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

Schedule and results

Pre-season 2015 preseason 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 – indicates split-squad game. – game to be played at PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania. – game to be played at Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Regular season 2015–16 game log 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 November: 7–6–1 (Home: 4–3–0; Road: 3–3–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 12 November 1 Buffalo 2–1 NY Islanders Greiss 11,278 6–3–3 15 Recap 13 November 3 New Jersey 1–2 NY Islanders Halak 12,122 7–3–3 17 Recap 14 November 5 NY Islanders 1–4 Montreal Halak 21,288 7–4–3 17 Recap 15 November 8 Boston 2–1 NY Islanders Halak 13,197 7–5–3 17 Recap 16 November 10 NY Islanders 4–2 San Jose Greiss 16,558 8–5–3 19 Recap 17 November 12 NY Islanders 1–2 Los Angeles Halak 18,230 8–6–3 19 Recap 18 November 13 NY Islanders 4–1 Anaheim Greiss 17,174 9–6–3 21 Recap 19 November 16 Arizona 2–5 NY Islanders Halak 11,841 10–6–3 23 Recap 20 November 20 Montreal 5–3 NY Islanders Halak 15,171 10–7–3 23 Recap 21 November 22 NY Islanders 2–4 Montreal Greiss 21,288 10–8–3 23 Recap 22 November 25 Philadelphia 1–3 NY Islanders Halak 13,027 11–8–3 25 Recap 23 November 27 NY Islanders 2–3 Florida SO Halak 14,598 11–8–4 26 Recap 24 November 28 NY Islanders 3–2 Tampa Bay Greiss 19,092 12–8–4 28 Recap 25 November 30 Colorado 3–5 NY Islanders Greiss 11,585 13–8–4 30 Recap December: 8–4–1 (Home: 4–2–0; Road: 4–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 26 December 2 NY Rangers 1–2 NY Islanders SO Halak 15,795 14–8–4 32 Recap 27 December 4 St. Louis 1–2 NY Islanders SO Greiss 12,873 15–8–4 34 Recap 28 December 5 NY Islanders 2–3 Ottawa OT Halak 17,281 15–8–5 35 Recap 29 December 8 NY Islanders 4–3 Philadelphia SO Halak 18,108 16–8–5 37 Recap 30 December 12 NY Islanders 3–2 Columbus OT Halak 12,342 17–8–5 39 Recap 31 December 13 New Jersey 0–4 NY Islanders Greiss 13,259 18–8–5 41 Recap 32 December 15 Florida 5–1 NY Islanders Halak 13,656 18–9–5 41 Recap 33 December 17 NY Islanders 1–2 Colorado Greiss 15,811 18–10–5 41 Recap 34 December 19 NY Islanders 0–1 Arizona Halak 11,878 18–11–5 41 Recap 35 December 21 Anaheim 2–5 NY Islanders Halak 13,578 19–11–5 43 Recap 36 December 27 Toronto 3–1 NY Islanders Greiss 15,795 19–12–5 43 Recap 37 December 29 NY Islanders 6–3 Toronto Greiss 19,899 20–12–5 45 Recap 38 December 31 NY Islanders 2–1 Buffalo Greiss 19,070 21–12–5 47 Recap January: 4–4–1 (Home: 3–2–1; Road: 1–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 39 January 2 NY Islanders 2–5 Pittsburgh Greiss 18,665 21–13–5 47 Recap 40 January 3 Dallas 5–6 NY Islanders Greiss 14,054 22–13–5 49 Recap 41 January 7 Washington 4–1 NY Islanders Halak 14,261 22–14–5 49 Recap 42 January 9 NY Islanders 0–4 Philadelphia Halak 19,874 22–15–5 49 Recap 43 January 12 Columbus 2–5 NY Islanders Greiss 13,115 23–15–5 51 Recap 44 January 14 NY Rangers 1–3 NY Islanders Halak 15,795 24–15–5 53 Recap 45 January 17 Vancouver 2–1 NY Islanders SO Halak 15,795 24–15–6 54 Recap 46 January 22 NY Islanders 5–2 Ottawa Halak 18,305 25–15–6 56 Recap – January 23 Philadelphia NY Islanders Game rescheduled to April 10 due to hazardous weather. 47 January 25 Detroit 4–2 NY Islanders Halak 12,086 25–16–6 56 Recap February: 8–4–1 (Home: 4–0–1; Road: 4–4–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 48 February 2 Minnesota 3–5 NY Islanders Berube 13,331 26–16–6 58 Recap 49 February 4 NY Islanders 2–3 Washington Halak 18,506 26–17–6 58 Recap 50 February 6 NY Islanders 1–5 Detroit Halak 20,027 26–18–6 58 Recap 51 February 7 Edmonton 1–8 NY Islanders Greiss 14,030 27–18–6 60 Recap 52 February 9 NY Islanders 3–2 Columbus SO Halak 14,303 28–18–6 62 Recap 53 February 11 Los Angeles 2–5 NY Islanders Greiss 13,643 29–18–6 64 Recap 54 February 13 NY Islanders 3–6 Carolina Halak 12,665 29–19–6 64 Recap 55 February 15 Detroit 1–4 NY Islanders Greiss 15,795 30–19–6 66 Recap 56 February 18 Washington 3–2 NY Islanders OT Greiss 15,795 30–19–7 67 Recap 57 February 19 NY Islanders 1–0 New Jersey Halak 16,514 31–19–7 69 Recap 58 February 23 NY Islanders 4–1 Minnesota Halak 19,085 32–19–7 71 Recap 59 February 25 NY Islanders 2–1 Calgary OT Halak 19,289 33–19–7 73 Recap 60 February 28 NY Islanders 1–3 Edmonton Halak 16,839 33–20–7 73 Recap March: 9–5–2 (Home: 5–1–0; Road: 4–4–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 61 March 1 NY Islanders 3–2 Vancouver Greiss 18,264 34–20–7 75 Recap 62 March 3 NY Islanders 4–3 Winnipeg OT Greiss 15,294 35–20–7 77 Recap 63 March 6 NY Islanders 6–4 NY Rangers Halak 18,006 36–20–7 79 Recap 64 March 8 Pittsburgh 1–2 NY Islanders Halak 14,724 37–20–7 81 Recap 65 March 9 NY Islanders 3–4 Toronto SO Greiss 18,889 37–20–8 82 Recap 66 March 12 NY Islanders 1–3 Boston Greiss 17,565 37–21–8 82 Recap 67 March 14 Florida 2–3 NY Islanders Greiss 14,106 38–21–8 84 Recap 68 March 15 NY Islanders 1–2 Pittsburgh SO Berube 18,456 38–21–9 85 Recap 69 March 17 NY Islanders 2–4 Nashville Greiss 17,113 38–22–9 85 Recap 70 March 19 NY Islanders 0–3 Dallas Greiss 18,532 38–23–9 85 Recap 71 March 21 Philadelphia 4–1 NY Islanders Greiss 14,329 38–24–9 85 Recap 72 March 23 Ottawa 1–3 NY Islanders Berube 13,837 39–24–9 87 Recap 73 March 25 NY Islanders 4–7 Tampa Bay Greiss 19,092 39–25–9 87 Recap 74 March 26 NY Islanders 4–3 Carolina OT Berube 11,636 40–25–9 89 Recap 75 March 29 Carolina 1–2 NY Islanders SO Greiss 13,733 41–25–9 91 Recap 76 March 31 Columbus 3–4 NY Islanders Greiss 13,857 42–25–9 93 Recap April: 3–2–1 (Home: 1–2–1; Road: 2–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 77 April 2 Pittsburgh 5–0 NY Islanders Berube 15,795 42–26–9 93 Recap 78 April 4 Tampa Bay 2–5 NY Islanders Greiss 13,106 43–26–9 95 Recap 79 April 5 NY Islanders 4–3 Washington OT Gibson 18,506 44–26–9 97 Recap 80 April 7 NY Islanders 4–1 NY Rangers Greiss 18,006 45–26–9 99 Recap 81 April 9 Buffalo 4–3 NY Islanders OT Gibson 14,811 45–26–10 100 Recap 82 April 10 Philadelphia 5–2 NY Islanders Gibson 14,244 45–27–10 100 RecapLegend:

