2020–21 New York Islanders season

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2020–21 New York Islanders
DivisionEast
2020–21 record3–4–2
Home record2–0–0
Road record1–4–2
Goals for19
Goals against24
Team information
General managerLou Lamoriello
CoachBarry Trotz
CaptainAnders Lee
Alternate captainsJosh Bailey
Cal Clutterbuck
ArenaNassau Coliseum
Minor league affiliate(s)Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL)
Worcester Railers (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsMathew Barzal (4)
AssistsMathew Barzal (6)
PointsMathew Barzal (10)
Penalty minutesMathew Barzal (24)
Plus/minusMathew Barzal (+4)
WinsSemyon Varlamov (3)
Goals against averageSemyon Varlamov (2.00)

The 2020–21 New York Islanders season is the 49th season in the franchise's history.[1] It will be their first full season in the Nassau Coliseum since returning to the arena full-time for the 2020–21 season, as well as their 45th overall and final season in the arena.[2][3][4] In June 2020, the Nassau Coliseum's leaseholder announced that the arena would be closed and seek a new leaseholder, which was found in August 2020.[5][6][7] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and COVID-19 cross-border travel restrictions imposed by the Government of Canada, the Islanders are scheduled to play a shortened 56-game regular season, which will consist of divisional play only, with the Islanders being temporarily realigned from the Metropolitan Division to the East Division.[8]

Standings

Divisional standings

East Division
Pos Team
 GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 y – Pittsburgh Penguins 56 37 16 3 29 196 156 +40 77
2 x – Washington Capitals 56 36 15 5 29 191 163 +28 77
3 x – Boston Bruins 56 33 16 7 25 168 136 +32 73
4 x – New York Islanders 56 32 17 7 24 156 128 +28 71
5 e – New York Rangers 56 27 23 6 24 177 157 +20 60
6 e – Philadelphia Flyers 56 25 23 8 17 163 201 −38 58
7 e – New Jersey Devils 56 19 30 7 15 145 194 −49 45
8 e – Buffalo Sabres 56 15 34 7 11 138 199 −61 37
Source: National Hockey League[9]
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)
e – Eliminated from playoff contention; x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Schedule and results

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on December 23, 2020.[10]

2020–21 game log
February: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
10 February 2 Buffalo – NY Islanders Postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic[11]
11 February 4 Buffalo – NY Islanders Postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic[11]
12 February 6 Pittsburgh – NY Islanders
13 February 8 NY Islanders – NY Rangers
14 February 11 Pittsburgh – NY Islanders
15 February 13 Boston – NY Islanders
16 February 15 NY Islanders – Buffalo
17 February 16 NY Islanders – Buffalo
18 February 18 NY Islanders – Pittsburgh
19 February 20 NY Islanders – Pittsburgh
20 February 23 NY Islanders – New Jersey
21 February 25 Boston – NY Islanders
22 February 27 Pittsburgh – NY Islanders
23 February 28 Pittsburgh – NY Islanders

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

Player statistics

As of January 31, 2021[12]

Skaters

Regular season[13]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Mathew Barzal 9 4 6 10 +4 24
Anders Lee 9 3 2 5 +2 4
Jordan Eberle 9 3 2 5 –1 2
Noah Dobson 9 1 4 5 –2 2
Nick Leddy 9 1 4 5 –4 0
Jean-Gabriel Pageau 9 1 3 4 0 2
Brock Nelson 9 2 1 3 –5 6
Josh Bailey 9 1 2 3 –1 2
Cal Clutterbuck 9 0 2 2 –3 0
Adam Pelech 9 0 2 2 0 4
Ryan Pulock 9 0 2 2 +1 2
Scott Mayfield 9 1 0 1 –4 2
Oliver Wahlstrom 2 1 0 1 +1 2
Casey Cizikas 9 1 0 1 –3 2
Anthony Beauvillier 5 0 1 1 –2 0
Matt Martin 9 0 0 0 –1 4
Andy Greene 9 0 0 0 0 0
Michael Dal Colle 2 0 0 0 0 0
Leo Komarov 3 0 0 0 –2 5
Dmytro Timashov 1 0 0 0 –2 0
Kieffer Bellows 7 0 0 0 +1 0
Austin Czarnik 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ross Johnston 6 0 0 0 –2 18

Goaltenders

Regular season[14]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Semyon Varlamov 6 6 360:00 3 2 1 12 2.00 158 .924 2 0 0 0
Ilya Sorokin 3 3 181:01 0 2 1 11 3.65 85 .871 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.

