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2013–14 New York Islanders season

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2013–14 New York Islanders
Division8th Metropolitan
Conference14th Eastern
2013–14 record34–37–11
Home record13–19–9
Road record21–18–2
Goals for225
Goals against267
Team information
General managerGarth Snow
CoachJack Capuano
CaptainJohn Tavares
Alternate captains
ArenaNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Average attendance14,832 (94.2%)[1]
(38 games)
Minor league affiliate(s)Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL)
Team leaders
GoalsKyle Okposo (27)
AssistsJohn Tavares
Kyle Okposo (42)
PointsKyle Okposo (69)
Penalty minutesMatt Carkner (149)
Plus/minusThomas Hickey (+5)
WinsEvgeni Nabokov (15)
Goals against averageEvgeni Nabokov (2.74)

The 2013–14 New York Islanders season was the 42nd season in the franchise's history.[2] The Islanders finished last in the Metropolitan Division and did not qualify for the National Hockey League (NHL) playoffs.

Regular season

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Stadium Series

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The Islanders played against their rivals, the New York Rangers, at the 2014 NHL Stadium Series at Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, New York City, on January 29, 2014. The Rangers won the game 2–1.

Standings

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Metropolitan Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 y – Pittsburgh Penguins 82 51 24 7 44 249 207 +42 109
2 x – New York Rangers 82 45 31 6 41 218 193 +25 96
3 x – Philadelphia Flyers 82 42 30 10 39 236 235 +1 94
4 x – Columbus Blue Jackets 82 43 32 7 38 231 216 +15 93
5 Washington Capitals 82 38 30 14 28 235 240 −5 90
6 New Jersey Devils 82 35 29 18 35 197 208 −11 88
7 Carolina Hurricanes 82 36 35 11 34 207 230 −23 83
8 New York Islanders 82 34 37 11 25 225 267 −42 79
Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division
Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 ME x – Columbus Blue Jackets 82 43 32 7 38 231 216 +15 93
2 AT x – Detroit Red Wings 82 39 28 15 34 222 230 −8 93
3 ME Washington Capitals 82 38 30 14 28 235 240 −5 90
4 ME New Jersey Devils 82 35 29 18 35 197 208 −11 88
5 AT Ottawa Senators 82 37 31 14 30 236 265 −29 88
6 AT Toronto Maple Leafs 82 38 36 8 29 231 256 −25 84
7 ME Carolina Hurricanes 82 36 35 11 34 207 230 −23 83
8 ME New York Islanders 82 34 37 11 25 225 267 −42 79
9 AT Florida Panthers 82 29 45 8 21 196 268 −72 66
10 AT Buffalo Sabres 82 21 51 10 14 157 248 −91 52
Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

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Pre-season

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Regular season

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2013–14 Game Log

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

Playoffs

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The Islanders failed to make the playoffs despite qualifying the previous year in 2012–13.

Injuries

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Pre-season

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Player Injury Date Returned Games missed
Cal Clutterbuck Lower-body-injury (leg) September 17, 2013[3] 6 games

Regular season

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Updated as of January 12, 2014

Player Injury Date Returned Games missed
Cal Clutterbuck Lower-body-injury From pre-season October 11, 2013[4] 3 games
Lubomir Visnovsky Concussion October 20, 2013[5] 39 games
Brian Strait Upper-body-injury October 22, 2013 December 12, 2013[6] 23 games
Evgeni Nabokov Lower-body-injury (groin) November 16, 2013[7] December 12, 2013[6] 11 games
Radek Martinek Upper-body-injury (back) December 12, 2013[6] 15 games
Evgeni Nabokov Lower-body-injury January 6, 2014[8] 3 games
Frans Nielsen Broken hand February 8, 2014[9] March 2, 2014[10] 3 games
John Tavares MCL and meniscus tear February 19, 2014[11] N/A 22 games

