooKoo (Liiga)
5 	145	Justin Gill 	C 	 	Sherbrooke Phoenix (QMJHL)
6 	177	Zachary Schultz 	D 	 	U.S. NTDP (USHL)
7 	209	Dennis Good Bogg	D 	 	AIK IF U20 (J20 Nationell)
==Notes==
==References==
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