2013–14 New York Islanders season explained

League:NHL
Season:2013–14
Year:2013
Team:New York Islanders
Conference:Eastern
Conferencerank:14th
Division:Metropolitan
Divisionrank:8th
Record:34–37–11
Homerecord:13–19–9
Roadrecord:21–18–2
Goalsfor:225
Goalsagainst:267
Generalmanager:Garth Snow
Coach:Jack Capuano
Captain:John Tavares
Altcaptain:
Arena:Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Attendance:14,832 (94.2%)[1]
(38 games)
Minorleague:Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL)
Goalsleader:Kyle Okposo (27)
Assistsleader:John Tavares
Kyle Okposo (42)
Pointsleader:Kyle Okposo (69)
Plusminusleader:Thomas Hickey (+5)
Pimleader:Matt Carkner (149)
Winsleader:Evgeni Nabokov (15)
Gaaleader:Evgeni Nabokov (2.74)

The 2013–14 New York Islanders season was the 42nd season in the franchise's history.[2] The Islanders finished last in the Metropolitan Division and did not qualify for the National Hockey League (NHL) playoffs.

Regular season

Stadium Series

The Islanders played against their rivals, the New York Rangers, at the 2014 NHL Stadium Series at Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, New York City, on January 29, 2014. The Rangers won the game 2–1.

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

2013–14 Game Log
Legend:

Playoffs

The Islanders failed to make the playoffs despite qualifying the previous year in 2012–13.

Injuries

Pre-season

width=16% Playerwidth=30% Injurywidth=20% Datewidth=20% Returnedwidth=14% Games missed
Lower-body-injury (leg) September 17, 2013[3] 6 games

Regular season

Updated as of January 12, 2014

width=16% Playerwidth=30% Injurywidth=20% Datewidth=20% Returnedwidth=14% Games missed
Lower-body-injury From pre-season October 11, 2013[4] 3 games
Concussion October 20, 2013[5] 39 games
Upper-body-injury October 22, 2013 December 12, 2013[6] 23 games
Lower-body-injury (groin) November 16, 2013[7] December 12, 2013 11 games
Upper-body-injury (back) December 12, 2013 15 games
Lower-body-injury January 6, 2014[8] 3 games
Broken hand February 8, 2014[9] March 2, 2014[10] 3 games
MCL and meniscus tear February 19, 2014[11] N/A 22 games

Suspensions/fines

PlayerExplanationLengthSalaryDate issued
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[12]
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[13]

Player statistics

Final stats

Skaters
Regular Season[14]
Playerdata-sort-type="number"
71 27 42 69 −9 51
59 24 42 66 −6 40
80 25 33 58 −11 8
†‡ 47 17 27 44 4 34
77 8 30 38 −8 26
72 14 12 26 −10 12
64 12 14 26 −10 12
63 4 20 24 −19 34
82 4 18 22 5 34
73 12 7 19 −9 50
70 8 10 18 −22 34
37 7 11 18 −1 8
69 3 15 18 2 68
80 6 10 16 −12 30
51 3 13 16 −7 30
52 2 14 16 −9 26
22 9 5 14 3 14
79 8 6 14 −11 90
24 3 8 11 −1 10
11 6 3 9 3 6
28 4 5 9 −9 12
47 3 6 9 −14 14
44 2 5 7 −10 18
23 2 2 4 0 88
20 1 2 3 −13 10
53 0 3 3 −10 149
13 0 3 3 4 4
13 0 2 2 −5 14
20 1 0 1 −1 32
10 1 0 1 −4 6
11 0 1 1 0 6
4 0 0 0 0 17
5 0 0 0 −3 7
2 0 0 0 −1 7
Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player
style=white-space:nowrap40 39 2,254:14 15 14 8 103 2.74 1085 0.905 4 0 1 4
style=white-space:nowrap28 26 1,625:19 11 16 1 89 3.29 820 0.891 0 0 0 0
style=white-space:nowrap19 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[15] To Minnesota Wild
Nino Niederreiter
To New York Islanders
Cal Clutterbuck
NJD's 3rd-round draft pick in 2013
October 27, 2013[16] To Buffalo Sabres
Matt Moulson
conditional 1st-round draft pick in 2014
2nd-round draft pick in 2015
To New York Islanders
Thomas Vanek
February 6, 2014[17] To Chicago Blackhawks
Peter Regin
Pierre-Marc Bouchard
To New York Islanders
4th-round draft pick in 2014
March 4, 2014[18] To Philadelphia Flyers
Andrew MacDonald
To New York Islanders
Matt Mangene
3rd-round draft pick in 2014
2nd-round draft pick in 2015
March 5, 2014[19] To Montreal Canadiens
Thomas Vanek
Conditional 5th-round draft pick in 2014
To New York Islanders
Sebastian Collberg
Conditional 2nd-round draft pick in 2014
May 1, 2014[20] To Washington Capitals
CHI's 4th-round draft pick in 2014
To New York Islanders
Jaroslav Halak (rights)
June 5, 2014[21] To San Jose Sharks
Conditional 5th-round draft pick in 2015
To New York Islanders
Dan Boyle (rights)

