2013–14 New York Islanders season

The 2013–14 New York Islanders season was the 42nd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 6, 1972.
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
==Schedule and results==
===Pre-season===
2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 4–4–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–2–0)	2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 4–4–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–2–0)	2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 4–4–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–2–0)	2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 4–4–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–2–0)	2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 4–4–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–2–0)	2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 4–4–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–2–0)	2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 4–4–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–2–0)	2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 4–4–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–2–0)	2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 4–4–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–2–0)	2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 4–4–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–2–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap
1 	September 17 	NY Islanders 	3–5 	Calgary 	 	Nilsson 	19,289 	0–1–0 	Recap
2 	September 17 	Calgary 	4–2 	NY Islanders 	 	Reiter 	4,189 	0–2–0 	Recap
3 	September 19 	NY Islanders 	5–3 	New Jersey 	 	Poulin 	11,209 	1–2–0 	Recap
4 	September 21 	New Jersey 	3–0 	NY Islanders 	 	Nabokov 	14,689 	1–3–0 	Recap
5 	September 22 	NY Islanders 	0–2 	Nashville 	 	Nilsson 	15,502 	1–4–0 	Recap
6 	September 27 	Nashville 	4–6 	NY Islanders 	 	Nabokov 	9,338 	2–4–0 	Recap
7 	September 29 	NY Islanders 	4–1 	Ottawa 	 	Nabokov 	15,321 	3–4–0 	Recap
8 	September 29 	Ottawa 	2–5 	NY Islanders 	 	Poulin 	3,000 	4–4–0 	Recap
Notes:
Game was played at Brandt Centre in Regina, Saskatchewan.
Game was played at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Game was played at Molson Centre in Barrie, Ontario.	
Notes:
Game was played at Brandt Centre in Regina, Saskatchewan.
Game was played at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Game was played at Molson Centre in Barrie, Ontario.	
Notes:
Game was played at Brandt Centre in Regina, Saskatchewan.
Game was played at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Game was played at Molson Centre in Barrie, Ontario.	
Notes:
Game was played at Brandt Centre in Regina, Saskatchewan.
Game was played at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Game was played at Molson Centre in Barrie, Ontario.	
Notes:
Game was played at Brandt Centre in Regina, Saskatchewan.
Game was played at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Game was played at Molson Centre in Barrie, Ontario.	
Notes:
Game was played at Brandt Centre in Regina, Saskatchewan.
Game was played at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Game was played at Molson Centre in Barrie, Ontario.	
Notes:
Game was played at Brandt Centre in Regina, Saskatchewan.
Game was played at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Game was played at Molson Centre in Barrie, Ontario.	
Notes:
Game was played at Brandt Centre in Regina, Saskatchewan.
Game was played at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Game was played at Molson Centre in Barrie, Ontario.	
Notes:
Game was played at Brandt Centre in Regina, Saskatchewan.
Game was played at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Game was played at Molson Centre in Barrie, Ontario.	
Notes:
Game was played at Brandt Centre in Regina, Saskatchewan.
