2016–17 New York Islanders season

The 2016–17 New York Islanders season was the 45th season in the franchise's history. It was their second season in the Barclays Center in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, which they moved into after leaving Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Nassau County on Long Island at the conclusion of the 2014–15 season. The Islanders attempted to improve upon their 45–27–10 record from the previous season, in which they defeated the Florida Panthers to win their first playoff series since 1993, but fell to the Tampa Bay Lightning in five games in the second round. However, they were unable to accomplish this as they finished the season with a 41–29–12 record, missing the playoffs by one point to the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Standings

Schedule and results

Pre-season

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 || September 26 || Philadelphia || 1–4 || NY Islanders || || Berube|| — || 1–0–0 || |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 || September 27 || NY Islanders || 0–4 || Philadelphia || || Gibson || 17,721 || 1–1–0 || |- style="background:#fcc;" | 3 || September 27 || NY Islanders || 2–5 || NY Rangers || || Berube || 17,228 || 1–2–0 || |- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 || October 1 || Washington || 2–1 || NY Islanders || || Berube || –– || 1–3–0 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 5 || October 3 || New Jersey || 3–4 || NY Islanders || || Greiss || 5,978 || 2–3–0 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 6 || October 4 || NY Rangers || 2–3 || NY Islanders || OT || Berube || 10,244 || 3–3–0 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 7 || October 5 || NY Islanders || 3–2 || New Jersey || || Greiss || 7,714 || 4–3–0 || |- style="background:#fcc;" | 8 || October 9 || NY Islanders || 0–4 || Washington || || Halak || 14,329 || 4–4–0 || |- | colspan="11" style="text-align:left;"| – indicates split-squad game. – game played at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut. |- | colspan="11" style="text-align:center;"| Legend:

Regular season

|- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 || October 13 || NY Islanders || 3–5 || NY Rangers || || Halak || 18,200 || 0–1–0 || 0 || |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 || October 15 || NY Islanders || 1–2 || Washington || || Greiss || 18,506 || 0–2–0 || 0 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 || October 16 || Anaheim || 2–3 || NY Islanders || OT || Halak || 15,795 || 1–2–0 || 2 || |- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 || October 18 || San Jose || 3–2 || NY Islanders || || Halak || 10,772 || 1–3–0 || 2 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 5 || October 21 || Arizona || 2–3 || NY Islanders || || Halak || 13,076 || 2–3–0 || 4 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 6 || October 23 || Minnesota || 3–6 || NY Islanders || || Greiss || 11,583 || 3–3–0 || 6 || |- style="background:#fcc;" | 7 || October 26 || Montreal || 3–2 || NY Islanders || || Greiss || 12,194 || 3–4–0 || 6 || |- style="background:#fcc;" | 8 || October 27 || NY Islanders || 2–4 || Pittsburgh || || Halak || 18,422 || 3–5–0 || 6 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 9 || October 30 || Toronto || 1–5 || NY Islanders || || Greiss || 12,057 || 4–5–0 || 8 ||

|- style="background:#fcc;" | 10 || November 1 || Tampa Bay || 6–1 || NY Islanders || || Greiss || 10,822 || 4–6–0 || 8 || |- style="background:#fff;" | 11 || November 3 || Philadelphia || 3–2 || NY Islanders || SO || Halak || 11,119 || 4–6–1 || 9 || |- style="background:#fff;" | 12 || November 5 || Edmonton || 4–3 || NY Islanders || SO || Halak || 13,862 || 4–6–2 || 10 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 13 || November 7 || Vancouver || 2–4 || NY Islanders || || Halak || 12,514 || 5–6–2 || 12 || |- style="background:#fcc;" | 14 || November 10 || NY Islanders || 1–4 || Tampa Bay || || Halak || 19,092 || 5–7–2 || 12 || |- style="background:#fff;" | 15 || November 12 || NY Islanders || 2–3 || Florida || OT || Halak || 15,828 || 5–7–3 || 13 || |- style="background:#fcc;" | 16 || November 14 || Tampa Bay || 4–0 || NY Islanders || || Halak || 12,498 || 5–8–3 || 13 || |- style="background:#fff;" | 17 || November 18 || Pittsburgh || 3–2 || NY Islanders || OT || Halak || 13,365 || 5–8–4 || 14 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 18 || November 22 || NY Islanders || 3–2 || Anaheim || SO || Greiss || 15,161 || 6–8–4 || 16 || |- style="background:#fcc;" | 19 || November 23 || NY Islanders || 2–4 || Los Angeles || || Halak || 18,230 || 6–9–4 || 16 || |- style="background:#fcc;" | 20 || November 25 || NY Islanders || 2–3 || San Jose || || Greiss || 17,562 || 6–10–4 || 16 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 21 || November 28 || Calgary || 1–2 || NY Islanders || OT || Greiss || 10,772 || 7–10–4 || 18 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 22 || November 30 || Pittsburgh|| 3–5 || NY Islanders || || Greiss || 12,149 || 8–10–4 || 20 ||