Roster

Updated May 16, 2024[15][16]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
25 Sweden Sebastian Aho (UFA) D L 28 2017 Umeå, Sweden
50 Canada Ken Appleby (UFA) G L 29 2021 North Bay, Ontario
13 Canada Mathew Barzal C R 27 2015 Coquitlam, British Columbia
4 Canada Samuel Bolduc D L 23 2019 Laval, Quebec
41 Canada Robert Bortuzzo (UFA) D R 35 2023 Thunder Bay, Ontario
7 Canada Dennis Cholowski (RFA) D L 26 2022 Langley, British Columbia
53 Canada Casey Cizikas C L 33 2009 Toronto, Ontario
15 Canada Cal Clutterbuck (A) (UFA) RW R 36 2013 Welland, Ontario
8 Canada Noah Dobson D R 24 2018 Summerside, Prince Edward Island
18 Sweden Pierre Engvall LW L 27 2023 Ljungby, Sweden
20 United States Hudson Fasching RW R 28 2022 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
16 Canada Julien Gauthier RW R 26 2023 Pointe-aux-Trembles, Quebec
– Sweden Marcus Hogberg G L 29 2024 Örebro, Sweden
10 Sweden Simon Holmstrom (RFA) RW L 23 2019 Tranås, Sweden
14 Canada Bo Horvat C L 29 2023 Rodney, Ontario
37 Russia Ruslan Iskhakov (RFA) C L 23 2018 Moscow, Russia
36 Finland Otto Koivula (RFA) LW L 25 2016 Nokia, Finland
46 United States Karson Kuhlman (UFA) C R 28 2023 Esko, Minnesota
34 United States Paul LaDue (UFA) D R 32 2021 Grand Forks, North Dakota
27 United States Anders Lee (C) LW L 33 2009 Edina, Minnesota
32 United States Kyle MacLean (RFA) C L 25 2023 Livingston, New Jersey
17 Canada Matt Martin (UFA) LW L 34 2018 Windsor, Ontario
24 United States Scott Mayfield Injured Reserve D R 31 2011 St. Louis, Missouri
29 United States Brock Nelson (A) LW L 32 2010 Warroad, Minnesota
44 Canada Jean-Gabriel Pageau C R 31 2020 Ottawa, Ontario
21 United States Kyle Palmieri RW R 33 2021 Smithtown, New York
3 Canada Adam Pelech D L 29 2012 Toronto, Ontario
51 United States Brian Pinho (UFA) C R 29 2023 North Andover, Massachusetts
6 Canada Ryan Pulock D R 29 2013 Grandview, Manitoba
2 United States Mike Reilly (UFA) D L 30 2023 Chicago, Illinois
28 Russia Alexander Romanov D L 24 2022 Moscow, Russia
2 Finland Robin Salo (RFA) D L 25 2017 Espoo, Finland
1 Czech Republic Jakub Skarek G L 24 2018 Jihlava, Czech Republic
30 Russia Ilya Sorokin G L 28 2014 Mezhdurechensk, Russia
– United States Tyce Thompson (RFA) C R 24 2023 Oyster Bay, New York
– Russia Maxim Tsyplakov RW L 25 2024 Moscow, Russia
40 Russia Semyon Varlamov G L 36 2019 Kuybyshev, Soviet Union
26 United States Oliver Wahlstrom (RFA) RW R 23 2018 Yarmouth, Maine

Transactions

The Islanders have been involved in the following transactions during the 2020–21 season.

Trades

Date Details Ref
October 11, 2020 (2020-10-11) To Colorado Avalanche
Kyle Burroughs 		To New York Islanders
A. J. Greer 		[17]
October 12, 2020 (2020-10-12) To Colorado Avalanche
Devon Toews 		To New York Islanders
2nd-round pick in 2021
2nd-round pick in 2022 		[18]
December 11, 2020 (2020-12-11) To Detroit Red Wings
Future considerations 		To New York Islanders
Dmytro Timashov 		[19]

Free agents

Date Player Team Contract term Ref
October 9, 2020 (2020-10-09) Christopher Gibson to Tampa Bay Lightning 1-year [20]
October 9, 2020 (2020-10-09) Thomas Greiss to Detroit Red Wings 2-year [21]
October 13, 2020 (2020-10-13) Austin Czarnik from Calgary Flames 2-year [22]
October 29, 2020 (2020-10-29) Seth Helgeson to Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL) 1-year [23]
December 23, 2020 (2020-12-23) Jared Coreau to Bratislava Capitals (IHL) 1-year [24]
December 30, 2020 (2020-12-30) Derick Brassard to Arizona Coyotes 1-year [25]
January 9, 2021 (2021-01-09) Travis St. Denis to Binghamton Devils (AHL) 1-year [26]

Waivers

Date Player Team Ref
October 9, 2020 (2020-10-09)

Signings

Date Player Contract term Ref
October 5, 2020 (2020-10-05) Sebastian Aho 2-year [29]
October 13, 2020 (2020-10-13) Grant Hutton 2-year [22]
October 27, 2020 (2020-10-27) A. J. Greer 1-year [30]
October 27, 2020 (2020-10-27) Josh Ho-Sang 1-year [30]
October 27, 2020 (2020-10-27) Mitchell Vande Sompel 2-year [30]
October 27, 2020 (2020-10-27) Parker Wotherspoon 2-year [30]
November 4, 2020 (2020-11-04) Ryan Pulock 2-year [31]
January 11, 2021 (2021-01-11) Mathew Barzal 3-year [32]
January 11, 2021 (2021-01-11) Andy Greene 1-year [32]
January 11, 2021 (2021-01-11) Matt Martin 4-year [32]
January 14, 2021 (2021-01-14) Cory Schneider 1-year [32]

Draft picks

See also: List of New York Islanders draft picks

Below are the New York Islanders' selections at the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on October 6 and 7, 2020, in a remote format, with teams convening via videoconferencing, and Commissioner Gary Bettman announcing selections from the NHL Network studios in Secaucus, New Jersey.[33] It was originally scheduled to be held on June 26–27, 2020, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec,[34][35] but was postponed on March 25, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the conclusion of the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs.[36]

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
3 90 Alexander Ljungkrantz LW  Sweden Brynäs IF J20 (J20 SuperElit)
4 121 Alex Jefferies LW  United States The Frederick Gunn School (Connecticut)
5 152 William Dufour RW  Canada Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
6 183 Matias Rajaniemi D  Finland Lahti Pelicans (Liiga)
7 214 Henrik Tikkanen G  Finland IPH (Mestis)

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