2021–22 New York Islanders season

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The 2021–22 New York Islanders season was the 50th season in the franchise's history.^[2] It was their first season in UBS Arena.^[3] Before the season, the Islanders lost Jordan Eberle to the Seattle Kraken in the 2021 NHL expansion draft.^[4]

Division5th Metropolitan

Conference9th Eastern

2021–22 record37–35–10

Home record20–16–5

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2021–22 New York Islanders
Division	5th Metropolitan
Conference	9th Eastern
2021–22 record	37–35–10
Home record	20–16–5
Road record	17–19–5
Goals for	231
Goals against	237
Team information
General manager	Lou Lamoriello
Coach	Barry Trotz
Captain	Anders Lee
Alternate captains	Josh Bailey Cal Clutterbuck
Arena	UBS Arena
Average attendance	16,942^[1]
Minor league affiliates	Bridgeport Islanders (AHL) Worcester Railers (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Brock Nelson (37)
Assists	Mathew Barzal (44)
Points	Mathew Barzal Brock Nelson (59)
Penalty minutes	Zdeno Chara (85)
Plus/minus	Adam Pelech (+20)
Wins	Ilya Sorokin (26)
Goals against average	Ilya Sorokin (2.40)
← 2020–21 2022–23 →

On April 17, 2022, the Islanders were eliminated from playoff contention following a 4–2 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs.^[5] After the season ended, the Islanders fired Barry Trotz as their head coach, ending his four-year tenure.^[6]

Standings

Divisional standings

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Metropolitan Division
Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	y – Carolina Hurricanes	82	54	20	8	47	278	202	+76	116
2	x – New York Rangers	82	52	24	6	44	254	207	+47	110
3	x – Pittsburgh Penguins	82	46	25	11	37	272	229	+43	103
4	x – Washington Capitals	82	44	26	12	35	275	245	+30	100
5	New York Islanders	82	37	35	10	34	231	237	−6	84
6	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	37	38	7	26	262	300	−38	81
7	New Jersey Devils	82	27	46	9	19	248	307	−59	63
8	Philadelphia Flyers	82	25	46	11	20	211	298	−87	61

Source: National Hockey League^[7]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Conference standings

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Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos	Div	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	AT	x – Boston Bruins	82	51	26	5	40	255	220	+35	107
2	ME	x – Washington Capitals	82	44	26	12	35	275	245	+30	100

3	ME	New York Islanders	82	37	35	10	34	231	237	−6	84
4	ME	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	37	38	7	26	262	300	−38	81
5	AT	Buffalo Sabres	82	32	39	11	25	232	290	−58	75
6	AT	Detroit Red Wings	82	32	40	10	21	230	312	−82	74
7	AT	Ottawa Senators	82	33	42	7	26	227	266	−39	73
8	ME	New Jersey Devils	82	27	46	9	19	248	307	−59	63
9	ME	Philadelphia Flyers	82	25	46	11	20	211	298	−87	61
10	AT	Montreal Canadiens	82	22	49	11	16	221	319	−98	55

Source: National Hockey League^[8]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on August 16, 2021.^[9] The Islanders' game against the New Jersey Devils on October 7, 2021, was cancelled due to a power outage at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.^[10]

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2021 preseason game log: 3–0–2 (home: 1–0–2; road: 2–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 26	NY Islanders	4–0	NY Rangers		Sorokin	10,238	1–0–0	^[11]
2	September 28	NY Islanders	3–2	Philadelphia	OT	Appleby	12,600	2–0–0	^[12]
3^[a]	October 2	New Jersey	2–1	NY Islanders	OT	—	—	2–0–1	^[13]
4^[a]	October 5	Philadelphia	0–3	NY Islanders		Schneider	—	3–0–1	^[14]
—	October 7	NY Islanders	–	New Jersey	Cancelled due to a power outage at the arena
5^[a]	October 9	NY Rangers	5–4	NY Islanders	OT	Sorokin	—	3–0–2	^[15]
Notes: ^a Game was played at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on July 22, 2021,^[16] with only about a handful of games scheduled in February because NHL players were planning to participate in the 2022 Winter Olympics.^[17] However, on December 22, the NHL announced that its players would not participate in the 2022 Winter Olympics due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.^[18]

