2005–06 New York Islanders season

2005–06 New York Islanders
Division4th Atlantic
Conference12th Eastern
2005–06 record36–40–6
Home record20–18–3
Road record16–22–3
Goals for230
Goals against278
Team information
General managerMike Milbury
CoachSteve Stirling (Oct.–Jan.)
Brad Shaw (Jan.–Apr.)
CaptainAlexei Yashin
Alternate captainsBrad Lukowich (Oct.–Mar.)
Mark Parrish (Oct.–Mar.)
Mike York (Mar.–Apr.)
Alexei Zhitnik (Mar.–Apr.)
ArenaNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Average attendance12,609 (77.7%)
Minor league affiliate(s)Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Mississippi Sea Wolves[1]
Team leaders
GoalsMiroslav Satan (35)
AssistsMike York (39)
PointsMiroslav Satan (66)
Alexei Yashin (66)
Penalty minutesEric Godard (115)
Plus/minusJoel Bouchard (+5)
WinsRick DiPietro (30)
Goals against averageRick DiPietro (3.02)

The 2005–06 New York Islanders season was the 34th season in the franchise's history. On March 14, 2006, the Islanders trailed the Montreal Canadiens by five points for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, but won only five of their final 18 games to finish 12th in the East. Their 12th place finish meant that, for the first time since the 2000–01 season, the team would not qualify for the playoffs.

Offseason

Forward Alexei Yashin was named team captain, replacing the traded Michael Peca.[2]

Regular season

After having lost eight of their previous nine games, the Islanders fired head coach Steve Stirling on January 12 and replaced him on an interim basis with assistant coach Brad Shaw.[3] It was also announced that general manager Mike Milbury would step away from that position once a successor was hired.[3]

  • March 4, 2006 - The Islanders held a special ceremony before the game commemorating the 25th anniversary of the team's first Stanley Cup victory. The Islanders coincidentally played the Flyers, the team that they faced back in 1980 and defeated them that night by a score of 4-2.

Final standings

Atlantic Division
No. CR GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 3 New Jersey Devils 82 46 27 9 242 229 101
2 5 Philadelphia Flyers 82 45 26 11 267 259 101
3 6 New York Rangers 82 44 26 12 257 215 100
4 12 82 36 40 6 230 278 78
5 15 Pittsburgh Penguins 82 22 46 14 244 316 58

[4]

Eastern Conference[5]
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 Z- Ottawa Senators NE 82 52 21 9 314 211 113
2 Y- Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 52 22 8 294 260 112
3 Y- New Jersey Devils AT 82 46 27 9 242 229 101
4 X- Buffalo Sabres NE 82 52 24 6 242 239 110
5 X- Philadelphia Flyers AT 82 45 26 11 267 259 101
6 X- New York Rangers AT 82 44 26 12 257 215 100
7 X- Montreal Canadiens NE 82 42 31 9 243 247 93
8 X- Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 43 33 6 252 260 92
8.5
9 Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 41 33 8 257 270 90
10 Atlanta Thrashers SE 82 41 33 8 281 275 90
11 Florida Panthers SE 82 37 34 11 240 257 85
12 AT 82 36 40 6 230 278 78
13 Boston Bruins NE 82 29 37 16 230 266 74
14 Washington Capitals SE 82 29 41 12 237 306 70
15 Pittsburgh Penguins AT 82 22 46 14 244 316 58

