2007β08 New York Islanders | |
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Division | 5th Atlantic |
Conference | 13th Eastern |
2007β08 record | 35β38β9 |
Home record | 18β18β5 |
Road record | 17β20β4 |
Goals for | 194 |
Goals against | 243 |
Team information | |
General manager | Garth Snow |
Coach |
Ted Nolan Al Arbour (1 game) |
Captain | Bill Guerin |
Alternate captains |
Mike Sillinger Brendan Witt |
Arena | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
Average attendance | 13,640 (84%) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Bill Guerin (23) |
Assists | Trent Hunter (29) |
Points | Mike Comrie (49) |
Penalty minutes | Mike Comrie (87) |
Plus/minus | Kyle Okposo (+3) |
Wins | Rick DiPietro (26) |
Goals against average | Wade Dubielewicz (2.70) |
The 2007β08 New York Islanders season was the 36th season in the franchise's history.
Key dates prior to the start of the season:
Forward Bill Guerin is named team captain, replacing departed forward Alexei Yashin.
Excluding five shootout-winning goals, the Islanders finished the regular season with 189 goals for, the fewest of all 30 teams in the NHL. They also allowed the most shorthanded goals in the NHL, with 15. [1] [2] [3]
An early season highlight occurred on November 3, 2007, when Al Arbour returned to coach his 1,500th game for the Islanders at the behest of Ted Nolan, who wanted Arbour's regular season games coached total to reach 1,500, a round number. The Islanders came from behind to defeat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3β2, which extended Arbour's NHL record for most games coached with one team and extended his NHL record 740 regular season wins with one team. [4] Afterwards, in a post-game ceremony, the Islanders raised a new banner to honor Arbour's 1500th game coached for the Islanders. [5]
On January 22, 2008, the Islanders scored three short-handed goals in a 6β3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes. [6]
GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | ||
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1 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 47 | 27 | 8 | 247 | 216 | 102 |
2 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 46 | 29 | 7 | 206 | 197 | 99 |
3 | New York Rangers | 82 | 42 | 27 | 13 | 213 | 199 | 97 |
4 | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 42 | 29 | 11 | 248 | 233 | 95 |
5 | New York Islanders | 82 | 35 | 38 | 9 | 194 | 243 | 79 |
R | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | z β Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 47 | 25 | 10 | 262 | 222 | 104 |
2 | y β Pittsburgh Penguins | AT | 82 | 47 | 27 | 8 | 247 | 216 | 102 |
3 | y β Washington Capitals | SE | 82 | 43 | 31 | 8 | 242 | 231 | 94 |
4 | New Jersey Devils | AT | 82 | 46 | 29 | 7 | 206 | 197 | 99 |
5 | New York Rangers | AT | 82 | 42 | 27 | 13 | 213 | 199 | 97 |
6 | Philadelphia Flyers | AT | 82 | 42 | 29 | 11 | 248 | 233 | 95 |
7 | Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 43 | 31 | 8 | 261 | 247 | 94 |
