2014–15 New York Islanders season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 April 2014 NHL 2014–15 2014 New York Islanders Eastern 5th Metropolitan 3rd 47–28–7 25–14–2 22–14–5 252 230 Garth Snow Jack Capuano John Tavares Cal Clutterbuck (Jan.–Apr.)Frans NielsenKyle Okposo Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 15,334 (41 games)2014–2015 NHL Attendance – National Hockey League – ESPN https://www.espn.com/nhl/?year=2015 ESPN April 13, 2015 Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL)Adirondack Thunder (ECHL) John Tavares (38) John Tavares (48) John Tavares (86) Ryan Strome (+23) Matt Martin (114) Jaroslav Halak (38) Jaroslav Halak (2.43) The 2014–15 New York Islanders season was the 43rd season in the franchise's history. This was the team's final full season of play at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum.http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=727655 https://web.archive.org/web/20150215233638/http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=727655 dead February 15, 2015 Islanders stock up for last season at Nassau Coliseum Compton Brian National Hockey League August 1, 2014 February 15, 2015 The Islanders competed in the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference (NHL) for the second season. Jaroslav Halak entered the season as the team's new starting goaltender, leading their previous starting goaltender, veteran Evgeni Nabokov, to sign with the Tampa Bay Lightning as a free agent. Chad Johnson was brought in to be Halak's backup, however he was later traded for Michal Neuvirth who took over the role. John Tavares served as the team's captain for the second season, alongside Kyle Okposo and Frans Nielsen in their sixth and first seasons, respectively, as alternate captains. Around the midpoint of the season, Cal Clutterbuck was named an alternate captain after an injury sidelined Okposo. The Islanders qualified for the 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs after finishing the season in third place in the Metropolitan Division and fifth in the Eastern Conference with 101 points. The playoff berth was the team's second post-season berth in three seasons, having qualified in 2012–13 but not in 2013–14. The team was eliminated in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, losing in seven games to the Washington Capitals. Off-season On May 22, 2014, the Islanders signed unrestricted free agent goaltender Jaroslav Halak to a four-year extension to keep him under contract through the 2017–18 season after trading for him from the Washington Capitals for the Blackhawks' fourth-round pick in the 2014 Entry Draft earlier in the month.http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=720313 https://web.archive.org/web/20140523081838/http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=720313 dead May 23, 2014 Halak Agrees to Four-Year Deal May 22, 2014 National Hockey League February 15, 2015 On July 2, the Islanders signed Nikolay Kulemin and Mikhail Grabovski, who were both teammates on the Toronto Maple Leafs and were only interested in signing with the same team because of their strong chemistry. The Islanders also acquired two defenseman on October 4, 2014, one week before their first regular season game—Johnny Boychuk was traded from the Boston Bruins in exchange for 2015 (used on Brandon Carlo) and 2016 draft picks, while Nick Leddy was traded from the Chicago Blackhawks along with amateur goaltender Kent Simpson in exchange for T. J. Brennan, Ville Pokka and the rights to Anders Nilsson.http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=733036 https://web.archive.org/web/20141006111924/http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=733036 dead October 6, 2014 Islanders Acquire Boychuk From Boston October 4, 2014 National Hockey League October 4, 2014http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=733035 https://web.archive.org/web/20141006075117/http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=733035 dead October 6, 2014 Islanders Acquire Leddy from Blackhawks October 4, 2014 National Hockey League October 4, 2014 Regular season October–December thumb|200px|right|Anders Lee was recalled to the Islanders in October. Before the Islanders began their regular season, Matt Carkner, Calvin de Haan, Michael Grabner and Lubomir Visnovsky were placed on injured reserve (IR), while previous first round Islanders draft picks, rookies Griffin Reinhart and Ryan Strome, impressed the coaching staff enough to make the opening night roster for their first times.http://www.newsday.com/sports/hockey/islanders/griffin-reinhart-survives-islanders-roster-shuffle-1.9482348 https://web.archive.org/web/20141010011957/http://www.newsday.com/sports/hockey/islanders/griffin-reinhart-survives-islanders-roster-shuffle-1.9482348 dead October 10, 2014 Griffin Reinhart survives Islanders' roster shuffle October 8, 2014 Newsday Staple Arthur February 18, 2015http://www.newsday.com/sports/hockey/islanders/ryan-strome-makes-hard-work-pay-for-islanders-1.9818999 https://web.archive.org/web/20150119025444/http://www.newsday.com/sports/hockey/islanders/ryan-strome-makes-hard-work-pay-for-islanders-1.9818999 dead January 19, 2015 Ryan Strome makes hard work pay for Islanders January 17, 2015 Staple Arthur Newsday February 18, 2015 The team won their first four consecutive games, including a back-to-back against the Carolina Hurricanes in games one and two.https://www.espn.com/nhl/recap?gameId=400564313 Isles top Canes to open final season at Coliseum October 11, 2014 ESPN February 18, 2015 de Haan and Visnovsky returned to the team during October, leading to the decision to send Reinhart back to the Islanders' minor league affiliate, the American Hockey League's Bridgeport Sound Tigers. Soon after, injuries to Mikhail Grabovski and Josh Bailey led the team to call up Anders Lee from the Sound Tigers. As Lee began to cement his place on the roster and Grabovski was set to return, coaching staff had to make a decision in order to open up a roster spot, as only 23 players maximum are allowed on a team's roster before the trade deadline. Ultimately, rather than sending Lee back, it was Colin McDonald who was placed on waivers, which he cleared on his way to the Sound Tigers.http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=732862 https://web.archive.org/web/20141006225903/http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=732862 dead October 6, 2014 October Transactions October 23, 2014 National Hockey League February 15, 2015 Their 6–4–0 record by the end of October matched their best record in the team's first ten games since the 2001–02 season.http://www.nyiskinny.com/2014/10/the-skinny-colorado-5-isles-0.html The Skinny: Colorado 5, Isles 0 Hornick Eric NYISkinny October 30, 2014 February 18, 2015 In recent seasons, the Islanders have not had positive results in the month of November. The previous season saw them finish with a November record of 4–13–1.http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/hockey/islanders-ot-winner-tavares-skate-capitals-article-1.2025613 Islanders' John Tavares scores overtime winner to beat Capitals 3-2 Lorenzo