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 23 || December 1 || NY Islanders || 3–0 || Washington || || Halak || 18,506 || 9–10–4 || 22 || |- style="background:#fff;" | 24 || December 4 || Detroit || 4-3 || NY Islanders || OT || Halak || 13,789 || 9–10–5 || 23 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 25 || December 6 || NY Rangers || 2–4 || NY Islanders || || Halak || 15,795 || 10–10–5 || 25 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 26 || December 8 || St. Louis || 2–3 || NY Islanders || || Greiss || 11,178 || 11–10–5 || 27 || |- style="background:#fcc;" | 27 || December 10 || NY Islanders || 2–6 || Columbus || || Halak || 16,928 || 11–11–5 || 27 || |- style="background:#fcc;" | 28 || December 13 || Washington || 4–2 || NY Islanders || || Halak || 12,730 || 11–12–5 || 27 || |- style="background:#fcc;" | 29 || December 15 || Chicago || 5–4 || NY Islanders || || Greiss || 12,504 || 11–13–5 || 27 || |- style="background:#fff;" | 30 || December 16 || NY Islanders || 2–3 || Buffalo || OT || Berube || 18,903 || 11–13–6 || 28 || |- style="background:#fcc;" | 31 || December 18 || Ottawa || 6–2 || NY Islanders || || Berube || 13,102 || 11–14–6 || 28 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 32 || December 20 || NY Islanders || 4–2 || Boston || || Greiss || 17,565 || 12–14–6 || 30 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 33 || December 23 || Buffalo || 1–5 || NY Islanders || || Greiss || 13,852 || 13–14–6 || 32 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 34 || December 27 || Washington || 3–4 || NY Islanders || || Halak || 15,795 || 14–14–6 || 34 || |- style="background:#fcc;" | 35 || December 29 || NY Islanders || 4–6 || Minnesota || || Berube || 19,252 || 14–15–6 || 34 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 36 || December 31 || NY Islanders || 6–2 || Winnipeg || || Greiss || 15,294 || 15–15–6 || 36 ||

|- style="background:#fff;" | 37 || January 6 || NY Islanders || 1–2 || Colorado || OT || Greiss || 14,788 || 15–15–7 || 37 || |- style="background:#fff;" | 38 || January 7 || NY Islanders || 1–2 || Arizona || SO || Greiss || 12,380 || 15–15–8 || 38 || |- style="background:#fcc;" | 39 || January 11 || Florida || 2–1 || NY Islanders || || Greiss || 13,529 || 15–16–8 || 38 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 40 || January 13 || NY Islanders || 5–2 || Florida || || Greiss || 14,352 || 16–16–8 || 40 || |- style="background:#fcc;" | 41 || January 14 || NY Islanders || 4–7 || Carolina || || Greiss || 16,640 || 16–17–8 || 40 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 42 || January 16 || NY Islanders || 4–0 || Boston || || Greiss || 17,565 || 17–17–8 || 42 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 43 || January 19 || Dallas || 0–3 || NY Islanders || || Greiss || 12,630 || 18–17–8 || 44 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 44 || January 21 || Los Angeles || 2–4 || NY Islanders || || Berube || 15,138 || 19–17–8 || 46 || |- style="background:#fff;" | 45 || January 22 || Philadelphia || 3–2 || NY Islanders || OT || Greiss || 13,146 || 19–17–9 || 47 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 46 || January 24 || Columbus || 2–4 || NY Islanders || || Greiss || 11,419 || 20–17–9 || 49 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 47 || January 26 || Montreal || 1–3 || NY Islanders || || Greiss || 12,019 || 21–17–9 || 51 || |- style="background:#bbcaff;" |colspan="2" | January 27–29 ||colspan="10" | All-Star Break in Los Angeles |- style="background:#cfc;" | 48 || January 31 || Washington || 2–3 || NY Islanders || || Greiss || 11,240 || 22–17–9 || 53 ||

