2015–16 New York Islanders season

The 2015–16 New York Islanders season was the 44th season in the franchise's history. This season was the team's first at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, one of the five boroughs of New York City, which it shares with the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
The team's regular season began on October 9, 2015, against the Chicago Blackhawks.
The Islanders qualified for the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs after finishing the season in fourth place in the Metropolitan Division and fifth in the Eastern Conference with 100 points. The playoff berth was the team's third post-season berth in four seasons, having qualified in 2012–13 and 2014–15, but not in 2013–14. The Islanders' first round matchup had them up against the champions of the Atlantic Division, the Florida Panthers. The Islanders won the series in 6 games on a John Tavares goal in double overtime, marking the team's first playoff series victory since 1993. The Islanders' second round matchup had them matched up against the Tampa Bay Lightning, in which they lost the series in 5 games.
==Off-season==
==Regular season==
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
==Schedule and results==
===Pre-season===
2015 Pre-Season Game Log: 2–6–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 0–5–0)	2015 Pre-Season Game Log: 2–6–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 0–5–0)	2015 Pre-Season Game Log: 2–6–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 0–5–0)	2015 Pre-Season Game Log: 2–6–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 0–5–0)	2015 Pre-Season Game Log: 2–6–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 0–5–0)	2015 Pre-Season Game Log: 2–6–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 0–5–0)	2015 Pre-Season Game Log: 2–6–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 0–5–0)	2015 Pre-Season Game Log: 2–6–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 0–5–0)	2015 Pre-Season Game Log: 2–6–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 0–5–0)	2015 Pre-Season Game Log: 2–6–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 0–5–0)																																																																																									
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap 																																																																																									
1 	September 21 	NY Islanders 	3–5 	Philadelphia 	 	Greiss 	–– 	0–1–0 	Recap 																																																																																									
2 	September 21 	Philadelphia 	2–3 	NY Islanders 	 	Halak 	5,366 	1–1–0 	Recap 																																																																																									
3 	September 23 	New Jersey 	1–2 	NY Islanders 	 	Poulin 	7,046 	2–1–0 	Recap 																																																																																									
4 	September 25 	NY Islanders 	2–5 	Philadelphia 	 	Gibson 	17,369 	2–2–0 	Recap 																																																																																									
5 	September 25 	NY Islanders 	2–4 	New Jersey 	 	Williams 	8,871 	2–3–0 	Recap 																																																																																									
6 	September 26 	NY Islanders 	3–5 	Carolina 	 	Greiss 	–– 	2–4–0 	Recap 																																																																																									
7 	September 28 	Washington 	3–1 	NY Islanders 	 	Greiss 	–– 	2–5–0 	Recap 																																																																																									
8 	October 4 	NY Islanders 	2–6 	Washington 	 	Williams 	16,073 	2–6–0 	Recap 																																																																																									
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===Regular season===
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October: 6–2–3 (Home: 4–1–2 ; Road: 2–1–1)	October: 6–2–3 (Home: 4–1–2 ; Road: 2–1–1)	October: 6–2–3 (Home: 4–1–2 ; Road: 2–1–1)	October: 6–2–3 (Home: 4–1–2 ; Road: 2–1–1)	October: 6–2–3 (Home: 4–1–2 ; Road: 2–1–1)	October: 6–2–3 (Home: 4–1–2 ; Road: 2–1–1)	October: 6–2–3 (Home: 4–1–2 ; Road: 2–1–1)	October: 6–2–3 (Home: 4–1–2 ; Road: 2–1–1)	October: 6–2–3 (Home: 4–1–2 ; Road: 2–1–1)	October: 6–2–3 (Home: 4–1–2 ; Road: 2–1–1)	October: 6–2–3 (Home: 4–1–2 ; Road: 2–1–1)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 9 	Chicago 	3–2 	NY Islanders 	OT 	Greiss 	15,795 	0–0–1 	1 	Recap
2 	October 10 	NY Islanders 	1–4 	Chicago 	 	Berube 	21,392 	0–1–1 	1 	Recap
3 	October 12 	Winnipeg 	2–4 	NY Islanders 	 	Greiss 	11,183 	1–1–1 	3 	Recap
