2015–16 New York Islanders season

NHL hockey team season

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 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).

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

Regular season

Standings

Metropolitan Division
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
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[4]
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot
Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
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[5]
x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2015 Pre-Season Game Log: 2–6–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 0–5–0)[6]
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap
1[A] September 21 NY Islanders 3–5 Philadelphia[B] Greiss –– 0–1–0 Recap
2[A] September 21 Philadelphia 2–3 NY Islanders Halak 5,366 1–1–0 Recap
3 September 23 New Jersey 1–2 NY Islanders Poulin 7,046 2–1–0 Recap
4[A] September 25 NY Islanders 2–5 Philadelphia Gibson 17,369 2–2–0 Recap
5[A] September 25 NY Islanders 2–4 New Jersey Williams 8,871 2–3–0 Recap
6 September 26 NY Islanders 3–5 Carolina[C] Greiss –– 2–4–0 Recap
7 September 28 Washington 3–1 NY Islanders Greiss –– 2–5–0 Recap
8 October 4 NY Islanders 2–6 Washington Williams 16,073 2–6–0 Recap

A – indicates split-squad game.
B – game to be played at PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
C – game to be played at Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Regular season

2015–16 Game Log[3]
October: 6–2–3 (Home: 4–1–2 ; Road: 2–1–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
1 October 9 Chicago 3–2 NY Islanders OT Greiss 15,795 0–0–1 1 Recap
2 October 10 NY Islanders 1–4 Chicago Berube 21,392 0–1–1 1 Recap
3 October 12 Winnipeg 2–4 NY Islanders Greiss 11,183 1–1–1 3 Recap
4 October 15 Nashville 3–4 NY Islanders Greiss 10,542 2–1–1 5 Recap
5 October 17 San Jose 3–6 NY Islanders Halak 11,577 3–1–1 7 Recap
6 October 20 NY Islanders 4–0 Columbus Halak 14,295 4–1–1 9 Recap
7 October 23 Boston 5–3 NY Islanders Halak 13,113 4–2–1 9 Recap
8 October 24 NY Islanders 3–2 St. Louis OT Greiss 19,186 5–2–1 11 Recap
9 October 26 Calgary 0–4 NY Islanders Halak 11,582 6–2–1 13 Recap
10 October 29 Carolina 3–2 NY Islanders OT Greiss 11,494 6–2–2 14 Recap
11 October 31 NY Islanders 2–3 New Jersey SO Halak 11,605 6–2–3 15 Recap
November: 7–6–1 (Home: 4–3–0 ; Road: 3–3–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
12 November 1 Buffalo 2–1 NY Islanders Greiss 11,278 6–3–3 15 Recap
13 November 3 New Jersey 1–2 NY Islanders Halak 12,122 7–3–3 17 Recap
14 November 5 NY Islanders 1–4 Montreal Halak 21,288 7–4–3 17 Recap
15 November 8 Boston 2–1 NY Islanders Halak 13,197 7–5–3 17 Recap
16 November 10 NY Islanders 4–2 San Jose Greiss 16,558 8–5–3 19 Recap
17 November 12 NY Islanders 1–2 Los Angeles Halak 18,230 8–6–3 19 Recap
18 November 13 NY Islanders 4–1 Anaheim Greiss 17,174 9–6–3 21 Recap
19 November 16 Arizona 2–5 NY Islanders Halak 11,841 10–6–3 23 Recap
20 November 20 Montreal 5–3 NY Islanders Halak 15,171 10–7–3 23 Recap
21 November 22 NY Islanders 2–4 Montreal Greiss 21,288 10–8–3 23 Recap
22 November 25 Philadelphia 1–3 NY Islanders Halak 13,027 11–8–3 25 Recap
23 November 27 NY Islanders 2–3 Florida SO Halak 14,598 11–8–4 26 Recap
24 November 28 NY Islanders 3–2 Tampa Bay Greiss 19,092 12–8–4 28 Recap
25 November 30 Colorado 3–5 NY Islanders Greiss 11,585 13–8–4 30 Recap
December: 8–4–1 (Home: 4–2–0 ; Road: 4–2–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
26 December 2 NY Rangers 1–2 NY Islanders SO Halak 15,795 14–8–4 32 Recap
27 December 4 St. Louis 1–2 NY Islanders SO Greiss 12,873 15–8–4 34 Recap
28 December 5 NY Islanders 2–3 Ottawa OT Halak 17,281 15–8–5 35 Recap
29 December 8 NY Islanders 4–3 Philadelphia SO Halak 18,108 16–8–5 37 Recap
30 December 12 NY Islanders 3–2 Columbus OT Halak 12,342 17–8–5 39 Recap
31 December 13 New Jersey 0–4 NY Islanders Greiss 13,259 18–8–5 41 Recap
32 December 15 Florida 5–1 NY Islanders Halak 13,656 18–9–5 41 Recap
