The New York Islanders missed the playoffs last year but showed signs that their youthful team expects to be more competitive and will challenge for a playoff spot within the next couple of years. Or perhaps they will continue to proceed just as they have in recent years failing to reach the 80 point plateau.
2011-2012 New York Islanders Stats
| 2011-12 Finish | Team | GP | W | L | OT | PTS. | Win % | Goals per Game | Goals Against per Game |
| 27 | NY ISLANDERS | 82 | 34 | 37 | 11 | 79 | 0.482 | 2.39 | 3.06 |
TSN has compiled an off season report on the Islanders that can be found here. A list of New York Islanders transactions via NHL.com.
Key Additions
- Griffin Reinhart – defense
- Brad Boyes – right wing
- Matt Carkner – defense
- Eric Boulton – forward
Notable Departures
- Steve Staios – defense
- P.A. Parenteau – forward
Trending: neutral
2012-2013 Prediction for the New York Islanders
| 2012-13 Finish | Team | GP | W | L | OT | PTS. | Goals per Game | Goals Against per Game |
| 27 | New York Islanders | 82 | 32 | 40 | 10 | 74 | 2.4 | 3.00 |
2011-2012 New York Islanders Stats
| POS | NAME | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | ATOI |
| C | John Tavares | 82 | 31 | 50 | 81 | -6 | 20:34 |
| L | Matt Moulson | 82 | 36 | 33 | 69 | 1 | 19:18 |
| R | PA Parenteau | 80 | 18 | 49 | 67 | -8 | 18:39 |
| D | Mark Streit | 82 | 7 | 40 | 47 | -27 | 23:22 |
| C | Frans Nielsen | 82 | 17 | 30 | 47 | -3 | 17:27 |
| R | Kyle Okposo | 79 | 24 | 21 | 45 | -15 | 17:04 |
| R | Michael Grabner | 78 | 20 | 12 | 32 | -18 | 15:32 |
| C | Josh Bailey | 80 | 13 | 19 | 32 | -10 | 15:13 |
| D | Travis Hamonic | 73 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 6 | 22:25 |
| D | Andrew MacDonald | 75 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 23:22 |
| L | Matt Martin | 80 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -17 | 12:09 |
| D | Milan Jurcina | 65 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -34 | 18:46 |
| D | Steve Staios | 65 | 0 | 8 | 8 | -19 | 17:04 |
| L | David Ullstrom | 29 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -2 | 10:58 |
| D | Dylan Reese | 28 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 17:05 |
| C | Marty Reasoner | 61 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -25 | 11:36 |
| D | Mark Eaton | 62 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -17 | 16:03 |
| C | Casey Cizikas | 15 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10:36 |
| L | Jay Pandolfo | 62 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -14 | 10:55 |
| R | Nino Niederreiter | 55 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -29 | 10:06 |
| L | Trevor Gillies | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2:52 |
| R | Rhett Rakhshani | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:08 |
| D | Ty Wishart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:16 |
| C | Micheal Haley | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7:56 |
| D | Aaron Ness | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:56 |
| D | Matt Donovan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 18:34 |
| D | Calvin de Haan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:01 |
