2019–20 New York Islanders season explained

Season:2019–20
Year:2019
League:NHL
Team:New York Islanders
Division:Metropolitan
Divisionrank:5th
Conference:Eastern
Conferencerank:7th
Record:35–23–10
Homerecord:20–9–6
Roadrecord:15–14–4
Goalsfor:192
Goalsagainst:193
Generalmanager:Lou Lamoriello
Coach:Barry Trotz
Captain:Anders Lee
Altcaptain:Josh Bailey
Cal Clutterbuck
Andrew Ladd (Oct. 4 – Nov. 15)
Arena:Barclays Center
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Attendance:12,810[1]
Minorleague:Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL)
Worcester Railers (ECHL)
Goalsleader:Brock Nelson (26)
Assistsleader:Mathew Barzal (41)
Pointsleader:Mathew Barzal (60)
Pimleader:Ross Johnston (78)
Plusminusleader:Casey Cizikas (+12)
Winsleader:Semyon Varlamov (19)
Gaaleader:Semyon Varlamov (2.62)

The 2019–20 New York Islanders season was the 48th season in the franchise's history.[2] It was their fifth season in the Barclays Center in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, which they moved into after leaving Nassau Veterans Memorial 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 Veterans Memorial 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 Veterans Memorial Coliseum permanently.[3] [4] [5]

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.[6] [7] On May 26, the NHL regular season was officially declared over with the remaining games being cancelled.[8] Instead of Nassau Coliseum, the Islanders started the playoffs at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. The Islanders advanced from the qualifying round where they defeated the Florida Panthers in four games. They would then defeat the Washington Capitals in five games in the first round. They faced off against the Philadelphia Flyers in the second round, defeating them in seven games and advanced to the conference finals for the first time since 1993, and shifted the postseason to Rogers Place in Edmonton. However, the Islanders went on to lose to the Tampa Bay Lightning in six games, ending their playoff run. The Islanders set a franchise record for most games played (22) in the postseason.[9]

Standings

Conference standings

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 18, 2019.[10]

Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on June 25, 2019.[18] On September 23, the Islanders revised their schedule and moved seven games from Barclays Center to Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum.[19]

2019–20 game log
Legend:
Notes:
Game was scheduled to be played at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Game was scheduled to be played at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.

Playoffs

See main article: 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Islanders faced the Florida Panthers in the qualifying round,[88] defeating them in four games.[89]

The Islanders faced the Washington Capitals in the first round,[90] defeating them in five games.[91]

The Islanders faced the Philadelphia Flyers in the second round, defeating them in seven games,[92] and advanced to the conference finals for the first time since 1993.[93]

The Islanders faced the Tampa Bay Lightning in the conference finals, where they lost in six games.[94]

2020 Stanley Cup playoffs
Legend:

Player statistics

As of September 17, 2020[117] [118]

Skaters

Regular season[119] ! Player! ! ! ! ! data-sort-type="number"
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
3 0 1 1 +2 0
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[120] ! Player! ! ! ! ! data-sort-type="number"
22 2 18 20 +8 0
22 9 9 18 +4 12
22 5 12 17 +2 10
22 9 5 14 +6 10
22 5 9 14 +2 10
22 8 3 11 +10 21
22 7 4 11 +4 15
22 2 8 10 6
22 2 8 10 +3 6
18 2 6 8 +1 6
22 3 4 7 +7 0
22 5 1 6 0 28
21 1 4 5 +6 8
22 1 4 5 +12 12
21 2 2 4 +5 18
21 2 2 4 +2 12
17 1 2 3 +1 4
18 0 2 2 0 8
3 0 1 1 +2 0
3 0 0 0 +1 0
5 0 0 0 +1 12
1 0 0 0 0
3 0 0 0 0 0
1 0 0 0 0 0

Goaltenders

Regular season[121] ! 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[122] ! Player! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
20 19 1,232:44 11 7 44 2.14 559 .921 2 0 0 2
4 3 178:07 2 2 6 2.02 84 .929 1 0 0 0

Awards and honors

Awards

Transactions

The Islanders have been involved in the following transactions during the 2019–20 season.

