2024–25 New York Islanders season

The 2024–25 New York Islanders season is the 53rd season in the franchise's history.[1] It will be their fourth season in UBS Arena.[2] It is their first full season under head coach Patrick Roy, who was the interim head coach for the 2023–24 season after the firing of Lane Lambert on January 20, 2024.[3][4]

2024–25 New York Islanders
DivisionMetropolitan
ConferenceEastern
2024–25 record7–8–5
Home record2–3–2
Road record5–5–3
Goals for51
Goals against58
Team information
General managerLou Lamoriello
CoachPatrick Roy
CaptainAnders Lee
Alternate captainsBo Horvat
Brock Nelson
ArenaUBS Arena
Minor league affiliate(s)Bridgeport Islanders (AHL)
Worcester Railers (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsKyle Palmieri (7)
AssistsHorvat, Palmieri (9)
PointsKyle Palmieri (16
Penalty minutesScott Mayfield (17)
Plus/minusScott Mayfield (+9)
WinsIlya Sorokin (4)
Goals against averageSemyon Varlamov (2.60)
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Standings

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Divisional standings

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Metropolitan Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 Carolina Hurricanes 19 14 5 0 12 74 46 +28 28
2 New Jersey Devils 22 13 7 2 12 76 58 +18 28
3 Washington Capitals 19 13 5 1 12 79 52 +27 27
4 New York Rangers 18 12 5 1 12 63 44 +19 25
5 New York Islanders 20 7 8 5 4 51 59 −8 19
6 Columbus Blue Jackets 19 8 9 2 7 65 68 −3 18
7 Philadelphia Flyers 20 8 10 2 4 57 71 −14 18
8 Pittsburgh Penguins 22 7 11 4 4 58 87 −29 18
Updated to game(s) played on November 22, 2024. Source: National Hockey League[5]
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)

Conference standigs

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Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 ME New York Rangers 18 12 5 1 12 63 44 +19 25
2 AT Buffalo Sabres 20 10 9 1 7 65 63 +2 21
3 AT Boston Bruins 21 9 9 3 6 49 69 −20 21
4 ME New York Islanders 20 7 8 5 4 51 59 −8 19
5 ME Columbus Blue Jackets 19 8 9 2 7 65 68 −3 18
6 AT Detroit Red Wings 19 8 9 2 7 48 61 −13 18
7 ME Philadelphia Flyers 20 8 10 2 4 57 71 −14 18
8 ME Pittsburgh Penguins 22 7 11 4 4 58 87 −29 18
9 AT Ottawa Senators 19 8 10 1 6 59 61 −2 17
10 AT Montreal Canadiens 19 7 10 2 7 54 71 −17 16
Updated to game(s) played on November 22, 2024. Source: National Hockey League[6]
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)

Schedule and results

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Preseason

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The New York Islanders preseason schedule was released on June 17, 2024.[7]

2024 preseason game log: 4–2–0 (Home: 3–0–0; Road: 1–2–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record
1 September 22 NY Islanders 4–2 New Jersey Hogberg Prudential Center 10,815 1–0–0
2 September 24 NY Islanders 4–6 NY Rangers Tikkanen Madison Square Garden 16,568 1–1–0
3 September 26 NY Islanders 0–2 Philadelphia Hogberg Wells Fargo Center 11,716 1–2–0
4 September 27 New Jersey 1–5 NY Islanders Varlamov UBS Arena 11,420 2–2–0
5 September 30 Philadelphia 3–4 NY Islanders Skarek UBS Arena 10,564 3–2–0
6 October 4 NY Rangers 2–5 NY Islanders Varlamov UBS Arena 16,106 4–2–0
Legend:

  = Win   = Loss   = OT/SO Loss

Regular season

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The regular season schedule was published on July 2, 2024.[8]