Free agents acquired

Player Former teamContract terms
Peter Regin[22] 1 year, $750,000
Pierre-Marc Bouchard[23] 1 year, $2 million
Kevin Czuczman[24] 2 years, $2.7 million entry-level contract

Free agents lost

PlayerNew teamContract terms
Jesse Joensuu[25] 2 years, $1.9 million
Keith Aucoin[26] 1 year, $625,000
Matt Watkins[27] 1 year, $550,000
Jon Landry[28] 1 year, $625,000
Brandon DeFazio[29] 1 year, $550,000
Brad Boyes[30] 1 year, $1 million

Player signings

PlayerDateContract terms
Evgeni Nabokov[31] July 5, 2013 1 year, $3.25 million
Travis Hamonic[32] July 5, 2013 7 years, $27 million
Kevin Poulin[33] July 8, 2013 1 year, $577,500
Cal Clutterbuck[34] July 9, 2013 4 years, $11 million
Josh Bailey[35] July 15, 2013 5 years, $16.5 million
Thomas Hickey[36] July 18, 2013 2 years, $1.35 million
Ryan Pulock[37] September 29, 2013 3 years, $4.275 million entry-level contract
Radek Martinek[38] October 23, 2013 1 year, $600,000
Adam Pelech[39] March 15, 2014 3 years, $2.563 million entry-level contract
Eric Boulton[40] March 23, 2014 1 year, $775,000 contract extension
Loic Leduc[41] April 28, 2014 3 years, $1.845 million entry-level contract
Jaroslav Halak[42] May 22, 2014 4 years, $18 million
Ville Pokka[43] May 28, 2014 3 years, $5.325 million entry-level contract
Jesse Graham[44] May 31, 2014 3 years, $1.815 million entry-level contract

Draft picks

See also: List of New York Islanders draft picks. New York Islanders' picks at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, which was held in Newark, New Jersey on June 30, 2013.[45]