Trades

Date Details Ref
To New Jersey Devils
David Quenneville
2nd-round pick in 2021
To New York Islanders
Andy Greene
[123]
To Ottawa Senators
Conditional 1st-round pick in 2020
2nd-round pick in 2020
Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2022
To New York Islanders
Jean-Gabriel Pageau
[124]
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Matt Lorito
To New York Islanders
Jordan Schmaltz
[125]

Free agents

Date Player Team Contract term Ref
2-year [126]
1-year [127]
4-year [128]
2-year [129]
1-year [130]
to Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL) 1-year [131]
to Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL) 1-year
from Colorado Avalanche 1-year [132]
1-year [133] [134]
to Ässät (Liiga) 1-year [135]

Retirement

Date Player Ref
[136]
[137] [138]

Signings

Date Player Contract term Ref
1-year [139]
7-year [140]
3-year [141]
2-year [142]
1-year [143]
2-year [144]
6-year [145]
3-year [146]
3-year [147]
3-year
3-year
1-year [148] [149]

Draft picks

See also: List of New York Islanders 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.

RoundPlayerPosNationalityCollege/junior/club team
123Simon HolmstromRWHV71 J20 (J20 SuperElit)
2571Samuel BolducDBlainville-Boisbriand Armada (QMJHL)
5147Reece NewkirkCPortland Winterhawks (WHL)
6178Felix BibeauCRouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)
7209Cole CoskeyRWSaginaw Spirit (OHL)
  1. 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).[150]

