2018-19 New York Islanders
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2018-19 NEW YORK ISLANDERS Regular Season Record: 46-26-7, 99 points as of March 30 Clinched 25th all-time playoff appearance with a 5-1 victory over the Sabres PLAYOFF QUICK HITS Playoff History All-Time Playoff Appearance: 25th Consecutive Playoff Appearances: 1 Most Recent Playoff Appearance: 2016 (FR: 4-2 W vs. FLA; SR: 4-1 L vs. TBL) All-Time Playoff Record: 144-120 in 264 GP (31-20 in 51 Series) Playoff Records Game 7s: 3-5 (0-1 at home, 3-4 on road) Overtime: 33-16 (17-9 at home, 16-7 on road) Facing Elimination: 27-20 (16-5 at home, 11-15 on road) With Chance to Clinch Series: 31-18 (13-6 at home, 18-12 on road) Stanley Cup Final Stanley Cup Final Appearances: 5 Stanley Cups: 4 (1980, 1981, 1982 & 1983) Links Stanley Cup Champions Playoff Skater Records All-Time Playoff Formats Playoff Goaltender Records All-Time Playoff Standings Playoff Team Records New York Islanders: Year-by-Year Record (playoffs at bottom) New York Islanders: All-Time Record vs. Opponents (playoffs at bottom) LOOKING AHEAD: 2019 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS Team Notes * The Islanders reached the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the fourth time in the last seven seasons. Their most recent appearance came in 2016 as the first Wild Card seed when they triumphed over the Panthers in the First Round via a series-clinching goal in the second overtime of Game 6 at Barclays Center, earning the franchise’s first series win since the 1993 Division Finals (vs. PIT). * The Islanders, who will contest their home games in the First Round of the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Nassau Coliseum, are 82-44 in 126 all-time postseason games as hosts (80-41 at Nassau Coliseum, 2-3 at Barclays Center). New York’s .651 home winning percentage ranks third in NHL history behind only Edmonton (.667; 90-45 in 135 GP) and Montreal (.661; 253-127-3 in 383 GP). ^Excludes the Golden Knights (.700; 7-3 in 10 home playoff games) * New York aims for home ice advantage in the playoffs for the first time since the 1988 Division Semifinals (4-2 L vs. NJD). The Islanders last clinched a series at Nassau Coliseum on April 28, 1993 when the club scored five straight goals to defeat the Capitals in Game 6 of the 1993 Division Semifinals. * The Islanders, who will contest their home games after the First Round at Barclays Center, can become the fourth NHL franchise to play as the home team in multiple venues during a single postseason. The original Ottawa Senators did so in 1920 (3 GP at Laurier Avenue Arena in Ottawa, 2 GP at Mutual Street Arena in Toronto), followed by the Canadiens in 1924 (4 GP at Mount Royal Arena in Montreal, 1 GP at Ottawa Auditorium) and finally the Rangers in 1932 (3 GP at Madison Square Garden III, 1 GP at Boston Garden) and again in 1950 (2 GP at Madison Square Garden III, 2 GP at Maple Leaf Gardens). ^The Victoria Cougars of the West Coast Hockey League were the home team in each game of the 1925 Stanley Cup Final, hosting three at Patrick Arena in Victoria (Games 1, 3 & 4) and one at Denman Arena in Vancouver (Game 2) * The Islanders captured the Stanley Cup in four consecutive years from 1980 to 1983. They remain one of three teams in NHL history to win four or more consecutive championships, following the Canadiens who won five straight from 1956 to 1960 and four straight from 1976 to 1979. Player Notes * Ten current Islanders also skated at least one game with the club in the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs: Josh Bailey, Johnny Boychuk, Casey Cizikas, Cal Clutterbuck, Thomas Greiss, Thomas Hickey, Nick Leddy, Matt Martin, Brock Nelson and Ryan Pulock. Additionally, Steve Bernier was part of the 2016 playoff run but has skated only with the AHL’s Bridgeport Sound Tigers thus far in 2018-19. * Anders Lee (Edina, Minn.), who was injured with four days remaining in the 2015-16 regular-season and missed all 11 playoff games, can become the third U.S.-born captain in NHL history to capture the Stanley Cup. Derian Hatcher (Sterling Heights, Mich.) won with the Stars in 1999 and Dustin Brown (Ithaca, N.Y.) led the Kings to titles in 2012 and 2014. * Thomas Greiss appeared in all 11 games for the Islanders in the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs and compiled a record of 5-6 (2.46 GAA, .923 SV%). He is five playoff wins shy of tying Kelly Hrudy and Glenn Healy (both w/ 10) for third place on the franchise’s all-time list. * Barry Trotz can become the second head coach in NHL history to capture the Stanley Cup in back-to- back years with a different team in each instance. He would join Tommy Gorman, who won the Stanley Cup with the Chicago Black Hawks in 1934 and Montreal Maroons in 1935. * Making his 12th postseason appearance, Trotz can become the 10th head coach in NHL history (second active) to reach at least the second round in five