|- style="background:#fcc;" | 49 || February 3 || NY Islanders || 4–5 || Detroit || || Greiss || 20,027 || 22–18–9 || 53 || |- style="background:#fff;" | 50 || February 4 || Carolina || 5–4 || NY Islanders || OT || Berube || 14,153 || 22–18–10 || 54 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 51 || February 6 || Toronto || 5–6 || NY Islanders || OT || Greiss || 11,828 || 23–18–10 || 56 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 52 || February 9 || NY Islanders || 3–1 || Philadelphia || || Greiss || 19,737 || 24–18–10 || 58 || |- style="background:#fcc;" | 53 || February 11 || NY Islanders || 0–3 || Ottawa || || Greiss || 18,211 || 24–19–10 || 58 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 54 || February 12 || Colorado || 1–5 || NY Islanders || || Berube || 14,107 || 25–19–10 || 60 || |- style="background:#fcc;" | 55 || February 14 || NY Islanders || 1–7 || Toronto || || Greiss || 18,956 || 25–20–10 || 60 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 56 || February 16 || NY Rangers || 2–4 || NY Islanders || || Greiss || 15,795 || 26–20–10 || 62 || |- style="background:#fcc;" | 57 || February 18 || NY Islanders || 2–3 || New Jersey || || Greiss || 16,514 || 26–21–10 || 62 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 58 || February 19 || New Jersey || 4–6 || NY Islanders || || Berube || 15,795 || 27–21–10 || 64 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 59 || February 21 || NY Islanders || 3–1 || Detroit || || Greiss || 20,027 || 28–21–10 || 66 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 60 || February 23 || NY Islanders || 3–0 || Montreal || || Greiss || 21,288 || 29–21–10 || 68 || |- style="background:#fcc;" | 61 || February 25 || NY Islanders || 0–7 || Columbus || || Greiss || 18,183 || 29–22–10 || 68 ||

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 62 || March 2 || NY Islanders || 5–4 || Dallas || || Greiss || 17,438 || 30–22–10 || 70 || |- style="background:#fff;" | 63 || March 3 || NY Islanders || 1–2 || Chicago || SO || Greiss || 21,883 || 30–22–11 || 71 || |- style="background:#fcc;" | 64 || March 5 || NY Islanders || 2–5 || Calgary || || Greiss || 18,741 || 30–23–11 || 71 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 65 || March 7 || NY Islanders || 4–1 || Edmonton || || Greiss || 18,347 || 31–23–11 || 73 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 66 || March 9 || NY Islanders || 4–3 || Vancouver || OT || Greiss || 18,406 || 32–23–11 || 75 || |- style="background:#fcc;" | 67 || March 11 || NY Islanders || 3–4 || St. Louis || || Greiss || 19,505 || 32–24–11 || 75 || |- style="background:#fcc;" | 68 || March 13 || Carolina || 8–4 || NY Islanders || || Greiss || 12,785 || 32–25–11 || 75 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 69 || March 14 || NY Islanders || 3–2 || Carolina || OT || Greiss || 8,707 || 33–25–11 || 77 || |- style="background:#fcc;" | 70 || March 16 || Winnipeg || 4–2 || NY Islanders || || Greiss || 13,700 || 33–26–11 || 77 || |- style="background:#fff;" | 71 || March 18 || Columbus || 3–2 || NY Islanders || OT || Greiss || 14,007 || 33–26–12 || 78 || |- style="background:#cfc" | 72 || March 22 || NY Islanders || 3–2 || NY Rangers || || Greiss || 18,006 || 34–26–12 || 80 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 73 || March 24 || NY Islanders || 4–3 || Pittsburgh || SO || Halak || 18,659 || 35–26–12 || 82 || |- style="background:#fcc;" | 74 || March 25 || Boston || 2–1 || NY Islanders || || Greiss || 15,795 || 35–27–12 || 82 || |- style="background:#fcc;" | 75 || March 27 || Nashville || 3–1 || NY Islanders || || Greiss || 11,671 || 35–28–12 || 82 || |- style="background:#fcc;" | 76 || March 30 || NY Islanders || 3–6 || Philadelphia || || Halak || 19,703 || 35–29–12 || 82 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 77 || March 31 || New Jersey || 1–2 || NY Islanders || || Halak || 13,766 || 36–29–12 || 84 ||

|- style="background:#cfc" | 78 || April 2 || NY Islanders || 4–2 || Buffalo || || Halak || 19,070 || 37–29–12 || 86 || |- style="background:#cfc;"