2018–19 New York Islanders season

The 2018–19 New York Islanders season was the 47th season in the franchise's history. It will be their fourth season in the Barclays Center in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, which they moved into after leaving Nassau Coliseum in Nassau County on Long Island at the conclusion of the 2014–15 season. The Islanders also use Nassau Coliseum as a part-time venue starting this year where they will play half of their 41 regular season home games, and as well as all First Round playoff home games. The Islanders entered the season looking to improve on their 35–37–10 record from the previous season, as well as make the playoffs for the first time since the 2015–16 season. They were able to improve their performance, despite losing their longtime captain and franchise player John Tavares in free agency. The Islanders clinched a playoff spot on March 30, 2019, with a 5–1 win against the Buffalo Sabres. On April 16, the Islanders swept the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round, making it their first playoff series sweep since the 1983 Stanley Cup playoffs. However, in the second round, the Islanders were not able to capitalize on their success against Pittsburgh, as they were swept by the Carolina Hurricanes.
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
==Schedule and results==
===Preseason===
The preseason schedule was published on June 15, 2018.
2018 preseason game log: 5–3–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 2–2–0)	2018 preseason game log: 5–3–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 2–2–0)	2018 preseason game log: 5–3–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 2–2–0)	2018 preseason game log: 5–3–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 2–2–0)	2018 preseason game log: 5–3–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 2–2–0)	2018 preseason game log: 5–3–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 2–2–0)	2018 preseason game log: 5–3–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 2–2–0)	2018 preseason game log: 5–3–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 2–2–0)	2018 preseason game log: 5–3–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 2–2–0)	2018 preseason game log: 5–3–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 2–2–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap
1 	September 16 	Philadelphia 	0–3 	NY Islanders 	 	Lehner 	— 	1–0–0 	Recap
2 	September 17 	NY Islanders 	1–3 	Philadelphia 	 	Greiss 	17,725 	1–1–0 	Recap
3 	September 18 	Philadelphia 	5–1 	NY Islanders 	 	Lehner 	4,744 	1–2–0 	Recap
4 	September 20 	New Jersey 	0–2 	NY Islanders 	 	Greiss 	4,722 	2–2–0 	Recap
5 	September 21 	NY Islanders 	3–2 	Philadelphia 	OT 	Lehner 	— 	3–2–0 	Recap
6 	September 22 	NY Rangers 	2–5 	NY Islanders 	 	Greiss 	— 	4–2–0 	Recap
7 	September 26 	NY Islanders 	4–3 	NY Rangers 	OT 	Lehner 	13,347 	5–2–0 	Recap
8 	September 28 	NY Islanders 	4–5 	Buffalo 	 	Greiss 	— 	5–3–0 	Recap
Notes:
 Game was played at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
 Game was played at PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
 Game was played at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
 Game was played at Tribute Communities Centre in Oshawa, Ontario.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
 Game was played at PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
 Game was played at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
 Game was played at Tribute Communities Centre in Oshawa, Ontario.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
 Game was played at PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
 Game was played at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
 Game was played at Tribute Communities Centre in Oshawa, Ontario.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
 Game was played at PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
 Game was played at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
 Game was played at Tribute Communities Centre in Oshawa, Ontario.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
 Game was played at PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
 Game was played at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
 Game was played at Tribute Communities Centre in Oshawa, Ontario.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
 Game was played at PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
 Game was played at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
 Game was played at Tribute Communities Centre in Oshawa, Ontario.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
 Game was played at PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
 Game was played at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
 Game was played at Tribute Communities Centre in Oshawa, Ontario.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
 Game was played at PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
 Game was played at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
 Game was played at Tribute Communities Centre in Oshawa, Ontario.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
 Game was played at PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
 Game was played at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
 Game was played at Tribute Communities Centre in Oshawa, Ontario.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
 Game was played at PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
 Game was played at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
 Game was played at Tribute Communities Centre in Oshawa, Ontario.
===Regular season===
The regular season schedule was released on June 21, 2018.
