2019–20 New York Islanders season

The 2019–20 New York Islanders season was the 48th season in the franchise's history. It was their fifth 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. During the regular season, the Islanders were scheduled to play 21 home games at Nassau Coliseum but on September 23 moved seven more games from the Barclays Center, making it a total of 28 games to be played at Nassau Coliseum. On February 29, 2020, it was announced that the Islanders would play their last game at Barclays Center on March 22, and then would move to Nassau Coliseum permanently.
The season was suspended by the league officials on March 12, 2020, after several other professional and collegiate sports organizations followed suit as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. On May 26, the NHL regular season was officially declared over with the remaining games being cancelled. The Islanders advanced to the playoffs where they defeated the Florida Panthers in the qualifying round. They would then defeat the Washington Capitals in 5 games in the first round. They faced off against the Philadelphia Flyers in the second round, defeating them in 7 games and advanced to the Conference Finals for the first time since 1993. However, the Islanders would go on to lose to the Tampa Bay Lightning in 6, ending their playoff run.
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
===Eastern Conference===
==Schedule and results==
===Preseason===
The preseason schedule was published on June 18, 2019.
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# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap
1 	September 16 	NY Islanders 	3–1 	Philadelphia 	 	Varlamov 	16,570 	1–0–0 	Recap
2 	September 17 	Philadelphia 	2–3 	NY Islanders 	OT 	Coreau 	— 	2–0–0 	Recap
3 	September 20 	NY Islanders 	4–3 	Detroit 	OT 	Gibson 	15,427 	3–0–0 	Recap
4 	September 21 	NY Islanders 	3–4 	New Jersey 	 	Coreau 	10,652 	3–1–0 	Recap
5 	September 23 	Detroit 	2–3 	NY Islanders 	OT 	Varlamov 	— 	4–1–0 	Recap
6 	September 24 	NY Islanders 	1–3 	NY Rangers 	 	Greiss 	16,450 	4–2–0 	Recap
7 	September 28 	NY Rangers 	2–4 	NY Islanders 	 	Greiss 	— 	5–2–0 	Recap
Notes:
 Game was played at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
 Game was played at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
 Game was played at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
 Game was played at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
 Game was played at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
 Game was played at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
 Game was played at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
 Game was played at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
 Game was played at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
 Game was played at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
 Game was played at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
===Regular season===
The regular season schedule was released on June 25, 2019. On September 23, the Islanders revised their schedule and moved seven games from Barclays Center to Nassau Coliseum.
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October: 8–3–0 (Home: 5–2–0 ; Road: 3–1–0)	October: 8–3–0 (Home: 5–2–0 ; Road: 3–1–0)	October: 8–3–0 (Home: 5–2–0 ; Road: 3–1–0)	October: 8–3–0 (Home: 5–2–0 ; Road: 3–1–0)	October: 8–3–0 (Home: 5–2–0 ; Road: 3–1–0)	October: 8–3–0 (Home: 5–2–0 ; Road: 3–1–0)	October: 8–3–0 (Home: 5–2–0 ; Road: 3–1–0)	October: 8–3–0 (Home: 5–2–0 ; Road: 3–1–0)	October: 8–3–0 (Home: 5–2–0 ; Road: 3–1–0)	October: 8–3–0 (Home: 5–2–0 ; Road: 3–1–0)	October: 8–3–0 (Home: 5–2–0 ; Road: 3–1–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 4 	Washington 	2–1 	NY Islanders 	 	Varlamov 	13,917 	0–1–0 	0 	Recap
2 	October 6 	Winnipeg 	1–4 	NY Islanders 	 	Greiss 	9,923 	1–1–0 	2 	Recap
3 	October 8 	Edmonton 	5–2 	NY Islanders 	 	Varlamov 	10,985 	1–2–0 	2 	Recap
4 	October 11 	NY Islanders 	2–5 	Carolina 	 	Greiss 	14,875 	1–3–0 	2 	Recap
5 	October 12 	Florida 	2–3 	NY Islanders 	SO 	Varlamov 	11,421 	2–3–0 	4 	Recap
6 	October 14 	St. Louis 	2–3 	NY Islanders 	OT 	Greiss 	10,355 	3–3–0 	6 	Recap
7 	October 17 	NY Islanders 	3–1 	Winnipeg 	 	Varlamov 	15,063 	4–3–0 	8 	Recap
8 	October 19 	NY Islanders 	3–2 	Columbus 	OT 	Greiss 	15,276 	5–3–0 	10 	Recap
9 	October 24 	Arizona 	2–4 	NY Islanders 	 	Varlamov 	10,752 	6–3–0 	12 	Recap
10 	October 25 	NY Islanders 	4–2 	Ottawa 	 	Greiss 	11,189 	7–3–0 	14 	Recap
11 	October 27 	Philadelphia 	3–5 	NY Islanders 	 	Varlamov 	12,055 	8–3–0 	16 	Recap
===Playoffs===
The Islanders faced the Florida Panthers in the qualifying round, defeating them in four games.
The Islanders faced the Washington Capitals in the first round, defeating them in five games.
In the second round, the Islanders faced the Philadelphia Flyers, defeating them in seven games, and advanced to the Conference Finals for the first time since 1993.
The Islanders faced the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Conference Finals, where they lost in six games.
