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2015–16 New York Islanders season

The 2015–16 New York Islanders season was the 44th season in the franchise's history.[2] 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).

2015–16 New York Islanders
Division4th Metropolitan
Conference5th Eastern
2015–16 record45–27–10
Home record25–11–5
Road record20–16–5
Goals for232
Goals against216
Team information
General managerGarth Snow
CoachJack Capuano
CaptainJohn Tavares
Alternate captainsFrans Nielsen
Kyle Okposo
ArenaBarclays Center
Average attendance13,626 (41 games)[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL) Missouri Mavericks (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsJohn Tavares (33)
AssistsKyle Okposo (42)
PointsJohn Tavares (70)
Penalty minutesMatt Martin (119)
Plus/minusJohnny Boychuk ( 17)
WinsThomas Greiss (23)
Goals against averageJaroslav Halak (2.30)

The team's regular season began on October 9, 2015, against the Chicago Blackhawks.[3]

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

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Regular season

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Standings

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Metropolitan Division
Pos Team
 GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 p – Washington Capitals 82 56 18 8 52 252 193 59 120
2 x – Pittsburgh Penguins 82 48 26 8 44 245 203 42 104
3 x – New York Rangers 82 46 27 9 43 236 217 19 101
4 x – New York Islanders 82 45 27 10 40 232 216 16 100
5 x – Philadelphia Flyers 82 41 27 14 38 214 218 −4 96
6 Carolina Hurricanes 82 35 31 16 33 198 226 −28 86
7 New Jersey Devils 82 38 36 8 36 184 208 −24 84
8 Columbus Blue Jackets 82 34 40 8 28 219 252 −33 76
Source: National Hockey League[4]
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot
Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team
 GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 ME x – New York Islanders 82 45 27 10 40 232 216 16 100
2 ME x – Philadelphia Flyers 82 41 27 14 38 214 218 −4 96
3 AT Boston Bruins 82 42 31 9 38 240 230 10 93
4 ME Carolina Hurricanes 82 35 31 16 33 198 226 −28 86
5 AT Ottawa Senators 82 38 35 9 32 236 247 −11 85
6 ME New Jersey Devils 82 38 36 8 36 184 208 −24 84
7 AT Montreal Canadiens 82 38 38 6 33 221 236 −15 82
8 AT Buffalo Sabres 82 35 36 11 33 201 222 −21 81
9 ME Columbus Blue Jackets 82 34 40 8 28 219 252 −33 76
10 AT Toronto Maple Leafs 82 29 42 11 23 198 246 −48 69
Source: National Hockey League[5]
x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

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Pre-season

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Regular season

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2015–16 Game Log[3]

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

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2016 Stanley Cup playoffs

Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

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Final Stats

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season[7]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Thomas Greiss 41 38 2287 23 11 4 90 2.36 1197 0.925 1 0 1 2
Jaroslav Halak 36 36 2091 18 13 4 80 2.30 984 0.919 3 0 1 0
Jean-Francois Berube 7 6 399 3 2 1 18 2.71 210 0.914 0 0 0 0
Christopher Gibson 4 2 194 1 1 1 11 3.40 93 0.882 0 0 0 0
Playoffs
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Thomas Greiss 11 11 733 5 6 2 30 2.46 388 .923 0 0 0 0
Jean-Francois Berube 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

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Transactions

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Following the end of the Islanders' 2014–15 season, and during the 2015–16 season, this team has been involved in the following transactions:

Trades

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Date
Details
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June 26, 2015 (2015-06-26) To Edmonton Oilers
Griffin Reinhart 		To New York Islanders
PIT's 1st-round pick in 2015
2nd-round pick in 2015 		[11]
June 27, 2015 (2015-06-27) To Tampa Bay Lightning
EDM's 2nd-round pick in 2015
FLA's 3rd-round pick in 2015 		To New York Islanders
NYR's 1st-round pick in 2015 		[11]
June 27, 2015 (2015-06-27) To Florida Panthers
5th-round pick in 2016 		To New York Islanders
MTL's 5th-round pick in 2015 		[11]
September 16, 2015 (2015-09-16) To Toronto Maple Leafs
Michael Grabner 		To New York Islanders
Taylor Beck
Carter Verhaeghe
Matt Finn
Tom Nilsson
Christopher Gibson 		[12]
February 29, 2016 (2016-02-29) To Colorado Avalanche
Taylor Beck 		To New York Islanders
Marc-Andre Cliche 		[13]
To Ottawa Senators
3rd-round pick in 2016 		To New York Islanders
Shane Prince
7th-round pick in 2016 		[14]