Stephen Daily News November 26, 2014 February 19, 2015 Bailey returned from his hand injury during the month, while Eric Boulton, who had only played three games so far in the season, was placed on IR.http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=737483 https://web.archive.org/web/20141113223322/http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=737483 dead November 13, 2014 November Transactions National Hockey League November 25, 2014 February 19, 2015 They finished the month with an 11–3–0 record, only the second time in franchise history they recorded at least 11 wins in the month of November. It was also the first time they were undefeated in home games (6–0–0) during the month since the 1984–85 season.http://www.nyiskinny.com/2014/11/the-skinny-isles-3-new-jersey-1.html The Skinny: Isles 3, New Jersey 1 Hornick Eric NYISkinny November 30, 2014 February 19, 2015 On November 28, Head Coach Jack Capuano recorded his 300th game with the team, a number not reached since Al Arbour hit the number in the team's early years, with the closest to Capuano being Terry Simpson with 81 Islanders' games coached.http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=741502 https://web.archive.org/web/20150219102122/http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=741502 dead February 19, 2015 Wright Corey National Hockey League You Don't Know Jack November 29, 2014 February 19, 2015 As December began, injuries provided setbacks with Michael Grabner and Lubomir Visnovsky returning to the IR, joined by Johnny Boychuk, Travis Hamonic and Casey Cizikas.http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=742198 https://web.archive.org/web/20141226220816/http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=742198 dead December 26, 2014 December Transactions December 28, 2014 National Hockey League February 15, 2015 Visnovsky and Cizikas missed only two and three games respectively, but defenseman Boychuk and Hamonic needed the majority of the month to recover. Griffin Reinhart was recalled from the Sound Tigers at the beginning of the month, but was sent back down once the injured defenseman were set to return. Joining him on the Sound Tigers would be Cory Conacher, who was waived on December 13 after recording only three points in 15 games. Conacher was originally placed on the team's top line, alongside John Tavares and Kyle Okposo, however he did not last long there as the coaching staff began trying out various other players to fill the spot.http://www.soundtigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=22700&ATCLID=209807588 Islanders Loan Conacher to Sound Tigers Bridgeport Sound Tigers December 13, 2014 February 19, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20141220083242/http://www.soundtigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=22700&ATCLID=209807588 December 20, 2014 deadhttp://www.rotoworld.com/player/nhl/3847/cory-conacher Cory Conacher NBC Sports February 19, 2015 Jaroslav Halak suffered a lower body injury on December 20, after recording his 11th consecutive win earlier in the month and passing the previous franchise record of 10 set by Billy Smith.http://www.newsday.com/sports/hockey/islanders/casey-cizikas-nets-winner-in-third-as-jaroslav-halak-sets-isles-mark-with-11th-win-in-row-1.9682964 https://web.archive.org/web/20150219102023/http://www.newsday.com/sports/hockey/islanders/casey-cizikas-nets-winner-in-third-as-jaroslav-halak-sets-isles-mark-with-11th-win-in-row-1.9682964 dead February 19, 2015 Casey Cizikas nets winner in third as Jaroslav Halak sets Isles' mark with 11th win in row December 5, 2014 Staple Arthur Newsday February 19, 2015 The injury led to Kevin Poulin being called up from the Sound Tigers; he only played in one game, a 3–4 shootout loss to the Buffalo Sabres.https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nhl/2014/12/27/sabres-rally-to-beat-islanders-4-3-in-so/20956979/ Sabres rally to beat Islanders 4-3 in SO December 28, 2014 USA Today February 19, 2015 Halak returned the following game, in a 4–3 overtime win against the Washington Capitals.http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/gametracker/recap/NHL_20141229_WAS@NYI/islanders-blow-lead-again-but-beat-caps-in-ot Islanders blow lead again, but beat Caps in OT Kreda Allen CBS Sports December 29, 2014 February 19, 2015 The team finished the calendar year of 2014 with a share of first place in their division for the first time in 27 years.http://www.nyiskinny.com/2014/12/the-skinny-isles-5-winnipeg-2.html NYISkinny The Skinny: Isles 5, Winnipeg 2 December 31, 2014 February 19, 2015 Hornick Eric January–April The Islanders put together a 6–3–0 January record to bring into the All-Star Game break. Near the beginning of the month, Lubomir Visnovsky was placed back on IR with an upper body injury and would later be joined by Eric Boulton with a lower-body injury, who had been taken off the list about a month prior on December 11 and only played once since. Michael Grabner returned from his lower body injury on January 6 after missing eight games.http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=747363 https://web.archive.org/web/20150107001801/http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=747363 dead January 7, 2015 January 6, 2015 National Hockey League January Transactions February 15, 2015 On January 10, John Tavares was named to the All-Star Game as the sole representative of the Islanders. After injuries to goaltenders Jimmy Howard of the Detroit Red Wings and Pekka Rinne of the Nashville Predators, Halak and the Pittsburgh Penguins' Marc-Andre Fleury were named as their replacements.Islanders' Halak, Penguins' Fleury named to roster http://www.nhl.com/ice/blogpost.htm?id=35959 https://web.archive.org/web/20150115221617/http://www.nhl.com/ice/blogpost.htm?id=35959 dead January 15, 2015 NHL January 15, 2015 At the All-Star Game, Tavares scored four goals, matching an All-Star Game record for an individual player's goals scored, while Halak stopped six of tens shots in the third period; their team, captained by Jonathan Toews of the Chicago Blackhawks, won the game by a record-setting score of 17–12.https://www.espn.com/nhl/recap?gameId=400754614 John Tavares' 4 goals lead record score in All-Star Game January 25, 2015 ESPN February 19, 2015https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/wht-vs-blk/2015/01/25/2014040060 Team Toews at Team Foligno National Hockey League January 25, 2015 February 19, 2015 After the break, it was announced that alternate captain Kyle Okposo would miss six-to-eight weeks after receiving an upper-body injury, later revealed to be a detached retina that he had recently received surgery for.http://www.newsday.com/sports/hockey/islanders/kyle-okposo-had-eye-surgery-two-sources-confirm-1.9909958 https://web.archive.org/web/20150208083105/http://www.newsday.com/sports/hockey/islanders/kyle-okposo-had-eye-surgery-two-sources-confirm-1.9909958 dead February 8, 2015 Kyle Okposo had eye surgery, two sources confirm February 5, 2015 Newsday February 15, 2015 Staple Arthur The injury led to Cal Clutterbuck being named as an alternate captain.http://www.newsday.com/sports/hockey/islanders/islanders-cal-clutterbuck-designated-as-alternate-captain-1.9877233 https://web.archive.org/web/20150130132753/http://www.newsday.com/sports/hockey/islanders/islanders-cal-clutterbuck-designated-as-alternate-captain-1.9877233 dead January 30, 2015 Islanders' Cal Clutterbuck designated as alternate captain Staple Arthur January 28, 2015 Newsday February 19, 2015 In their first game back from the break, the Islanders defeated the rival New York Rangers, earning their third consecutive victory over the team, all by a gap of three goals; this marked the first time the Islanders won three consecutive games against the Rangers since 2007.http://www.nyiskinny.com/2015/01/the-skinny-isles-4-rangers-1.html The Skinny: Isles 4, Rangers 1 January 28, 2015 NYISkinny February 19, 2015 Hornick Eric On February 19, Halak tied a franchise record for most wins in a season after earning his 32nd against the Nashville Predators, with 30 saves against 32 shots.