8 | Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 41 | 29 | 12 | 212 | 222 | 94 |
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9 | Carolina Hurricanes | SE | 82 | 43 | 33 | 6 | 252 | 249 | 92 |
10 | Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 39 | 31 | 12 | 255 | 242 | 90 |
11 | Florida Panthers | SE | 82 | 38 | 35 | 9 | 216 | 226 | 85 |
12 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NE | 82 | 36 | 35 | 11 | 231 | 260 | 83 |
13 | New York Islanders | AT | 82 | 35 | 38 | 9 | 194 | 243 | 79 |
14 | Atlanta Thrashers | SE | 82 | 34 | 40 | 8 | 216 | 272 | 76 |
15 | Tampa Bay Lightning | SE | 82 | 31 | 42 | 9 | 223 | 267 | 71 |
Divisions: AT β Atlantic, NE β Northeast, SE β Southeast
bold β qualified for playoffs, y β division winner, z β placed first in conference (and division)
Record: 5β4β0; Home: 3β2β0; Road: 2β2β0
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
1 | October 5 | NY Islanders | 6 β 4 | Buffalo | DiPietro | 18,690 | 1β0β0 | 2 | |
2 | October 6 | Buffalo | 2 β 3 | NY Islanders | DiPietro | 16,234 | 2β0β0 | 4 | |
3 | October 8 | Washington | 2 β 1 | NY Islanders | DiPietro | 16,234 | 2β1β0 | 4 | |
4 | October 10 | NY Rangers | 1 β 2 | NY Islanders | DiPietro | 15,295 | 3β1β0 | 6 | |
5 | October 11 | NY Islanders | 1 β 8 | Toronto | Dubielewicz | 19,319 | 3β2β0 | 6 | |
6 | October 13 | NY Islanders | 1 β 3 | Philadelphia | DiPietro | 19,714 | 3β3β0 | 6 | |
7 | October 18 | NY Islanders | 5 β 2 | Washington | DiPietro | 11,036 | 4β3β0 | 8 | |
8 | October 20 | New Jersey | 3 β 4 | NY Islanders | OT | DiPietro | 14,092 | 5β3β0 | 10 |
9 | October 27 | Carolina | 8 β 3 | NY Islanders | DiPietro | 13,136 | 5β4β0 | 10 |
Record: 8β5β1 ; Home: 6β1β1 ; Road: 2β4β0
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
10 | November 1 | Tampa Bay | 0 β 4 | NY Islanders | DiPietro | 11,008 | 6β4β0 | 12 | |
11 | November 3 | Pittsburgh | 2 β 3 | NY Islanders | Dubielewicz | 16,234 | 7β4β0 | 14 | |
12 | November 6 | NY Rangers | 2 β 3 | NY Islanders | DiPietro | 15,158 | 8β4β0 | 16 | |
13 | November 10 | New Jersey | 1 β 2 | NY Islanders | DiPietro | 15,361 | 9β4β0 | 18 | |
14 | November 12 | NY Islanders | 2 β 3 | Philadelphia | DiPietro | 19,312 | 9β5β0 | 18 | |
15 | November 15 | NY Islanders | 2 β 3 | Pittsburgh | DiPietro | 16,972 | 9β6β0 | 18 | |
16 | November 16 | NY Islanders | 1 β 0 | New Jersey | DiPietro | 15,076 | 10β6β0 | 20 | |
17 | November 19 | NY Islanders | 2 β 1 | NY Rangers | DiPietro | 18,200 | 11β6β0 | 22 | |
18 | November 21 | Montreal | 4 β 1 | NY Islanders | DiPietro | 13,153 | 11β7β0 | 22 | |
19 | November 23 | NY Islanders | 1 β 2 | Boston | DiPietro | 17,565 | 11β8β0 | 22 | |
20 | November 24 | Boston | 1 β 2 | NY Islanders | DiPietro | 16,234 | 12β8β0 | 24 | |
21 | November 26 | Dallas | 3 β 2 | NY Islanders | OT | DiPietro | 8,161 | 12β8β1 | 25 |
22 | November 28 | Ottawa | 2 β 3 | NY Islanders | SO | DiPietro | 9,211 | 13β8β1 | 27 |
23 | November 29 | NY Islanders | 2 β 4 | NY Rangers | DiPietro | 18,200 | 13β9β1 | 27 |