Player signings

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Date Player Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)		 Ref
June 30, 2015 (2015-06-30) Anders Lee 4 years, $15 million [28]
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Thomas Hickey 3 years, $6.6 million [29]
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Kirill Petrov 1 year, entry-level contract [30]
August 11, 2015 (2015-08-11) Kevin Poulin 1 year, $600,000 [31]
September 10, 2015 (2015-09-10) Mathew Barzal 3 years, entry-level contract [32]
September 16, 2015 (2015-09-16) Brock Nelson 3 years, $7.5 million [33]
October 13, 2015 (2015-10-13) Eric Boulton 1 year, $575,000 [34]
October 23, 2015 (2015-10-23) Anthony Beauvillier 3 years, entry-level contract [35]
March 23, 2016 (2016-03-23) Eamon McAdam 3 years, entry-level contract [36]
March 29, 2016 (2016-03-29) Kyle Schempp 2 years, entry-level contract [37]
April 15, 2016 (2016-04-15) Devon Toews 3 years, entry-level contract [38]
May 2, 2016 (2016-05-02) Parker Wotherspoon 3 years, entry-level contract [39]
June 1, 2016 (2016-06-01) Bracken Kearns 1 year, $800,000 [40]
June 2, 2016 (2016-06-02) Ben Holmstrom 1 year, $800,000 [41]
June 2, 2016 (2016-06-02) Casey Cizikas 5 years, $16.75 million [42]

Draft picks

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See also: List of New York Islanders draft picks

Below are the New York Islanders' selections at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 26–27, 2015 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 16 Mathew Barzal Centre   Canada Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
1 28 Anthony Beauvillier LW   Canada Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
3 82 Mitchell Vande Sompel D   Canada Oshawa Generals (OHL)
4 112 Parker Wotherspoon D   Canada Tri-City Americans (WHL)
5 147 Ryan Pilon D   Canada Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
6 172 Andong Song D   China Lawrenceville School (HS-New Jersey)
7 202 Peter Hansson D   Sweden Linköpings J20 (J20 SuperElit)
Draft notes[43]
  • The Pittsburgh Penguins' first-round pick went to the New York Islanders as the result of a trade on June 26, 2015, that sent Griffin Reinhart to Edmonton in exchange for a second-round pick in 2015 (33rd overall) and this pick.[44]
    Edmonton previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on January 2, 2015, that sent David Perron to Pittsburgh in exchange for Rob Klinkhammer and this pick.[45]
  • The New York Islanders' first-round pick will go to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on October 27, 2013, that sent Thomas Vanek to New York in exchange for Matt Moulson, a second-round pick in 2015 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[46] The condition – Buffalo will receive a first-round pick in 2014 or 2015 at New York's choice – was converted on May 22, 2014, when the Islanders elected to keep their 2014 first-round pick.[47]
  • The New York Islanders' first-round pick went to the Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on June 26, 2015, that sent Robin Lehner and David Legwand to Buffalo in exchange for this pick.[48]
    Buffalo previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on October 27, 2013, that sent Thomas Vanek to New York in exchange for Matt Moulson, a second-round pick in 2015 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[46] The condition – Buffalo will receive a first-round pick in 2014 or 2015 at New York's choice – was converted on May 22, 2014, when the Islanders elected to keep their 2014 first-round pick.[49]

The New York Rangers' first-round pick went to the New York Islanders as the result of a trade on June 26, 2015, that sent Edmonton's second-round pick in 2015 (33rd overall) and Florida's third-round pick in 2015 (72nd overall) to Tampa Bay in exchange for this pick.[50]

  • Tampa Bay previously acquired this pick as the result of trade on March 5, 2014, that sent Martin St. Louis and a conditional second-round pick in 2015 to New York in exchange for Ryan Callahan, a conditional first-round pick in 2014, a conditional seventh-round pick in 2015 and this pick.[51]
  • The New York Islanders' fifth-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on June 5, 2014, that sent Dan Boyle to New York in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[52] The condition – San Jose will receive a fifth-round pick in 2015 if Boyle is not re-signed by the Islanders for the 2014–15 NHL season – was converted on July 1, 2014.[53]
  • The Montreal Canadiens' fifth-round pick went to the New York Islanders as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015, that sent a fifth-round pick in 2016 to Florida in exchange for this pick.
    Florida previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 4, 2014, that sent Mike Weaver to Montreal in exchange for this pick.[54]

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