2008–09 New York Islanders season

The 2008–09 New York Islanders season was the 36th season of the franchise. On April 14, 2009, the Islanders won the NHL Draft Lottery, gaining the number one overall draft pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.
==Regular season==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
===Game log===
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October: 2–6–1 (Home: 1–4–0; Road: 1–2–1)	October: 2–6–1 (Home: 1–4–0; Road: 1–2–1)	October: 2–6–1 (Home: 1–4–0; Road: 1–2–1)	October: 2–6–1 (Home: 1–4–0; Road: 1–2–1)	October: 2–6–1 (Home: 1–4–0; Road: 1–2–1)	October: 2–6–1 (Home: 1–4–0; Road: 1–2–1)	October: 2–6–1 (Home: 1–4–0; Road: 1–2–1)	October: 2–6–1 (Home: 1–4–0; Road: 1–2–1)	October: 2–6–1 (Home: 1–4–0; Road: 1–2–1)	October: 2–6–1 (Home: 1–4–0; Road: 1–2–1)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts
1 	October 10 	New York Islanders 	1 - 2 	New Jersey Devils 	 	MacDonald 	16,834 	0-1-0 	0
2 	October 11 	St. Louis Blues 	2 - 5 	New York Islanders 	 	MacDonald 	16,234 	1-1-0 	2
3 	October 13 	Buffalo Sabres 	7 - 1 	New York Islanders 	 	MacDonald 	13,523 	1-2-0 	2
4 	October 16 	New York Islanders 	4 - 3 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	OT 	MacDonald 	14,420 	2-2-0 	4
5 	October 18 	New York Islanders 	0 - 2 	Florida Panthers 	 	DiPietro 	16,087 	2-3-0 	4
6 	October 23 	Dallas Stars 	5 - 3 	New York Islanders 	 	DiPietro 	10,183 	2-4-0 	4
7 	October 25 	Carolina Hurricanes 	4 - 3 	New York Islanders 	 	MacDonald 	11,219 	2-5-0 	4
8 	October 27 	New York Rangers 	4 - 2 	New York Islanders 	 	MacDonald 	15,581 	2-6-0 	4
9 	October 30 	New York Islanders 	2 - 3 	Philadelphia Flyers 	OT 	MacDonald 	18,227 	2-6-1 	5
==Playoffs==
The New York Islanders did not qualify for the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
==Player stats==
===Skaters===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes
Regular season	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	+/−	PIM
 	74	16	40	56 	+6 	62
 	65	18	21	39 	-6 	36
 	53	10	28	38 	-15	55
 	61	16	20	36 	-15	63
 	59	9 	24	33 	-4 	18
 	71	14	17	31 	-13	34
 	55	14	17	31 	-8 	41
 	67	11	16	27 	-3 	22
 	53	7 	18	25 	-17	32
 	68	7 	18	25 	-14	16
 	59	15	9 	24 	-2 	64
 	41	7 	13	20 	-8 	26
 	69	3 	16	19 	-15	33
 	51	6 	11	17 	-20	43
 	49	9 	6 	15 	-12	42
 	65	7 	8 	15 	-20	32
 	69	5 	7 	12 	-17	155
 	23	2 	8 	10 	+3 	40
 	51	6 	4 	10 	-16	28
 	18	2 	7 	9 	+5 	8
 	65	0 	9 	9 	-34	94
 	27	4 	5 	9 	-19	14tw
 	40	1 	5 	6 	-9 	16
 	11	1 	4 	5 	-3 	4
 	43	2 	2 	4 	-11	49
 	59	1 	2 	3 	-17	35
 	7 	1 	2 	3 	-1 	4
 	7 	2 	0 	2 	-5 	0
 	18	0 	2 	2 	+5 	4
 	6 	0 	1 	1 	-2 	2
 	4 	1 	0 	1 	+1 	0
 	7 	1 	0 	1 	-3 	0
 	17	0 	1 	1 	-1 	68
 	20	0 	0 	0 	-4 	42
 	4 	0 	0 	0 	-2 	0
 	11	0 	0 	0 	+2 	4
 	3 	0 	0 	0 	+2 	2
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	2
===Goaltenders===
Key: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA= Goals Against Average; SA= Shots Against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO= Shutouts
Regular season	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	TOI 	W 	L 	OT	GA 	GAA 	SA 	SV 	Sv% 	SO
 	49	2792	14	26	6 	157	3.37	1584	1427	.901	1
 	31	1760	10	17	3 	84 	2.86	933 	849 	.910	2
 	5 	256 	1 	3 	0 	15 	3.52	139 	124 	.892	0
 	3 	133 	1 	1 	0 	10 	4.51	87 	77 	.885	0
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Islanders. Stats reflect time with Islanders only.
‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Islanders only.
==Awards and records==
===Records===
===Milestones===
Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season
Player 	Milestone 	Reached 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Sean Bergenheim	100th NHL PIM 	October 13, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Doug Weight 	900th NHL PIM 	October 23, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Brett Skinner 	1st NHL Game 	October 27, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mitch Fritz 	1st NHL Game 	October 30, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jon Sim 	100th NHL Point 	November 1, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Nate Thompson 	1st NHL Goal1st NHL Point 	November 4, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Richard Park 	200th NHL PIM 	November 6, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Josh Bailey 	1st NHL Game 	November 11, 2008	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Josh Bailey 	1st NHL Assist1st NHL Point	November 13, 2008	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Andy Sutton 	500th NHL Game 	November 17, 2008	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Transactions==
===Trades===
June 20, 2008 	To New York Islanders 7th overall pick in 2008Two conditional picks 	To Toronto Maple Leafs 5th overall pick in 2008
June 20, 2008 	To New York Islanders 9th overall pick in 20082nd round pick in 2008	To Nashville Predators 7th overall pick in 2008
January 13, 2009 	To New York Islanders Junior Lessard 	To Atlanta Thrashers Brett Skinner
February 22, 2009	To New York Islanders Dean McAmmondSan Jose's first round pick 	To Ottawa Senators Chris CampoliMike Comrie
March 4, 2009 	To New York Islanders Conditional draft pick 	To Pittsburgh Penguins Bill Guerin
===Free agents===
{|class="wikitable"	 	
Player 	Former team 	Contract Terms
Doug Weight	Anaheim Ducks 	1 year - $1,750,000
Mark Streit	Montreal Canadiens	5 year - $20,500,000
===Claimed from Waivers===
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Player 	Former team 	Date claimed off waivers
Thomas Pöck	New York Rangers	September 29, 2008
==Draft picks==
The Islanders picks at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa • Ontario.
Round	# 	Player 	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	9 	Joshua Bailey 	C 	 	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
2 	36 	Corey Trevino 	C 	 	Stouffville Spirit (OPJHL)
2 	40 	Aaron Ness 	D 	 	Roseau High School (HIGH-MN)
2 	53 	Travis Hamonic 	D 	 	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
3 	66 	David Toews 	C 	 	Shattuck-St. Mary's (HIGH-MN)
3 	72 	Jyri Niemi 	D 	 	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
3 	73 	Kirill Petrov 	RW 	 	Kazan (Russia)
4 	96 	Matt Donovan 	D 	 	Cedar Rapids (USHL)
4 	102	David Ullstrom 	W 	 	HV71 (SWE-JR.)
5 	126	Kevin Poulin 	G 	 	Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
5 	148	Matthew Martin 	LW 	 	Sarnia Sting (OHL)
6 	156	Jared Spurgeon 	D 	 	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
6 	175	Justin DiBenedetto	C 	 	Sarnia Sting (OHL)
==Roster==
Updated April 12, 2009.
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==Farm Teams==
The Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League, the Utah Grizzlies of the ECHL, and the Odessa Jackalopes of the Central Hockey League are the Islanders' minor league affiliates for the 2008–09 season. 
==See also==
*2008–09 NHL season
==References==
Category:New York Islanders seasons
Category:2008 in hockey
Category:2009 in hockey