Record: 7β7β1 ; Home: 4β4β0 ; Road: 3β3β1
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
24 | December 1 | Atlanta | 4 β 0 | NY Islanders | Dubielewicz | 15,355 | 13β10β1 | 27 | |
25 | December 3 | Boston | 3 β 1 | NY Islanders | DiPietro | 11,040 | 13β11β1 | 27 | |
26 | December 5 | NY Islanders | 3 β 4 | Atlanta | SO | DiPietro | 14,018 | 13β11β2 | 28 |
27 | December 7 | NY Islanders | 0 β 3 | Florida | DiPietro | 14,502 | 13β12β2 | 28 | |
28 | December 8 | NY Islanders | 3 β 2 | Tampa Bay | OT | DiPietro | 18,319 | 14β12β2 | 30 |
29 | December 12 | NY Islanders | 3 β 5 | Buffalo | DiPietro | 18,690 | 14β13β2 | 30 | |
30 | December 13 | Phoenix | 2 β 3 | NY Islanders | DiPietro | 9,581 | 15β13β2 | 32 | |
31 | December 15 | Pittsburgh | 3 β 2 | NY Islanders | DiPietro | 15,269 | 15β14β2 | 32 | |
32 | December 19 | Buffalo | 2 β 1 | NY Islanders | DiPietro | 10,806 | 15β15β2 | 32 | |
33 | December 21 | NY Islanders | 4 β 2 | Pittsburgh | DiPietro | 17,008 | 16β15β2 | 34 | |
34 | December 22 | Washington | 2 β 3 | NY Islanders | OT | DiPietro | 14,305 | 17β15β2 | 36 |
35 | December 26 | Toronto | 3 β 4 | NY Islanders | OT | Dubielewicz | 15,301 | 18β15β2 | 38 |
36 | December 27 | NY Islanders | 2 β 5 | Ottawa | Dubielewicz | 20,268 | 18β16β2 | 38 | |
37 | December 29 | New Jersey | 2 β 5 | NY Islanders | Dubielewicz | 16,234 | 19β16β2 | 40 | |
38 | December 31 | NY Islanders | 4 β 1 | Carolina | Dubielewicz | 17,091 | 20β16β2 | 42 |
Record: 4β6β4; Home: 0β4β2; Road: 4β2β2
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
39 | January 3 | Florida | 4 β 3 | NY Islanders | OT | DiPietro | 11,428 | 20β16β3 | 43 |
40 | January 5 | NY Islanders | 1 β 2 | Colorado | OT | DiPietro | 17,154 | 20β16β4 | 44 |
41 | January 7 | NY Islanders | 0 β 4 | Edmonton | DiPietro | 16,839 | 20β17β4 | 44 | |
42 | January 8 | NY Islanders | 2 β 3 | Vancouver | SO | DiPietro | 18,630 | 20β17β5 | 45 |
43 | January 11 | NY Islanders | 5 β 4 | Calgary | SO | DiPietro | 19,289 | 21β17β5 | 47 |
44 | January 13 | NY Islanders | 3 β 1 | Ottawa | DiPietro | 19,804 | 22β17β5 | 49 | |
45 | January 15 | Montreal | 3 β 1 | NY Islanders | DiPietro | 11,439 | 22β18β5 | 49 | |
46 | January 16 | NY Islanders | 3 β 1 | New Jersey | DiPietro | 15,975 | 23β18β5 | 51 | |
47 | January 19 | Philadelphia | 5 β 3 | NY Islanders | DiPietro | 16,234 | 23β19β5 | 51 | |
48 | January 21 | Carolina | 3 β 2 | NY Islanders | OT | DiPietro | 16,234 | 23β19β6 | 52 |
49 | January 22 | NY Islanders | 6 β 3 | Carolina | Dubielewicz | 15,675 | 24β19β6 | 54 | |
50 | January 24 | NY Islanders | 1 β 4 | Boston | DiPietro | 13,461 | 24β20β6 | 54 | |
51 | January 29 | Ottawa | 5 β 2 | NY Islanders | DiPietro | 9,546 | 24β21β6 | 54 | |
52 | January 31 | Los Angeles | 3 β 1 | NY Islanders | Dubielewicz | 10,148 | 24β22β6 | 54 |
Record: 7β5β1; Home: 4β2β0; Road: 3β3β1
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
53 | February 2 | NY Islanders | 1 β 4 | Montreal | DiPietro | 21,273 | 24β23β6 | 54 | |
54 | February 5 | Anaheim | 3 β 0 | NY Islanders | DiPietro | 9,649 | 24β24β6 | 54 | |
