List of New York Islanders seasons

The New York Islanders are an American ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) Eastern Conference's Atlantic Division. Since their inaugural season in 1972, the team has played its home games in Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. In thirty-six completed seasons, the team has won the Stanley Cup championship four times and has qualified for the playoffs twenty-one times. They have played more than 230 playoff games, winning 130. As of the end of the 2007–08 season, New York has won more than 1,200 regular season games, the 14th-highest victory total among NHL teams.
The Islanders were founded in 1972 during the season, and won their first of four consecutive Stanley Cup championships in 1980. The team has since lost the Conference Finals in 1993 to eventual Stanley Cup champions Montreal Canadiens. Since then, the Islanders only qualified for the playoffs once between 1994 and 2001. The Islanders have never won the Presidents' Trophy, although they led the NHL in regular-season points in three seasons before the league began awarding the trophy; they won the Stanley Cup in two out of the three seasons. The Islanders last qualified for the playoffs in 2007; their most recent playoff series victory was in 1993. They last reached the Stanley Cup finals in 1984, their fifth consecutive appearance and first finals loss. As of 2009 The Islanders are the last North American team to win four consecutive league championships.
==Table key==
Bold 	Won the Stanley Cup
Finish	Final position in division or league standings
GA 	Goals against (goals scored by the Islanders' opponents)
GF 	Goals for (goals scored by the Islanders)
GP 	Number of games played
L 	Number of losses
OTL 	Number of losses in overtime (since the 1999–00 season)
Pts 	Number of points
T 	Number of ties
TG 	Two-game total goals series
W 	Number of wins
==Year by year==
;Key:
Stanley Cup champions †	Conference champions *	Division champions ^	Led league in points ¤
;Statistics:
NHL season	Islanders season	Division 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	 	 	 	 	 	
Finish 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OTL 	Pts 	GF	GA	 	 	 	
1972–73 	1972–73 	East 	8th 	78 	12 	60 	6 	— 	30 	170	347	
1973–74 	1973–74 	East 	8th 	78 	19 	41 	18	— 	56 	182	247	
1974–75 	1974–75 	Patrick 	3rd 	80 	33 	25 	22	— 	88 	264	221	
1975–76 	1975–76 	Patrick 	2nd 	80 	42 	21 	17	— 	101 	297	190	
1976–77 	1976–77 	Patrick 	2nd 	80 	47 	21 	12	— 	106 	288	193	
1977–78 	1977–78 	Patrick ^	1st 	80 	48 	17 	15	— 	111 	334	210	
1978–79 	1978–79 	Patrick ^	1st 	80 	51 	15 	14	— 	116 ¤	358	214	
1979–80 † 	1979–80 † 	Patrick 	2nd 	80 	39 	28 	13	— 	91 	281	247	
1980–81 † 	1980–81 † 	Patrick ^	1st 	80 	48 	18 	14	— 	110 ¤ 	355	260	
1981–82 † 	1981–82 † 	Patrick ^	1st 	80 	54 	16 	10	— 	118 ¤ 	385	250	
1982–83 † 	1982–83 † 	Patrick 	2nd 	80 	42 	26 	12	— 	96 	302	226	
1983–84 	1983–84 	Patrick ^	1st 	80 	50 	26 	4 	— 	104 	357	269	
1984–85 	1984–85 	Patrick 	3rd 	80 	40 	34 	6 	— 	86 	345	312	
1985–86 	1985–86 	Patrick 	3rd 	80 	39 	29 	12	— 	90 	327	284	
1986–87 	1986–87 	Patrick 	3rd 	80 	35 	33 	12	— 	82 	279	281	
1987–88 	1987–88 	Patrick 	1st 	80 	39 	31 	10	— 	88 	308	267	
1988–89 	1988–89 	Patrick 	6th 	80 	28 	47 	5 	— 	61 	265	325	
1989–90 	1989–90 	Patrick 	4th 	80 	31 	38 	11	— 	73 	281	288	
1990–91 	1990–91 	Patrick 	6th 	80 	25 	45 	10	— 	60 	223	290	
1991–92 	1991–92 	Patrick 	5th 	80 	34 	35 	11	— 	79 	291	299	
1992–93 	1992–93 	Patrick ^	3rd 	84 	40 	37 	7 	— 	87 	335	297	
1993–94 	1993–94 	Atlantic 	4th 	84 	36 	36 	12	— 	84 	282	264	
1994–95 	1994–95 	Atlantic 	7th 	48 	15 	28 	5 	— 	35 	126	158	
1995–96 	1995–96 	Atlantic 	7th 	82 	22 	50 	10	— 	54 	229	315	
1996–97 	1996–97 	Atlantic 	7th 	82 	29 	41 	12	— 	70 	240	250	
1997–98 	1997–98 	Atlantic 	4th 	82 	30 	41 	11	— 	71 	212	225	
1998–99 	1998–99 	Atlantic 	5th 	82 	24 	48 	10	— 	58 	194	244	
1999–2000 	1999–2000 	Atlantic 	5th 	82 	24 	49 	8 	1 	57 	194	275	
2000–01 	2000–01 	Atlantic 	5th 	82 	21 	51 	7 	3 	52 	185	268	
2001–02 	2001–02 	Atlantic 	2nd 	82 	42 	28 	8 	4 	96 	239	220	
2002–03 	2002–03 	Atlantic 	3rd 	82 	35 	34 	11	2 	83 	224	231	
2003–04 	2003–04 	Atlantic 	3rd 	82 	38 	29 	11	4 	91 	237	210	
2004–05 	2004–05 	Atlantic 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	
2005–06 	2005–06 	Atlantic 	4th 	82 	36 	40 	— 	6 	78 	230	278	
2006–07 	2006–07 	Atlantic 	4th 	82 	40 	30 	— 	12	92 	248	240	
2007–08 	2007–08 	Atlantic 	5th 	82 	35 	38 	— 	9 	79 	194	243	
2008–09 	2008–09 	Atlantic 	5th 	82 	26 	47 	— 	9 	61 	201	279	
2009–10 	2009–10 	Atlantic 	5th 	82 	34 	37 	— 	11	79 	222	264	
==All-time records==
Statistic 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OT
New York Islanders regular season record (1972–present)	2826	1233	1203	347	43
New York Islanders postseason record (1972–present) 	234 	133 	106 	— 	—
All-time regular and postseason record 	3030	1356	1291	347	41
==Notes==
*The NHL realigned before the 1974–75 season. The Islanders were placed in the Clarence Campbell Conference's Patrick Division.
*Before the 1981–82 season, the NHL moved the Patrick Division to the Prince of Wales Conference.
*Despite finishing the 1987-88 regular season with the most points in the Patrick Division, the Islanders did not win the division title because they lost to the New Jersey Devils in the Patrick Division Semifinals.
*The NHL realigned into Eastern and Western conferences prior to the 1993–94 season. New York was placed in the Eastern Conference's Atlantic Division.
*The season was shortened to 48 games because of the 1994–95 NHL lockout.
*Beginning with the 1999–00 season, teams received one point for losing a regular season game in overtime.
*The season was canceled because of the 2004–05 NHL lockout.
*Before the 2005–06 season, the NHL instituted a penalty shootout for regular season games that remained tied after a five-minute overtime period, which prevented ties.
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