33 December 17 NY Islanders 1–2 Colorado Greiss 15,811 18–10–5 41 Recap
34 December 19 NY Islanders 0–1 Arizona Halak 11,878 18–11–5 41 Recap
35 December 21 Anaheim 2–5 NY Islanders Halak 13,578 19–11–5 43 Recap
36 December 27 Toronto 3–1 NY Islanders Greiss 15,795 19–12–5 43 Recap
37 December 29 NY Islanders 6–3 Toronto Greiss 19,899 20–12–5 45 Recap
38 December 31 NY Islanders 2–1 Buffalo Greiss 19,070 21–12–5 47 Recap
January: 4–4–1 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 1–2–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
39 January 2 NY Islanders 2–5 Pittsburgh Greiss 18,665 21–13–5 47 Recap
40 January 3 Dallas 5–6 NY Islanders Greiss 14,054 22–13–5 49 Recap
41 January 7 Washington 4–1 NY Islanders Halak 14,261 22–14–5 49 Recap
42 January 9 NY Islanders 0–4 Philadelphia Halak 19,874 22–15–5 49 Recap
43 January 12 Columbus 2–5 NY Islanders Greiss 13,115 23–15–5 51 Recap
44 January 14 NY Rangers 1–3 NY Islanders Halak 15,795 24–15–5 53 Recap
45 January 17 Vancouver 2–1 NY Islanders SO Halak 15,795 24–15–6 54 Recap
46 January 22 NY Islanders 5–2 Ottawa Halak 18,305 25–15–6 56 Recap
– January 23 Philadelphia NY Islanders Game rescheduled to April 10 due to hazardous weather.
47 January 25 Detroit 4–2 NY Islanders Halak 12,086 25–16–6 56 Recap
February: 8–4–1 (Home: 4–0–1 ; Road: 4–4–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
48 February 2 Minnesota 3–5 NY Islanders Berube 13,331 26–16–6 58 Recap
49 February 4 NY Islanders 2–3 Washington Halak 18,506 26–17–6 58 Recap
50 February 6 NY Islanders 1–5 Detroit Halak 20,027 26–18–6 58 Recap
51 February 7 Edmonton 1–8 NY Islanders Greiss 14,030 27–18–6 60 Recap
52 February 9 NY Islanders 3–2 Columbus SO Halak 14,303 28–18–6 62 Recap
53 February 11 Los Angeles 2–5 NY Islanders Greiss 13,643 29–18–6 64 Recap
54 February 13 NY Islanders 3–6 Carolina Halak 12,665 29–19–6 64 Recap
55 February 15 Detroit 1–4 NY Islanders Greiss 15,795 30–19–6 66 Recap
56 February 18 Washington 3–2 NY Islanders OT Greiss 15,795 30–19–7 67 Recap
57 February 19 NY Islanders 1–0 New Jersey Halak 16,514 31–19–7 69 Recap
58 February 23 NY Islanders 4–1 Minnesota Halak 19,085 32–19–7 71 Recap
59 February 25 NY Islanders 2–1 Calgary OT Halak 19,289 33–19–7 73 Recap
60 February 28 NY Islanders 1–3 Edmonton Halak 16,839 33–20–7 73 Recap
March: 9–5–2 (Home: 5–1–0 ; Road: 4–4–2)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
61 March 1 NY Islanders 3–2 Vancouver Greiss 18,264 34–20–7 75 Recap
62 March 3 NY Islanders 4–3 Winnipeg OT Greiss 15,294 35–20–7 77 Recap
63 March 6 NY Islanders 6–4 NY Rangers Halak 18,006 36–20–7 79 Recap
64 March 8 Pittsburgh 1–2 NY Islanders Halak 14,724 37–20–7 81 Recap
65 March 9 NY Islanders 3–4 Toronto SO Greiss 18,889 37–20–8 82 Recap
66 March 12 NY Islanders 1–3 Boston Greiss 17,565 37–21–8 82 Recap
67 March 14 Florida 2–3 NY Islanders Greiss 14,106 38–21–8 84 Recap
68 March 15 NY Islanders 1–2 Pittsburgh SO Berube 18,456 38–21–9 85 Recap
69 March 17 NY Islanders 2–4 Nashville Greiss 17,113 38–22–9 85 Recap
70 March 19 NY Islanders 0–3 Dallas Greiss 18,532 38–23–9 85 Recap
71 March 21 Philadelphia 4–1 NY Islanders Greiss 14,329 38–24–9 85 Recap
72 March 23 Ottawa 1–3 NY Islanders Berube 13,837 39–24–9 87 Recap
73 March 25 NY Islanders 4–7 Tampa Bay Greiss 19,092 39–25–9 87 Recap
74 March 26 NY Islanders 4–3 Carolina OT Berube 11,636 40–25–9 89 Recap
75 March 29 Carolina 1–2 NY Islanders SO Greiss 13,733 41–25–9 91 Recap
76 March 31 Columbus 3–4 NY Islanders Greiss 13,857 42–25–9 93 Recap
April: 3–2–1 (Home: 1–2–1 ; Road: 2–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
77 April 2 Pittsburgh 5–0 NY Islanders Berube 15,795 42–26–9 93 Recap
78 April 4 Tampa Bay 2–5 NY Islanders Greiss 13,106 43–26–9 95 Recap
79 April 5 NY Islanders 4–3 Washington OT Gibson 18,506 44–26–9 97 Recap
80 April 7 NY Islanders 4–1 NY Rangers Greiss 18,006 45–26–9 99 Recap
81 April 9 Buffalo 4–3 NY Islanders OT Gibson 14,811 45–26–10 100 Recap
82 April 10 Philadelphia 5–2 NY Islanders Gibson 14,244 45–27–10 100 Recap