55 | February 7 | NY Islanders | 3 β 4 | Pittsburgh | DiPietro | 17,075 | 24β25β6 | 54 | |
56 | February 9 | NY Islanders | 3 β 4 | Minnesota | OT | DiPietro | 18,568 | 24β25β7 | 55 |
57 | February 12 | Philadelphia | 3 β 4 | NY Islanders | DiPietro | 11,193 | 25β25β7 | 57 | |
58 | February 14 | NY Islanders | 5 β 4 | Toronto | DiPietro | 19,227 | 26β25β7 | 59 | |
59 | February 16 | Atlanta | 1 β 4 | NY Islanders | DiPietro | 16,234 | 27β25β7 | 61 | |
60 | February 18 | San Jose | 2 β 3 | NY Islanders | DiPietro | 16,234 | 28β25β7 | 63 | |
61 | February 20 | NY Islanders | 3 β 2 | Washington | SO | DiPietro | 17,584 | 29β25β7 | 65 |
62 | February 21 | Tampa Bay | 0 β 1 | NY Islanders | DiPietro | 12,382 | 30β25β7 | 67 | |
63 | February 23 | NY Islanders | 2 β 4 | New Jersey | DiPietro | 17,625 | 30β26β7 | 67 | |
64 | February 26 | Pittsburgh | 4 β 2 | NY Islanders | DiPietro | 11,258 | 30β27β7 | 67 | |
65 | February 28 | NY Islanders | 5 β 4 | Atlanta | OT | DiPietro | 16,332 | 31β27β7 | 69 |
Record: 3β10β1 ; Home: 1β4β1 ; Road: 2β6β0
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
66 | March 1 | Philadelphia | 4 β 1 | NY Islanders | DiPietro | 15,136 | 31β28β7 | 69 | |
67 | March 2 | Florida | 1 β 0 | NY Islanders | Dubielewicz | 15,314 | 31β29β7 | 69 | |
68 | March 4 | NY Islanders | 4 β 3 | NY Rangers | SO | Dubielewicz | 18,200 | 32β29β7 | 71 |
69 | March 6 | NY Rangers | 4 β 1 | NY Islanders | Dubielewicz | 16,234 | 32β30β7 | 71 | |
70 | March 8 | NY Islanders | 1 β 4 | Philadelphia | Dubielewicz | 19,748 | 32β31β7 | 71 | |
71 | March 11 | NY Islanders | 4 β 8 | Tampa Bay | DiPietro | 19,111 | 32β32β7 | 71 | |
72 | March 12 | NY Islanders | 2 β 4 | Florida | DiPietro | 15,233 | 32β33β7 | 71 | |
73 | March 15 | NY Islanders | 0 β 3 | Montreal | DiPietro | 21,273 | 32β34β7 | 71 | |
74 | March 18 | Toronto | 3 β 1 | NY Islanders | Dubielewicz | 13,134 | 32β35β7 | 71 | |
75 | March 21 | NY Islanders | 3 β 1 | New Jersey | Dubielewicz | 17,075 | 33β35β7 | 73 | |
76 | March 23 | NY Islanders | 1 β 4 | Philadelphia | MacDonald | 19,136 | 33β36β7 | 73 | |
77 | March 24 | Pittsburgh | 1 β 4 | NY Islanders | Dubielewicz | 16,234 | 34β36β7 | 75 | |
78 | March 27 | NY Islanders | 1 β 3 | Pittsburgh | Dubielewicz | 17,025 | 34β37β7 | 75 | |
79 | March 29 | Philadelphia | 4 β 3 | NY Islanders | SO | Dubielewicz | 15,223 | 34β37β8 | 76 |
Record: 1β1β1 ; Home: 0β1β1 ; Road: 1β0β0
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
80 | April 1 | New Jersey | 2 β 1 | NY Islanders | OT | MacDonald | 12,357 | 34β37β9 | 77 |
81 | April 3 | NY Rangers | 3 β 0 | NY Islanders | Dubielewicz | 16,234 | 34β38β9 | 77 | |
82 | April 4 | NY Islanders | 4 β 3 | NY Rangers | OT | Dubielewicz | 18,200 | 35β38β9 | 79 |
Fans and players had high hopes the 2007β08 season because the team made the playoffs the previous year and were hoping for a playoff clinch repeat. However, the season ended in disappointment as the Islanders missed the playoffs for the first time since the 2005β06 season.