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nsh-vs-nyi/2015/02/19/2014020859 Satriano David Halak ties Islanders record with win against Predators National Hockey League February 27, 2015 February 19, 2015 He went on to break the record, recording his 33rd win of the season on February 27, in a 2–1 victory over the Calgary Flames.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cgy-vs-nyi/2015/02/27/2014020918 Halak sets Islanders record with win against Flames Satriano David National Hockey League February 27, 2015 March 5, 2015 Injuries continued rolling, with Casey Cizikas and Mikhail Grabovski both being placed on IR, with a lower body injury and an upper body injury, respectively. Matt Carkner was removed from IR after spending the entire season sidelined from back surgery, and was sent to the Sound Tigers after clearing waivers.http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=751381 https://web.archive.org/web/20150216004912/http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=751381 dead February 16, 2015 February Transactions National Hockey League February 15, 2015 February 15, 2015 As the team continued their push for the top spot in the Metropolitan Division standings, it was announced that defenseman Nick Leddy signed a seven-year contract worth $38.5 million on February 24.http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=754800 https://web.archive.org/web/20150224194334/http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=754800 dead February 24, 2015 Leddy Agrees to Terms on Seven-Year Deal February 24, 2015 National Hockey League February 24, 2015 Going into it, I thought our team deserved an opportunity to build off what they started here in the first three quarters of the season. I think there's a lot of good chemistry and it's a team in that locker room. We didn't want to delete any of the players out of it if we could. —Islanders General Manager Garth Snow, on the NHL trade deadlinehttp://www.nydailynews.com/sports/hockey/isles-tyler-kennedy-goalie-michal-neuvirth-article-1.2134533 Lorenzo Stephen Daily News March 2, 2015 Islanders trade for Sharks forward Tyler Kennedy, Sabres goalie Michal Neuvirth March 5, 2015 40em right The NHL trade deadline on March 5 ended with the Islanders making four trades. Two of the trades involved minor league players Cory Conacher and David Leggio sent to the Vancouver Canucks and Arizona Coyotes, respectively, in exchange for Dustin Jeffrey and Mark Louis.http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=756099 https://web.archive.org/web/20150304142627/http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=756099 dead March 4, 2015 Islanders Acquire Jeffrey March 2, 2015 National Hockey League March 3, 2015http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=756134 https://web.archive.org/web/20150304005210/http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=756134 dead March 4, 2015 Islanders Acquire Louis March 2, 2015 National Hockey League March 3, 2015 Halak received a new backup goaltender when Chad Johnson was sent to the Buffalo Sabres, with the Islanders picking up Michal Neuvirth in return.http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=756080 https://web.archive.org/web/20150303062653/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=756080 dead March 3, 2015 Islanders trade for Neuvirth, Kennedy: report National Hockey League March 2, 2015 March 2, 2015 General Manager Garth Snow cited Neuvirth's good play during the season and Johnson's relatively poor performance thus far as the reason for the trade; Johnson had attained an 8–8–1 record with a .889 save percentage with the Islanders. Outside of the goaltending change, the main roster went untouched with the exception of adding Tyler Kennedy, who was acquired from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for a conditional 2015 draft pick. Snow recognized the team's chemistry as the main reason for not making any major main roster trades. The first game the Islanders played after the trade deadline was set to debut Kennedy, but an upper body injury announced just before the start of the game prevented him from playing.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyi-vs-dal/2015/03/03/2014020948 Stars 3, Islanders 2 (OT) Wright Cory National Hockey League March 3, 2015 March 5, 2015 During the game, Matt Martin kneed Dallas Stars defenseman Trevor Daley, resulting in a one-game suspension.http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=756546&navid=nhl:topheads https://web.archive.org/web/20150307115125/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=756546&navid=nhl:topheads dead March 7, 2015 Islanders' Martin suspended one game for kneeing National Hockey League March 5, 2015 March 6, 2015 With Kennedy injured and Martin suspended, Eric Boulton and Casey Cizikas were activated off of IR before the next game on March 5 against the Nashville Predators after missing 19 and eight games, respectively.http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=756277 https://web.archive.org/web/20150304160110/http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=756277 dead March 4, 2015 March Transactions National Hockey League March 5, 2015 March 5, 2015 The following game featured the debut for Neurvirth with the Islanders, as the team fell in a shootout to the Florida Panthers.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyi-vs-fla/2015/03/07/2014020973 Ellis helps Panthers edge Islanders in second start Paupart Alain March 7, 2015 National Hockey League April 14, 2015 Capuano chose to start him again the following game, as Neuvirth picked up his first win with the team in a 4–3 overtime victory against the Toronto Maple Leafs on March 9.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyi-vs-tor/2015/03/09/2014020986 Brophy Mike Tavares' OT goal lifts Islanders past Maple Leafs March 9, 2015 National Hockey League April 14, 2015 Without Nick Leddy, who was injured against the Maple Leafs, the Islanders faced the Rangers on March 10 for their fourth matchup of the season, which ended in a Rangers victory for the first time of the season series.