2021–22 New York Islanders season

The 2021–22 New York Islanders season was the 50th season in the franchise's history. It is 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.
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
==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.
2021 preseason game log: 3–0–2 (Home: 1–0–2 ; Road: 2–0–0)	2021 preseason game log: 3–0–2 (Home: 1–0–2 ; Road: 2–0–0)	2021 preseason game log: 3–0–2 (Home: 1–0–2 ; Road: 2–0–0)	2021 preseason game log: 3–0–2 (Home: 1–0–2 ; Road: 2–0–0)	2021 preseason game log: 3–0–2 (Home: 1–0–2 ; Road: 2–0–0)	2021 preseason game log: 3–0–2 (Home: 1–0–2 ; Road: 2–0–0)	2021 preseason game log: 3–0–2 (Home: 1–0–2 ; Road: 2–0–0)	2021 preseason game log: 3–0–2 (Home: 1–0–2 ; Road: 2–0–0)	2021 preseason game log: 3–0–2 (Home: 1–0–2 ; Road: 2–0–0)	2021 preseason game log: 3–0–2 (Home: 1–0–2 ; Road: 2–0–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap
1 	September 26 	NY Islanders 	4–0 	NY Rangers 	 	Sorokin 	10,238 	1–0–0 	
2 	September 28 	NY Islanders 	3–2 	Philadelphia 	OT 	Appleby 	12,600 	2–0–0 	
3 	October 2 	New Jersey 	2–1 	NY Islanders 	OT 	— 	— 	2–0–1 	
4 	October 5 	Philadelphia 	0–3 	NY Islanders 	 	Schneider 	— 	3–0–1 	
— 	October 7 	NY Islanders 	– 	New Jersey 	Cancelled due to a power outage at the arena 	Cancelled due to a power outage at the arena 	Cancelled due to a power outage at the arena 	Cancelled due to a power outage at the arena 	Cancelled due to a power outage at the arena
5 	October 9 	NY Rangers 	5–4 	NY Islanders 	OT 	Sorokin 	— 	3–0–2 	
Notes:
 Game was played at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
===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 	2021–22 game log 	2021–22 game log 	2021–22 game log 	2021–22 game log 	2021–22 game log 	2021–22 game log 	2021–22 game log 	2021–22 game log 	2021–22 game log 	2021–22 game log
{| class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%;"	
{| class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%;"	
{| class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%;"	
{| class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%;"	
{| class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%;"	
{| class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%;"	
{| class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%;"	
{| class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%;"	
{| class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%;"	
{| class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%;"	
{| class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%;"
October: 3–2–2 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 3–2–2)	October: 3–2–2 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 3–2–2)	October: 3–2–2 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 3–2–2)	October: 3–2–2 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 3–2–2)	October: 3–2–2 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 3–2–2)	October: 3–2–2 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 3–2–2)	October: 3–2–2 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 3–2–2)	October: 3–2–2 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 3–2–2)	October: 3–2–2 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 3–2–2)	October: 3–2–2 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 3–2–2)	October: 3–2–2 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 3–2–2)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 14 	NY Islanders 	3–6 	Carolina 	 	Sorokin 	18,680 	0–1–0 	0 	
2 	October 16 	NY Islanders 	1–5 	Florida 	 	Sorokin 	12,936 	0–2–0 	0 	
3 	October 19 	NY Islanders 	4–1 	Chicago 	 	Sorokin 	20,279 	1–2–0 	2 	