4 	October 15 	Nashville 	3–4 	NY Islanders 	 	Greiss 	10,542 	2–1–1 	5 	Recap
5 	October 17 	San Jose 	3–6 	NY Islanders 	 	Halak 	11,577 	3–1–1 	7 	Recap
6 	October 20 	NY Islanders 	4–0 	Columbus 	 	Halak 	14,295 	4–1–1 	9 	Recap
7 	October 23 	Boston 	5–3 	NY Islanders 	 	Halak 	13,113 	4–2–1 	9 	Recap
8 	October 24 	NY Islanders 	3–2 	St. Louis 	OT 	Greiss 	19,186 	5–2–1 	11 	Recap
9 	October 26 	Calgary 	0–4 	NY Islanders 	 	Halak 	11,582 	6–2–1 	13 	Recap
10 	October 29 	Carolina 	3–2 	NY Islanders 	OT 	Greiss 	11,494 	6–2–2 	14 	Recap
11 	October 31 	NY Islanders 	2–3 	New Jersey 	SO 	Halak 	11,605 	6–2–3 	15 	Recap
===Playoffs===
2016 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2016 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2016 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2016 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2016 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2016 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2016 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2016 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2016 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2016 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2016 Stanley Cup playoffs
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Eastern Conference First Round vs. (A1) Florida Panthers: Islanders won series 4–2	Eastern Conference First Round vs. (A1) Florida Panthers: Islanders won series 4–2	Eastern Conference First Round vs. (A1) Florida Panthers: Islanders won series 4–2	Eastern Conference First Round vs. (A1) Florida Panthers: Islanders won series 4–2	Eastern Conference First Round vs. (A1) Florida Panthers: Islanders won series 4–2	Eastern Conference First Round vs. (A1) Florida Panthers: Islanders won series 4–2	Eastern Conference First Round vs. (A1) Florida Panthers: Islanders won series 4–2	Eastern Conference First Round vs. (A1) Florida Panthers: Islanders won series 4–2	Eastern Conference First Round vs. (A1) Florida Panthers: Islanders won series 4–2	Eastern Conference First Round vs. (A1) Florida Panthers: Islanders won series 4–2	
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Series 	Recap 	
1 	April 14 	NY Islanders 	5–4 	Florida 	 	Greiss 	17,422 	1–0 	Recap 	
2 	April 15 	NY Islanders 	1–3 	Florida 	 	Greiss 	18,373 	1–1 	Recap 	
3 	April 17 	Florida 	3–4 	NY Islanders 	OT 	Greiss 	15,795 	2–1 	Recap 	
4 	April 20 	Florida 	2–1 	NY Islanders 	 	Greiss 	15,795 	2–2 	Recap 	
5 	April 22 	NY Islanders 	2–1 	Florida 	2OT 	Greiss 	20,247 	3–2 	Recap 	
6 	April 24 	Florida 	1–2 	NY Islanders 	2OT 	Greiss 	15,795 	4–2 	Recap 	
==Player statistics==
Final Stats
;Skaters
Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Player 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	78 	33 	37 	70 	6 	38 	11 	6 	5 	11 	–3 	6
 	79 	22 	42 	64 	−4 	51 	11 	2 	6 	8 	–3 	4
 	81 	20 	32 	52 	1 	12 	11 	3 	3 	6 	–3 	2
 	81 	5 	35 	40 	−9 	25 	11 	1 	3 	4 	1 	0
 	81 	26 	14 	40 	–3 	30 	11 	1 	4 	5 	–5 	6
 	80 	15 	21 	36 	–2 	51 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	81 	12 	20 	32 	–7 	22 	9 	2 	1 	3 	–4 	2
 	80 	8 	21 	29 	4 	31 	11 	0 	3 	3 	–1 	16
 	71 	8 	20 	28 	−9 	28 	8 	1 	3 	4 	1 	2
 	70 	9 	16 	25 	17 	31 	11 	0 	0 	0 	–7 	4
 	58 	9 	16 	25 	3 	33 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	77 	15 	8 	23 	7 	22 	11 	2 	1 	3 	–2 	12
 	81 	9 	13 	22 	13 	22 	11 	1 	3 	4 	–5 	2
 	72 	5 	16 	21 	–5 	35 	11 	1 	2 	3 	–2 	8
 	80 	10 	9 	19 	2 	119 	11 	0 	0 	0 	–1 	12
 	62 	6 	12 	18 	9 	30 	11 	1 	4 	5 	–5 	8
 	53 	4 	12 	16 	5 	20 	5 	0 	1 	1 	2 	4
 	72 	2 	14 	16 	3 	20 	11 	0 	2 	2 	–5 	2
 	24 	1 	5 	6 	3 	9 	6 	0 	0 	0 	–2 	0
 	52 	1 	5 	6 	1 	31 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
† 	20 	3 	2 	5 	3 	4 	11 	3 	1 	4 	–1 	0
 	15 	2 	2 	4 	1 	5 	6 	1 	2 	3 	–4 	0
 	9 	0 	2 	2 	–1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	2 	0 	1 	1 	1 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	2 	1 	0 	1 	0 	0 	10 	1 	4 	5 	–1 	2
 	6 	1 	0 	1 	−4 	11 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	6 	0 	0 	0 	−3 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
‡ 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltenders
 Regular Season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	41	38	2287	23	11	4	90	2.36	1197	0.925	1	0	1	2
 	36	36	2091	18	13	4	80	2.30	984 	0.919	3	0	1	0
 	7 	6 	399 	3 	2 	1	18	2.71	210 	0.914	0	0	0	0
 	4 	2 	194 	1 	1 	1	11	3.40	93 	0.882	0	0	0	0
 Playoffs
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	11	11	733	5	6	2	30	2.46	388	.923 	0	0	0	0
 	1 	0 	5 	0	0	0	0 	0.00	2 	1.000	0	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.