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-nyi/2015/03/10/2014020991 Nash's 39th gives Rangers win against Islanders Satriano David March 10, 2015 April 14, 2015 National Hockey League The Islanders dropped their next three as they continued playing short of Leddy, stringing together a four-game losing streak for the first time in the season. During the stretch, Jaroslav Halak missed two games due to a lower-body injury. Halak and Leddy both returned the following game against the New Jersey Devils on March 21, as Halak shut out the Devils in a 3–0 victory.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyi-vs-njd/2015/03/21/2014021072 Halak helps Islanders shut out Devils to end skid Morreale Mike G. National Hockey League March 21, 2015 April 14, 2015 The team's struggles continued as they looked to secure a playoff berth, going 2–3–2 over the next seven games before their trip to the postseason was locked in on April 9; the Florida Panthers defeated the Boston Bruins and eliminated the possibility of the ninth-seeded Bruins catching the Islanders in the standings.http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/eye-on-hockey/25142869/red-wings-islanders-clinch-as-bruins-pushed-to-the-brink Red Wings, Islanders clinch playoff spots as Bruins pushed to brink April 9, 2015 Peters Chris CBS Sports April 14, 2015 Despite having clinched, the following game against the Pittsburgh Penguins had high stakes, with the Penguins still chasing a playoffs spot and the Islanders looking to get the home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs; the Islanders ultimately won, 3–1, and locked up an opening playoff series against the Washington Capitals.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyi-vs-pit/2015/04/10/2014021214 Penguins fail to clinch, lose to Islanders Crosby Wes April 11, 2015 April 14, 2015 The final game of the season, which was also the final regular-season game the Islanders would play at Nassau Coliseum (until the 2018–19 NHL season), was a 5–4 shootout loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets, as the Islanders were unable to pick up both points with home-ice advantage against the Capitals on the line.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-nyi/2015/04/11/2014021223 Islanders blow two leads in third, fall to Blue Jackets April 12, 2015 Kresler John April 14, 2015 Playoffs 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs The New York Islanders entered the playoffs as the Metropolitan Division's third seed. They lost to the Washington Capitals in seven games. Standings NYI Schedule and results Pre-season 2014 preseason game log: 4–2–1 (Home: 3–2–0; Road: 1–0–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap 1Note1 a a September 22 Ottawa 2–3 NY Islanders Leggio 1–0–0 Recap 2Note1 a a September 22 Ottawa 2–3 NY Islanders SO Poulin 2–0–0 Recap 3 September 24 Carolina 4–2 NY Islanders Halak 9,888 2–1–0 Recap 4Note1 b b September 26 New Jersey 2–3 NY Islanders SO Johnson 11,823 3–1–0 Recap 5 September 30 NY Islanders 5–3 Boston Poulin 17,004 4–1–0 Recap 6 October 2 NY Islanders 1–2 New Jersey SO Halak 10,032 4–1–1 Recap 7Note1 c c October 4 Boston 6–1 NY Islanders Johnson 4–2–1 RecapNotes: Note1 a aGames were played at Mile One Centre in St. John's, Newfoundland. Note1 b bGame was played at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Note1 c cGame was played at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Regular season 2014–15 Game Log October: 6–4–0 (Home: 3–2–0; Road: 3–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 10 NY Islanders 5–3 Carolina Halak 18,680 1–0–0 2 Recap 2 October 11 Carolina 3–4 NY Islanders Johnson 16,170 2–0–0 4 Recap 3 October 14 NY Islanders 6–3 NY Rangers Halak 18,006 3–0–0 6 Recap 4 October 16 San Jose 3–4 NY Islanders SO Halak 11,248 4–0–0 8 Recap 5 October 18 NY Islanders 1–3 Pittsburgh Halak 18,655 4–1–0 8 Recap 6 October 21 Toronto 5–2 NY Islanders Halak 11,408 4–2–0 8 Recap 7 October 23 NY Islanders 3–2 Boston Johnson 17,565 5–2–0 10 Recap 8 October 25 Dallas 5–7 NY Islanders Johnson 15,208 6–2–0 12 Recap 9 October 28 Winnipeg 4–3 NY Islanders Halak 11,508 6–3–0 12 Recap 10 October 30 NY Islanders 0–5 Colorado Johnson 12,892 6–4–0 12 Recap November: 11–3–0 (Home: 6–0–0; Road: 5–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 11 November 1 NY Islanders 1–3 San Jose Halak 17,562 6–5–0 12 Recap 12 November 5 NY Islanders 3–2 Anaheim OT Halak 16,448 7–5–0 14 Recap 13 November 6 NY Islanders 2–1 Los Angeles SO Johnson 18,230 8–5–0 16 Recap 14 November 8 NY Islanders 1–0 Arizona Halak 14,689 9–5–0 18 Recap 15 November 11 Colorado 0–6 NY Islanders Halak 12,888 10–5–0 20 Recap 16 November 14 NY Islanders 4–3 Florida SO Halak 10,010 11–5–0 22 Recap 17 November 15 NY Islanders 2–5 Tampa Bay Johnson 19,204 11–6–0 22 Recap 18 November 18 Tampa Bay 2–5 NY Islanders Halak 12,908 12–6–0 24 Recap 19 November 21 NY Islanders 5–4 Pittsburgh SO Johnson 18,653 13–6–0 26 Recap 20 November 22 Pittsburgh 1–4 NY Islanders Halak 16,170 14–6–0 28 Recap 21 November 24 Philadelphia 0–1 NY Islanders SO Halak 12,409 15–6–0 30 Recap 22 November 26 Washington 2–3 NY Islanders OT Halak 16,170 16–6–0 32 Recap 23 November 28 NY Islanders 2–5 Washington Johnson 18,506 16–7–0 32 Recap 24 November 29 New Jersey 1–3 NY Islanders Halak 16,170 17–7–0 34 Recap December: 8–4–1 (Home: 5–2–0; Road: 3–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 25 December 2 Ottawa 2–3 NY Islanders OT Halak 13,888 18–7–0 36 Recap 26 December 4 NY Islanders 2–1 Ottawa Halak 20,511 19–7–0 38 Recap 27 December 6 St. Louis 6–4 NY Islanders Halak 16,170 19–8–0 38 Recap 28 December 9 NY Islanders 4–5 Minnesota Johnson 18,904 19–9–0 38 Recap 29 December 11 NY Islanders 3–6 St. Louis Halak 18,028 19–10–0 38 Recap 30 December 13 Chicago 2–3 NY Islanders Halak 16,170 20–10–0 40 Recap 31 December 15 New Jersey 2–3 NY Islanders SO Halak 13,408 21–10–0 42 Recap 32 December 19 NY Islanders 2–1 Detroit Halak 20,027 22–10–0 44 Recap 33 December 20 Tampa Bay 1–3 NY Islanders Halak 16,170 23–10–0 46 Recap 34 December 23 Montreal 3–1 NY Islanders Johnson 16,170 23–11–0 46 Recap 35 December 27 NY Islanders 3–4 Buffalo SO Poulin 19,070 23–11–1 47 Recap 36 December 29 Washington 3–4 NY Islanders OT Halak 16,170 24–11–1 49 Recap 37 December 31 NY Islanders 5–2 Winnipeg Halak 15,016 25–11–1 51 Recap January: 7–5–0 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 4–4–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 38 January 2 NY Islanders 2–1 Calgary Halak 19,289 26–11–1 53 Recap 39 January 4 NY Islanders 2–5 Edmonton Halak 16,839 26–12–1 53 Recap 40 January 6 NY Islanders 2–3 Vancouver Halak 18,562 26–13–1 53 Recap 41 January 9 NY Islanders 3–2 New Jersey OT Halak 16,592 27–13–1 55 Recap 42 January 10 NY Islanders 5–2 Columbus Johnson 16,589 28–13–1 57 Recap 43 January 13 NY Islanders 3–0 NY Rangers Halak 18,006 29–13–1 59 Recap 44 January 16 Pittsburgh 3–6 NY Islanders Halak 16,170 30–13–1 61 Recap 45 January 17 NY Islanders 4–6 Montreal Halak 21,287 30–14–1 61 Recap 46 January 19 Philadelphia 4–7 NY Islanders Halak 16,170 31–14–1 63 Recap 47 January 27 NY Rangers 1–4 NY Islanders Halak 16,170 32–14–1 65 Recap 48 January 29 Boston 5–2 NY Islanders Halak 16,170 32–15–1 65 Recap 49 