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

Z – Clinched conference; Y – Clinched division; X – Clinched playoff spot


Schedule and results

2005–06 regular season[6]
October: 5–6–0 (home: 3–2–0; road: 2–4–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
1 L October 5, 2005 4–6 @ Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) 0–1–0 L
2 W October 8, 2005 3–2 Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) 1–1–0 W
3 L October 10, 2005 1–3 Florida Panthers (2005–06) 1–2–0 L
4 W October 13, 2005 5–3 @ Washington Capitals (2005–06) 2–2–0 W
5 L October 15, 2005 1–5 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06) 2–3–0 L
6 W October 19, 2005 3–2 SO @ New York Rangers (2005–06) 3–3–0 W
7 W October 20, 2005 5–4 New York Rangers (2005–06) 4–3–0 W
8 L October 22, 2005 3–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (2005–06) 4–4–0 L
9 W October 25, 2005 4–3 Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) 5–4–0 W
10 L October 27, 2005 1–3 @ New York Rangers (2005–06) 5–5–0 L
11 L October 29, 2005 4–6 Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) 5–6–0 L
November: 7–6–1 (home: 2–3–1; road: 5–3–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
12 W November 1, 2005 4–3 OT Boston Bruins (2005–06) 6–6–0 W
13 L November 3, 2005 1–5 Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06) 6–7–0 L
14 L November 5, 2005 0–6 @ Ottawa Senators (2005–06) 6–8–0 L
15 W November 8, 2005 4–1 @ New Jersey Devils (2005–06) 7–8–0 W
16 L November 10, 2005 2–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06) 7–9–0 L
17 W November 12, 2005 5–2 Boston Bruins (2005–06) 8–9–0 W
18 W November 14, 2005 3–2 SO @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06) 9–9–0 W
19 W November 16, 2005 7–3 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) 10–9–0 W
20 L November 17, 2005 2–3 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06) 10–10–0 L
21 W November 19, 2005 5–3 @ Florida Panthers (2005–06) 11–10–0 W
22 L November 23, 2005 3–4 SO Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) 11–10–1 OTL
23 L November 25, 2005 2–6 Ottawa Senators (2005–06) 11–11–1 L
24 W November 26, 2005 4–2 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06) 12–11–1 W
25 L November 29, 2005 3–4 Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06) 12–12–1 L
December: 5–6–1 (home: 3–3–0; road: 2–3–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
26 W December 4, 2005 2–1 @ Detroit Red Wings (2005–06) 13–12–1 W
27 W December 6, 2005 6–3 @ St. Louis Blues (2005–06) 14–12–1 W
28 L December 8, 2005 3–4 SO @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06) 14–12–2 OTL
29 W December 10, 2005 3–2 SO Edmonton Oilers (2005–06) 15–12–2 W
30 L December 13, 2005 3–4 Minnesota Wild (2005–06) 15–13–2 L
31 W December 17, 2005 5–4 Colorado Avalanche (2005–06) 16–13–2 W
32 L December 19, 2005 6–9 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06) 16–14–2 L
33 W December 21, 2005 4–2 New Jersey Devils (2005–06) 17–14–2 W
34 L December 23, 2005 2–4 Ottawa Senators (2005–06) 17–15–2 L
35 L December 26, 2005 3–6 @ Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) 17–16–2 L
36 L December 28, 2005 2–6 New York Rangers (2005–06) 17–17–2 L
37 L December 30, 2005 3–4 @ Ottawa Senators (2005–06) 17–18–2 L
January: 6–7–1 (home: 4–4–0; road: 2–3–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
38 L January 2, 2006 1–2 Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06) 17–19–2 L
39 W January 4, 2006 4–3 OT Florida Panthers (2005–06) 18–19–2 W
40 L January 6, 2006 1–4 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) 18–20–2 L
41 L January 7, 2006 0–3 Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) 18–21–2 L
42 L January 10, 2006 1–2 @ Nashville Predators (2005–06) 18–22–2 L
43 W January 12, 2006 3–2 Calgary Flames (2005–06) 19–22–2 W
44 L January 14, 2006 1–8 Vancouver Canucks (2005–06) 19–23–2 L
45 W January 17, 2006 2–1 OT @ Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06) 20–23–2 W
46 L January 19, 2006 3–4 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) 20–24–2 L
47 L January 21, 2006 2–3 SO @ New Jersey Devils (2005–06) 20–24–3 OTL
48 L January 24, 2006 0–4 New Jersey Devils (2005–06) 20–25–3 L
49 W January 26, 2006 4–3 SO Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06) 21–25–3 W
50 W January 28, 2006 4–3 @ Boston Bruins (2005–06) 22–25–3 W
51 W January 31, 2006 5–3 Washington Capitals (2005–06) 23–25–3 W
February: 2–3–1 (home: 0–2–1; road: 2–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
52 L February 2, 2006 2–5 New York Rangers (2005–06) 23–26–3 L
53 W February 4, 2006 5–4 SO @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06) 24–26–3 W
54 L February 6, 2006 2–3 OT Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06) 24–26–4 OTL
55 L February 8, 2006 2–5 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06) 24–27–4 L
56 W February 11, 2006 2–1 @ New Jersey Devils (2005–06) 25–27–4 W
57 L February 28, 2006 3–5 Montreal Canadiens (2005–06) 25–28–4 L
March: 8–7–1 (home: 6–2–0; road: 2–5–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
58 W March 2, 2006 3–2 SO New Jersey Devils (2005–06) 26–28–4 W
59 W March 4, 2006 4–2 Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06) 27–28–4 W
60 L March 6, 2006 2–5 @ Washington Capitals (2005–06) 27–29–4 L
61 W March 7, 2006 2–1 SO New Jersey Devils (2005–06) 28–29–4 W
62 W March 10, 2006 2–1 SO Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06) 29–29–4 W
63 W March 11, 2006 3–1 @ Boston Bruins (2005–06) 30–29–4 W
64 W March 14, 2006 6–1 @ New Jersey Devils (2005–06) 31–29–4 W
65 L March 16, 2006 2–4 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) 31–30–4 L
66 L March 17, 2006 2–4 @ Florida Panthers (2005–06) 31–31–4 L
67 L March 19, 2006 2–5 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06) 31–32–4 L
68 W March 21, 2006 3–1 Montreal Canadiens (2005–06) 32–32–4 W
69 L March 24, 2006 3–4 OT @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06) 32–32–5 OTL
70 W March 25, 2006 5–1 Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) 33–32–5 W
71 L March 28, 2006 0–2 @ Montreal Canadiens (2005–06) 33–33–5 L
72 L March 29, 2006 1–5 New York Rangers (2005–06) 33–34–5 L
73 L March 31, 2006 0–4 Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06) 33–35–5 L
April: 3–5–1 (home: 2–2–1; road: 1–3–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
74 L April 2, 2006 1–4 Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06) 33–36–5 L
75 L April 5, 2006 2–3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06) 33–37–5 L
76 L April 6, 2006 1–3 @ New York Rangers (2005–06) 33–38–5 L
77 W April 8, 2006 5–0 Washington Capitals (2005–06) 34–38–5 W
78 W April 11, 2006 3–2 @ New York Rangers (2005–06) 35–38–5 W
79 L April 13, 2006 3–4 OT Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06) 35–38–6 OTL
80 W April 15, 2006 5–4 SO Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06) 36–38–6 W
81 L April 17, 2006 1–6 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06) 36–39–6 L
82 L April 18, 2006 1–4 Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06) 36–40–6 L