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# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 4 	NY Islanders 	2–1 	Carolina 	OT 	Greiss 	18,680 	1–0–0 	2 	Recap
2 	October 6 	Nashville 	4–3 	NY Islanders 	 	Greiss 	12,163 	1–1–0 	2 	Recap
3 	October 8 	San Jose 	0–4 	NY Islanders 	 	Lehner 	8,790 	2–1–0 	4 	Recap
4 	October 13 	NY Islanders 	2–5 	Nashville 	 	Lehner 	17,208 	2–2–0 	4 	Recap
5 	October 17 	NY Islanders 	1–4 	Anaheim 	 	Greiss 	16,909 	2–3–0 	4 	Recap
6 	October 18 	NY Islanders 	7–2 	Los Angeles 	 	Lehner 	18,230 	3–3–0 	6 	Recap
7 	October 20 	NY Islanders 	1–4 	San Jose 	 	Lehner 	17,414 	3–4–0 	6 	Recap
8 	October 24 	Florida 	3–2 	NY Islanders 	OT 	Lehner 	9,743 	3–4–1 	7 	Recap
9 	October 27 	NY Islanders 	6–1 	Philadelphia 	 	Lehner 	19,247 	4–4–1 	9 	Recap
10 	October 28 	NY Islanders 	2–1 	Carolina 	 	Greiss 	10,367 	5–4–1 	11 	Recap
11 	October 30 	NY Islanders 	6–3 	Pittsburgh 	 	Lehner 	18,509 	6–4–1 	13 	Recap
===Playoffs===
The Islanders faced the Pittsburgh Penguins in the First Round of the playoffs, and swept the series in four games, marking the first time since the 1982–83 season that they swept the series.
The Islanders faced the Carolina Hurricanes in the Second Round of the playoffs, and were swept in four games.
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# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Series 	Recap
1 	April 10 	Pittsburgh 	3–4 	NY Islanders 	OT 	Lehner 	13,917 	1–0 	Recap
2 	April 12 	Pittsburgh 	1–3 	NY Islanders 	 	Lehner 	13,917 	2–0 	Recap
3 	April 14 	NY Islanders 	4–1 	Pittsburgh 	 	Lehner 	18,610 	3–0 	Recap
4 	April 16 	NY Islanders 	3–1 	Pittsburgh 	 	Lehner 	18,609 	4–0 	Recap
==Player statistics==
As of May 3, 2019
===Skaters===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	82	18	44	62	 	46
 	82	16	40	56	+8 	21
 	82	25	28	53	+20	28
 	82	28	23	51	+20	58
 	78	19	18	37	 	17
 	82	9 	28	37	+21	22
 	73	20	13	33	+22	36
 	72	17	14	31	+19	16
 	71	18	10	28	+1 	8
 	82	6 	20	26	+18	42
 	82	4 	22	26	0 	18
 	73	8 	15	23	+6 	44
 	78	5 	16	21	+22	24
 	79	4 	15	19	+18	68
 	74	3 	16	19	+10	25
 	48	5 	13	18	+7 	4
 	67	6 	8 	14	+5 	53
 	26	3 	8 	11	+3 	16
 	36	4 	5 	9 	+1 	10
 	28	3 	4 	7 	+3 	2
 	17	1 	3 	4 	+3 	23
 	40	0 	4 	4 	+5 	33
 	10	1 	1 	2 	+2 	6
 	8 	0 	1 	1 	 	2
 	9 	0 	1 	1 	0 	4
 	5 	0 	0 	0 	 	0
Playoffs
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	8	4	5	9	+4	2
 	8	2	5	7	+2	8
 	8	4	2	6	+2	0
 	8	1	4	5	 	0
 	8	4	0	4	 	2
 	8	1	3	4	 	8
 	8	0	4	4	0 	2
 	8	0	3	3	0 	2
 	8	1	1	2	+1	8
 	8	1	1	2	0 	0
 	8	0	2	2	+1	6
 	8	0	2	2	 	8
 	8	1	0	1	 	0
 	8	0	1	1	 	4
 	4	0	1	1	+2	0
 	8	0	0	0	 	0
 	4	0	0	0	 	0
 	1	0	0	0	 	0
 	7	0	0	0	 	4
 	8	0	0	0	 	6
===Goaltenders===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	46	43	2,615:49	25	13	5	93	2.13	1,323	.930	6	0	1	0
 	43	39	2,293:42	23	14	2	87	2.28	1,185	.927	5	0	1	4
 	2 	0 	40:00 	0 	0 	0	1 	1.50	17 	.941	0	0	0	0
Playoffs
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	8	8	449:00	4	4	15	2.00	233	.936	0	0	0	2
 	1	0	36:27 	0	0	2 	3.29	10 	.800	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 2018–19 season.