January 31 NY Islanders 1–4 Detroit Johnson 20,027 32–16–1 65 Recap February: 9–5–1 (Home: 6–4–0; Road: 3–1–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 50 February 3 Florida 4–2 NY Islanders Halak 14,704 32–17–1 65 Recap 51 February 5 NY Islanders 3–2 Philadelphia SO Halak 19,042 33–17–1 67 Recap 52 February 7 NY Islanders 1–2 Boston Johnson 17,565 33–18–1 67 Recap 53 February 8 NY Islanders 3–2 Buffalo Halak 18,900 34–18–1 69 Recap 54 February 10 Edmonton 2–3 NY Islanders Halak 15,608 35–18–1 71 Recap 55 February 12 Toronto 2–3 NY Islanders Halak 15,388 36–18–1 73 Recap 56 February 14 Columbus 3–6 NY Islanders Halak 15,678 37–18–1 75 Recap 57 February 16 NY Rangers 6–5 NY Islanders Halak 16,170 37–19–1 75 Recap 58 February 17 NY Islanders 4–1 Carolina Johnson 12,665 38–19–1 77 Recap 59 February 19 Nashville 2–5 NY Islanders Halak 16,170 39–19–1 79 Recap 60 February 21 NY Islanders 2–3 Washington SO Johnson 18,506 39–19–2 80 Recap 61 February 22 Vancouver 4–0 NY Islanders Halak 16,170 39–20–2 80 Recap 62 February 24 Arizona 1–5 NY Islanders Johnson 15,888 40–20–2 82 Recap 63 February 27 Calgary 1–2 NY Islanders Halak 16,170 41–20–2 84 Recap 64 February 28 Carolina 5–3 NY Islanders Halak 16,170 41–21–2 84 Recap March: 4–6–3 (Home: 1–5–1; Road: 3–1–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 65 March 3 NY Islanders 2–3 Dallas OT Halak 17,453 41–21–3 85 Recap 66 March 5 NY Islanders 4–3 Nashville Halak 17,113 42–21–3 87 Recap 67 March 7 NY Islanders 3–4 Florida SO Neuvirth 14,474 42–21–4 88 Recap 68 March 9 NY Islanders 4–3 Toronto OT Neuvirth 18,984 43–21–4 90 Recap 69 March 10 NY Rangers 2–1 NY Islanders Halak 16,170 43–22–4 90 Recap 70 March 13 Ottawa 2–1 NY Islanders Halak 16,170 43–23–4 90 Recap 71 March 14 Montreal 3–1 NY Islanders Neuvirth 16,170 43–24–4 90 Recap 72 March 17 NY Islanders 1–4 Chicago Neuvirth 22,080 43–25–4 90 Recap 73 March 21 NY Islanders 3–0 New Jersey Halak 16,592 44–25–4 92 Recap 74 March 24 Minnesota 2–1 NY Islanders SO Halak 16,170 44–25–5 93 Recap 75 March 26 Los Angeles 3–2 NY Islanders Halak 16,170 44–26–5 93 Recap 76 March 28 Anaheim 3–2 NY Islanders Neuvirth 16,170 44–27–5 93 Recap 77 March 29 Detroit 4–5 NY Islanders Halak 16,170 45–27–5 95 Recap April: 2–1–2 (Home: 1–0–1; Road: 1–1–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 78 April 2 NY Islanders 3–4 Columbus SO Halak 15,361 45–27–6 96 Recap 79 April 4 Buffalo 0–3 NY Islanders Halak 16,170 46–27–6 98 Recap 80 April 7 NY Islanders 4–5 Philadelphia Halak 17,927 46–28–6 98 Recap 81 April 10 NY Islanders 3–1 Pittsburgh Halak 18,673 47–28–6 100 Recap 82 April 11 Columbus 5–4 NY Islanders SO Halak 16,170 47–28–7 101 RecapLegend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid #ccffcc #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid #ffcccc #fff Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) 1px solid #AAAAAA Playoffs 2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs Eastern Conference First Round vs. (M2) Washington Capitals: Washington wins 4–3 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 15 NY Islanders 4–1 Washington Halak 18,506 Islanders lead 1–0 Recap 2 April 17 NY Islanders 3–4 Washington Halak 18,506 Series tied 1–1 Recap 3 April 19 Washington 1–2 NY Islanders OT Halak 16,170 Islanders lead 2–1 Recap 4 April 21 Washington 2–1 NY Islanders OT Halak 16,170 Series tied 2–2 Recap 5 April 23 NY Islanders 1–5 Washington Halak 18,506 Capitals lead 3–2 Recap 6 April 25 Washington 1–3 NY Islanders Halak 16,170 Series tied 3–3 Recap 7 April 27 NY Islanders 1–2 Washington Halak 18,506 Capitals win 3–4 Recap Legend: #cfc Win 1px solid #cfc #fcc Loss 1px solid #fcc Player statistics thumb|left|200px|Islanders captain John Tavares led the team in goals, assists and points. thumb|right|200px|Forward Matt Martin led the team in penalty in minutes. thumb|center|200px|Goaltender Jaroslav Halak served as the team's starting goaltender. Final stats Skaters Regular season2014-2015 Regular Season Stats - Points - New York Islanders - Statistics http://islanders.nhl.com/club/stats.htm? https://web.archive.org/web/20090827194413/http://islanders.nhl.com/club/stats.htm dead August 27, 2009 New York Islanders April 16, 2015 Player GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points +/− Plus/minus PIM Penalty minutes John Tavares John Tavares (ice hockey) 82 38 48 86 5 46 Kyle Okposo 60 18 33 51 −8 12 Ryan Strome 81 17 33 50 23 47 Frans Nielsen 78 14 29 43 8 12 Brock Nelson 82 20 22 42 6 24 Anders Lee 76 25 16 41 9 33 Josh Bailey 70 15 26 41 3 12 Nick Leddy 78 10 27 37 18 14 Johnny Boychuk 72 9 26 35 15 14 Travis Hamonic 71 5 28 33 15 85 Nikolay Kulemin 82 15 16 31 7 21 Thomas Hickey ice hockey 81 2 20 22 −12 26 Lubomir Visnovsky Ľubomír Višňovský 53 5 15 20 −3 8 Mikhail Grabovski 51 9 10 19 3 8 Casey Cizikas 70 9 9 18 −2 24 Cal Clutterbuck 76 7 9 16 1 60 Matt Martin ice hockey, born 1989 78 8 6 14 −4 114 Michael Grabner 34 8 5 13 4 4 Calvin de Haan 65 1 11 12 3 24 Colin McDonald ice hockey 18 2 6 8 −3 0 Brian Strait 52 2 5 7 −1 32 Tyler Kennedy† 13 2 3 5 −3 2 Cory Conacher‡ 15 1 2 3 −3 14 Matt Donovan Matt Donovan (ice hockey) 12 0 3 3 4 0 Eric Boulton 10 2 0 2 −1 30 Kael Mouillierat 6 1 1 2 −3 8 Griffin Reinhart 8 0 1 1 1 6 Harry Zolnierczyk 2 0 0 0 −1 0 Playoffs Player GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points+/− Plus/minus PIM Penalty minutes John Tavares John Tavares (ice hockey) 7 2 4 6 2 2 Josh Bailey 7 2 3 5 1 0 Nick Leddy 7 0 5 5 0 0 Ryan Strome 7 2 2 4 1 2 Cal Clutterbuck 7 2 1 3 1 26 Kyle Okposo 7 2 1 3 1 2 Brock Nelson 6 2 0 2 1 2 Nikolay Kulemin 7 1 1 2 0 2 Frans Nielsen 7 1 1 2 −1 0 Lubomir Visnovsky Ľubomír Višňovský 4 0 2 2 5 0 Johnny Boychuk 7 0 2 2 −1 2 Casey Cizikas 7 1 0 1 1 0 Matt Martin ice hockey, born 1989 7 0 1 1 1 12 Thomas Hickey ice hockey 7 0 1 1 5 2 Calvin de Haan 5 0 1 1 −2 2 Anders Lee 5 0 1 1 −2 7 Michael Grabner 2 0 1 1 1 2 Scott Mayfield 2 0 0 0 −1 0 Mikhail Grabovski 3 0 0 0 −1 0 Matt Donovan Matt Donovan (ice hockey) 2 0 0 0 0 10 Brian Strait 7 0 0 0 −3 4 Colin McDonald ice hockey 2 0 0 0 1 2 Tyler Kennedy 3 0 0 0 −3 2 Griffin Reinhart 1 0 0 0 −2 0 Goaltenders Regular season Player GP Games played GS Games started TOI Time on ice W Win L Loss OT Overtime loss GA Goals against GAA Goals against average SA Shots against SV% Save percentage SO Shutouts G Goals A Assists PIM Penalty minutes Jaroslav Halak Jaroslav Halák 59 59 3550 38 17 4 144 2.43 1673 0.914 6 0 1 2 Chad Johnson Chad Johnson (ice hockey)‡ 19 17 1053 8 8 1 54 3.08 488 0.889 0 0 0 0 Michal Neuvirth† 5 5 306 1 3 1 15 2.94 126 0.881 0 0 0 0 Kevin Poulin 1 1 65 0 0 1 3 2.77 26 0.885 0 0 0 0 Playoffs Player GP Games played GS Games started TOI Time on ice W Win L Loss GA Goals against GAA Goals against average SA Shots against SV% Save percentage SO Shutouts G Goals A Assists PIM Penalty minutes Jaroslav Halak Jaroslav Halák 7 7 418 3 4 16 2.30 215 0.926 0 0 0 2 Michal Neuvirth 1 0 11 0 0 0 0.00 6 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 Frans Nielsen NHL Third Star of the WeekCarter, Scrivens and Nielsen named 'Three Stars' http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=736331 