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

Playoffs

2016 Stanley Cup playoffs
Eastern Conference first round vs. (A1) Florida Panthers: Islanders won series 4–2
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 April 14 NY Islanders 5–4 Florida Greiss 17,422 1–0 Recap
2 April 15 NY Islanders 1–3 Florida Greiss 18,373 1–1 Recap
3 April 17 Florida 3–4 NY Islanders OT Greiss 15,795 2–1 Recap
4 April 20 Florida 2–1 NY Islanders Greiss 15,795 2–2 Recap
5 April 22 NY Islanders 2–1 Florida 2OT Greiss 20,247 3–2 Recap
6 April 24 Florida 1–2 NY Islanders 2OT Greiss 15,795 4–2 Recap
Eastern Conference second round vs. (A2) Tampa Bay Lightning: Lightning won series 4–1
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 April 27 NY Islanders 5–3 Tampa Bay Greiss 19,092 1–0 Recap
2 April 30 NY Islanders 1–4 Tampa Bay Greiss 19,092 1–1 Recap
3 May 3 Tampa Bay 5–4 NY Islanders OT Greiss 15,795 2–1 Recap
4 May 6 Tampa Bay 2–1 NY Islanders OT Greiss 15,795 3–1 Recap
5 May 8 NY Islanders 0–4 Tampa Bay Greiss 19,092 4–1 Recap

Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

Final Stats

Skaters
Regular season[7]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
John Tavares 78 33 37 70 6 38
Kyle Okposo 79 22 42 64 −4 51
Frans Nielsen 81 20 32 52 1 12
Brock Nelson 81 26 14 40 −3 30
Nick Leddy 81 5 35 40 −9 25
Anders Lee 80 15 21 36 −2 51
Josh Bailey 81 12 20 32 −7 22
Casey Cizikas 80 8 21 29 4 31
Ryan Strome 71 8 20 28 −9 28
Johnny Boychuk 70 9 16 25 17 31
Mikhail Grabovski 58 9 16 25 3 33
Cal Clutterbuck 77 15 8 23 7 22
Nikolay Kulemin 81 9 13 22 13 22
Travis Hamonic 72 5 16 21 −5 35
Matt Martin 80 10 9 19 2 119
Thomas Hickey 62 6 12 18 9 30
Marek Zidlicky 53 4 12 16 5 20
Calvin de Haan 72 2 14 16 3 20
Steve Bernier 24 1 5 6 3 9
Brian Strait 52 1 5 6 1 31
Shane Prince† 20 3 2 5 3 4
Ryan Pulock 15 2 2 4 1 5
Adam Pelech 9 0 2 2 −1 0
Alan Quine 2 1 0 1 0 0
Scott Mayfield 6 1 0 1 −4 11
Bracken Kearns 2 0 1 1 1 4
Eric Boulton 6 0 0 0 −3 2
Ross Johnston 1 0 0 0 0 4
Taylor Beck‡ 2 0 0 0 0 2
Playoffs
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
John Tavares 11 6 5 11 −3 6
Kyle Okposo 11 2 6 8 −3 4
Frans Nielsen 11 3 3 6 −3 2
Alan Quine 10 1 4 5 −1 2
Brock Nelson 11 1 4 5 −5 6
Thomas Hickey 11 1 4 5 −5 8
Shane Prince 11 3 1 4 −1 0
Ryan Strome 8 1 3 4 1 2
Nick Leddy 11 1 3 4 1 0
Nikolay Kulemin 11 1 3 4 −5 2
Josh Bailey 9 2 1 3 −4 2
Cal Clutterbuck 11 2 1 3 −2 12
Travis Hamonic 11 1 2 3 −2 8
Ryan Pulock 6 1 2 3 −4 0
Casey Cizikas 11 0 3 3 −1 16
Calvin de Haan 11 0 2 2 −5 2
Marek Zidlicky 5 0 1 1 2 4
Matt Martin 11 0 0 0 −1 12
Steve Bernier 6 0 0 0 −2 0
Johnny Boychuk 11 0 0 0 −7 4

Goaltenders
Regular Season[7]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Thomas Greiss 41 38 2287 23 11 4 90 2.36 1197 0.925 1 0 1 2
Jaroslav Halak 36 36 2091 18 13 4 80 2.30 984 0.919 3 0 1 0
Jean-Francois Berube 7 6 399 3 2 1 18 2.71 210 0.914 0 0 0 0
Christopher Gibson 4 2 194 1 1 1 11 3.40 93 0.882 0 0 0 0
Playoffs
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Thomas Greiss 11 11 733 5 6 2 30 2.46 388 .923 0 0 0 0
Jean-Francois Berube 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0.00 2 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
John Tavares NHL All-Star game selection[8] January 6, 2016
John Tavares NHL All-Star game replacement captain[9] January 28, 2016
John Tavares NHL First Star of the Week[10] April 11, 2016

