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


Standings

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
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
x Clinched playoff spot.

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

2015–16 Game Log[3]

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

Playoffs

2016 Stanley Cup playoffs

Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

Final Stats

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season[5]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Thomas Greiss4138228723114902.3611970.9251012
Jaroslav Halak3636209118134802.309840.9193010
Jean-Francois Berube76399321182.712100.9140000
Christopher Gibson42194111113.40930.8820000
Playoffs
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Thomas Greiss1111733562302.46388.9230000
Jean-Francois Berube10500000.0021.0000000

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

Transactions

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

Date
Details
Ref
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
[9]
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
[9]
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
[9]
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
[10]
February 29, 2016 (2016-02-29) To Colorado Avalanche
Taylor Beck
To New York Islanders
Marc-Andre Cliche
[11]
To Ottawa Senators
3rd-round pick in 2016
To New York Islanders
Shane Prince
7th-round pick in 2016
[12]
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