2008–09 New York Islanders season

NHL hockey team season

2008–09 New York Islanders
Division5th Atlantic
Conference15th Eastern
2008–09 record26–47–9
Home record17–18–6
Road record9–29–3
Goals for201
Goals against279
Team information
General managerGarth Snow
CoachScott Gordon
CaptainBill Guerin (Oct.–Mar.)
Vacant (Mar.–Apr.)
Alternate captainsRichard Park
Mike Sillinger
Doug Weight
Brendan Witt
ArenaNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Average attendanceAverage: 13,773
Capacity: 84.5%
Total: 564,697 [1]
Team leaders
GoalsKyle Okposo (18)
AssistsMark Streit (40)
PointsMark Streit (56)
Penalty minutesTim Jackman (155)
Plus/minusMark Streit
Dean McAmmond
Joe Callahan (+5)
WinsJoey MacDonald (14)
Goals against averageYann Danis (2.86)

The 2008–09 New York Islanders season was the 37th season in franchise history. On April 14, 2009, the Islanders won the NHL Draft Lottery to receive the first overall draft pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.

Regular season

Captain Bill Guerin was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins in March. The captaincy was left vacant for the rest of the season.

Divisional standings

Atlantic Division
GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 New Jersey Devils 82 51 27 4 244 209 106
2 Pittsburgh Penguins 82 45 28 9 264 239 99
3 Philadelphia Flyers 82 44 27 11 264 238 99
4 New York Rangers 82 43 30 9 210 218 95
5 New York Islanders 82 26 47 9 201 279 61

Conference standings

Eastern Conference
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 z – Boston Bruins NE 82 53 19 10 274 196 116
2 y – Washington Capitals SE 82 50 24 8 272 245 108
3 y – New Jersey Devils AT 82 51 27 4 244 209 106
4 Pittsburgh Penguins AT 82 45 28 9 264 239 99
5 Philadelphia Flyers AT 82 44 27 11 264 238 99
6 Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 45 30 7 239 226 97
7 New York Rangers AT 82 43 30 9 210 218 95
8 Montreal Canadiens NE 82 41 30 11 249 247 93
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9 Florida Panthers SE 82 41 30 11 234 231 93
10 Buffalo Sabres NE 82 41 32 9 250 234 91
11 Ottawa Senators NE 82 36 35 11 217 237 83
12 Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 34 35 13 250 293 81
13 Atlanta Thrashers SE 82 35 41 6 257 280 76
14 Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 24 40 18 210 279 66
15 New York Islanders AT 82 26 47 9 201 279 61

bold – qualified for playoffs, y – division winner, z – placed first in conference (and division)