== Notable achievements ==
=== Awards ===
 Regular Season
Player	Award 	Awarded
 	NHL All-Star game selection 	January 6, 2016
 	NHL All-Star game replacement captain	January 28, 2016
 	NHL First Star of the Week 	April 11, 2016
=== Milestones ===
 Regular Season
Player	Milestone 	Reached
 	1st Career NHL Game 	October 10, 2015
 	100th Career NHL Goal 	October 15, 2015
 	500th Career NHL Game 	October 17, 2015
 	100th Career NHL Goal200th Career NHL Assist300th Career NHL Point	October 17, 2015
 	400th Career NHL Game 	October 23, 2015
 	1st Career NHL Game 	November 13, 2015
 	800th Career NHL Game 	November 16, 2015
 	200th Career NHL Assist 	November 16, 2015
 	100th Career NHL Game 	November 28, 2015
 	500th Career NHL Game 	November 28, 2015
 	500th Career NHL Game 	November 30, 2015
 	1st Career NHL Game 	January 2, 2016
 	400th Career NHL Game 	January 9, 2016
 	1st Career NHL Point1st Career NHL Assist 	January 13, 2016
 	200th Career NHL Game 	January 22, 2016
 	100th Career NHL Assist 	January 22, 2016
 	1st Career NHL Win 	February 2. 2016
 	500th Career NHL Game 	February 9, 2016
 	100th Career NHL Point 	February 15, 2016
 	1st Career NHL Game 	February 28, 2016
 	200th Career NHL Head Coaching Win 	March 3, 2016
 	200th Career NHL Win 	March 8, 2016
 	400th Career NHL Game 	March 8, 2016
 	200th Career NHL Goal 	March 12, 2016
 	1st Career NHL Point1st Career NHL Goal 	March 17, 2016
 	500th Career NHL Game 	March 21, 2016
 	600th Career NHL Game 	March 29, 2016
 	1st Career NHL Win 	April 5, 2016
 	1st Career NHL Point1st Career NHL Goal 	April 9, 2016
 	1st Career NHL Game1st Career NHL Point1st Career NHL Goal 	April 9, 2016
 	1st Career NHL Game 	April 10, 2016
 	1st Career NHL Assist 	April 10, 2016
==Transactions==
Following the end of the Islanders' 2014–15 season, and during the 2015–16 season, this team has been involved in the following transactions:
=== Trades ===
Date	Details 	Details 	Ref
 	To Edmonton Oilers Griffin Reinhart 	To New York Islanders PIT's 1st-round pick in 20152nd-round pick in 2015 	
 	To Tampa Bay Lightning EDM's 2nd-round pick in 2015FLA's 3rd-round pick in 2015	To New York Islanders NYR's 1st-round pick in 2015 	
 	To Florida Panthers 5th-round pick in 2016 	To New York Islanders MTL's 5th-round pick in 2015 	
 	To Toronto Maple Leafs Michael Grabner 	To New York Islanders Taylor BeckCarter VerhaegheMatt FinnTom NilssonChristopher Gibson	
 	To Colorado AvalancheTaylor Beck 	To New York Islanders Marc-Andre Cliche 	
 	To Ottawa Senators3rd-round pick in 2016 	To New York Islanders Shane Prince7th-round pick in 2016 	
=== Free agents acquired ===
Date	Player 	Former team 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars)	Ref
 	Thomas Greiss 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	2 years, $3 million 	
 	Justin Florek 	Providence Bruins 	1 year, $725,000 	
 	Ben Holmstrom 	Charlotte Checkers 	1 year, $750,000 	
 	Bracken Kearns	Espoo Blues 	1 year, $775,000 	
 	Justin Vaive 	Hartford Wolf Pack 	1 year, $650,000 	
 	Joe Whitney 	New Jersey Devils 	1 year, $750,000 	
 	James Wright 	KHL Medvescak Zagreb	1 year, $800,000 	
 	Louis Leblanc 	Norfolk Admirals 	1 year, $605,000 	
 	Steve Bernier 	New Jersey Devils 	1 year, $750,000 	
 	Marek Zidlicky	Detroit Red Wings 	1 year, $1.5 million 	
===Free agents lost===
Date	Player 	New team 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars)	Ref
 	Matt Donovan 	Buffalo Sabres 	1 year, $825,000 	
 	Kael Mouillierat 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	1 year, $575,000 	
 	Aaron Ness 	Washington Capitals 	1 year, $575,000 	
 	Michal Neuvirth 	Philadelphia Flyers 	2 years, $3.25 million 	
 	Brett Gallant 	Columbus Blue Jackets	2 years, $1.5 million 	
 	Colin McDonald 	Philadelphia Flyers 	1 year, $625,000 	
 	Harry Zolnierczyk	Anaheim Ducks 	1 year, $600,000 	
 	Lubomir Visnovsky	HC Slovan Bratislava 	undisclosed 	
===Claimed via waivers===
Player 	Previous team 	Date
Jean-Francois Berube	Los Angeles Kings	October 6, 2015
=== Lost via waivers ===
Player 	New team 	Date
Kevin Poulin	Tampa Bay Lightning	September 27, 2015
===Player signings===
Date	Player 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars)	Ref