Game was played at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Game was played at Molson Centre in Barrie, Ontario.
===Regular season===
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October: 4–5–3 (Home: 2–3–3 ; Road: 2–2–0)	October: 4–5–3 (Home: 2–3–3 ; Road: 2–2–0)	October: 4–5–3 (Home: 2–3–3 ; Road: 2–2–0)	October: 4–5–3 (Home: 2–3–3 ; Road: 2–2–0)	October: 4–5–3 (Home: 2–3–3 ; Road: 2–2–0)	October: 4–5–3 (Home: 2–3–3 ; Road: 2–2–0)	October: 4–5–3 (Home: 2–3–3 ; Road: 2–2–0)	October: 4–5–3 (Home: 2–3–3 ; Road: 2–2–0)	October: 4–5–3 (Home: 2–3–3 ; Road: 2–2–0)	October: 4–5–3 (Home: 2–3–3 ; Road: 2–2–0)	October: 4–5–3 (Home: 2–3–3 ; Road: 2–2–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 4 	NY Islanders 	4–3 	New Jersey 	SO 	Nabokov 	16,624 	1–0–0 	2 	Recap
2 	October 5 	Columbus 	3–2 	NY Islanders 	SO 	Nabokov 	16,170 	1–0–1 	3 	Recap
3 	October 8 	Phoenix 	1–6 	NY Islanders 	 	Nabokov 	10,288 	2–0–1 	5 	Recap
4 	October 11 	NY Islanders 	2–3 	Chicago 	 	Poulin 	21,196 	2–1–1 	5 	Recap
5 	October 12 	NY Islanders 	2–3 	Nashville 	 	Nabokov 	17,113 	2–2–1 	5 	Recap
6 	October 15 	Buffalo 	4–3 	NY Islanders 	SO 	Nabokov 	10,512 	2–2–2 	6 	Recap
7 	October 17 	Edmonton 	2–3 	NY Islanders 	 	Nabokov 	10,608 	3–2–2 	8 	Recap
8 	October 19 	Carolina 	4–3 	NY Islanders 	 	Nabokov 	13,008 	3–3–2 	8 	Recap
9 	October 22 	Vancouver 	5–4 	NY Islanders 	OT 	Nabokov 	11,922 	3–3–3 	9 	Recap
10 	October 25 	NY Islanders 	4–3 	Pittsburgh 	 	Nabokov 	18,664 	4–3–3 	11 	Recap
11 	October 26 	Philadelphia 	5–2 	NY Islanders 	 	Poulin 	13,620 	4–4–3 	11 	Recap
12 	October 29 	NY Rangers 	3–2 	NY Islanders 	 	Nabokov 	16,170 	4–5–3 	11 	Recap
==Injuries==
===Pre-season===
Player 	Injury 	Date 	Returned	Games missed
Cal Clutterbuck	Lower-body-injury (leg)	September 17, 2013	— 	6 games
===Regular season===
Updated as of January 12, 2014
Player 	Injury 	Date 	Returned 	Games missed
Cal Clutterbuck 	Lower-body-injury 	From pre-season 	October 11, 2013 	3 games
Lubomir Visnovsky	Concussion 	October 20, 2013 	 	39 games
Brian Strait 	Upper-body-injury 	October 22, 2013 	December 12, 2013	23 games
Evgeni Nabokov 	Lower-body-injury (groin)	November 16, 2013	December 12, 2013	11 games
Radek Martinek 	Upper-body-injury (back) 	December 12, 2013	 	15 games
Evgeni Nabokov 	Lower-body-injury 	January 6, 2014 	 	3 games
Frans Nielsen 	Broken hand 	February 8, 2014 	March 2, 2014 	3 games
John Tavares 	MCL and meniscus tear 	February 19, 2014	N/A 	22 games
==Suspensions/fines==
Player 	Explanation 	Length 	Salary 	Date issued
Frans Nielsen 	Slashing Phoenix Coyotes forward Martin Hanzal in NHL Game No. 38 on Long Island on Tuesday, October 8, 2013, at 13:42 of the third period. 	Fine 	$5,000 	October 10, 2013
Michael Grabner	An illegal check to the head of Carolina Hurricanes forward Nathan Gerbe during NHL Game No. 117 on Long Island on Saturday, October 19, 2013, at approximately 6:42 of the first period.	2 games	$30,769.24	October 21, 2013
==Player statistics==
Final stats
;Skaters
 Regular Season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	71	27	42	69	 	51
 	59	24	42	66	 	40
 	80	25	33	58	 	8
 	47	17	27	44	4	34
 	77	8 	30	38	 	26
 	64	12	14	26	 	12
 	72	14	12	26	 	12
 	63	4 	20	24	 	34
 	82	4 	18	22	5	34
 	73	12	7 	19	 	50
 	70	8 	10	18	 	34
 	69	3 	15	18	2	68
 	37	7 	11	18	 	8
 	52	2 	14	16	 	26
 	51	3 	13	16	 	30
 	80	6 	10	16	 	30
 	79	8 	6 	14	 	90
 	22	9 	5 	14	3	14
 	24	3 	8 	11	 	10
 	47	3 	6 	9 	 	14
 	28	4 	5 	9 	 	12
 	11	6 	3 	9 	3	6
 	44	2 	5 	7 	 	18
 	23	2 	2 	4 	0	88
 	53	0 	3 	3 	 	149
 	13	0 	3 	3 	4	4
 	20	1 	2 	3 	 	10
 	13	0 	2 	2 	 	14
 	10	1 	0 	1 	 	6
 	11	0 	1 	1 	0	6
 	20	1 	0 	1 	 	32
 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0	17
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	 	7
 	5 	0 	0 	0 	 	7
;Goaltenders
 Regular Season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	40	39	2,254:14	15	14	8	103	2.74	1085	0.905	4	0	1	4