AT – Atlantic Division, NE – Northeast Division, SE – Southeast Division


Schedule and results

2008–09 Game Log
October: 2–6–1 (Home: 1–4–0; Road: 1–2–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
1 October 10 New York Islanders 1 – 2 New Jersey Devils MacDonald 16,834 0–1–0 0
2 October 11 St. Louis Blues 2 – 5 New York Islanders MacDonald 16,234 1–1–0 2
3 October 13 Buffalo Sabres 7 – 1 New York Islanders MacDonald 13,523 1–2–0 2
4 October 16 New York Islanders 4 – 3 Tampa Bay Lightning OT MacDonald 14,420 2–2–0 4
5 October 18 New York Islanders 0 – 2 Florida Panthers DiPietro 16,087 2–3–0 4
6 October 23 Dallas Stars 5 – 3 New York Islanders DiPietro 10,183 2–4–0 4
7 October 25 Carolina Hurricanes 4 – 3 New York Islanders MacDonald 11,219 2–5–0 4
8 October 27 New York Rangers 4 – 2 New York Islanders MacDonald 15,581 2–6–0 4
9 October 30 New York Islanders 2 – 3 Philadelphia Flyers OT MacDonald 18,227 2–6–1 5
November: 8-6-1 (Home: 4–3–1; Road: 4-3–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
10 November 1 Montreal Canadiens 5 – 4 New York Islanders Danis 14,429 2–7–1 5
11 November 3 Columbus Blue Jackets 3 – 4 New York Islanders OT MacDonald 10,184 3–7–1 7
12 November 4 New York Islanders 2 – 1 New York Rangers MacDonald 18,200 4–7–1 9
13 November 6 New York Islanders 3 – 4 Atlanta Thrashers MacDonald 14,122 4–8–1 9
14 November 8 Pittsburgh Penguins 4 – 3 New York Islanders SO MacDonald 14,303 4–8–2 10
15 November 11 Philadelphia Flyers 3 – 1 New York Islanders MacDonald 13,447 4–9–2 10
16 November 13 New York Islanders 3 – 1 Ottawa Senators MacDonald 19,061 5–9–2 12
17 November 15 Ottawa Senators 2 – 3 New York Islanders MacDonald 13,722 6–9–2 14
18 November 17 Vancouver Canucks 1 – 2 New York Islanders SO MacDonald 11,299 7–9–2 16
19 November 21 New York Islanders 2 – 5 New Jersey Devils MacDonald 17,138 7–10–2 16
20 November 22 New York Islanders 4 – 2 Buffalo Sabres MacDonald 18,529 8–10–2 18
21 November 24 New York Islanders 4 – 3 Montreal Canadiens SO MacDonald 21,273 9–10–2 20
22 November 26 Pittsburgh Penguins 5 – 3 New York Islanders MacDonald 14,871 9–11–2 20
23 November 28 New York Islanders 2 – 7 Boston Bruins MacDonald 17,565 9–12–2 20
24 November 29 Ottawa Senators 2 – 4 New York Islanders MacDonald 13,108 10–12–2 22
December: 2-10-2 (Home: 2–2–1; Road: 0–8–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
25 December 4 New York Islanders 2 – 5 Washington Capitals MacDonald 18,130 10–13–2 22
26 December 6 Atlanta Thrashers 5 – 1 New York Islanders MacDonald 14,174 10–14–2 22
27 December 8 New York Islanders 2 – 4 Toronto Maple Leafs MacDonald 19,309 10–15–2 22
28 December 9 New York Islanders 3 – 4 Philadelphia Flyers Danis 19,037 10–16–2 22
29 December 11 New York Islanders 2 – 9 Pittsburgh Penguins MacDonald 16,972 10–17–2 22
30 December 13 New York Islanders 1 – 3 Columbus Blue Jackets MacDonald 15,443 10–18–2 22
31 December 16 Washington Capitals 5 – 4 New York Islanders OT MacDonald 11,655 10–18–3 23
32 December 19 New York Islanders 1 – 4 Minnesota Wild MacDonald 18,568 10–19–3 23
33 December 20 New York Islanders 0 – 1 Nashville Predators MacDonald 16,457 10–20–3 23
34 December 23 Atlanta Thrashers 4 – 2 New York Islanders MacDonald 14,227 10–21–3 23
35 December 26 Toronto Maple Leafs 1 – 4 New York Islanders DiPietro 15,173 11–21–3 25
36 December 27 New York Islanders 3 – 4 Buffalo Sabres SO MacDonald 18,690 11–21–4 26
37 December 29 New York Islanders 4 – 5 New York Rangers MacDonald 18,200 11–22–4 26
38 December 31 Florida Panthers 2 – 4 New York Islanders MacDonald 12,211 12–22–4 28
January: 3-7-1 (Home: 2–3–1; Road: 1–4–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
39 January 2 New York Islanders 4 – 5 Phoenix Coyotes DiPietro 14,547 12–23–4 28
40 January 3 New York Islanders 3 – 5 San Jose Sharks MacDonald 17,496 12–24–4 28
41 January 5 New York Islanders 2 – 3 Edmonton Oilers MacDonald 16,839 12–25–4 28
42 January 8 New York Islanders 2 – 5 Calgary Flames MacDonald 19,289 12–26–4 28
43 January 13 New York Rangers 2 – 1 New York Islanders Danis 16,234 12–27–4 28
44 January 15 Boston Bruins 2 – 1 New York Islanders Danis 15,548 12–28–4 28
45 January 17 New Jersey Devils 3 – 1 New York Islanders Danis 16,234 12–29–4 28
46 January 19 Washington Capitals 2 – 1 New York Islanders OT Danis 15,221 12–29–5 29
47 January 21 Anaheim Ducks 1 – 2 New York Islanders Danis 11,853 13–29–5 31
48 January 29 New York Islanders 5 – 4 Atlanta Thrashers Danis 15,200 14–29–5 33
49 January 31 Florida Panthers 1 – 3 New York Islanders Danis 13,336 15–29–5 35
February: 4-7-2 (Home: 4–1–2; Road: 0–6–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
50 February 3 Tampa Bay Lightning 1 – 3 New York Islanders Danis 9,808 16–29–5 37
51 February 5 New York Islanders 2 – 3 Florida Panthers MacDonald 14,206 16–30–5 37
52 February 7 New York Islanders 0 – 1 Tampa Bay Lightning Danis 14,810 16–31–5 37
53 February 10 Los Angeles Kings 4 – 3 New York Islanders SO Danis 12,330 16–31–6 38
54 February 11 New York Islanders 2 – 4 New Jersey Devils MacDonald 14,251 16–32–6 38
55 February 14 New York Islanders 1 – 5 Philadelphia Flyers Danis 19,789 16–33–6 38
56 February 16 Pittsburgh Penguins 2 – 3 New York Islanders SO MacDonald 16,234 17–33–6 40
57 February 18 New York Islanders 1 – 3 New York Rangers Danis 18,200 17–34–6 40
58 February 19 Carolina Hurricanes 6 – 2 New York Islanders MacDonald 11,802 17–35–6 40
59 February 21 New Jersey Devils 0 – 4 New York Islanders Danis 15,511 18–35–6 42
60 February 25 New York Islanders 0 – 1 Pittsburgh Penguins Danis 16,975 18–36–6 42
61 February 26 Toronto Maple Leafs 5 – 4 New York Islanders SO MacDonald 12,201 18–36–7 43
62 February 28 Buffalo Sabres 0 – 2 New York Islanders Danis 14,198 19–36–7 45
March: 6-5-2 (Home: 3–2–1; Road: 3–3–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
63 March 2 Colorado Avalanche 2 – 4 New York Islanders Danis 11,298 20–36–7 47
64 March 5 New York Rangers 4 – 2 New York Islanders Danis 16,234 20–37–7 47
65 March 7 New Jersey Devils 3 – 7 New York Islanders MacDonald 15,524 21–37–7 49
66 March 8 Phoenix Coyotes 2 – 3 New York Islanders Danis 13,413 22–37–7 51
67 March 10 New York Islanders 2 – 3 Toronto Maple Leafs OT MacDonald 19,041 22–37–8 52
68 March 12 New York Islanders 3 – 2 Montreal Canadiens OT Danis 21,273 23–37–8 54
69 March 14 New York Islanders 1 – 2 Boston Bruins Danis 17,565 23–38–8 54
70 March 15 New York Islanders 4 – 2 Chicago Blackhawks Mannino 22,140 24–38–8 56
71 March 20 New York Islanders 4 – 5 Carolina Hurricanes Mannino 18,137 24–39–8 56
72 March 21 New York Islanders 2 – 5 Ottawa Senators Danis 19,751 24–40–8 56
73 March 25 Minnesota Wild 6 – 2 New York Islanders Danis 13,332 24–41–8 56
74 March 27 New York Islanders 2 – 0 Detroit Red Wings MacDonald 20,066 25–41–8 58
75 March 28 Philadelphia Flyers 4 – 3 New York Islanders SO Danis 16,234 25–41–9 59
April: 1-6-0 (Home: 1–3–0; Road: 0–3–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
76 April 1 New York Islanders 3 – 5 Washington Capitals MacDonald 18,277 25–42–9 59
77 April 2 Montreal Canadiens 5 – 1 New York Islanders Danis 15,255 25–43–9 59
78 April 4 Tampa Bay Lightning 1 – 3 New York Islanders Danis 12,809 26–43–9 61
79 April 7 New York Islanders 0 – 9 Carolina Hurricanes Danis 18,680 26–44–9 61
80 April 9 New York Islanders 1 – 6 Pittsburgh Penguins Danis 17,132 26–45–9 61
81 April 11 Philadelphia Flyers 2 – 3 New York Islanders Danis 16,234 26–46–9 61
82 April 12 Boston Bruins 2 – 6 New York Islanders Danis 14,311 26–47–9 61

