2021–22 New York Islanders season

The 2021–22 New York Islanders season is the 50th season in the franchise's history.[1] It is their first season in UBS Arena.[2] Before the season, the Islanders lost Jordan Eberle to the Seattle Kraken in the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft.[3]

2021–22 New York Islanders
Division  Metropolitan
Conference  Eastern
2021–22 record7–12–5
Home record1–5–2
Road record6–7–3
Goals for51
Goals against72
Team information
General managerLou Lamoriello
CoachBarry Trotz
CaptainAnders Lee
Alternate captainsJosh Bailey
Cal Clutterbuck
ArenaUBS Arena
Minor league affiliate(s)Bridgeport Islanders (AHL)
Worcester Railers (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsBrock Nelson (9)
AssistsMathew Barzal (12)
PointsMathew Barzal (17)
Penalty minutesZdeno Chara (53)
Plus/minusAdam Pelech (+7)
WinsIlya Sorokin (7)
Goals against averageIlya Sorokin (2.47)

Standings

Divisional standings
Metropolitan Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 New York Rangers 29 19 7 3 17 84 74 +10 41
2 Washington Capitals 29 17 5 7 15 101 76 +25 41
3 Carolina Hurricanes 27 19 7 1 17 85 58 +27 39
4 Pittsburgh Penguins 28 15 8 5 13 85 72 +13 35
5 Columbus Blue Jackets 27 14 12 1 8 89 90 −1 29
6 Philadelphia Flyers 27 11 12 4 10 71 89 −18 26
7 New Jersey Devils 27 10 12 5 7 75 92 −17 25
8 New York Islanders 24 7 12 5 7 51 72 −21 19
Updated to game(s) played on December 15, 2021. Source: National Hockey League[4]
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
Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 ME Pittsburgh Penguins 28 15 8 5 13 85 72 +13 35
2 AT Detroit Red Wings 29 14 12 3 8 80 97 −17 31
3 AT Boston Bruins 25 14 9 2 13 70 66 +4 30
4 ME Columbus Blue Jackets 27 14 12 1 8 89 90 −1 29
5 ME Philadelphia Flyers 27 11 12 4 10 71 89 −18 26
6 ME New Jersey Devils 27 10 12 5 7 75 92 −17 25
7 AT Buffalo Sabres 28 9 15 4 7 77 99 −22 22
8 ME New York Islanders 24 7 12 5 7 51 72 −21 19
9 AT Ottawa Senators 26 9 16 1 7 75 95 −20 19
10 AT Montreal Canadiens 30 6 21 3 6 64 107 −43 15
Updated to game(s) played on December 15, 2021. Source: National Hockey League[5]
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 August 16, 2021.[6] The Islanders' game against the New Jersey Devils on October 7, 2021, was cancelled due to a power outage at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.[7]

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on July 22, 2021,[13] with only about a handful of games scheduled in February because NHL players are planning to participate in the 2022 Winter Olympics.[14]

2021–22 game log
December: 2–2–3 (Home: 1–1–2 ; Road: 1–1–1)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
19December 2San Jose2–1NY IslandersOTSorokin17,2555–10–313[34]
20December 4NY Islanders3–4DetroitOTSorokin19,1525–10–414[35]
21December 5Chicago3–2NY IslandersSOVarlamov17,2555–10–515[36]
22December 7NY Islanders5–3OttawaSorokin10,2296–10–517[37]
23December 9Nashville4–3NY IslandersVarlamov17,2556–11–517[38]
24December 11New Jersey2–4NY IslandersSorokin17,2557–11–519[39]
25December 14NY Islanders1–2DetroitSorokin16,8847–12–519[40]
26December 16Boston–NY Islanders
27December 19Vegas–NY Islanders
28December 20Montreal–NY Islanders
29December 23Washington–NY Islanders
30December 27NY Islanders–Buffalo
31December 29Detroit–NY Islanders
32December 30Buffalo–NY Islanders

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

Player statistics

As of December 12, 2021[41]

Skaters
Regular season[42]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Mathew Barzal2351217–410
Oliver Wahlstrom238513–129
Brock Nelson169211–511
Jean-Gabriel Pageau22459–49
Josh Bailey18189–30
Noah Dobson21358–18
Anders Lee18707–18
Anthony Beauvillier21347–60
Kyle Palmieri23167–1133
Zach Parise23145–416
Scott Mayfield23145–738
Andy Greene19134–50
Kieffer Bellows1013402
Adam Pelech19044+74
Cal Clutterbuck23303–68
Austin Czarnik4123+10
Zdeno Chara20022–253
Ryan Pulock12022–20
Sebastian Aho11022–70
Andy Andreoff5101–10
Matt Martin17011–324
Richard Panik4011–20
Casey Cizikas17011–68
Ross Johnston5011–10
Otto Koivula3011–10
Leo Komarov100002
Thomas Hickey2000–30
Paul LaDue1000–20
Robin Salo5000–42
Grant Hutton500000

Goaltenders
Regular season[43]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Ilya Sorokin1717986:06764412.49545.9253000
Semyon Varlamov76400:55051223.29189.8840000

