2023–24 New York Islanders season
The 2023–24 New York Islanders season is the 52nd season in the franchise's history.[1] It is their third season in UBS Arena.[2] The Islanders are scheduled to participate in the 2024 NHL Stadium Series at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, where they are set to host the New York Rangers on February 18, 2024.[3]
2023–24 New York Islanders | |
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Division | Metropolitan |
Conference | Eastern |
2023–24 record | 2–2–1 |
Home record | 2–1–1 |
Road record | 0–1–0 |
Goals for | 13 |
Goals against | 17 |
Team information | |
General manager | Lou Lamoriello |
Coach | Lane Lambert |
Captain | Anders Lee |
Alternate captains | Cal Clutterbuck Brock Nelson |
Arena | UBS Arena |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Bridgeport Islanders (AHL) Worcester Railers (ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Brock Nelson (3) |
Assists | Noah Dobson (4) |
Points | Noah Dobson Kyle Palmieri (5) |
Penalty minutes | Adam Pelech (11) |
Plus/minus | Brock Nelson (+2) |
Wins | Ilya Sorokin (2) |
Goals against average | Ilya Sorokin (3.00) |
Standings
Divisional standings
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | New York Rangers | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 8 |
2 | New Jersey Devils | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 7 |
3 | Philadelphia Flyers | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 7 |
4 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 19 | −2 | 7 |
5 | Carolina Hurricanes | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 33 | −5 | 6 |
6 | New York Islanders | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 5 |
7 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 4 |
8 | Washington Capitals | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 19 | −12 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
Conference standings
Pos | Div | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | AT | Tampa Bay Lightning | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 24 | −1 | 8 |
2 | ME | Columbus Blue Jackets | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 19 | −2 | 7 |
3 | AT | Montreal Canadiens | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 7 |
4 | AT | Ottawa Senators | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 6 |
5 | AT | Florida Panthers | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 6 |
6 | AT | Buffalo Sabres | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 22 | −3 | 6 |
7 | ME | Carolina Hurricanes | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 33 | −5 | 6 |
8 | ME | New York Islanders | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 5 |
9 | ME | Pittsburgh Penguins | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 4 |
10 | ME | Washington Capitals | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 19 | −12 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
Schedule and results
Preseason
The preseason schedule was published on June 22, 2023.[6]
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# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Recap |
1 | September 26 | NY Islanders | 2–4 | NY Rangers | Varlamov | 16,643 | 0–1–0 | [7] | |
2 | September 27 | Philadelphia | 1–2 | NY Islanders | Appleby | 9,106 | 1–1–0 | [8] | |
— | September 29 | NY Rangers | – | NY Islanders | Postponed due to flooding in the New York metropolitan area; moved to September 30[9][10] | ||||
3 | September 30 | NY Rangers | 3–5 | NY Islanders | Varlamov | 12,940 | 2–1–0 | [11] | |
4 | October 2 | NY Islanders | 5–6 | New Jersey | Appleby | 8,811 | 2–2–0 | [12] | |
5 | October 5 | NY Islanders | 2–5 | Philadelphia | Varlamov | 11,289 | 2–3–0 | [13] | |
6 | October 6 | New Jersey | 3–0 | NY Islanders | Sorokin | 10,978 | 2–4–0 | [14] |
Regular season
The regular season schedule was published on June 27, 2023.[15]
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
Player statistics
As of October 21, 2023[21]
Skaters
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
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Brock Nelson | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +4 | 0 |
Kyle Palmieri | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 0 |
Bo Horvat | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 2 |
Noah Dobson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 0 |
Mathew Barzal | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 2 |
Pierre Engvall | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Casey Cizikas | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 | 6 |
Ryan Pulock | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Adam Pelech | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 11 |
Anders Lee | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 |
Matt Martin | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Cal Clutterbuck | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | –1 | 0 |
Simon Holmstrom | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 |
Samuel Bolduc | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1 | 0 |
Alexander Romanov | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 |
Oliver Wahlstrom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 |
Sebastian Aho | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1 | 0 |
Julien Gauthier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1 | 0 |
Hudson Fasching | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Scott Mayfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jean-Gabriel Pageau | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –3 | 0 |
Goaltenders
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Ilya Sorokin | 3 | 3 | 181:27 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2.31 | 81 | .914 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Semyon Varlamov | 1 | 1 | 59:07 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.04 | 43 | .930 | 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.
Roster
Updated October 12, 2023[24][25]
Transactions
The Islanders have been involved in the following transactions during the 2023–24 season.
Trades
Date | Details | Ref | |
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June 29, 2023 | To Chicago Blackhawks Josh Bailey 2nd-round pick in 2026 |
To New York Islanders Future considerations |
[26] |
Free agents
Date | Player | Team | Contract term | Ref |
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July 1, 2023 | Parker Wotherspoon | to Boston Bruins | 1-year | [27] |
July 5, 2023 | Julien Gauthier | from Ottawa Senators | 2-year | [28] |
July 5, 2023 | Karson Kuhlman | from Winnipeg Jets | 1-year | [28] |
July 5, 2023 | Brian Pinho | from New Jersey Devils[lower-alpha 1] | 1-year | [28] |
July 6, 2023 | Cole Bardreau | to Bridgeport Islanders (AHL) | 1-year | [29] |
July 6, 2023 | Jeff Kubiak | to Bridgeport Islanders (AHL) | 1-year | [29] |
July 27, 2023 | Collin Adams | to Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL) | 1-year | [30] |
August 2, 2023 | Blade Jenkins | to Worcester Railers (ECHL) | 1-year | [31] |
August 3, 2023 | Bode Wilde | to HC '05 Banská Bystrica (Slovak Extraliga) | 1-year | [32] |
Waivers
Date | Player | Team | Ref |
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October 10, 2023 | Ross Johnston | to Anaheim Ducks | [33] |
Contract terminations
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Retirement
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Signings
Date | Player | Contract term | Ref |
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July 1, 2023 | Pierre Engvall | 7-year | [37] |
July 1, 2023 | Scott Mayfield | 7-year | [38] |
July 1, 2023 | Ilya Sorokin | 8-year | [39] |
July 1, 2023 | Semyon Varlamov | 4-year | [40] |
July 17, 2023 | Oliver Wahlstrom | 1-year | [41] |
July 18, 2023 | Jakub Skarek | 2-year | [42] |
September 13, 2023 | Isaiah George | 3-year | [43] |
Draft picks
Below are the New York Islanders' selections at the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 28 and 29, 2023, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.
Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/junior/club team |
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2 | 49 | Danny Nelson | D | United States | U.S. NTDP (USHL) |
4 | 113 | Jesse Nurmi | RW | Finland | KooKoo (Liiga) |
5 | 145 | Justin Gill | C | Canada | Sherbrooke Phoenix (QMJHL) |
6 | 177 | Zachary Schultz | D | United States | U.S. NTDP (USHL) |
7 | 209 | Dennis Good Bogg | D | Sweden | AIK IF U20 (J20 Nationell) |
Notes
- Was under contract with the Devils, but played for their AHL affiliate during the 2022–23 season.
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