2017–18 New York Islanders season

The 2017–18 New York Islanders season was the 46th season in the franchise's history. It is their third 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 missed the playoffs for the second consecutive season.
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
==Schedule and results==
===Preseason===
The Islanders released their preseason schedule on June 15, 2017.
2017 preseason game log: 6–0–2 (Home: 4–0–0 ; Road: 2–0–2)	2017 preseason game log: 6–0–2 (Home: 4–0–0 ; Road: 2–0–2)	2017 preseason game log: 6–0–2 (Home: 4–0–0 ; Road: 2–0–2)	2017 preseason game log: 6–0–2 (Home: 4–0–0 ; Road: 2–0–2)	2017 preseason game log: 6–0–2 (Home: 4–0–0 ; Road: 2–0–2)	2017 preseason game log: 6–0–2 (Home: 4–0–0 ; Road: 2–0–2)	2017 preseason game log: 6–0–2 (Home: 4–0–0 ; Road: 2–0–2)	2017 preseason game log: 6–0–2 (Home: 4–0–0 ; Road: 2–0–2)	2017 preseason game log: 6–0–2 (Home: 4–0–0 ; Road: 2–0–2)	2017 preseason game log: 6–0–2 (Home: 4–0–0 ; Road: 2–0–2)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap
1 	September 17 	Philadelphia 	2–3 	NY Islanders 	OT 	— 	— 	1–0–0 	Recap
2 	September 18 	NY Islanders 	0–1 	NY Rangers 	OT 	McAdam 	13,979 	1–0–1 	Recap
3 	September 20 	NY Islanders 	2–3 	Philadelphia 	OT 	— 	— 	1–0–2 	Recap
4 	September 20 	Philadelphia 	2–3 	NY Islanders 	OT 	Gudlevskis 	5,042 	2–0–2 	Recap
5 	September 22 	NY Rangers 	1–2 	NY Islanders 	 	— 	— 	3–0–2 	Recap
6 	September 25 	New Jersey 	0–3 	NY Islanders 	 	Greiss 	5,615 	4–0–2 	Recap
7 	September 29 	NY Islanders 	3–1 	Buffalo 	 	Halak 	16,967 	5–0–2 	Recap
8 	October 1 	NY Islanders 	5–2 	Philadelphia 	 	Greiss 	18,575 	6–0–2 	Recap
Notes:
 Indicates split-squad.
 Game was played at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
 Game was played at PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
 Game was played at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.	
Notes:
 Indicates split-squad.
 Game was played at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
 Game was played at PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
 Game was played at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.	
Notes:
 Indicates split-squad.
 Game was played at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
 Game was played at PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
 Game was played at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.	
Notes:
 Indicates split-squad.
 Game was played at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
 Game was played at PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
 Game was played at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.	
Notes:
 Indicates split-squad.
 Game was played at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
 Game was played at PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
 Game was played at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.	
Notes:
 Indicates split-squad.
 Game was played at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
 Game was played at PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
 Game was played at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.	
Notes:
 Indicates split-squad.
 Game was played at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
 Game was played at PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
 Game was played at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.	
Notes:
 Indicates split-squad.
 Game was played at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
 Game was played at PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
 Game was played at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.	
Notes:
 Indicates split-squad.
 Game was played at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
 Game was played at PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
 Game was played at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.	
Notes:
 Indicates split-squad.
 Game was played at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
 Game was played at PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
 Game was played at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
===Regular season===
The Islanders published their regular season schedule on June 22, 2017.