†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 December 11, 2021[44][45]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
25 Sebastian Aho D L 25 2017 Umeå, Sweden
12 Josh Bailey (A) RW L 32 2008 Bowmanville, Ontario
13 Mathew Barzal C R 24 2015 Coquitlam, British Columbia
18 Anthony Beauvillier LW L 24 2015 Sorel-Tracy, Quebec
20 Kieffer Bellows LW L 23 2016 Edina, Minnesota
33 Zdeno Chara D L 44 2021 Trenčín, Czechoslovakia
53 Casey Cizikas C L 30 2009 Toronto, Ontario
15 Cal Clutterbuck (A) RW R 34 2013 Welland, Ontario
8 Noah Dobson D R 21 2018 Summerside, Prince Edward Island
4 Andy Greene D L 39 2020 Trenton, Michigan
32 Ross Johnston LW L 27 2015 Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
27 Anders Lee (C) LW L 31 2009 Edina, Minnesota
17 Matt Martin LW L 32 2018 Windsor, Ontario
24 Scott Mayfield D R 29 2011 St. Louis, Missouri
29 Brock Nelson LW L 30 2010 Warroad, Minnesota
44 Jean-Gabriel Pageau C R 29 2020 Ottawa, Ontario
21 Kyle Palmieri RW R 30 2021 Smithtown, New York
11 Zach Parise LW L 37 2021 Minneapolis, Minnesota
3 Adam Pelech D L 27 2015 Toronto, Ontario
6 Ryan Pulock  D R 27 2013 Grandview, Manitoba
2 Robin Salo D L 23 2017 Espoo, Finland
30 Ilya Sorokin G L 26 2014 Mezhdurechensk, Russia
40 Semyon Varlamov G L 33 2019 Kuybyshev, Soviet Union
26 Oliver Wahlstrom RW R 21 2018 Yarmouth, Maine

Transactions

The Islanders have been involved in the following transactions during the 2021–22 season.

Trades
DateDetailsRef
July 16, 2021 (2021-07-16) To Detroit Red Wings
Nick Leddy		 To New York Islanders
Richard Panik
EDM's 2nd-round pick in 2021		 [46]
July 17, 2021 (2021-07-17) To Arizona Coyotes
Andrew Ladd
COL's 2nd-round pick in 2021
2nd-round pick in 2022
Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2023		 To New York Islanders
Future considerations		 [47]
November 4, 2021 (2021-11-04) Buffalo Sabres
Johnny Boychuk		 To New York Islanders
Future considerations		 [48]

Free agents
DatePlayerTeamContract termRef
August 26, 2021 (2021-08-26)Robert Carpenterto Milwaukee Admirals (AHL)1-year[49]
September 15, 2021 (2021-09-15)Tanner Fritzto Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL)1-year[50]
September 10, 2021 (2021-09-10)Zach Parisefrom Minnesota Wild—[51]
September 18, 2021 (2021-09-18)Zdeno Charafrom Washington Capitals1-year[52]
September 20, 2021 (2021-09-20)Andy Andreofffrom Philadelphia Flyers1-year[53][54]
September 20, 2021 (2021-09-20)Paul LaDuefrom Washington Capitals[lower-alpha 1]1-year[53][54]
October 5, 2021 (2021-10-05)Josh Ho-Sangto Toronto Marlies (AHL)1-year[55]

Signings
DatePlayerContract termRef
August 6, 2021 (2021-08-06)Adam Pelech8-year[62]
August 14, 2021 (2021-08-14)Aatu Raty3-year[63]
September 1, 2021 (2021-09-01)Anthony Beauvillier3-year[64][65]
September 1, 2021 (2021-09-01)Casey Cizikas6-year[64][66]
September 1, 2021 (2021-09-01)Kyle Palmieri4-year[64][67]
September 1, 2021 (2021-09-01)Ilya Sorokin3-year[64][68]
September 20, 2021 (2021-09-20)Cole Bardreau2-year[53][54]
September 20, 2021 (2021-09-20)Otto Koivula1-year[53][54]
September 20, 2021 (2021-09-20)Dmytro Timashov1-year[53][54]
September 21, 2021 (2021-09-21)Kieffer Bellows—[69][70]
September 21, 2021 (2021-09-21)Michael Dal Colle—[69][70]
September 21, 2021 (2021-09-21)Cory Schneider—[69][70]
October 14, 2021 (2021-10-14)Ryan Pulock8-year[71]
October 26, 2021 (2021-10-26)Ross Johnston4-year[72]

Draft picks
See also: List of New York Islanders draft picks

Below are the New York Islanders' selections at the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on July 23 and 24, 2021, in a remote format, with teams convening via videoconferencing, and Commissioner Gary Bettman announcing selections from the NHL Network studios in Secaucus, New Jersey.[73]

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
2 521 Aatu Raty C  Finland Oulun Kärpät (Liiga)
3 93 Tristan Lennox G  Canada Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
4 125 Cameron Berg C  United States Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)
5 157 Eetu Liukas LW  Finland HC TPS (Liiga)
6 189 Aleksi Malinen D  Finland JYP Jyväskylä (Liiga)
7 221 Tomas Machu D  Czech Republic HC Vítkovice Ridera (ELH)

Notes:

  1. The Edmonton Oilers' second-round pick went to the New York Islanders as the result of a trade on July 16, 2021, that sent Nick Leddy to the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for Richard Panik and this pick.[46]

Notes
  1. Was under contract with the Capitals, but played for their AHL affiliate during the 2020–21 season.

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