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

Playoffs

The New York Islanders did not qualify for the 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs.

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular season
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Mark Streit 74 16 40 56 +5 62
Kyle Okposo 65 18 21 39 -6 36
Doug Weight 53 10 28 38 -15 55
Bill Guerin‡ 61 16 20 36 -15 63
Frans Nielsen 59 9 24 33 -4 18
Richard Park 71 14 17 31 -13 34
Trent Hunter 55 14 17 31 -8 41
Andy Hilbert 67 11 16 27 -3 22
Blake Comeau 53 7 18 25 -17 32
Josh Bailey 68 7 18 25 -14 16
Sean Bergenheim 59 15 9 24 -2 64
Mike Comrie‡ 41 7 13 20 -8 26
Bruno Gervais 69 3 16 19 -15 33
Chris Campoli‡ 51 6 11 17 -20 43
Jon Sim 49 9 6 15 -12 42
Jeff Tambellini 65 7 8 15 -20 32
Tim Jackman 69 5 7 12 -17 155
Andy Sutton 23 2 8 10 +3 40
Radek Martinek 51 6 4 10 -16 28
Dean McAmmond† 18 2 7 9 +5 8
Brendan Witt 65 0 9 9 -34 94
Freddy Meyer 27 4 5 9 -19 14tw
Jack Hillen 40 1 5 6 -9 16
Mike Iggulden 11 1 4 5 -3 4
Nate Thompson 43 2 2 4 -11 49
Thomas Pock 59 1 2 3 -17 35
Jesse Joensuu 7 1 2 3 -1 4
Mike Sillinger 7 2 0 2 -5 0
Joe Callahan 18 0 2 2 +5 4
Jeremy Colliton 6 0 1 1 -2 2
Kurtis McLean 4 1 0 1 +1 0
Trevor Smith 7 1 0 1 -3 0
Joel Rechlicz 17 0 1 1 -1 68
Mitch Fritz 20 0 0 0 -4 42
Ben Walter 4 0 0 0 -2 0
Brett Skinner 11 0 0 0 +2 4
Andrew MacDonald 3 0 0 0 +2 2
Jamie Fraser 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sean Bentivoglio 1 0 0 0 0 2