https://web.archive.org/web/20141027175903/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=736331 dead October 27, 2014 NHL October 27, 2014 October 27, 2014 Jaroslav Halak Jaroslav Halák NHL First Star of the WeekHalak, Callahan and Ramo named stars of the week http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=741732 https://web.archive.org/web/20141203014245/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=741732 dead December 3, 2014 NHL December 1, 2014 December 1, 2014 NHL All-Star game replacement selection January 15, 2015 John Tavares John Tavares (ice hockey) NHL All-Star game selection2015 NHL All-Star selections highlighted by three Columbus Blue Jackets http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=748015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150111080926/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=748015 dead January 11, 2015 NHL January 10, 2015 January 10, 2015 NHL Second Star of the Month (January 2015)Ovechkin, Tavares, Rask named 'Stars' for January http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=751419 https://web.archive.org/web/20150202215719/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=751419 dead February 2, 2015 NHL February 2, 2015 February 2, 2015 Kyle Okposo NHL Third Star of the WeekByfuglien, Tatar and Okposo named stars of the week http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=749388 https://web.archive.org/web/20150119185951/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=749388 dead January 19, 2015 NHL January 19, 2015 January 19, 2015 Anders Lee NHL Rookie of the Month (February 2015)http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=755816 https://web.archive.org/web/20150304150351/http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=755816 dead March 4, 2015 National Hockey League Lee Named NHL Rookie of the Month March 1, 2015 March 1, 2015 March 1, 2015 Milestones Regular season Player Milestone Reached Griffin Reinhart 1st Career NHL Game October 10, 2014 1st Career NHL Assist December 9, 2014 1st Career NHL Point December 9, 2014 Kyle Okposo 100th Career NHL Goal October 14, 2014 400th Career NHL Game October 30, 2014 300th Career NHL Point March 24, 2015https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/25/sports/hockey/parise-gives-wild-all-they-need-to-top-the-islanders.html?_r=0 Parise Gives Wild All They Need to Top the Islanders March 25, 2015 April 13, 2015 The New York Times Nikolay Kulemin 200th Career NHL Point October 25, 2014 Nick Leddy 100th Career NHL Point November 11, 2014 300th Career NHL Game January 13, 2015 Jaroslav Halak Jaroslav Halák 150th Career NHL Win November 11, 2014 300th Career NHL Game January 4, 2015 32nd win (tied franchise record) February 19, 2015 33rd win (new franchise record) February 27, 2015 Matt Martin Matt Martin (ice hockey, born 1989) 300th Career NHL Game November 22, 2014 Brock Nelson 100th Career NHL Game December 9, 2014 Brian Strait 100th Career NHL Game January 13, 2015 John Tavares John Tavares (ice hockey) 200th Career NHL Assist January 16, 2015 400th Career NHL Game February 3, 2015 Johnny Boychuk 100th Career NHL Point January 29, 2015 Josh Bailey 200th Career NHL Point February 3, 2015 Michael Grabner 300th Career NHL Game February 5, 2015 Calvin de Haan 100th Career NHL Game February 7, 2015 Frans Nielsen 500th Career NHL Game February 8, 2015 Travis Hamonic 300th Career NHL Game February 17, 2015 100th Career NHL Point February 21, 2015 Kael Mouillierat 1st Career NHL Game February 21, 2015 Kael Mouillierat 1st Career NHL Assist February 24, 2015 1st Career NHL Point February 24, 2015 1st Career NHL Goal February 24, 2015 Player injuries thumb|200px|right|Michael Grabner missed 38 games due to injury over the course of three times on injured reserve. thumb|200px|right|Kyle Okposo was put on the injured reserve list after a surgery to re-attach a retina, missing 22 games. Updated as of February 15, 2014 +New York Islanders 2014–15 player injuries Player Injury Placed on IR Removed from IR Games missed Matt Carkner Back September 22, 2014 February 15, 2015Carkner was placed on waivers upon being removed from injured reserve. 56 Calvin de Haan Lower body September 23, 2014 October 16, 2014 3 Michael Grabner Lower body September 26, 2014 December 3, 2014 24 Lower body December 17, 2014 January 6, 2015 8 Undisclosed February 7, 2015 February 17, 2015 6 Lubomir Visnovsky Back September 29, 2014 October 23, 2014 6 Undisclosed December 3, 2014 December 9, 2014 2 Upper body January 4, 2014 January 31, 2014 10 Mikhail Grabovski Concussion October 16, 2014 October 25, 2014 4 Upper body February 20, 2015 April 23, 2015http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=761131 https://web.archive.org/web/20150403192452/http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=761131 dead April 3, 2015 April Transactions National Hockey League April 23, 2015 April 23, 2015 26 Josh Bailey Hand October 25, 2014 November 13, 2014 8 Eric Boulton Lower body November 13, 2014 December 11, 2014 12 Lower body January 17, 2015 March 5, 2015 19 Travis Hamonic Upper body December 2, 2014 December 19, 2014 7 Johnny Boychuk Undisclosed December 3, 2014 December 19, 2014 6 Casey Cizikas Upper body December 6, 2014 December 15, 2015https://www.newsday.com/sports/hockey/islanders/casey-cizikas-back-in-lineup-injured-michael-grabner-sits-a65374 https://web.archive.org/web/20150208162718/http://www.newsday.com/sports/hockey/islanders/casey-cizikas-back-in-lineup-injured-michael-grabner-sits-1.9718068 live February 8, 2015 Casey Cizikas back in lineup; injured Michael Grabner sits December 15, 2014 Newsday Staple Arthur February 15, 2015 3 Lower body February 16, 2015 March 5, 2015 8 Jaroslav Halak Lower body December 20, 2014 December 28, 2014 3 Kyle Okposo Detached retina January 19, 2015 March 10, 2015 22 Player suspensions and fines Two players received fines during the season, while only Matt Martin received a suspension. Anders Lee was given a $2,286.29 fine on December 9, 2014, for elbowing St. Louis Blues defenseman Carl Gunnarsson; the incident occurred during NHL Game No. 397 in New York on December 6, 2014, at 7:15 of the second period.Islanders' Lee fined for elbowing Blues' Gunnarsson http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=743049 https://web.archive.org/web/20150125085029/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=743049 dead January 25, 2015 NHL December 9, 2014 Cal Clutterbuck received a fine on January 28, 2015, for $2,000 due to diving/embellishment, which occurred during NHL Game No. 676 in New York on January 19, 2015, at 19:04 of the second period.Islanders' Clutterbuck fined for diving/embellishment http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=750727 https://web.archive.org/web/20150130054857/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=750727 dead January 30, 2015 NHL January 28, 2015 Martin received a one-game suspension with a $5,376.34 forfeit on March 5, 2015, for kneeing Dallas Stars defenseman Trevor Daley in NHL Game No. 948 the day prior; he was ejected from the game and received fifteen total penalty minutes. Transactions thumb|200px|right|The Islanders acquired Johnny Boychuk from