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October: 7–4–1 (Home: 4–0–1 ; Road: 3–4–0)	October: 7–4–1 (Home: 4–0–1 ; Road: 3–4–0)	October: 7–4–1 (Home: 4–0–1 ; Road: 3–4–0)	October: 7–4–1 (Home: 4–0–1 ; Road: 3–4–0)	October: 7–4–1 (Home: 4–0–1 ; Road: 3–4–0)	October: 7–4–1 (Home: 4–0–1 ; Road: 3–4–0)	October: 7–4–1 (Home: 4–0–1 ; Road: 3–4–0)	October: 7–4–1 (Home: 4–0–1 ; Road: 3–4–0)	October: 7–4–1 (Home: 4–0–1 ; Road: 3–4–0)	October: 7–4–1 (Home: 4–0–1 ; Road: 3–4–0)	October: 7–4–1 (Home: 4–0–1 ; Road: 3–4–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 6 	NY Islanders 	0–5 	Columbus 	 	Greiss 	18,595 	0–1–0 	0 	Recap
2 	October 7 	Buffalo 	3–6 	NY Islanders 	 	Halak 	15,234 	1–1–0 	2 	Recap
3 	October 9 	St. Louis 	3–2 	NY Islanders 	SO 	Greiss 	10,673 	1–1–1 	3 	Recap
4 	October 11 	NY Islanders 	2–3 	Anaheim 	 	Halak 	14,553 	1–2–1 	3 	Recap
5 	October 14 	NY Islanders 	3–1 	San Jose 	 	Greiss 	17,562 	2–2–1 	5 	Recap
6 	October 15 	NY Islanders 	2–3 	Los Angeles 	 	Halak 	18,230 	2–3–1 	5 	Recap
7 	October 19 	NY Islanders 	4–3 	NY Rangers 	SO 	Halak 	18,006 	3–3–1 	7 	Recap
8 	October 21 	San Jose 	3–5 	NY Islanders 	 	Greiss 	11,877 	4–3–1 	9 	Recap
9 	October 24 	Arizona 	3–5 	NY Islanders 	 	Halak 	9,795 	5–3–1 	11 	Recap
10 	October 26 	NY Islanders 	4–6 	Minnesota 	 	Greiss 	18,824 	5–4–1 	11 	Recap
11 	October 28 	NY Islanders 	6–2 	Nashville 	 	Halak 	17,113 	6–4–1 	13 	Recap
12 	October 30 	Vegas 	3–6 	NY Islanders 	 	Halak 	11,113 	7–4–1 	15 	Recap
==Player statistics==
Final
;Skaters
 Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	82	22	63	85	1 	30
 	82	37	47	84	-12	26
 	76	18	53	71	-20	17
 	82	40	22	62	-25	44
 	81	25	34	59	5 	21
 	80	10	32	42	-42	20
 	71	21	15	36	2 	16
 	82	19	16	35	−4 	43
 	68	10	22	32	−4 	14
 	73	12	17	29	11 	24
 	69	5 	20	25	20 	24
 	78	3 	16	19	7 	28
 	76	8 	10	18	−7 	53
 	58	6 	12	18	-8 	30
 	64	7 	10	17	-12	23
 	22	2 	10	12	−7 	2
 	47	2 	10	12	-6 	45
 	33	1 	11	12	11 	8
‡ 	58	2 	9 	11	-11	25
 	34	3 	4 	7 	-3 	8
 	24	3 	3 	6 	0 	62
 	28	0 	5 	5 	-9 	17
 	22	1 	3 	4 	-5 	6
 	13	1 	2 	3 	0 	0
 	21	0 	3 	3 	−2 	4
 	14	1 	1 	2 	-3 	11
† 	15	1 	1 	2 	-8 	4
† 	15	1 	0 	1 	-3 	2
 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	4 	0 	0 	0 	-2 	0
;Goaltenders
 Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	54	49	3,024:03	20	26	6	161	3.19	1744	.908	1	0	0	4
 	27	25	1,491:45	13	8 	2	95 	3.82	879 	.892	1	0	0	0
 	8 	8 	426:52 	2 	3 	2	26 	3.65	284 	.908	0	0	0	0
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Islanders. Statistics reflect time with the Islanders only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Statistics reflect time with the Islanders only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.
