The 1998–99 New York Islanders season was the 27th season in the franchise's history. The Islanders had yet another disappointing season and were unable to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth straight year.
Regular season
Final standings
Schedule and results
|1||October 10, 1998||3–4 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99) ||0–1–0 ||
|2||October 12, 1998||0–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1998–99) ||0–2–0 ||
|3||October 14, 1998||2–0 || align="left"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99) ||1–2–0 ||
|4||October 17, 1998||1–0 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1998–99) ||2–2–0 ||
|5||October 21, 1998||2–4 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1998–99) ||2–3–0 ||
|6||October 22, 1998||2–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1998–99) ||2–4–0 ||
|7||October 24, 1998||5–4 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1998–99) ||3–4–0 ||
|8||October 27, 1998||1–0 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1998–99) ||4–4–0 ||
|9||October 29, 1998||1–2 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils (1998–99) ||4–5–0 ||
|10||October 31, 1998||3–2 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99) ||5–5–0 ||
|11||November 2, 1998||6–2 || align="left"| Florida Panthers (1998–99) ||6–5–0 ||
|12||November 5, 1998||3–6 || align="left"| Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99) ||6–6–0 ||
|13||November 7, 1998||2–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1998–99) ||6–7–0 ||
|14||November 9, 1998||3–1 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99) ||7–7–0 ||
|15||November 10, 1998||2–3 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99) ||7–8–0 ||
|16||November 12, 1998||4–0 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1998–99) ||8–8–0 ||
|17||November 14, 1998||3–5 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1998–99) ||8–9–0 ||
|18||November 17, 1998||2–5 || align="left"| @ Colorado Avalanche (1998–99) ||8–10–0 ||
|19||November 20, 1998||2–4 || align="left"| @ Dallas Stars (1998–99) ||8–11–0 ||
|20||November 21, 1998||6–3 || align="left"| @ Nashville Predators (1998–99) ||9–11–0 ||
|21||November 25, 1998||4–2 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99) ||10–11–0 ||
|22||November 26, 1998||1–4 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1998–99) ||10–12–0 ||
|23||November 28, 1998||1–3 || align="left"| Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99) ||10–13–0 ||
|24||December 2, 1998||2–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1998–99) ||10–14–0 ||
|25||December 4, 1998||1–5 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1998–99) ||10–15–0 ||
|26||December 5, 1998||5–7 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils (1998–99) ||10–16–0 ||
|27||December 8, 1998||1–2 || align="left"| Colorado Avalanche (1998–99) ||10–17–0 ||
|28||December 12, 1998||1–2 OT|| align="left"| Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99) ||10–18–0 ||
|29||December 15, 1998||1–0 || align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks (1998–99) ||11–18–0 ||
|30||December 17, 1998||5–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1998–99) ||12–18–0 ||
|31||December 18, 1998||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99) ||12–18–1 ||
|32||December 20, 1998||2–4 || align="left"| @ Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99) ||12–19–1 ||
|33||December 22, 1998||3–3 OT|| align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1998–99) ||12–19–2 ||
|34||December 26, 1998||4–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1998–99) ||13–19–2 ||
|35||December 28, 1998||1–5 || align="left"| @ Florida Panthers (1998–99) ||13–20–2 ||
|36||December 29, 1998||0–3 || align="left"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99) ||13–21–2 ||
|37||December 31, 1998||0–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99) ||13–22–2 ||
|38||January 2, 1999||3–4 OT|| align="left"| San Jose Sharks (1998–99) ||13–23–2 ||
|39||January 5, 1999||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99) ||13–23–3 ||
|40||January 7, 1999||0–5 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99) ||13–24–3 ||
|41||January 9, 1999||2–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1998–99) ||13–25–3 ||
|42||January 11, 1999||3–4 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1998–99) ||13–26–3 ||
|43||January 13, 1999||3–4 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1998–99) ||13–27–3 ||
|44||January 16, 1999||0–1 || align="left"| @ Florida Panthers (1998–99) ||13–28–3 ||
|45||January 20, 1999||2–5 || align="left"| Florida Panthers (1998–99) ||13–29–3 ||
|46||January 21, 1999||5–2 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99) ||14–29–3 ||
|47||January 26, 1999||4–1 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1998–99) ||15–29–3 ||
|48||January 29, 1999||4–4 OT|| align="left"| Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99) ||15–29–4 ||
|49||January 30, 1999||2–9 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1998–99) ||15–30–4 ||
|50||February 3, 1999||1–5 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1998–99) ||15–31–4 ||
|51||February 4, 1999||5–4 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1998–99) ||16–31–4 ||