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | |||
Mike Comrie | 76 | 21 | 28 | 49 | 87 | -21 | ||||||||
Bill Guerin | 81 | 23 | 21 | 44 | 65 | -15 | ||||||||
Miroslav Satan | 80 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 39 | -11 | ||||||||
Trent Hunter | 82 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 43 | -17 | ||||||||
Josef Vasicek | 81 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 53 | +1 | ||||||||
Ruslan Fedotenko | 67 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 40 | -9 | ||||||||
Richard Park | 82 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 20 | -4 | ||||||||
Mike Sillinger | 52 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 28 | -10 | ||||||||
Bryan Berard | 54 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 48 | -17 | ||||||||
Sean Bergenheim | 78 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 62 | -3 | ||||||||
Chris Campoli | 46 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 16 | -1 | ||||||||
Andy Hilbert | 70 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 18 | +2 | ||||||||
Radek Martinek | 69 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 40 | -9 | ||||||||
Blake Comeau | 51 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 22 | +1 | ||||||||
Bruno Gervais | 60 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 34 | -5 | ||||||||
Freddy Meyer | 52 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 22 | +6 | ||||||||
Andy Sutton | 58 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 86 | -6 | ||||||||
Brendan Witt | 59 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 51 | -8 | ||||||||
Kyle Okposo | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | +3 | ||||||||
Jeff Tambellini | 31 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -9 | ||||||||
Tim Jackman | 36 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 57 | -3 | ||||||||
Chris Simon | 28 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 43 | -2 | ||||||||
Frans Nielsen | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | +1 | ||||||||
Rob Davison | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 32 | -3 | ||||||||
Aaron Johnson | 30 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 30 | +2 | ||||||||
Drew Fata | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | ||||||||
Ben Walter | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | ||||||||
Jon Sim | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | ||||||||
Matthew Spiller | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | -2 | ||||||||
Jack Hillen | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | +1 |
Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||
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Player | GP | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA | ||
Rick DiPietro | 63 | 3707 | 26 | 28 | 7 | 174 | 3 | .902 | 2.82 | ||||||||||
Wade Dubielewicz | 20 | 1132 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 51 | 0 | .919 | 2.70 | ||||||||||
Joey MacDonald | 2 | 120 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .918 | 2.99 | ||||||||||
COMBINED | 4959 | 35 | 38 | 9 | 231 | 3 | .907 | 2.83 |
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Regular Season | |||||||||
Player | Milestone | Reached | |||||||
Ruslan Fedotenko | 100th NHL Assist | October 6, 2007 | |||||||
Brendan Witt | 100th NHL Point | October 13, 2007 | |||||||
Andy Sutton | 800th NHL PIM | October 20, 2007 | |||||||
Mike Sillinger | 1000th NHL Game | November 1, 2007 | |||||||
Mike Sillinger | 300th NHL Assist | November 3, 2007 | |||||||
Mike Comrie | 400th NHL Game | November 12, 2007 | |||||||
Rick DiPietro | 100th NHL Win | November 19, 2007 | |||||||
Ruslan Fedotenko | 300th NHL PIM | November 19, 2007 | |||||||
Josef Vasicek | 400th NHL Game | November 26, 2007 | |||||||
Bruno Gervais | 100th NHL Game | November 28, 2007 | |||||||
Mike Comrie | 300th NHL PIM | November 28, 2007 | |||||||
Andy Hilbert | 100th NHL PIM | December 5, 2007 | |||||||
Coach | Milestone | Reached | |||||||
Al Arbour | 1500th NHL Game | November 3, 2007 |
The Islanders were involved in the following transactions during the 2007β08 season.
July 5, 2007 | To
Edmonton Oilers Allan Rourke 3rd round pick in 2008 |
To
New York Islanders 2nd round pick in 2008 |
September 11, 2007 | To
Boston Bruins Petteri Nokelainen |
To
New York Islanders Ben Walter conditional 2nd round pick in 2009 |
February 26, 2007 |
To
San Jose Sharks 7th round pick in 2008 |
To
New York Islanders Rob Davison |
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New York's picks at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft in Columbus, Ohio. [7]
Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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3 | 62 | Mark Katic | Defenceman | Canada | Sarnia Sting ( OHL) |
3 | 76 | Jason Gregoire | Left Wing | Canada | Lincoln Stars ( USHL) |
4 | 106 | Maxim Gratchev | Left Wing | Russia | Rimouski OcΓ©anic ( QMJHL) |
6 | 166 | Blake Kessel | Defenceman | United States | Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) |
7 | 196 | Simon Lacroix | Defenceman | Canada | Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) |