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2021–22 game log

October: 3–2–2 (home: 0–0–0; road: 3–2–2)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
1	October 14	NY Islanders	3–6	Carolina		Sorokin	18,680	0–1–0	0	^[19]
2	October 16	NY Islanders	1–5	Florida		Sorokin	12,936	0–2–0	0	^[20]
3	October 19	NY Islanders	4–1	Chicago		Sorokin	20,279	1–2–0	2	^[21]
4	October 21	NY Islanders	2–3	Columbus	OT	Sorokin	12,937	1–2–1	3	^[22]
5	October 23	NY Islanders	3–0	Arizona		Sorokin	11,690	2–2–1	5	^[23]
6	October 24	NY Islanders	2–0	Vegas		Sorokin	17,699	3–2–1	7	^[24]
7	October 30	NY Islanders	2–3	Nashville	SO	Sorokin	17,159	3–2–2	8	^[25]

November: 2–8–0 (home: 0–4–0; road: 2–4–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
8	November 4	NY Islanders	6–2	Montreal		Sorokin	19,924	4–2–2	10	^[26]
9	November 6	NY Islanders	2–0	Winnipeg		Sorokin	13,424	5–2–2	12	^[27]
10	November 7	NY Islanders	2–5	Minnesota		Varlamov	15,547	5–3–2	12	^[28]
11	November 11	NY Islanders	0–4	New Jersey		Sorokin	13,816	5–4–2	12	^[29]
12	November 15	NY Islanders	1–4	Tampa Bay		Varlamov	19,092	5–5–2	12	^[30]
13	November 16	NY Islanders	1–6	Florida		Sorokin	14,003	5–6–2	12	^[31]
14	November 20	Calgary	5–2	NY Islanders		Varlamov	17,255	5–7–2	12	^[32]
15	November 21	Toronto	3–0	NY Islanders		Sorokin	17,255	5–8–2	12	^[33]
16	November 24	NY Rangers	4–1	NY Islanders		Varlamov	17,255	5–9–2	12	^[34]
17	November 26	Pittsburgh	1–0	NY Islanders		Sorokin	17,255	5–10–2	12	^[35]
—	November 28	NY Islanders	–	NY Rangers	Postponed due to COVID-19 protocol;^[36] moved to March 17^[37]
—	November 30	NY Islanders	–	Philadelphia	Postponed due to COVID-19 protocol;^[36] moved to January 18^[38]

December: 4–2–4 (home: 3–1–3; road: 1–1–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
18	December 2	San Jose	2–1	NY Islanders	OT	Sorokin	17,255	5–10–3	13	^[39]
19	December 4	NY Islanders	3–4	Detroit	OT	Sorokin	19,152	5–10–4	14	^[40]
20	December 5	Chicago	3–2	NY Islanders	SO	Varlamov	17,255	5–10–5	15	^[41]
21	December 7	NY Islanders	5–3	Ottawa		Sorokin	10,229	6–10–5	17	^[42]
22	December 9	Nashville	4–3	NY Islanders		Varlamov	17,255	6–11–5	17	^[43]
23	December 11	New Jersey	2–4	NY Islanders		Sorokin	17,255	7–11–5	19	^[44]
24	December 14	NY Islanders	1–2	Detroit		Sorokin	16,884	7–12–5	19	^[45]
25	December 16	Boston	1–3	NY Islanders		Varlamov	17,255	8–12–5	21	^[46]
26	December 19	Vegas	4–3	NY Islanders	SO	Sorokin	17,255	8–12–6	22	^[47]
—	December 20	Montreal	–	NY Islanders	Postponed due to COVID-19 protocol;^[48] moved to February 20^[49]
—	December 23	Washington	–	NY Islanders	Postponed due to COVID-19 protocol;^[50] moved to April 28^[49]
—	December 27	NY Islanders	–	Buffalo	Postponed due to COVID-19 protocol;^[51] moved to February 15^[49]
—	December 29	Detroit	–	NY Islanders	Postponed due to COVID-19 protocol;^[52] moved to March 24^[49]
27	December 30	Buffalo	1–4	NY Islanders		Varlamov	17,255	9–12–6	24	^[53]