the Boston Bruins in a trade on October 4, 2014. thumb|200px|right|Nick Leddy was acquired from the Chicago Blackhawks in an October 4, 2014 trade. Following the end of the Islanders' 2013–14 season, and during the 2014–15 season, this team has been involved in the following transactions: Trades DateDetails June 27, 2014http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=724299 https://web.archive.org/web/20140707180005/http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=724299 dead July 7, 2014 Islanders Trade Up For Ho-Sang June 27, 2014 National Hockey League June 28, 2014 To Tampa Bay Lightning 2nd-round pick in 2014MTL's 2nd-round pick in 2014 To New York Islanders NYR's 1st-round pick in 2014 June 28, 2014http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=724383 https://web.archive.org/web/20150218224338/http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=724383 dead February 18, 2015 Islanders Select Five on Day Two June 28, 2014 National Hockey League June 28, 2014 To Florida Panthers 3rd-round pick in 2014 To New York Islanders 3rd-round pick in 2015 June 28, 2014http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=724383 https://web.archive.org/web/20150218224338/http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=724383 dead February 18, 2015 Islanders Select Five on Day Two June 28, 2014 National Hockey League June 30, 2014 To Tampa Bay Lightning 7th-round pick in 2014 To New York Islanders 7th-round pick in 20147th-round pick in 2015 October 4, 2014 To Boston Bruins PHI's 2nd-round pick in 2015 (Brandon Carlo)2nd-round pick in 2016conditional 3rd-round pick in 2015 To New York Islanders Johnny Boychuk October 4, 2014 To Chicago Blackhawks T. J. BrennanAnders NilssonVille Pokka To New York Islanders Nick LeddyKent Simpson November 25, 2014http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=740955 https://web.archive.org/web/20151004044215/http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=740955 dead October 4, 2015 Islanders Acquire Mallet and Third-Round Pick From Vancouver November 25, 2014 National Hockey League November 25, 2014 To Vancouver Canucks Andrey Pedan To New York Islanders Alexandre Mallet3rd-round pick in 2016 March 2, 2015 To San Jose Sharks Conditional 7th-round pick in 2015 To New York Islanders Tyler Kennedy March 2, 2015 To Buffalo Sabres Chad Johnson3rd-round pick in 2016 To New York Islanders Michal Neuvirth March 2, 2015 To Vancouver Canucks Cory Conacher To New York Islanders Dustin Jeffrey March 2, 2015 To Arizona Coyotes David Leggio To New York Islanders Mark Louis Free agency +Free agents acquired Date Player Former team Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) July 1, 2014 Chad Johnson Boston Bruins 2 years, $2.6 millionhttp://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=724806 https://web.archive.org/web/20140714215747/http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=724806 dead July 14, 2014 Islanders Agree to Terms with Johnson July 1, 2014 National Hockey League February 15, 2015 July 1, 2014 T. J. Brennan Toronto Marlies 1 year, $600,000http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=724807 https://web.archive.org/web/20140714164857/http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=724807 dead July 14, 2014 Islanders Agree to Terms with Brennan July 1, 2014 National Hockey League February 15, 2015 July 1, 2014 Kael Mouillierat St. John's IceCaps 1 year, $675,000http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=724990 https://web.archive.org/web/20140714205034/http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=724990 dead July 14, 2014 Islanders Agree to Terms with Mouillierat National Hockey League July 1, 2014 February 15, 2015 July 1, 2014 Cory Conacher Buffalo Sabres 1 year, $600,000http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=725057 https://web.archive.org/web/20140714111348/http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=725057 dead July 14, 2014 Conacher Agrees To Terms National Hockey League July 1, 2014 February 15, 2015 July 1, 2014 David Leggio Hershey Bears 1 year, $700,000http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=725059 https://web.archive.org/web/20140707141902/http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=725059 dead July 7, 2014 Islanders Sign Three To Two-Way Deals National Hockey League July 1, 2014 February 15, 2015 July 1, 2014 Jack Skille Columbus Blue Jackets 1 year, $750,000 July 1, 2014 Harry Zolnierczyk Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year, $650,000 July 1, 2014 Mikhail Grabovski Washington Capitals 4 years, $20 millionhttp://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=725221 https://web.archive.org/web/20140714192443/http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=725221 dead July 14, 2014 Islanders Agree to Terms with Grabovski National Hockey League July 1, 2014 February 15, 2015 July 1, 2014 Nikolay Kulemin Toronto Maple Leafs 4 years, $16.75 millionhttp://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=725225 https://web.archive.org/web/20140714175657/http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=725225 dead July 14, 2014 Islanders Agree to Terms with Kulemin National Hockey League July 1, 2014 February 15, 2015 March 31, 2015 Ross Johnston Charlottetown Islanders 3 years, entry-level contracthttp://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=760672 https://web.archive.org/web/20150403001111/http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=760672 dead April 3, 2015 Ross Johnston Agrees to Entry-Level Contract National Hockey League March 31, 2015 March 31, 2015 The Islanders lost two players to free agency on July 1, 2014 – goaltenders Anders Nilsson and Evgeni Nabokov. Nilsson signed a one-year contract with the Ak Bars Kazan of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL),http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2014/05/27/report-olver-nilsson-sign-with-khl-clubs/ Report: Olver, Nilsson sign with KHL clubs Dadoun Ryan May 27, 2014 NBC Sports February 15, 2015 while Nabokov signed a one-year, $1.55 million contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning.http://lightning.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=725073 https://web.archive.org/web/20140709011345/http://lightning.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=725073 dead July 9, 2014 Lightning Sign Goalie Evgeni Nabokov to One-Year Contract National Hockey League July 1, 2014 February 15, 2015 The team acquired nine free agents, all on July 1, 2014. Of the nine signed, five players played at least one regular season game with the team – Chad Johnson, Cory Conacher, Harry Zolnierczyk, Mikhail Grabovski and Nikolay Kulemin, though Conacher and Zolnierczyk have spent the majority of the season with the Islanders' AHL affiliate, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. Waivers transactions One player was picked up off waivers during the season – Jack Skille was claimed by the Columbus Blue Jackets on October 5, 2014.http://bluejackets.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=733068 https://web.archive.org/web/20141006100253/http://bluejackets.