==Transactions==
The Islanders have been involved in the following transactions during the 2017–18 season.
===Trades===
Date	Details 	Details 	Ref
 	To Vegas Golden KnightsJake BischoffMikhail GrabovskiNYI's 1st-round pick (15th overall) in 2017NYI's 2nd-round pick in 2019	To New York IslandersExpansion Draft considerations1 	
 	To Edmonton OilersRyan Strome 	To New York IslandersJordan Eberle 	
 	To Calgary FlamesTravis HamonicNYI's conditional 4th-round pick in 2019 or 2020 	To New York IslandersCGY's 1st-round pick in 2018CGY's 2nd-round pick in 2018CGY's conditional 2nd-round pick in 2019 or 2020	
 	To Tampa Bay LightningCarter Verhaeghe 	To New York IslandersKristers Gudlevskis 	
 	To Edmonton Oilers3rd-round pick in 2019 	To New York IslandersBrandon Davidson 	
 	To Anaheim DucksJason Chimera 	To New York IslandersChris Wagner 	
Notes:
# This trade ensured that the Vegas Golden Knights would select Jean-Francois Berube in the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft.
===Free agents acquired===
Date	Player 	Former team 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) 	Ref
 	Seth Helgeson 	New Jersey Devils 	1-year, $650,000 	
 	Kane Lafranchise	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	1-year, $650,000 	
 	Scott Eansor 	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	2-year, $1.44 million entry-level contract	
 	Yannick Rathgeb 	HC Fribourg-Gottéron 	2-year, $2.75 million entry-level contract	
 	Travis St. Denis	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	2-year, $1.35 million entry-level contract	
===Free agents lost===
Date	Player 	New team 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars)	Ref
 	Bracken Kearns 	New Jersey Devils 	1-year, $650,000 	
 	Matt Finn 	Charlotte Checkers 	Unknown 	
 	Jesse Graham 	Colorado Avalanche 	1-year, $650,000 	
 	Stephon Williams	San Jose Barracuda 	1-year 	
 	Loic Leduc 	Reading Royals 	Unknown 	
 	Ben Holmstrom 	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	1-year 	
===Claimed via waivers===
Player	Previous team	Date	Ref
 	 	 	
===Lost via waivers===
Player	New team	Date	Ref
 	 	 	
===Players released===
Date	Player	Via	Ref
===Lost via retirement===
Date	Player	Ref
===Player signings===
Date	Player 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) 	Ref
 	Sebastian Aho 	3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract 	
 	Kristers Gudlevskis	1-year, $650,000 	
 	Christopher Gibson 	1-year, $650,000 	
 	Adam Pelech 	4-year, $6.4 million 	
 	Connor Jones 	1-year, $650,000 	
 	Calvin de Haan 	1-year, $3.3 million 	
 	Stephen Gionta 	1-year, $650,000 	
 	Kieffer Bellows 	3-year, $3.4125 million entry-level contract	
 	Scott Mayfield 	5-year, $7.25 million contract extension 	
 	Josh Bailey 	6-year, $30 million contract extension 	
 	Otto Koivula 	3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract 	
 	David Quenneville 	3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract 	
==Draft picks==
Below are the List of New York Islanders draft picks' selections at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 23 and 24, 2017, at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.
Round	# 	Player 	Pos	Nationality 	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
2 	46 	Robin Salo 	D 	Finland 	Vaasan Sport (Liiga)
3 	77 	Ben Mirageas 	D 	United States	Chicago Steel (USHL)
5 	139 	Sebastian Aho 	D 	Sweden 	Skellefteå AIK (SHL)
6 	1651	Arnaud Durandeau	LW 	Canada 	Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
7 	201 	Logan Cockerill 	RW 	United States	U.S. NTDP (USHL)
Notes:
# The Los Angeles Kings' sixth-round pick went to the New York Islanders as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017, that sent a sixth-round pick in 2018 to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.
==References==
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