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  51. Web site: Nashville Predators - New York Islanders - December 17th, 2019. NHL.com.
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  55. Web site: New York Islanders - Chicago Blackhawks - December 27th, 2019. NHL.com.
  56. Web site: New York Islanders - Minnesota Wild - December 29th, 2019. NHL.com.
  57. Web site: New York Islanders - Washington Capitals - December 31st, 2019. NHL.com.
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  60. Web site: Colorado Avalanche - New York Islanders - January 6th, 2020. NHL.com.
  61. Web site: New York Islanders - New Jersey Devils - January 7th, 2020. NHL.com.
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  63. Web site: New York Islanders - New York Rangers - January 13th, 2020. NHL.com.
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  67. Web site: New York Islanders - Carolina Hurricanes - January 19th, 2020. NHL.com.
  68. Web site: New York Islanders - New York Rangers - January 21st, 2020. NHL.com.
  69. Web site: Vancouver Canucks - New York Islanders - February 1st, 2020. NHL.com.
  70. Web site: Dallas Stars - New York Islanders - February 4th, 2020. NHL.com.
  71. Web site: Los Angeles Kings - New York Islanders - February 6th, 2020. NHL.com.
  72. Web site: New York Islanders - Tampa Bay Lightning - February 8th, 2020. NHL.com.
  73. Web site: New York Islanders - Washington Capitals - February 10th, 2020. NHL.com.
  74. Web site: Philadelphia Flyers - New York Islanders - February 11th, 2020. NHL.com.
  75. Web site: New York Islanders - Nashville Predators - February 13th, 2020. NHL.com.
  76. Web site: New York Islanders - Vegas Golden Knights - February 15th, 2020. NHL.com.
  77. Web site: New York Islanders - Arizona Coyotes - February 17th, 2020. NHL.com.
  78. Web site: New York Islanders - Colorado Avalanche - February 19th, 2020. NHL.com.
  79. Web site: Detroit Red Wings - New York Islanders - February 21st, 2020. NHL.com.
  80. Web site: San Jose Sharks - New York Islanders - February 23rd, 2020. NHL.com.
  81. Web site: New York Rangers - New York Islanders - February 25th, 2020. NHL.com.
  82. Web site: New York Islanders - St. Louis Blues - February 27th, 2020. NHL.com.
  83. Web site: Boston Bruins - New York Islanders - February 29th, 2020. NHL.com.
  84. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - New York Islanders - March 3rd, 2020. NHL.com.
  85. Web site: New York Islanders - Ottawa Senators - March 5th, 2020. NHL.com.
  86. Web site: Carolina Hurricanes - New York Islanders - March 7th, 2020. NHL.com.
  87. Web site: New York Islanders - Vancouver Canucks - March 10th, 2020. NHL.com.
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  92. Web site: Stanley Cup Playoffs second-round schedule . NHL.com . August 22, 2020 . August 22, 2020.
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  97. Web site: New York Islanders - Florida Panthers - August 5th, 2020. NHL.com.
  98. Web site: New York Islanders - Florida Panthers - August 7th, 2020. NHL.com.
  99. Web site: New York Islanders - Washington Capitals - August 12th, 2020. NHL.com.
  100. Web site: New York Islanders - Washington Capitals - August 14th, 2020. NHL.com.
  101. Web site: Washington Capitals - New York Islanders - August 16th, 2020. NHL.com.
  102. Web site: Washington Capitals - New York Islanders - August 18th, 2020. NHL.com.
  103. Web site: New York Islanders - Washington Capitals - August 20th, 2020. NHL.com.
  104. Web site: New York Islanders - Philadelphia Flyers - August 24th, 2020. NHL.com.
  105. Web site: New York Islanders - Philadelphia Flyers - August 26th, 2020. NHL.com.
  106. Web site: Philadelphia Flyers - New York Islanders - August 29th, 2020. NHL.com.
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  108. Web site: New York Islanders - Philadelphia Flyers - September 1st, 2020. NHL.com.
  109. Web site: Philadelphia Flyers - New York Islanders - September 3rd, 2020. NHL.com.
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  123. Web site: Islanders Acquire Greene From Devils . NHL.com . February 17, 2020 . February 16, 2020.
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  125. Web site: Islanders Acquire Schmaltz From Toronto . NHL.com . February 25, 2020 . February 24, 2020.
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  127. Web site: RELEASE: Blackhawks agree to terms with Robin Lehner . NHL.com . August 22, 2019 . July 1, 2019.
  128. Web site: Varlamov Agrees to Terms on a Four-Year Contract . NHL.com . August 22, 2019 . July 1, 2019.
  129. Web site: Islanders' Cole Bardreau: Joining Isles' organization . CBSSports.com . August 22, 2019 . July 2, 2019.
  130. Web site: Islanders' Jared Coreau: Inks two-way deal . CBSSports.com . August 22, 2019 . July 12, 2019.
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  140. Web site: Lee Agrees to Terms on a Seven-Year Contract . NHL.com . August 22, 2019 . July 1, 2019.
  141. Web site: Holmstrom Agrees to Three-Year Entry-Level Contract . NHL.com . August 22, 2019 . July 15, 2019.
  142. Web site: Dal Colle Agrees To Two-Year Contract . NHL.com . August 22, 2019 . August 19, 2019.
  143. Web site: Ho-Sang Agrees To One-Year Contract . NHL.com . August 22, 2019 . August 19, 2019.
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  145. Web site: Pageau Signs Six-Year Extension . NHL.com . February 24, 2020 . February 24, 2020.
  146. Web site: Bolduc Signs Entry-Level Deal . NHL.com . May 12, 2020 . April 30, 2020.
  147. Web site: Islanders Sign Bibeau, Coskey and Jenkins . NHL.com . October 8, 2020 . May 28, 2020.
  148. Web site: Sorokin agrees to terms with Islanders through next season . NHL.com . October 8, 2020 . July 14, 2020.
  149. Web site: Sorokin Agrees to Terms on a One-Year Contract Extension . NHL.com . October 8, 2020 . July 14, 2020.
  150. Web site: Islanders Acquire Three Draft Picks . NHL.com . June 15, 2019 . June 24, 2017.