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=733068 dead October 6, 2014 Blue Jackets claim forward Jack Skille off waivers from New York Islanders; place four on injured reserve October 5, 2014 National Hockey League February 15, 2015 Seven other players were put on waivers by the Islanders during the season and sent to the Sound Tigers once cleared: David Leggio, Kevin Poulin, Harry Zolnierczyk, Aaron Ness, Colin McDonald, Cory Conacher and Matt Carkner. Poulin, Zolnierczyk, and McDonald were all recalled to the Islanders at least once during the regular season.http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/gametracker/recap/NHL_20141227_NYI@BUF Sabres rally to beat Islanders 4-3 in SO Mendola Nick December 27, 2014 CBS Sports February 16, 2015http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2015/02/08/isles-place-grabner-on-ir-recall-mcdonald-and-zolnierczyk/ Isles place Grabner on IR, recall McDonald and Zolnierczyk Mahiban Dhiren NBC Sports February 8, 2015 February 16, 2015 Player signings Date Player Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) July 15, 2014 Casey Cizikas 2 years, $2 millionhttp://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=726283 https://web.archive.org/web/20140717083108/http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=726283 dead July 17, 2014 Islanders Agree to Terms with Cizikas July 15, 2014 National Hockey League February 15, 2015 July 15, 2014 Calvin de Haan 3 years, $5.9 millionhttp://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=726284 https://web.archive.org/web/20140717083101/http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=726284 dead July 17, 2014 Islanders Agree to Terms with de Haan July 15, 2014 National Hockey League February 15, 2015 July 24, 2014 Kevin Poulin 1 year, $650,000http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=727081 https://web.archive.org/web/20140730015926/http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=727081 dead July 30, 2014 Islanders Agree to Terms with Poulin July 24, 2014 National Hockey League February 15, 2015 September 29, 2014 Michael Dal Colle 3 years, $9.375 million entry-level contracthttp://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=732230 https://web.archive.org/web/20141006102603/http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=732230 dead October 6, 2014 Dal Colle Agrees to Terms on Entry-Level Contract September 29, 2014 National Hockey League February 15, 2015 October 4, 2014 Joshua Ho-Sang 3 years, $3.4125 million entry-level contracthttp://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=732989 https://web.archive.org/web/20141007050733/http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=732989 dead October 7, 2014 Ho-Sang Agrees to Terms on Entry Level Deal October 4, 2014 National Hockey League February 15, 2015 February 24, 2015 Nick Leddy 7 years, $38.5 million contract extension March 12, 2015 Johnny Boychuk 7 years, $42 million contract extensionhttp://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=757741 https://web.archive.org/web/20150313173459/http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=757741 dead March 13, 2015 Boychuk Agrees to Seven-Year Deal National Hockey League March 12, 2015 March 12, 2015 April 2, 2015 Stephon Williams 2 years, entry-level contracthttp://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=761121 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402225342/http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=761121 dead April 2, 2015 Stephon Williams Agrees to Entry-Level Contract April 2, 2015 National Hockey League April 2, 2015 April 8, 2015 Kyle Burroughs 3 years, entry-level contracthttp://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=762057 https://web.archive.org/web/20150414153443/http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=762057 dead April 14, 2015 Kyle Burroughs Agrees to Entry-Level Contract April 8, 2015 National Hockey League April 8, 2015 Draft picks List of New York Islanders draft picks thumb|200px|right|Michael Dal Colle was the Islanders' first selection at the draft, taken fifth overall in round 1 The 2014 NHL entry draft was held on June 27–28, 2014 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Islanders finished 26th overall in the league standings during the 2013–14 season, to secure the fifth overall pick. The team's two second-round picks went to the Tampa Bay Lightning as a result of a trade on June 27, 2014, that sent a 2014 first-round pick to the Islanders. Their third-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as a result of a trade on that sent a 2015 third-round pick to the Islanders. The Islanders' fifth-round pick and Thomas Vanek were traded to the Montreal Canadiens on March 5, 2014, in exchange for Sebastian Collberg and a conditional second-round pick in 2014; the condition was based on the Canadiens qualifying for the 2014 playoffs.Islanders Trade Vanek to Canadiens for Collberg, Pick https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=445354 March 5, 2014 National Hockey League May 18, 2014 The team's seventh-round pick went to the Lightning as a result of a trade that sent the Lightning's seventh round picks in 2014 and 2015 to the Islanders. Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League) 1 5 Michael Dal Colle LW Oshawa Generals (OHL) 1 28The Tampa Bay Lightning's first-round pick (originally from the New York Rangers) went to the New York Islanders as a result of a trade on June 27, 2014 that sent two 2014 second-round picks (#35–Dominik Masin, #57–Johnathan MacLeod) to the Lightning in exchange for this pick. Joshua Ho-Sang C/RW Windsor Spitfires (OHL) 3 78The Philadelphia Flyers' third-round pick went to the New York Islanders as a result of a trade on March 4, 2014 that sent Andrew MacDonald to the Flyers in exchange for Matt Mangene, 2015 second-round pick and this pick.Islanders send MacDonald to Flyers http://www.nhl.com/ice/blogpost.htm?id=26767 https://web.archive.org/web/20140306152810/http://www.nhl.com/ice/blogpost.htm?id=26767 dead March 6, 2014 National Hockey League March 4, 2014 May 18, 2014 Ilya Sorokin G Metallurg Novokuznetsk (KHL) 4 95 Linus Soderstrom G Djurgardens IF (Sweden-Jr) 4 108The Philadelphia Flyers' fourth-round pick went to the New York Islanders as a result of a trade on June 12, 2013 that sent Mark Streit to the Flyers in exchange for Shane Harper and this pick.Flyers acquire rights to Islanders' Streit http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=673710 https://web.archive.org/web/20130614062309/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=673710 dead June 14, 2013 National Hockey League June 12, 2013 May 18, 2014 Devon Toews D Quinnipiac Bobcats (ECAC Hockey) 6 155 Kyle Schempp C Ferris State University (WCHA) 7 200The Lightning's seventh-round pick went to the New York Islanders as a result of a June 28, 2014 trade that sent a 2014 seventh-round pick to the Islanders in exchange for this pick. Lukas Sutter C Red Deer Rebels (WHL) References 30em External links 2014–15 New York Islanders Media Guide Category:New York Islanders seasons New York New York Island New York Island