Milestones

Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached
Jean-Francois Berube 1st Career NHL Game October 10, 2015
Nikolay Kulemin 100th Career NHL Goal October 15, 2015
Cal Clutterbuck 500th Career NHL Game October 17, 2015
Frans Nielsen 100th Career NHL Goal
200th Career NHL Assist
300th Career NHL Point		 October 17, 2015
Johnny Boychuk 400th Career NHL Game October 23, 2015
Adam Pelech 1st Career NHL Game November 13, 2015
Marek Zidlicky 800th Career NHL Game November 16, 2015
Kyle Okposo 200th Career NHL Assist November 16, 2015
Thomas Greiss 100th Career NHL Game November 28, 2015
Mikhail Grabovski 500th Career NHL Game November 28, 2015
Josh Bailey 500th Career NHL Game November 30, 2015
Christopher Gibson 1st Career NHL Game January 2, 2016
Matt Martin 400th Career NHL Game January 9, 2016
Adam Pelech 1st Career NHL Point
1st Career NHL Assist		 January 13, 2016
Brock Nelson 200th Career NHL Game January 22, 2016
Travis Hamonic 100th Career NHL Assist January 22, 2016
Jean-Francois Berube 1st Career NHL Win February 2. 2016
Kyle Okposo 500th Career NHL Game February 9, 2016
Brock Nelson 100th Career NHL Point February 15, 2016
Ryan Pulock 1st Career NHL Game February 28, 2016
Jack Capuano 200th Career NHL Head Coaching Win March 3, 2016
Jaroslav Halak 200th Career NHL Win March 8, 2016
Nick Leddy 400th Career NHL Game March 8, 2016
John Tavares 200th Career NHL Goal March 12, 2016
Ryan Pulock 1st Career NHL Point
1st Career NHL Goal		 March 17, 2016
John Tavares 500th Career NHL Game March 21, 2016
Frans Nielsen 600th Career NHL Game March 29, 2016
Christopher Gibson 1st Career NHL Win April 5, 2016
Scott Mayfield 1st Career NHL Point
1st Career NHL Goal		 April 9, 2016
Alan Quine 1st Career NHL Game
1st Career NHL Point
1st Career NHL Goal		 April 9, 2016
Ross Johnston 1st Career NHL Game April 10, 2016
Ryan Pulock 1st Career NHL Assist April 10, 2016

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 		[11]
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 		[11]
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 		[11]
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 		[12]
February 29, 2016 (2016-02-29) To Colorado Avalanche
Taylor Beck 		To New York Islanders
Marc-Andre Cliche 		[13]
To Ottawa Senators
3rd-round pick in 2016 		To New York Islanders
Shane Prince
7th-round pick in 2016 		[14]

Free agents acquired

Date Player Former team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)		 Ref
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Thomas Greiss Pittsburgh Penguins 2 years, $3 million [15]
July 2, 2015 (2015-07-02) Justin Florek Providence Bruins 1 year, $725,000 [16]
July 2, 2015 (2015-07-02) Ben Holmstrom Charlotte Checkers 1 year, $750,000 [16]
July 2, 2015 (2015-07-02) Bracken Kearns Espoo Blues 1 year, $775,000 [16]
July 2, 2015 (2015-07-02) Justin Vaive Hartford Wolf Pack 1 year, $650,000 [16]
July 2, 2015 (2015-07-02) Joe Whitney New Jersey Devils 1 year, $750,000 [16]
July 2, 2015 (2015-07-02) James Wright KHL Medvescak Zagreb 1 year, $800,000 [16]
July 17, 2015 (2015-07-17) Louis Leblanc Norfolk Admirals 1 year, $605,000 [17]
September 17, 2015 (2015-09-17) Steve Bernier New Jersey Devils 1 year, $750,000 [18]
September 18, 2015 (2015-09-18) Marek Zidlicky Detroit Red Wings 1 year, $1.5 million [19]

Free agents lost

Date Player New team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)		 Ref
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Matt Donovan Buffalo Sabres 1 year, $825,000 [20]
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Kael Mouillierat Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year, $575,000 [21]
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Aaron Ness Washington Capitals 1 year, $575,000
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Michal Neuvirth Philadelphia Flyers 2 years, $3.25 million [22]
July 2, 2015 (2015-07-02) Brett Gallant Columbus Blue Jackets 2 years, $1.5 million
July 3, 2015 (2015-07-03) Colin McDonald Philadelphia Flyers 1 year, $625,000 [23]
July 3, 2015 (2015-07-03) Harry Zolnierczyk Anaheim Ducks 1 year, $600,000 [24]
October 27, 2015 (2015-10-27) Lubomir Visnovsky HC Slovan Bratislava undisclosed [25]

Claimed via waivers

Player Previous team Date
Jean-Francois Berube[26] Los Angeles Kings October 6, 2015