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

Player statistics

Scoring

  • Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Islanders only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Islanders only.
No. Player Pos Regular season
GP G A Pts +/- PIM
81 Miroslav Satan LW 82 35 31 66 −8 54
79 Alexei Yashin C 82 28 38 66 −14 68
55 Jason Blake C 76 28 29 57 0 60
16 Mike York LW 75 13 39 52 −9 30
37 Mark Parrish RW 57 24 17 41 −14 16
7 Trent Hunter RW 82 16 19 35 −9 34
17 Shawn Bates C 66 15 19 34 −11 60
14 Chris Campoli D 80 9 25 34 −16 46
77 Alexei Zhitnik D 59 5 24 29 4 88
3 Brent Sopel D 57 2 25 27 −9 64
45 Arron Asham RW 63 9 15 24 −5 103
12 Oleg Kvasha LW 49 9 12 21 −2 32
21 Robert Nilsson C 53 6 14 20 −6 26
24 Radek Martinek D 74 1 16 17 −9 32
25 Brad Lukowich D 57 1 12 13 −3 32
44 Janne Niinimaa D 41 1 9 10 −7 62
10 Sean Bergenheim LW 28 4 5 9 −11 20
4 Joel Bouchard D 25 1 8 9 5 23
18 Jeff Hamilton C 13 2 6 8 0 8
28 Wyatt Smith C 42 0 8 8 −7 26
6 Bruno Gervais D 27 3 4 7 −1 8
11 Mattias Weinhandl RW 53 2 4 6 −4 14
49 Eric Godard RW 57 2 2 4 −2 115
15 Jeff Tambellini LW 21 1 3 4 2 8
3 Denis Grebeshkov D 21 0 3 3 −8 8
26[a] Rob Collins C 8 1 1 2 1 0
27 Jeremy Colliton C 19 1 1 2 2 6
29 Petteri Nokelainen C 15 1 1 2 −1 4
44 John Erskine D 34 1 0 1 −12 99
39 Rick DiPietro G 63 0 1 1 28
38 Allan Rourke D 6 0 1 1 1 0
43 Ryan Caldwell D 2 0 0 0 −2 2
62 Kevin Colley C 16 0 0 0 −2 52
34 Wade Dubielewicz G 7 0 0 0 0
63 Cole Jarrett W 1 0 0 0 1 0
40 Matt Koalska C 3 0 0 0 −1 2
58 Masi Marjamaki RW 1 0 0 0 0 0
8 Tomi Pettinen D 18 0 0 0 −2 16
48 Steve Regier LW 9 0 0 0 −1 0
30 Garth Snow G 20 0 0 0 2