RoundPlayerPosNationalityCollege/Junior/Club team (League)
115Ryan PulockDefenceBrandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
370Eamon McAdamGoaltenderWaterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
376Taylor CammarataCenter/Left WingWaterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
4106Stephon WilliamsGoaltenderMinnesota State (WCHA)
5136Victor Crus RydbergCenterLinköpings HC (Sweden–Jr)
6166Alan QuineCenterBelleville Bulls (OHL)
7196Kyle BurroughsDefenceRegina Pats (WHL)
Draft notes[46]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2013–2014 NHL Attendance – National Hockey League – ESPN. ESPN.
  2. Book: National Hockey League. The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. 2010 . Triumph Books . 87. 978-1-60078-422-4.
  3. Web site: Kreiser. John. 30 in 15: Islanders face expectations after playoffs – New York Islanders – Features. New York Islanders. September 21, 2013.
  4. Web site: New York Islanders – Game Preview: New York Islanders at Nashville Predators – New York Islanders – News. New York Islanders. October 12, 2013.
  5. Web site: Hornick. Eric. New York Islanders – The Skinny – Hurricanes 4, Islanders 3 – New York Islanders – News. New York Islanders. October 20, 2013.
  6. Web site: Hornick. Eric. New York Islanders – The Skinny 12/12/13 – New York Islanders – News. New York Islanders. December 13, 2013.
  7. Web site: New York Islanders – November Transactions – New York Islanders – Transactions. New York Islanders. November 18, 2013.
  8. Web site: New York Islanders – January Transactions – New York Islanders – Transactions. New York Islanders. January 6, 2014.
  9. Web site: New York Islanders – Grabner, Vanek, Weight Return, Nielsen Placed on IR. Wright. Cory. February 23, 2013. National Hockey League. February 26, 2014.
  10. Web site: Florida Panthers at New York Islanders. March 2, 2014. National Hockey League. March 12, 2014.
  11. Web site: New York Islanders – Islanders Move Forward Without Tavares. Wright. Cory. February 20, 2013. National Hockey League. February 26, 2014.
  12. Web site: New York Islanders' Frans Nielsen fined $5,000 for slashing Phoenix Coyotes' Martin Hanzal – Department of Player Safety News. NHL. October 9, 2013.
  13. Web site: Michael Grabner of New York Islanders suspended two games for illegal check to the head – Department of Player Safety News. NHL. October 21, 2013.
  14. Web site: 2013-2014 Regular Season Stats - Points - New York Islanders - Statistics. New York Islanders. March 25, 2014.
  15. Web site: New York Islanders – Islanders acquire Clutterbuck – New York Islanders – News. New York Islanders. June 30, 2013.
  16. Web site: Islanders Acquire Vanek. New York Islanders. October 27, 2013.
  17. Web site: Islanders Acquire Fourth-Round Pick from Chicago. February 6, 2014. National Hockey League. February 7, 2014.
  18. Web site: Islanders Deal MacDonald to Flyers. March 4, 2014. National Hockey League. March 4, 2014.
  19. Web site: Islanders Trade Vanek to Montreal. March 5, 2014. National Hockey League. March 7, 2014.
  20. Web site: Islanders Acquire Halak. May 1, 2014. National Hockey League. May 1, 2014.
  21. Web site: Islanders Acquire Boyle. June 5, 2014. National Hockey League. June 5, 2014.
  22. Web site: New York Islanders – Islanders Agree to Terms with Peter Regin – New York Islanders – News. New York Islanders. July 5, 2013.
  23. Web site: New York Islanders – Islanders Agree to Terms with Pierre-Marc Bouchard – New York Islanders – News. New York Islanders. July 5, 2013.
  24. Web site: New York Islanders – Islanders Sign Czuczman – New York Islanders – News. New York Islanders. March 11, 2014.
  25. Web site: Oilers Add Trio. Edmonton Oilers. July 5, 2013.
  26. Web site: Blues Sign Aucoin to One-Year Deal – St Louis Blues – News. St. Louis Blues. July 5, 2013.
  27. Web site: Capitals Sign Tyson Strachan, Matt Watkins and David Leggio – Washington Capitals – News. Washington Capitals. July 8, 2013.
  28. Web site: Wild Agrees To Terms With FA Defensemen – Minnesota Wild – News. Minnesota Wild. July 12, 2013.
  29. Web site: Canucks sign Ben Ferriero & Brandon DeFazio – Vancouver Canucks – News. Vancouver Canucks. July 12, 2013.
  30. http://panthers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=684636 Florida Panthers Agree To Terms With C Brad Boyes
  31. Web site: New York Islanders – Islanders Agree to Terms with Nabokov – New York Islanders – News. New York Islanders. July 5, 2013.
  32. Web site: New York Islanders – Hamonic Agrees To Terms on Seven-Year Deal – New York Islanders – News. New York Islanders. July 5, 2013.
  33. Web site: New York Islanders – Poulin Accepts Qualifying Offer – New York Islanders – News. New York Islanders. July 8, 2013.
  34. Web site: New York Islanders – Clutterbuck Agrees to Terms on Four-Year Deal – New York Islanders – News. New York Islanders. July 9, 2013.
  35. Web site: New York Islanders – Bailey Agrees to Terms on Five-year Deal – New York Islanders – News. New York Islanders. July 15, 2013.
  36. Web site: New York Islanders – Hickey Agrees to Terms on Two-year Deal – New York Islanders – News. New York Islanders. July 18, 2013.
  37. Web site: New York Islanders – Islanders Agree to Terms with Pulock on Entry Level Deal – New York Islanders – News. New York Islanders. September 29, 2013.
  38. Web site: New York Islanders – Martinek Agrees to One-Year Deal – New York Islanders – News. New York Islanders. October 23, 2013.
  39. Web site: New York Islanders – Pelech Agrees to Entry-Level Deal. March 15, 2014. National Hockey League. March 15, 2014.
  40. Web site: New York Islanders – Boulton Agrees to Terms on a One-Year Deal. March 23, 2014. National Hockey League. March 24, 2014.
  41. Web site: New York Islanders – Leduc Signs Entry-Level Deal. April 28, 2014. National Hockey League. April 29, 2014.
  42. Web site: New York Islanders – Halak Agrees to Four-Year Deal. May 22, 2014. National Hockey League. May 26, 2014.
  43. Web site: New York Islanders – Pokka Agrees to Entry-Level Contract. May 28, 2014. National Hockey League. May 29, 2014.
  44. Web site: New York Islanders Graham Agrees To Entry-Level Deal – New York Islanders – News.
  45. Web site: NHL Entry Draft Year by Year Results. NHL.com. July 5, 2013.
  46. Web site: 2013 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions. Pro Sports Transactions. June 15, 2013.
  47. Web site: New York Islanders – Islanders Acquire Visnovsky – New York Islanders – News. New York Islanders. June 22, 2012.