January: 6–4–0 (home: 5–4–0; road: 1–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
28	January 1	Edmonton	2–3	NY Islanders	OT	Sorokin	17,255	10–12–6	26	^[54]
—	January 4	NY Islanders	–	Seattle	Postponed due to COVID-19 protocol;^[55] moved to February 22^[49]
—	January 5	NY Islanders	–	Vancouver	Postponed due to COVID-19 protocol;^[55] moved to February 9^[49]
—	January 8	NY Islanders	–	Edmonton	Postponed due to COVID-19 protocol;^[55] moved to February 11^[49]
—	January 11	NY Islanders	–	Calgary	Postponed due to COVID-19 protocol;^[55] moved to February 12^[49]
29	January 13	New Jersey	2–3	NY Islanders		Sorokin	17,255	11–12–6	28	^[56]
30	January 15	Washington	2–0	NY Islanders		Varlamov	17,255	11–13–6	28	^[57]
31	January 17	Philadelphia	1–4	NY Islanders		Sorokin	17,255	12–13–6	30	^[58]
32	January 18	NY Islanders	4–3	Philadelphia	SO	Varlamov	16,362	13–13–6	32	^[59]
33	January 21	Arizona	0–4	NY Islanders		Sorokin	17,255	14–13–6	34	^[60]
34	January 22	Toronto	3–1	NY Islanders		Varlamov	17,255	14–14–6	34	^[61]
35	January 25	Philadelphia	3–4	NY Islanders		Sorokin	17,255	15–14–6	36	^[62]
36	January 27	Los Angeles	3–2	NY Islanders		Varlamov	17,255	15–15–6	36	^[63]
—	January 29	Seattle	–	NY Islanders	Postponed due to January 2022 blizzard; moved to February 2^[64]
37	January 30	Minnesota	4–3	NY Islanders		Sorokin	15,518	15–16–6	36	^[65]

February: 5–5–2 (home: 2–1–1; road: 3–4–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
38	February 1	Ottawa	1–4	NY Islanders		Sorokin	15,258	16–16–6	38	^[66]
39	February 2	Seattle	3–0	NY Islanders		Varlamov	17,255	16–17–6	38	^[67]
40	February 9	NY Islanders	6–3	Vancouver		Sorokin	9,268	17–17–6	40	^[68]
41	February 11	NY Islanders	1–3	Edmonton		Sorokin	9,150	17–18–6	40	^[69]
42	February 12	NY Islanders	2–5	Calgary		Sorokin	9,639	17–19–6	40	^[70]
43	February 15	NY Islanders	3–6	Buffalo		Sorokin	9,296	17–20–6	40	^[71]
44	February 17	Boston	1–4	NY Islanders		Sorokin	16,518	18–20–6	42	^[72]
45	February 20	Montreal	3–2	NY Islanders	SO	Sorokin	17,255	18–20–7	43	^[73]
46	February 22	NY Islanders	5–2	Seattle		Sorokin	17,151	19–20–7	45	^[74]
47	February 24	NY Islanders	3–4	San Jose	SO	Sorokin	11,283	19–20–8	46	^[75]
48	February 26	NY Islanders	2–5	Los Angeles		Varlamov	18,230	19–21–8	46	^[76]
49	February 27	NY Islanders	4–0	Anaheim		Sorokin	14,173	20–21–8	48	^[77]

March: 10–6–1 (home: 8–3–0; road: 2–3–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
50	March 1	NY Islanders	3–5	Colorado		Sorokin	17,622	20–22–8	48	^[78]
51	March 3	Vancouver	4–3	NY Islanders		Varlamov	16,412	20–23–8	48	^[79]
52	March 5	St. Louis	1–2	NY Islanders		Sorokin	17,255	21–23–8	50	^[80]
53	March 7	Colorado	5–4	NY Islanders		Varlamov	16,378	21–24–8	50	^[81]
54	March 10	Columbus	0–6	NY Islanders		Sorokin	16,048	22–24–8	52	^[82]
55	March 11	Winnipeg	2–5	NY Islanders		Varlamov	17,255	23–24–8	54	^[83]
56	March 13	Anaheim	3–4	NY Islanders		Sorokin	17,255	24–24–8	56	^[84]
57	March 15	NY Islanders	3–4	Washington	SO	Varlamov	18,573	24–24–9	57	^[85]
58	March 17	NY Islanders	2–1	NY Rangers		Sorokin	18,006	25–24–9	59	^[86]
59	March 19	Dallas	2–4	NY Islanders		Varlamov	17,255	26–24–9	61	^[87]
60	March 20	NY Islanders	1–2	Philadelphia		Sorokin	17,218	26–25–9	61	^[88]
61	March 22	Ottawa	0–3	NY Islanders		Varlamov	15,856	27–25–9	63	^[89]
62	March 24	Detroit	2–5	NY Islanders		Sorokin	16,429	28–25–9	65	^[90]
63	March 26	NY Islanders	3–6	Boston		Varlamov	17,850	28–26–9	65	^[91]
64	March 27	Tampa Bay	4–1	NY Islanders		Sorokin	17,255	28–27–9	65	^[92]
65	March 29	NY Islanders	4–3	Columbus		Varlamov	15,557	29–27–9	67	^[93]
66	March 31	Columbus	2–5	NY Islanders		Varlamov	17,255	30–27–9	69	^[94]