Lost via waivers

Player New team Date
Kevin Poulin[27] Tampa Bay Lightning September 27, 2015

Player signings

Date Player Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)		 Ref
June 30, 2015 (2015-06-30) Anders Lee 4 years, $15 million [28]
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Thomas Hickey 3 years, $6.6 million [29]
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Kirill Petrov 1 year, entry-level contract [30]
August 11, 2015 (2015-08-11) Kevin Poulin 1 year, $600,000 [31]
September 10, 2015 (2015-09-10) Mathew Barzal 3 years, entry-level contract [32]
September 16, 2015 (2015-09-16) Brock Nelson 3 years, $7.5 million [33]
October 13, 2015 (2015-10-13) Eric Boulton 1 year, $575,000 [34]
October 23, 2015 (2015-10-23) Anthony Beauvillier 3 years, entry-level contract [35]
March 23, 2016 (2016-03-23) Eamon McAdam 3 years, entry-level contract [36]
March 29, 2016 (2016-03-29) Kyle Schempp 2 years, entry-level contract [37]
April 15, 2016 (2016-04-15) Devon Toews 3 years, entry-level contract [38]
May 2, 2016 (2016-05-02) Parker Wotherspoon 3 years, entry-level contract [39]
June 1, 2016 (2016-06-01) Bracken Kearns 1 year, $800,000 [40]
June 2, 2016 (2016-06-02) Ben Holmstrom 1 year, $800,000 [41]
June 2, 2016 (2016-06-02) Casey Cizikas 5 years, $16.75 million [42]

Draft picks

Below are the New York Islanders' selections at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 26–27, 2015 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 16 Mathew Barzal Centre  Canada Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
1 28 Anthony Beauvillier LW  Canada Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
3 82 Mitchell Vande Sompel D  Canada Oshawa Generals (OHL)
4 112 Parker Wotherspoon D  Canada Tri-City Americans (WHL)
5 147 Ryan Pilon D  Canada Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
6 172 Andong Song D  China Lawrenceville School (HS-New Jersey)
7 202 Peter Hansson D  Sweden Linköpings J20 (J20 SuperElit)
Draft notes[43]
  • The Pittsburgh Penguins' first-round pick went to the New York Islanders as the result of a trade on June 26, 2015, that sent Griffin Reinhart to Edmonton in exchange for a second-round pick in 2015 (33rd overall) and this pick.[44]
    Edmonton previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on January 2, 2015, that sent David Perron to Pittsburgh in exchange for Rob Klinkhammer and this pick.[45]
  • The New York Islanders' first-round pick will go to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on October 27, 2013, that sent Thomas Vanek to New York in exchange for Matt Moulson, a second-round pick in 2015 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[46] The condition – Buffalo will receive a first-round pick in 2014 or 2015 at New York's choice – was converted on May 22, 2014, when the Islanders elected to keep their 2014 first-round pick.[47]
  • The New York Islanders' first-round pick went to the Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on June 26, 2015, that sent Robin Lehner and David Legwand to Buffalo in exchange for this pick.[48]
    Buffalo previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on October 27, 2013, that sent Thomas Vanek to New York in exchange for Matt Moulson, a second-round pick in 2015 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[46] The condition – Buffalo will receive a first-round pick in 2014 or 2015 at New York's choice – was converted on May 22, 2014, when the Islanders elected to keep their 2014 first-round pick.[49]

The New York Rangers' first-round pick went to the New York Islanders as the result of a trade on June 26, 2015, that sent Edmonton's second-round pick in 2015 (33rd overall) and Florida's third-round pick in 2015 (72nd overall) to Tampa Bay in exchange for this pick.[50]

  • Tampa Bay previously acquired this pick as the result of trade on March 5, 2014, that sent Martin St. Louis and a conditional second-round pick in 2015 to New York in exchange for Ryan Callahan, a conditional first-round pick in 2014, a conditional seventh-round pick in 2015 and this pick.[51]
  • The New York Islanders' fifth-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on June 5, 2014, that sent Dan Boyle to New York in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[52] The condition – San Jose will receive a fifth-round pick in 2015 if Boyle is not re-signed by the Islanders for the 2014–15 NHL season – was converted on July 1, 2014.[53]
  • The Montreal Canadiens' fifth-round pick went to the New York Islanders as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015, that sent a fifth-round pick in 2016 to Florida in exchange for this pick.
    Florida previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 4, 2014, that sent Mike Weaver to Montreal in exchange for this pick.[54]

References

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