Goaltending

No. Player Regular season
GP W L OT SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
39 Rick DiPietro 63 30 24 5 1797 180 3.02 .900 1 3572
30 Garth Snow 20 4 13 1 595 68 3.72 .886 0 1096
34 Wade Dubielewicz 7 2 3 0 145 15 2.90 .897 0 310

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(in-season)
NHL Defensive Player of the Week Rick DiPietro (March 13) [7]
Team Bob Nystrom Award Kevin Colley [8]

Milestones

Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Chris Campoli October 5, 2005 [9]
Robert Nilsson
Petteri Nokelainen
Kevin Colley October 27, 2005
Jeremy Colliton November 23, 2005
Bruno Gervais December 4, 2005
Rob Collins December 17, 2005
Steve Regier April 2, 2006
Matt Koalska April 13, 2006
Ryan Caldwell April 15, 2006
Cole Jarrett April 18, 2006
Masi Marjamaki

Transactions

The Islanders were involved in the following transactions from February 17, 2005, the day after the 2004–05 NHL season was officially cancelled, through June 19, 2006, the day of the deciding game of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals.[10]

Trades

Date Details Ref
August 3, 2005 (2005-08-03) To Vancouver Canucks
  • Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2006[b]
To New York Islanders
[11]
To Edmonton Oilers
To New York Islanders
[12]
January 10, 2006 (2006-01-10) To Dallas Stars
To New York Islanders
[13]
March 8, 2006 (2006-03-08) To Los Angeles Kings
To New York Islanders
[14]
March 9, 2006 (2006-03-09) To Phoenix Coyotes
To New York Islanders
  • 3rd-round pick in 2006
[15]
To New Jersey Devils
To New York Islanders
  • 3rd-round pick in 2006
[16]

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
August 2, 2005 (2005-08-02) Alexei Zhitnik Ak Bars Kazan (RSL) 4-year Free agency [17]
August 3, 2005 (2005-08-03) Miroslav Satan Buffalo Sabres 3-year Free agency [18]
August 10, 2005 (2005-08-10) Wyatt Smith Nashville Predators Free agency [19]
August 11, 2005 (2005-08-11) Brad Lukowich Tampa Bay Lightning 2-year Free agency [20]
August 12, 2005 (2005-08-12) Allan Rourke Carolina Hurricanes Free agency [21]
August 18, 2005 (2005-08-18) Joel Bouchard Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) 1-year Free agency [22]
September 6, 2005 (2005-09-06) Travis Brigley Valerenga (GET) 1-year Free agency [23]
September 10, 2005 (2005-09-10) Paul Flache Atlanta Thrashers Free agency [24]
January 5, 2006 (2006-01-05) Frederic Cloutier Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL) Free agency [25]

Players lost

Date Player New team Via[f] Ref
April 6, 2005 (2005-04-06) Kenny Jonsson Rogle BK (Allsvenskan) Retirement (II)[g] [28]
June 16, 2005 (2005-06-16) Graham Belak Coventry Blaze (EIHL) Free agency (UFA) [29]
July 12, 2005 (2005-07-12) Blaine Down Ritten Sport (Serie A) Free agency (UFA) [30]
July 29, 2005 (2005-07-29) Dieter Kochan HC Sibir Novosibirsk (RSL) Free agency (VI) [31]
August 2, 2005 (2005-08-02) Adrian Aucoin Chicago Blackhawks Free agency (III) [32]
Dave Scatchard Boston Bruins Free agency (V) [33]
August 12, 2005 (2005-08-12) Ryan Kraft Kassel Huskies (DEL) Free agency (VI) [34]
August 15, 2005 (2005-08-15) Roman Hamrlik Calgary Flames Free agency (III) [35]
August 18, 2005 (2005-08-18) Jim Campbell Tampa Bay Lightning Free agency (III) [36]
August 22, 2005 (2005-08-22) Sven Butenschon Vancouver Canucks Free agency (UFA) [37]
September 1, 2005 (2005-09-01) Richard Seeley Manchester Monarchs (AHL) Free agency (VI) [38]
September 4, 2005 (2005-09-04) Jeff Hamilton Ak Bars Kazan (RSL) Free agency[h] [39]
September 6, 2005 (2005-09-06) Justin Mapletoft Jokerit (Liiga) Free agency (II) [40]
October 17, 2005 (2005-10-17) Barrett Heisten Alaska Aces (ECHL) Free agency (VI) [41]
February 24, 2006 (2006-02-24) Kevin Colley Retirement [42]
March 4, 2006 (2006-03-04) Mattias Weinhandl Minnesota Wild Waivers [43]
May 5, 2006 (2006-05-05) Tomi Pettinen Frölunda HC (SHL) Free agency [44]
June 14, 2006 (2006-06-14) Travis Brigley Augsburger Panther (DEL) Free agency [45]