Suspensions/fines

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Player Explanation Length Salary Date issued
Frans Nielsen Slashing Phoenix Coyotes forward Martin Hanzal in NHL Game No. 38 on Long Island on Tuesday, October 8, 2013, at 13:42 of the third period. Fine $5,000 October 10, 2013[12]
Michael Grabner An illegal check to the head of Carolina Hurricanes forward Nathan Gerbe during NHL Game No. 117 on Long Island on Saturday, October 19, 2013, at approximately 6:42 of the first period. 2 games $30,769.24 October 21, 2013[13]

Player statistics

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Final stats

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season[14]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Evgeni Nabokov 40 39 2,254:14 15 14 8 103 2.74 1085 0.905 4 0 1 4
Kevin Poulin 28 26 1,625:19 11 16 1 89 3.29 820 0.891 0 0 0 0
Anders Nilsson 19 17 1,101:10 8 7 2 57 3.11 548 0.896 0 0 0 2

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.


Transactions

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The Islanders have been involved in the following transactions during the 2013–14 season:

Trades

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June 30, 2013[15] To Minnesota Wild
Nino Niederreiter
To New York Islanders
Cal Clutterbuck
NJD's 3rd-round draft pick in 2013
October 27, 2013[16] To Buffalo Sabres
Matt Moulson
conditional 1st-round draft pick in 2014
2nd-round draft pick in 2015
To New York Islanders
Thomas Vanek
February 6, 2014[17] To Chicago Blackhawks
Peter Regin
Pierre-Marc Bouchard
To New York Islanders
4th-round draft pick in 2014
March 4, 2014[18] To Philadelphia Flyers
Andrew MacDonald
To New York Islanders
Matt Mangene
3rd-round draft pick in 2014
2nd-round draft pick in 2015
March 5, 2014[19] To Montreal Canadiens
Thomas Vanek
Conditional 5th-round draft pick in 2014
To New York Islanders
Sebastian Collberg
Conditional 2nd-round draft pick in 2014
May 1, 2014[20] To Washington Capitals
CHI's 4th-round draft pick in 2014
To New York Islanders
Jaroslav Halak (rights)
June 5, 2014[21] To San Jose Sharks
Conditional 5th-round draft pick in 2015
To New York Islanders
Dan Boyle (rights)

Player signings

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Player Date Contract terms
Evgeni Nabokov[31] July 5, 2013 1 year, $3.25 million
Travis Hamonic[32] July 5, 2013 7 years, $27 million
Kevin Poulin[33] July 8, 2013 1 year, $577,500
Cal Clutterbuck[34] July 9, 2013 4 years, $11 million
Josh Bailey[35] July 15, 2013 5 years, $16.5 million
Thomas Hickey[36] July 18, 2013 2 years, $1.35 million
Ryan Pulock[37] September 29, 2013 3 years, $4.275 million entry-level contract
Radek Martinek[38] October 23, 2013 1 year, $600,000
Adam Pelech[39] March 15, 2014 3 years, $2.563 million entry-level contract
Eric Boulton[40] March 23, 2014 1 year, $775,000 contract extension
Loic Leduc[41] April 28, 2014 3 years, $1.845 million entry-level contract
Jaroslav Halak[42] May 22, 2014 4 years, $18 million
Ville Pokka[43] May 28, 2014 3 years, $5.325 million entry-level contract
Jesse Graham[44] May 31, 2014 3 years, $1.815 million entry-level contract

Draft picks

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New York Islanders' picks at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, which was held in Newark, New Jersey on June 30, 2013.[45]

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 15 Ryan Pulock Defence  Canada Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
3 70[a] Eamon McAdam Goaltender  United States Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
3 76 Taylor Cammarata Center/Left Wing  United States Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
4 106 Stephon Williams Goaltender  United States Minnesota State (WCHA)
5 136 Victor Crus Rydberg Center  Sweden Linköpings HC (Sweden–Jr)
6 166 Alan Quine Center  Canada Belleville Bulls (OHL)
7 196 Kyle Burroughs Defence  Canada Regina Pats (WHL)
Draft notes[46]

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