Goaltenders

Regular season
Player GP Min W L OT GA GAA SA SV Sv% SO
Joey MacDonald 49 2792 14 26 6 157 3.37 1584 1427 .901 1
Yann Danis 31 1760 10 17 3 84 2.86 933 849 .910 2
Rick DiPietro 5 256 1 3 0 15 3.52 139 124 .892 0
Peter Mannino 3 133 1 1 0 10 4.51 87 77 .885 0

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Islanders. Stats reflect time with Islanders only.
‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Islanders only.

Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records

Records

Milestones

Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached
Sean Bergenheim 100th NHL PIM October 13, 2008
Doug Weight 900th NHL PIM October 23, 2008
Brett Skinner 1st NHL Game October 27, 2008
Mitch Fritz 1st NHL Game October 30, 2008
Jon Sim 100th NHL Point November 1, 2008
Nate Thompson 1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Point		 November 4, 2008
Richard Park 200th NHL PIM November 6, 2008
Josh Bailey 1st NHL Game November 11, 2008
Josh Bailey 1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point		 November 13, 2008
Andy Sutton 500th NHL Game November 17, 2008

Transactions

Trades

June 20, 2008 To New York Islanders
1st-round pick (7th overall) in 2008
Two conditional picks 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
1st-round pick (5th overall) in 2008
June 20, 2008 To New York Islanders
1st-round pick (9th overall) in 2008
2nd-round pick (40th overall) in 2008 		To Nashville Predators
1st-round pick (7th overall) in 2008
January 13, 2009 To New York Islanders
Junior Lessard 		To Atlanta Thrashers
Brett Skinner
February 22, 2009 To New York Islanders
Dean McAmmond
1st-round pick in 2009 		To Ottawa Senators
Chris Campoli
Mike Comrie
March 4, 2009 To New York Islanders
Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2009[a] 		To Pittsburgh Penguins
Bill Guerin
  1. ^ Condition satisfied.

Free agents

Player Former team Contract Terms
Doug Weight Anaheim Ducks 1 year, $1,750,000
Mark Streit Montreal Canadiens 5 years, $20,500,000
Player New team
Ruslan Fedotenko Pittsburgh Penguins
Miroslav Satan Pittsburgh Penguins
Aaron Johnson Chicago Blackhawks

Claimed from waivers

Player Former team Date claimed off waivers
Thomas Pock New York Rangers September 29, 2008

Draft picks

The Islanders picks at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa, Ontario.

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 9 Josh Bailey C  Canada Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
2 36 Corey Trivino C  Canada Stouffville Spirit (OPJHL)
2 40 Aaron Ness D  United States Roseau High School (USHS-MN)
2 53 Travis Hamonic D  Canada Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
3 66 David Toews C  Canada Shattuck-Saint Mary's (USHS-MN)
3 72 Jyri Niemi D  Finland Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
3 73 Kirill Petrov RW  Russia Ak Bars Kazan (Russia)
4 96 Matt Donovan D  United States Cedar Rapids (USHL)
4 102 David Ullstrom W  Sweden HV71 (Sweden)
5 126 Kevin Poulin G  Canada Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
5 148 Matt Martin LW  Canada Sarnia Sting (OHL)
6 156 Jared Spurgeon D  Canada Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
6 175 Justin DiBenedetto C  Canada Sarnia Sting (OHL)

Farm teams

The Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League, the Utah Grizzlies of the ECHL, and the Odessa Jackalopes of the Central Hockey League are the Islanders' minor league affiliates for the 2008–09 season.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ "New York Islanders – The Official Website". Archived from the original on January 16, 2009. Retrieved January 16, 2009.
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