4 	October 21 	NY Islanders 	2–3 	Columbus 	OT 	Sorokin 	12,937 	1–2–1 	3 	
5 	October 23 	NY Islanders 	3–0 	Arizona 	 	Sorokin 	11,690 	2–2–1 	5 	
6 	October 24 	NY Islanders 	2–0 	Vegas 	 	Sorokin 	17,699 	3–2–1 	7 	
7 	October 30 	NY Islanders 	2–3 	Nashville 	SO 	Sorokin 	17,159 	3–2–2 	8 	
==Player statistics==
As of May 1, 2022
===Skaters===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	72	37	22	59	 	33
 	73	15	44	59	 	18
 	80	13	38	51	 	18
 	76	28	18	46	 	34
 	74	14	30	44	 	6
 	77	18	21	39	0 	30
 	82	15	20	35	 	28
 	75	12	22	34	 	12
 	69	15	18	33	0 	57
 	78	3 	25	28	+20	42
 	73	13	11	24	 	74
 	56	5 	16	21	0 	2
 	45	6 	13	19	 	19
 	61	3 	15	18	 	55
 	74	10	6 	16	 	48
 	59	6 	9 	15	 	10
 	72	2 	12	14	+8 	85
 	36	2 	10	12	 	10
 	69	2 	8 	10	 	10
 	71	3 	4 	7 	 	70
 	32	2 	5 	7 	 	44
 	11	2 	3 	5 	+5 	0
 	21	1 	4 	5 	 	4
 	8 	0 	2 	2 	 	0
 	6 	1 	0 	1 	 	0
 	16	1 	0 	1 	 	4
 	4 	0 	1 	1 	 	0
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	2
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	 	0
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	 	0
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	+1 	0
===Goaltenders===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	52	52	3,072:17	26	18	8	123	2.40	1,643	.925	7	0	0	0
 	31	29	1,792:17	10	17	2	87 	2.91	978 	.911	2	0	0	0
 	1 	1 	60:00 	1 	0 	0	3 	3.00	30 	.900	0	0	0	0
==Transactions==
The Islanders have been involved in the following transactions during the 2021–22 season.
===Trades===
Date	Details 	Details 	Ref
 	To Detroit Red WingsNick Leddy 	To New York IslandersRichard PanikEDM's 2nd-round pick in 2021	
 	To Arizona CoyotesAndrew LaddCOL's 2nd-round pick in 20212nd-round pick in 2022Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2023	To New York IslandersFuture considerations 	
 	Buffalo SabresJohnny Boychuk 	To New York IslandersFuture considerations 	
===Free agents===
Date	Player 	Team 	Contract term	Ref
 	Robert Carpenter	to Milwaukee Admirals (AHL)	1-year 	
 	Tanner Fritz 	to Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL)	1-year 	
 	Zach Parise 	from Minnesota Wild 	— 	
 	Zdeno Chara 	from Washington Capitals 	1-year 	
 	Andy Andreoff 	from Philadelphia Flyers 	1-year 	
 	Paul LaDue 	from Washington Capitals 	1-year 	
 	Josh Ho-Sang 	to Toronto Marlies (AHL) 	1-year 	
===Waivers===
Date	Player 	Team 	Ref
 	Austin Czarnik	to Seattle Kraken 	
 	Austin Czarnik	from Seattle Kraken	
===Contract terminations===
Date	Player 	Via 	Ref
 	Dmytro Timashov 	Mutual termination	
 	Leo Komarov 	Mutual termination	
 	Anatolii Golyshev	Mutual termination	
===Retirement===
Date	Player 	Ref
 	Travis Zajac 	
 	Braydon Coburn	
===Signings===
Date	Player 	Contract term	Ref
 	Adam Pelech 	8-year 	
 	Aatu Raty 	3-year 	
 	Anthony Beauvillier	3-year 	
 	Casey Cizikas 	6-year 	
 	Kyle Palmieri 	4-year 	
 	Ilya Sorokin 	3-year 	
 	Cole Bardreau 	2-year 	
 	Otto Koivula 	1-year 	
 	Dmytro Timashov 	1-year 	
 	Kieffer Bellows 	— 	
 	Michael Dal Colle 	— 	
 	Cory Schneider 	— 	
 	Ryan Pulock 	8-year 	
 	Ross Johnston 	4-year 	
 	Cal Clutterbuck 	2-year 	
 	Zach Parise 	1-year 	
 	William Dufour 	3-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 (League)
2 	521	Aatu Raty 	C 	 	Oulun Kärpät (Liiga)
3 	93 	Tristan Lennox	G 	 	Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
4 	125	Cameron Berg 	C 	 	Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)
5 	157	Eetu Liukas 	LW 	 	HC TPS (Liiga)
6 	189	Aleksi Malinen	D 	 	JYP Jyväskylä (Liiga)
7 	221	Tomas Machu 	D 	 	HC Vítkovice Ridera (ELH)
Notes:
# 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.
==Notes==
==References==
Category:New York Islanders seasons
New York Islanders
New York Islanders