 	28	26	1,625:19	11	16	1	89 	3.29	820 	0.891	0	0	0	0
 	19	17	1,101:10	8 	7 	2	57 	3.11	548 	0.896	0	0	0	2
†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 2013–14 season:
===Trades===
June 30, 2013 	To Minnesota WildNino Niederreiter 	To New York IslandersCal ClutterbuckNJD's 3rd-round draft pick in 2013
October 27, 2013	To Buffalo Sabres Matt Moulsonconditional 1st-round draft pick in 20142nd-round draft pick in 2015	To New York Islanders Thomas Vanek
February 6, 2014	To Chicago BlackhawksPeter ReginPierre-Marc Bouchard 	To New York Islanders4th-round draft pick in 2014
March 4, 2014 	To Philadelphia FlyersAndrew MacDonald 	To New York IslandersMatt Mangene3rd-round draft pick in 20142nd-round draft pick in 2015
March 5, 2014 	To Montreal CanadiensThomas VanekConditional 5th-round draft pick in 2014 	To New York IslandersSebastian CollbergConditional 2nd-round draft pick in 2014
May 1, 2014 	To Washington CapitalsCHI's 4th-round draft pick in 2014 	To New York IslandersJaroslav Halak (rights)
June 5, 2014 	To San Jose SharksConditional 5th-round draft pick in 2015 	To New York IslandersDan Boyle (rights)
=== Free agents acquired ===
Player 	Former team 	Contract terms
Peter Regin 	Ottawa Senators 	1 year, $750,000
Pierre-Marc Bouchard	Minnesota Wild 	1 year, $2 million
Kevin Czuczman 	Lake Superior State University	2 years, $2.7 million entry-level contract
=== Free agents lost ===
Player 	New team 	Contract terms
Jesse Joensuu 	Edmonton Oilers 	2 years, $1.9 million
Keith Aucoin 	St. Louis Blues 	1 year, $625,000
Matt Watkins 	Washington Capitals	1 year, $550,000
Jon Landry 	Minnesota Wild 	1 year, $625,000
Brandon DeFazio 	Vancouver Canucks 	1 year, $550,000
Brad BoyesFlorida Panthers Agree To Terms With C Brad Boyes	Florida Panthers 	1 year, $1 million
=== Player signings ===
Player 	Date 	Contract terms
Evgeni Nabakov 	July 5, 2013 	1 year, $3.25 million
Travis Hamonic 	July 5, 2013 	7 years, $27 million
Kevin Poulin 	July 8, 2013 	1 year, $577,500
Cal Clutterbuck	July 9, 2013 	4 years, $11 million
Josh Bailey 	July 15, 2013 	5 years, $16.5 million
Thomas Hickey 	July 18, 2013 	2 years, $1.35 million
Ryan Pulock 	September 29, 2013	3 years, $4.275 million entry-level contract
Radek Martinek 	October 23, 2013 	1 year, $600,000
Adam Pelech 	March 15, 2014 	3 years, $2.563 million entry-level contract
Eric Boulton 	March 23, 2014 	1 year, $775,000 contract extension
Loic Leduc 	April 28, 2014 	3 years, $1.845 million entry-level contract
Jaroslav Halak 	May 22, 2014 	4 years, $18 million
Ville Pokka 	May 28, 2014 	3 years, $5.325 million entry-level contract
Jesse Graham 	May 31, 2014 	3 years, $1.815 million entry-level contract
==Draft picks==
New York Islanders' picks at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, which was held in Newark, New Jersey on June 30, 2013.
Round	# 	Player 	Pos 	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	15 	Ryan Pulock 	Defence 	 	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
3 	70 	Eamon McAdam 	Goaltender 	 	Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
3 	76 	Taylor Cammarata 	Center/Left Wing	 	Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
4 	106	Stephon Williams 	Goaltender 	 	Minnesota State (WCHA)
5 	136	Victor Crus Rydberg	Center 	 	Linkopings HC (Sweden–Jr)
6 	166	Alan Quine 	Center 	 	Belleville Bulls (OHL)
7 	196	Kyle Burroughs 	Defence 	 	Regina Pats (WHL)
;Draft notes
* The New York Islanders' second-round pick went to the Anaheim Ducks as the result of a June 22, 2012 trade that sent Lubomir Visnovsky to the Islanders in exchange for this pick.
* The New Jersey Devils' third-round pick went to the New York Islanders (via Minnesota) as a result of a June 30, 2013 trade that sent Nino Niederreiter to the Wild in exchange for Cal Clutterbuck and this pick.
==References==
==External links==
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