Playoffs

2016 Stanley Cup playoffs 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 Eastern Conference second round vs. (A2) Tampa Bay Lightning: Lightning won series 4–1 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 27 NY Islanders 5–3 Tampa Bay Greiss 19,092 1–0 Recap 2 April 30 NY Islanders 1–4 Tampa Bay Greiss 19,092 1–1 Recap 3 May 3 Tampa Bay 5–4 NY Islanders OT Greiss 15,795 2–1 Recap 4 May 6 Tampa Bay 2–1 NY Islanders OT Greiss 15,795 3–1 Recap 5 May 8 NY Islanders 0–4 Tampa Bay Greiss 19,092 4–1 RecapLegend:

Player statistics Final Stats Skaters

Regular season Player 78 33 37 70 6 38 79 22 42 64 −4 51 81 20 32 52 1 12 81 26 14 40 −3 30 81 5 35 40 −9 25 80 15 21 36 −2 51 81 12 20 32 −7 22 80 8 21 29 4 31 71 8 20 28 −9 28 70 9 16 25 17 31 58 9 16 25 3 33 77 15 8 23 7 22 81 9 13 22 13 22 72 5 16 21 −5 35 80 10 9 19 2 119 62 6 12 18 9 30 53 4 12 16 5 20 72 2 14 16 3 20 24 1 5 6 3 9 52 1 5 6 1 31 † 20 3 2 5 3 4 15 2 2 4 1 5 9 0 2 2 −1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 6 1 0 1 −4 11 2 0 1 1 1 4 6 0 0 0 −3 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 ‡ 2 0 0 0 0 2

Playoffs Player 11 6 5 11 −3 6 11 2 6 8 −3 4 11 3 3 6 −3 2 10 1 4 5 −1 2 11 1 4 5 −5 6 11 1 4 5 −5 8 11 3 1 4 −1 0 8 1 3 4 1 2 11 1 3 4 1 0 11 1 3 4 −5 2 9 2 1 3 −4 2 11 2 1 3 −2 12 11 1 2 3 −2 8 6 1 2 3 −4 0 11 0 3 3 −1 16 11 0 2 2 −5 2 5 0 1 1 2 4 11 0 0 0 −1 12 6 0 0 0 −2 0 11 0 0 0 −7 4

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