2024–25 game log
October: 3–5–2 (home: 1–3–1; road: 2–2–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
1 October 10 Utah 5–4 NY Islanders OT Varlamov UBS Arena 17,254 0–0–1 1 [9]
2 October 12 NY Islanders 0–3 Dallas Varlamov American Airlines Center 18,532 0–1–1 1 [10]
3 October 14 NY Islanders 6–2 Colorado Sorokin Ball Arena 18,017 1–1–1 3 [11]
4 October 17 NY Islanders 0–1 St. Louis OT Sorokin Enterprise Center 17,109 1–1–2 4 [12]
5 October 19 Montreal 3–4 NY Islanders SO Varlamov UBS Arena 15,411 2–1–2 6 [13]
6 October 22 Detroit 1–0 NY Islanders Sorokin UBS Arena 12,739 2–2–2 6 [14]
7 October 25 NY Islanders 4–3 New Jersey OT Sorokin Prudential Center 14,870 3–2–2 8 [15]
8 October 26 Florida 6–3 NY Islanders Varlamov UBS Arena 15,807 3–3–2 8 [16]
9 October 29 Anaheim 3–1 NY Islanders Sorokin UBS Arena 14,234 3–4–2 8 [17]
10 October 30 NY Islanders 0–2 Columbus Varlamov Nationwide Arena 14,015 3–5–2 8 [18]
November: 4–3–3 (Home: 1–0–1; Road: 3–3–2)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
11 November 1 NY Islanders 4–3 Buffalo Sorokin KeyBank Center 17,074 4–5–2 10 [19]
12 November 3 NY Islanders 2–5 NY Rangers Sorokin Madison Square Garden 18,006 4–6–2 10 [20]
13 November 5 Pittsburgh 3–4 NY Islanders SO Sorokin UBS Arena 14,025 5–6–2 12 [21]
14 November 7 NY Islanders 4–2 Ottawa Varlamov Canadian Tire Centre 15,677 6–6–2 14 [22]
15 November 9 New Jersey 4–3 NY Islanders OT Sorokin UBS Arena 17,255 6–6–3 15 [23]
16 November 12 NY Islanders 3–4 Edmonton OT Sorokin Rogers Place 18,347 6–6–4 16 [24]
17 November 14 NY Islanders 5–2 Vancouver Varlamov Rogers Arena 18,728 7–6–4 18 [25]
18 November 16 NY Islanders 2–3 Seattle Sorokin Climate Pledge Arena 17,151 7–7–4 18 [26]
19 November 19 NY Islanders 1–2 Calgary SO Varlamov Scotiabank Saddledome 16,565 7–7–5 19 [27]
20 November 21 NY Islanders 1–2 Detroit Sorokin Little Caesars Arena 19,013 7–8–5 19 [28]
21 November 23 St. Louis NY Islanders UBS Arena
22 November 25 Detroit NY Islanders UBS Arena
23 November 27 Boston NY Islanders UBS Arena
24 November 29 NY Islanders Washington Capital One Arena
25 November 30 Buffalo NY Islanders UBS Arena
December: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
26 December 3 NY Islanders Montreal Bell Centre
27 December 5 Seattle NY Islanders UBS Arena
28 December 7 Carolina NY Islanders UBS Arena
29 December 8 NY Islanders Ottawa Canadian Tire Centre
30 December 10 Los Angeles NY Islanders UBS Arena
31 December 12 Chicago NY Islanders UBS Arena
32 December 15 NY Islanders Chicago United Center
33 December 17 NY Islanders Carolina Lenovo Center
34 December 21 NY Islanders Toronto Scotiabank Arena
35 December 23 Buffalo NY Islanders UBS Arena
36 December 28 Pittsburgh NY Islanders UBS Arena
37 December 29 NY Islanders Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena
38 December 31 NY Islanders Toronto Scotiabank Arena
January: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
39 January 2 Toronto NY Islanders UBS Arena
40 January 5 NY Islanders Boston TD Garden
41 January 9 NY Islanders Vegas T-Mobile Arena
42 January 11 NY Islanders Utah Delta Center
43 January 14 Ottawa NY Islanders UBS Arena
44 January 16 Philadelphia NY Islanders UBS Arena
45 January 18 San Jose NY Islanders UBS Arena
46 January 20 Columbus NY Islanders UBS Arena
47 January 24 Philadelphia NY Islanders UBS Arena
48 January 25 Carolina NY Islanders UBS Arena
49 January 28 Colorado NY Islanders UBS Arena
50 January 30 NY Islanders Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center
February: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
51 February 1 NY Islanders Tampa Bay Amalie Arena
52 February 2 NY Islanders Florida Amerant Bank Arena
53 February 4 Vegas NY Islanders UBS Arena
54 February 7 NY Islanders Winnipeg Canada Life Centre
55 February 8 NY Islanders Minnesota Xcel Energy Center
56 February 23 Dallas NY Islanders UBS Arena
57 February 25 NY Rangers NY Islanders UBS Arena
58 February 27 NY Islanders Boston TD Garden
March: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
59 March 1 Nashville NY Islanders UBS Arena
60 March 3 NY Islanders NY Rangers Madison Square Garden
61 March 4 Winnipeg NY Islanders UBS Arena
62 March 8 NY Islanders San Jose SAP Center
63 March 9 NY Islanders Anaheim Honda Center
64 March 11 NY Islanders Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena
65 March 14 Edmonton NY Islanders UBS Arena
66 March 16 Florida NY Islanders UBS Arena
67 March 18 NY Islanders Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena
68 March 20 Montreal NY Islanders UBS Arena
69 March 22 Calgary NY Islanders UBS Arena
70 March 24 Columbus NY Islanders UBS Arena
71 March 26 Vancouver NY Islanders UBS Arena
72 March 29 NY Islanders Tampa Bay Amalie Arena
73 March 30 NY Islanders Carolina Lenovo Center
April: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
74 April 1 Tampa Bay NY Islanders UBS Arena
75 April 4 Minnesota NY Islanders UBS Arena
76 April 6 Washington NY Islanders UBS Arena
77 April 8 NY Islanders Nashville Bridgestone Arena
78 April 10 NY Rangers NY Islanders UBS Arena
79 April 12 NY Islanders Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center
80 April 13 NY Islanders New Jersey Prudential Center
81 April 15 Washington NY Islanders UBS Arena
82 April 17 NY Islanders Columbus Nationwide Arena

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   OT/SO loss (1 point)


Awards and honors

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Awards

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Regular season
Player Award Date


Transactions

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The Islanders have been involved in the following transactions during the 2024–25 season.

Trade

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Date Details Ref

Free agents

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Date Player Team Contract term Ref
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) Anthony Duclair from Tampa Bay Lightning 4-year [29]

Waivers

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Date Player Team Ref

Signings

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Date Player Contract term Ref

Draft picks

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Below are the New York Islanders' selections at the 2024 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 28 and 29, 2024, at the Sphere in Paradise, Nevada.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/junior/club team
1 20 Cole Eiserman LW   United States U.S. NTDP (USHL)
2 54 Jesse Pulkkinen D   Finland JYP (Liiga)
2 61 Kamil Bednarik C   United States U.S. NTDP (USHL)
4 115 Dmitry Gamzin G   Russia HC Zvezda Moscow (VHL)
5 147 Marcus Gidlof G   Sweden Leksands IF (J20 Nationell)
6 179 Xavier Veilleux D   Canada Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)

Notes

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References

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