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# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Series 	Recap
1 	August 1 	Florida 	1–2 	NY Islanders 	 	Varlamov 	1–0 	Recap
2 	August 4 	Florida 	2–4 	NY Islanders 	 	Varlamov 	2–0 	Recap
3 	August 5 	NY Islanders 	2–3 	Florida 	 	Varlamov 	2–1 	Recap
4 	August 7 	NY Islanders 	5–1 	Florida 	 	Varlamov 	3–1 	Recap
==Player statistics==
As of September 5, 2020
===Skaters===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	68	19	41	60	+5 	44
 	68	26	28	54	+6 	32
 	68	20	23	43	+8 	47
 	68	14	29	43	 	10
 	58	16	24	40	+1 	12
 	68	18	21	39	 	15
 	68	10	25	35	+8 	14
 	66	10	22	32	 	16
 	68	6 	22	28	+1 	16
 	60	3 	18	21	 	14
 	48	10	4 	14	+12	41
 	48	4 	10	14	+2 	10
 	67	5 	8 	13	+8 	53
 	64	2 	9 	11	 	14
 	53	4 	6 	10	 	12
 	38	1 	8 	9 	+4 	20
 	55	5 	3 	8 	 	40
 	37	3 	4 	7 	+6 	22
 	34	1 	6 	7 	 	8
 	28	3 	3 	6 	 	2
 	32	3 	1 	4 	+1 	78
 	8 	2 	1 	3 	+3 	2
† 	10	0 	3 	3 	0 	2
† 	7 	2 	0 	2 	 	17
 	10	1 	1 	2 	 	6
 	4 	1 	0 	1 	+2 	4
 	9 	0 	0 	0 	 	4
 	12	0 	0 	0 	0 	2
Playoffs
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	16	2	15	17	+9 	0
 	16	7	8 	15	+5 	12
 	16	5	8 	13	+7 	8
 	16	8	4 	12	+8 	6
 	16	3	8 	11	+6 	8
 	16	7	2 	9 	+11	9
 	13	2	6 	8 	+3 	4
 	16	1	7 	8 	+3 	4
 	16	1	7 	8 	+8 	2
 	16	7	0 	7 	+5 	13
 	16	1	4 	5 	+11	10
 	16	4	0 	4 	+1 	10
 	15	2	2 	4 	+6 	4
 	16	2	2 	4 	+9 	0
 	16	0	4 	4 	+5 	4
 	12	1	2 	3 	+2 	4
 	15	1	2 	3 	+4 	2
 	16	0	2 	2 	0 	8
 	3 	0	1 	1 	+2 	0
 	3 	0	0 	0 	+1 	2
 	2 	0	0 	0 	0 	0
 	1 	0	0 	0 	0 	0
===Goaltenders===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	45	39	2,517:19	19	14	6	110	2.62	1,278	.914	2	0	0	0
 	31	29	1,595:56	16	9 	4	73 	2.74	838 	.913	0	0	0	2
Playoffs
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	14	14	841:57	9	4	28	2.00	356	.921	2	0	0	2
 	3 	2 	167:21	2	1	3 	1.08	75 	.960	1	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 2019–20 season.
===Trades===
Date	Details 	Details 	Ref
 	To New Jersey DevilsDavid Quenneville2nd-round pick in 2021 	To New York IslandersAndy Greene 	
 	To Ottawa SenatorsConditional 1st-round pick in 20202nd-round pick in 2020Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2022	To New York IslandersJean-Gabriel Pageau	
 	To Toronto Maple LeafsMatt Lorito 	To New York IslandersJordan Schmaltz 	
===Free agents===
Date	Player 	Team 	Contract term	Ref
 	Valtteri Filppula	to Detroit Red Wings 	2-year 	
 	Robin Lehner 	to Chicago Blackhawks 	1-year 	
 	Semyon Varlamov 	from Colorado Avalanche 	4-year 	
 	Cole Bardreau 	from Philadelphia Flyers 	2-year 	
 	Jared Coreau 	from St. Louis Blues 	1-year 	
 	Steve Bernier 	to Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL)	1-year 	
 	John Stevens 	to Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL)	1-year 	
 	Derick Brassard 	from Colorado Avalanche 	1-year 	
 	Luca Sbisa 	to Anaheim Ducks 	1-year 	
===Waivers===
Date	Player	Team 	Ref
 	 	from/to	
===Contract terminations===
Date	Player	Via	Ref
 	 	 	
===Retirement===
Date	Player 	Ref
 	Stephen Gionta 	
 	Dennis Seidenberg	
===Signings===
Date	Player 	Contract term	Ref
 	Tom Kuhnhackl 	1-year 	
 	Anders Lee 	7-year 	
 	Simon Holmstrom 	3-year 	
 	Michael Dal Colle 	2-year 	
 	Josh Ho-Sang 	1-year 	
 	Anthony Beauvillier	2-year 	
 	Jean-Gabriel Pageau	6-year 	
 	Samuel Bolduc 	3-year 	
==Draft picks==
Below are the New York Islanders' selections at the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 21 and 22, 2019, at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Round	# 	Player 	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	23 	Simon Holmstrom	RW 	 	HV71 J20 (J20 SuperElit)
2 	571	Samuel Bolduc 	D 	 	Blainville-Boisbriand Armada (QMJHL)
5 	147	Reece Newkirk 	C 	 	Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
6 	178	Felix Bibeau 	C 	 	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)
7 	209	Cole Coskey 	RW 	 	Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
Notes:
# The Calgary Flames' second-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 first and second-round pick in 2018 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).
==References==
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