===Trades===
Date	Details 	Details 	Ref
 	To Toronto Maple LeafsEamon McAdam	To New York IslandersMatt Martin	
===Free agents===
Date	Player 	Team 	Contract term	Ref
 	Kristers Gudlevskis	to Dinamo Riga (KHL) 	Unknown 	
 	Valtteri Filppula 	from Philadelphia Flyers 	1-year 	
 	Jaroslav Halak 	to Boston Bruins 	2-year 	
 	Leo Komarov 	from Toronto Maple Leafs 	4-year 	
 	Alan Quine 	to Calgary Flames 	1-year 	
 	John Tavares 	to Toronto Maple Leafs 	7-year 	
 	Chris Wagner 	to Boston Bruins 	2-year 	
 	Tom Kuhnhackl 	from Pittsburgh Penguins 	1-year 	
 	Matt Lorito 	from Detroit Red Wings 	2-year 	
 	Mike Sislo 	from Buffalo Sabres 	1-year 	
 	Calvin de Haan 	to Carolina Hurricanes 	4-year 	
 	Robin Lehner 	from Buffalo Sabres 	1-year 	
 	Nikolai Kulemin 	to Metallurg Magnitogorsk (KHL) 	3-year 	
 	Connor Jones 	to Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL) 	Unknown 	
 	Jan Kovar 	from Metallurg Magnitogorsk (KHL) 	1-year 	
 	Kyle Schempp 	to Idaho Steelheads (ECHL) 	1-year 	
 	Shane Prince 	to Davos (NL) 	2-year 	
 	Luca Sbisa 	from Vegas Golden Knights 	1-year 	
 	Brandon Davidson 	to Chicago Blackhawks 	1-year 	
 	Jeremy Smith 	from Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL) 	1-year 	
 	Dennis Seidenberg 	None 	1-year 	
 	Grant Hutton 	from Miami RedHawks (NCHC) 	1-year 	
 	Bobo Carpenter 	from Boston University Terriers (Hockey East)	2-year 	
 	Mason Jobst 	from Ohio State Buckeyes (Big Ten) 	2-year 	
 	Jeremy Smith 	to Kunlun Red Star (KHL) 	2-year 	
===Waivers===
Date	Player	Team	Ref
 	 	 	
===Contract terminations===
Date	Player 	Via 	Ref
 	Jan Kovar 	Mutual termination	
 	Yannick Rathgeb	Mutual termination	
===Retirement===
Date	Player	Ref
 	 	
===Signings===
Date	Player 	Contract term	Ref
 	Thomas Hickey 	4-year 	
 	Christopher Gibson	2-year 	
 	Seth Helgeson 	2-year 	
 	Jakub Skarek 	3-year 	
 	Ross Johnston 	4-year 	
 	Kyle Burroughs 	2-year 	
 	Devon Toews 	2-year 	
 	Ryan Pulock 	2-year 	
 	Brock Nelson 	1-year 	
 	Noah Dobson 	3-year 	
 	Stephen Gionta 	1-year 	
 	Bode Wilde 	3-year 	
 	Oliver Wahlstrom 	3-year 	
 	Brock Nelson 	6-year 	
 	Jordan Eberle 	5-year 	
==Draft picks==
Below are the New York Islanders' selections at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 22 and 23, 2018, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.
Round	# 	Player 	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	11 	Oliver Wahlstrom 	RW 	 	U.S. NTDP (USHL)
1 	121	Noah Dobson 	D 	 	Acadie-Bathurst Titan (QMJHL)
2 	41 	Bode Wilde 	D 	 	U.S. NTDP (USHL)
2 	431	Ruslan Iskhakov 	C 	 	Krasnaya Armiya (MHL)
3 	72 	Jakub Skarek 	G 	 	Dukla Jihlava (ELH)
4 	103	Jacob Pivonka 	C 	 	U.S. NTDP (USHL)
5 	134	Blade Jenkins 	LW 	 	Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
7 	196	Christian Krygier	D 	 	Lincoln Stars (USHL)
Notes:
# The Calgary Flames' first-round pick went to the New York Islanders as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017, that sent Travis Hamonic and a conditional fourth-round pick in 2019 to Calgary in exchange for a second-round pick in 2018, a conditional second-round pick in 2019 and this pick.
==References==
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