Signings

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
July 28, 2005 (2005-07-28) Jeremy Colliton 3-year Entry-level [46]
July 29, 2005 (2005-07-29) Garth Snow 3-year Re-signing [47]
August 12, 2005 (2005-08-12) Mattias Weinhandl 2-year Re-signing [48]
August 13, 2005 (2005-08-13) Trent Hunter 1-year Re-signing [49]
Mike York 1-year Re-signing [49]
August 15, 2005 (2005-08-15) Arron Asham 1-year Re-signing [50]
Oleg Kvasha 1-year Re-signing [50]
August 16, 2005 (2005-08-16) Radek Martinek 1-year Re-signing [51]
Brent Sopel 2-year Re-signing [52]
August 17, 2005 (2005-08-17) Masi Marjamaki 3-year Entry-level [53]
August 22, 2005 (2005-08-22) Shawn Bates 1-year Re-signing [54]
August 23, 2005 (2005-08-23) Petteri Nokelainen 3-year Entry-level [55]
August 24, 2005 (2005-08-24) Justin Papineau 1-year Re-signing [56]
August 30, 2005 (2005-08-30) Robert Nilsson 3-year Entry-level [57]
August 31, 2005 (2005-08-31) Tomi Pettinen 1-year Re-signing [58]
September 1, 2005 (2005-09-01) Kevin Colley 1-year Re-signing [59]
Rob Collins 1-year Re-signing [59]
September 7, 2005 (2005-09-07) Rick DiPietro 1-year Re-signing [60]
September 12, 2005 (2005-09-12) Mark Parrish 1-year Re-signing [61]
September 29, 2005 (2005-09-29) Eric Godard Re-signing [62]
November 14, 2005 (2005-11-14) Jeff Hamilton Re-signing [63]
March 6, 2006 (2006-03-06) Shawn Bates 3-year Extension [64]
March 7, 2006 (2006-03-07) Radek Martinek 2-year Extension [65]
March 22, 2006 (2006-03-22) Blake Comeau 3-year Entry-level [66]
March 30, 2006 (2006-03-30) Ryan O'Marra 3-year Entry-level [67]
May 15, 2006 (2006-05-15) Frans Nielsen 2-year Entry-level [68]
May 16, 2006 (2006-05-16) Johan Halvardsson Entry-level [69]
June 1, 2006 (2006-06-01) Jason Pitton Entry-level [70]

Draft picks

New York's draft picks at the 2005 NHL entry draft held at the Westin Hotel in Ottawa, Ontario.[71]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 15 Ryan O'Marra  Canada Erie Otters (OHL)
2 46 Dustin Kohn  Canada Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
3 76 Shea Guthrie  Canada St. George's School (USHS-RI)
5 144 Masi Marjamaki  Finland Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
6 180 Tyrell Mason  Canada Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)
7 196 Nick Tuzzolino  Canada Sarnia Sting (OHL)
7 210 Luciano Aquino  Canada Brampton Battalion (OHL)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Collins wore number 54 in his first game.
  2. ^ If the Islanders signed Sopel beyond the 2005–06 season, Vancouver would receive a 2006 second round pick. If the Islanders didn’t sign him, Vancouver would instead receive a 2006 third round pick.
  3. ^ 4th-round pick
  4. ^ The Islanders would receive the pick if Los Angeles made the playoffs.
  5. ^ Phoenix would receive the pick if they did not re-sign Kvasha.
  6. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on August 1 if applicable.[26]
  7. ^ Jonsson retired from the NHL. The Islanders retained Jonsson’s NHL rights through the 2005–06 season.[27]
  8. ^ The Islanders retained Hamilton's NHL rights and re-signed him on November 14.

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