 	Anders Lee 	4 years, $15 million 	
 	Thomas Hickey 	3 years, $6.6 million 	
 	Kirill Petrov 	1 year, entry-level contract 	
 	Kevin Poulin 	1 year, $600,000 	
 	Mathew Barzal 	3 years, entry-level contract 	
 	Brock Nelson 	3 years, $7.5 million 	
 	Eric Boulton 	1 year, $575,000 	
 	Anthony Beauvillier	3 years, entry-level contract 	
 	Eamon McAdam 	3 years, entry-level contract 	
 	Kyle Schempp 	2 years, entry-level contract 	
 	Devon Toews 	3 years, entry-level contract 	
 	Parker Wotherspoon 	3 years, entry-level contract 	
 	Bracken Kearns 	1 year, $800,000 	
 	Ben Holmstrom 	1 year, $800,000 	
 	Casey Cizikas 	5 years, $16.75 million 	
==Draft picks==
Below are the New York Islanders' selections at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 26–27, 2015 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida.
Round	# 	Player 	Pos 	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	16 	Mathew Barzal 	Centre	 	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
1 	28 	Anthony Beauvillier 	LW 	 	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
3 	82 	Mitchell Vande Sompel	D 	 	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
4 	112	Parker Wotherspoon 	D 	 	Tri-City Americans (WHL)
5 	147	Ryan Pilon 	D 	 	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
6 	172	Andong Song 	D 	 	Lawrenceville School (HS-New Jersey)
7 	202	Peter Hansson 	D 	 	Linkopings J20 (J20 SuperElit)
;Draft notes
*The Pittsburgh Penguins' first-round pick went to the New York Islanders as the result of a trade on June 26, 2015 that sent Griffin Reinhart to Edmonton in exchange for a second-round pick in 2015 (33rd overall) and this pick.
*:Edmonton previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on January 2, 2015 that sent David Perron to Pittsburgh in exchange for Rob Klinkhammer and this pick.
* The New York Islanders' first-round pick will go to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on October 27, 2013 that sent Thomas Vanek to New York in exchange for Matt Moulson, a second-round pick in 2015 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Buffalo will receive a first-round pick in 2014 or 2015 at New York's choice – was converted on May 22, 2014 when the Islanders elected to keep their 2014 first-round pick.
* The New York Islanders' first-round pick went to the Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on June 26, 2015 that sent Robin Lehner and David Legwand to Buffalo in exchange for this pick.
*:Buffalo previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on October 27, 2013 that sent Thomas Vanek to New York in exchange for Matt Moulson, a second-round pick in 2015 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Buffalo will receive a first-round pick in 2014 or 2015 at New York's choice – was converted on May 22, 2014 when the Islanders elected to keep their 2014 first-round pick.
The New York Rangers' first-round pick went to the New York Islanders as the result of a trade on June 26, 2015 that sent Edmonton's second-round pick in 2015 (33rd overall) and Florida's third-round pick in 2015 (72nd overall) to Tampa Bay in exchange for this pick.
*:Tampa Bay previously acquired this pick as the result of trade on March 5, 2014 that sent Martin St. Louis and a conditional second-round pick in 2015 to New York in exchange for Ryan Callahan, a conditional first-round pick in 2014, a conditional seventh-round pick in 2015 and this pick.
* The New York Islanders' fifth-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on June 5, 2014 that sent Dan Boyle to New York in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – San Jose will receive a fifth-round pick in 2015 if Boyle is not re-signed by the Islanders for the 2014–15 NHL season – was converted on July 1, 2014.
* The Montreal Canadiens' fifth-round pick went to the New York Islanders as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015 that sent a fifth-round pick in 2016 to Florida in exchange for this pick.
*:Florida previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 4, 2014 that sent Mike Weaver to Montreal in exchange for this pick.
==References==
Category:New York Islanders seasons
New York Islanders season, 2015-16