|52||February 7, 1999||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1998–99) ||16–31–5 ||
|53||February 9, 1999||1–2 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1998–99) ||16–32–5 ||
|54||February 12, 1999||1–2 || align="left"| Nashville Predators (1998–99) ||16–33–5 ||
|55||February 13, 1999||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1998–99) ||16–33–6 ||
|56||February 15, 1999||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99) ||16–33–7 ||
|57||February 17, 1999||3–1 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99) ||17–33–7 ||
|58||February 20, 1999||3–2 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (1998–99) ||18–33–7 ||
|59||February 21, 1999||1–4 || align="left"| @ Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99) ||18–34–7 ||
|60||February 25, 1999||1–4 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99) ||18–35–7 ||
|61||February 27, 1999||3–1 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1998–99) ||19–35–7 ||
|62||March 2, 1999||2–4 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1998–99) ||19–36–7 ||
|63||March 4, 1999||2–3 OT|| align="left"| Dallas Stars (1998–99) ||19–37–7 ||
|64||March 6, 1999||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99) ||19–37–8 ||
|65||March 7, 1999||2–4 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils (1998–99) ||19–38–8 ||
|66||March 9, 1999||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99) ||19–38–9 ||
|67||March 11, 1999||1–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99) ||19–39–9 ||
|68||March 14, 1999||2–3 OT|| align="left"| New York Rangers (1998–99) ||19–40–9 ||
|69||March 15, 1999||1–2 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1998–99) ||19–41–9 ||
|70||March 19, 1999||3–1 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1998–99) ||20–41–9 ||
|71||March 21, 1999||1–2 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1998–99) ||20–42–9 ||
|72||March 24, 1999||1–2 || align="left"| @ Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99) ||20–43–9 ||
|73||March 27, 1999||3–7 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1998–99) ||20–44–9 ||
|74||March 29, 1999||1–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1998–99) ||20–45–9 ||
|75||March 31, 1999||5–3 || align="left"| @ Florida Panthers (1998–99) ||21–45–9 ||
|76||April 3, 1999||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99) ||21–45–10 ||
|77||April 6, 1999||3–4 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1998–99) ||21–46–10 ||
|78||April 8, 1999||3–1 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1998–99) ||22–46–10 ||
|79||April 10, 1999||1–6 || align="left"| Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99) ||22–47–10 ||
|80||April 12, 1999||4–2 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (1998–99) ||23–47–10 ||
|81||April 14, 1999||2–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99) ||23–48–10 ||
|82||April 17, 1999||7–2 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99) ||24–48–10 ||
Legend:
Player statistics
Scoring Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Islanders only. = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Islanders only. Player Regular season 21 C 70 19 37 56 −15 50 16 RW 50 22 28 50 −6 34 32 RW 82 18 29 47 −14 32 20 C 82 16 24 40 −7 49 25 RW 78 21 17 38 −10 14 13 C 82 14 23 37 −19 62 44 RW 60 14 16 30 −8 38 29 D 63 8 18 26 −18 34 12 LW 75 8 17 25 −2 12 38 D 72 6 18 24 −4 34 15 LW 55 7 11 18 −10 27 17 LW 67 8 8 16 −17 22 34 D 31 4 11 15 −6 26 4 D 63 5 6 11 −14 32 7 D 59 1 8 9 −19 30 10 C 12 5 3 8 2 2 3 D 59 2 6 8 −8 83 6 D 70 2 6 8 −16 68 24 RW 23 4 3 7 −2 133 11 C 33 1 5 6 −5 13 10 RW 22 2 3 5 0 8 11 C 18 1 4 5 −2 4 2 D 52 0 4 4 −8 88 14 RW 73 3 0 3 −24 45 33 D 9 0 3 3 1 23 33 LW 9 1 1 2 1 30 36 D 6 1 1 2 0 0 37 C 4 0 2 2 4 2 49 RW 12 1 0 1 2 6 15 LW 2 0 1 1 1 2 39 D 2 0 1 1 3 7 55 D 8 0 0 0 6 12 1 G 6 0 0 0 0 30 G 20 0 0 0 4 18 LW 11 0 0 0 −2 2 67 C 1 0 0 0 0 2 48 RW 11 0 0 0 −4 8 28 G 11 0 0 0 0 35 G 51 0 0 0 12 36 D 4 0 0 0 −2 7 8 RW 45 0 0 0 −10 32
Goaltending = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Islanders only. = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Islanders only. Player Regular season 35 Tommy Salo 51 17 26 7 1368 132 2.62 .904 5 3018 30 Wade Flaherty 20 5 11 2 491 53 3.03 .892 0 1048 28 Felix Potvin 11 2 7 1 345 37 3.66 .893 0 606 1 Marcel Cousineau 6 0 4 0 119 14 2.87 .882 0 293
Awards and records
Awards TypeAward/honorRecipientRef League(in-season) NHL All-Star Game selection Kenny Jonsson Team Bob Nystrom Award Claude Lapointe
Milestones MilestonePlayerDateRef First game Eric Brewer October 10, 1998
Draft picks New York's draft picks at the 1998 NHL entry draft held at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York.
Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)19Mike RuppErie Otters (OHL)236Chris NielsenCalgary Hitmen (WHL)495Andy BurnhamWindsor Spitfires (OHL)5123Jiri DopitaPetra Vsetín (Czech Republic)6155Kevin ClausonWestern Michigan University (CCHA)7182Evgeny KorolevLondon Knights (OHL)8209Frederick Brind'AmourSherbrooke Faucons (QMJHL)9237Ben BlaisWalpole High School (USHS-MA)9242Jason DoyleSault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)9250Radek MatejovskySlavia Prague (Czech Republic)
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