more consecutive postseasons. The only coaches to do so: Al Arbour (11 w/ NYI), Fred Shero (8 w/ PHI/ NYR), Billy Reay (7 w/ CHI), Scotty Bowman (6 w/ MTL/BUF and 6 w/ DET), Glen Sather (6 w/ EDM), Pat Burns (6 w/ MTL/TOR), Dick Irvin (5 w/ MTL), Toe Blake (5 w/ MTL) and Mike Babcock (5 w/ DET). ^Includes seasons when teams received by through Preliminary Round IN REVIEW: 2018-19 REGULAR-SEASON Team Notes * New York has allowed the fewest goals thus far in 2018-19 (193 GA) as they aim to become the second NHL team to allow the most goals in one season (296 GA in 2017-18) and fewest in the next. The original Ottawa Senators did so in a four/three-team league from 1917-18 (114 GA) to 1918-19 (53 GA). ^Shootout-deciding goals included as applicable * The Islanders won the Stanley Cup after finishing the regular-season with the fewest goals against on one occasion, in 1982-83 when they allowed only 226 goals en route to their fourth straight title. In the 35 years since, five teams have allowed the fewest goals against in the regular-season before winning the Cup: the 1998-99 Stars (168 GA), 2002-03 Devils (179 GA), 2007-08 Red Wings (179 GA), 2012-13 Blackhawks (97 GA) and 2013-14 Kings (168 GA). * The Islanders occupy second place in the Metropolitan Division as they push for the seventh division title in franchise history and first since 1987-88. * After finishing 2017-18 with 80 points, the Islanders are on pace to finish with 103 points. A +23-point differential would be the fourth-highest year-to-year increase in club history. The top three: +44 (2000-01 to 2001-02), +32 (1973-74 to 1974-75) and +26 (1972-73 to 1973-74). ^Excludes +24 improvement from 2012-13 to 2013-14 * New York has posted a 32-14-3 record since Dec. 15, 2018 (67 points), trailing only Tampa Bay (34-8-3, 71 points) for the most wins and points in that span. * New York has shut out opponents a League-high 10 times in 2018-19, matching the franchise record for most shutouts in a season (also 10 in 1975-76). * The Islanders earned six consecutive wins as visitors from Dec. 23, 2018 – Jan. 18, 2019, tied for the third-longest road win streak in franchise history. * New York went 19-5-2 in back-to-backs this season, including an 11-1-1 mark in the second game. The Islanders are the 15th team in NHL history to finish a season with one or fewer regulation losses in the second game of back-to-backs (min. 10 GP) and second in as many years (NSH: 8-1-2 in 2017-18). Player Notes * Anders Lee (28-22—50 in 79 GP) paces a group of eight Islanders who have reached the 10-goal mark in 2018-19. New York has featured eight or more 10-goal scorers in each of its last five seasons. * Mathew Barzal (18-44—62 in 79 GP) has collected 40-107—147 through the first 163 games of his NHL career. Only 10 other players to debut with the Islanders have recorded as many points within their first 200 career regular-season games, with former captain John Tavares (66-91—157 in 200 GP) the last to do so before Barzal. * The Islanders tandem of Thomas Greiss (42 GP) and Robin Lehner (44 GP) are competing with the Stars duo of Ben Bishop (45 GP) and Anton Khudobin (39 GP) in the tightly-contested race for the 2018-19 William M. Jennings Trophy. The Islanders were runners up in the first year of the award’s existence (1981-82) and won it the next season en route to capturing their last Stanley Cup, with Rollie Melanson and Billy Smith sharing the honor in 1982-83. * Barry Trotz recorded the 800th regular-season win of his NHL career on March 5 – the fourth head coach to do so – and less than three weeks later became the fourth in League history to serve 1,600 regular-season games as head coach. GAME-BY-GAME RECORD, BEST-OF-SEVEN SERIES Overall Record Home Record Road Record Game 1 20-21 (.488) 10-4 (.714) 10-17 (.370) Game 2 22-19 (.537) 13-1 (.929) 9-18 (.333) Game 3 21-20 (.512) 13-14 (.481) 8-6 (.571) Game 4 24-17 (.585) 14-13 (.519) 10-4 (.714) Game 5 13-21 (.382) 4-4 (.500) 9-17 (.346) Game 6 17-5 (.773) 14-2 (.875) 3-3 (.500) Game 7 3-5 (.375) 0-1 (.000) 3-4 (.429) PLAYOFF SITUATIONS, BEST-OF-SEVEN SERIES Overall Series Record Starting at Home Starting on Road Lead 1-0 15-5 (.750) 8-2 (.800) 7-3 (.700) Lead 2-0 11-1 (.916) 8-1 (.888) 3-0 (1.000) Lead 3-0 9-0 (1.000) 6-0 (1.000) 3-0 (1.000) Trail 1-0 7-14 (.333) 2-2 (.500) 5-12 (.294) Trail 2-0 3-8 (.272) - 3-8 (.272) Trail 3-0 1-5 (.166) - 1-5 (.166) Tied 1-1 8-10 (.444) 2-3 (.400) 6-7 (.461) Tied 2-2 5-6 (.454) 1-3 (.250) 4-3 (.571) Tied 3-3 3-5 (.375) 0-1 (.000) 3-4 (.428) Lead 2-1 8-2 (.800) 4-1 (.800) 4-1 (.800) Lead 3-1 9-0 (1.000) 4-0 (1.000) 5-0 (1.000) Trail 2-1 4-12 (.250) 0-3 (.000) 4-9 (.307) Trail 3-1 2-12 (.142) 0-1 (.000) 2-11 (.153) Lead 3-2 10-1 (.909) 3-1 (.750) 7-0 (1.000) Trail 3-2 3-8 (.272) 0-2 (.000) 3-6 (.333) SERIES RECORD BY TYPE Series Record Total Series Best-of-7 22-19 41 Best-of-5 6-1 7 Best-of-3 3-0 3 Total-Goals — — Overall 31-20 51 GAME 7 HISTORY Date Game Series vs.