April: 7–8–1 (home: 2–3–1; road: 5–5–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
67	April 1	NY Islanders	3–0	NY Rangers		Varlamov	17,325	31–27–9	71	^[95]
68	April 3	NY Islanders	4–3	New Jersey		Schneider	14,620	32–27–9	73	^[96]
69	April 5	NY Islanders	2–3	Dallas		Varlamov	17,876	32–28–9	73	^[97]
70	April 8	NY Islanders	2–1	Carolina		Sorokin	17,279	33–28–9	75	^[98]
71	April 9	NY Islanders	1–6	St. Louis		Varlamov	18,096	33–29–9	75	^[99]
72	April 12	Pittsburgh	4–5	NY Islanders	SO	Sorokin	15,924	34–29–9	77	^[100]
73	April 14	NY Islanders	3–6	Pittsburgh		Sorokin	18,236	34–30–9	77	^[101]
74	April 15	NY Islanders	3–0	Montreal		Sorokin	21,105	35–30–9	79	^[102]
75	April 17	NY Islanders	2–4	Toronto		Sorokin	17,464	35–31–9	79	^[103]
76	April 19	Florida	3–2	NY Islanders	OT	Sorokin	17,255	35–31–10	80	^[104]
77	April 21	NY Rangers	6–3	NY Islanders		Varlamov	17,255	35–32–10	80	^[105]
78	April 23	NY Islanders	3–5	Buffalo		Sorokin	12,955	35–33–10	80	^[106]
79	April 24	Carolina	5–2	NY Islanders		Varlamov	15,945	35–34–10	80	^[107]
80	April 26	NY Islanders	4–1	Washington		Sorokin	18,573	36–34–10	82	^[108]
81	April 28	Washington	1–5	NY Islanders		Varlamov	16,722	37–34–10	84	^[109]
82	April 29	Tampa Bay	6–4	NY Islanders		Sorokin	17,255	37–35–10	84	^[110]

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

Player statistics

As of May 1, 2022^[111]

Skaters

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Regular season^[112]
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Brock Nelson	72	37	22	59	–5	33
Mathew Barzal	73	15	44	59	–15	18
Noah Dobson	80	13	38	51	–3	18
Anders Lee	76	28	18	46	–11	34
Josh Bailey	74	14	30	44	–7	6
Jean-Gabriel Pageau	77	18	21	39	0	30
Zach Parise	82	15	20	35	–2	28
Anthony Beauvillier	75	12	22	34	–10	12
Kyle Palmieri	69	15	18	33	0	57
Adam Pelech	78	3	25	28	+20	42
Oliver Wahlstrom	73	13	11	24	–6	74
Ryan Pulock	56	5	16	21	0	2
Kieffer Bellows	45	6	13	19	–1	19
Scott Mayfield	61	3	15	18	–5	55
Casey Cizikas	74	10	6	16	–3	48
Cal Clutterbuck	59	6	9	15	–6	10
Zdeno Chara	72	2	12	14	+8	85
Sebastian Aho	36	2	10	12	–6	10
Andy Greene	69	2	8	10	–13	10
Matt Martin	71	3	4	7	–2	70
Ross Johnston	32	2	5	7	–3	44
Austin Czarnik	11	2	3	5	+5	0
Robin Salo	21	1	4	5	–6	4
Otto Koivula	8	0	2	2	–2	0
Andy Andreoff	6	1	0	1	–1	0
Grant Hutton	16	1	0	1	–1	4
Richard Panik	4	0	1	1	–2	0
Leo Komarov	1	0	0	0	0	2
Thomas Hickey	2	0	0	0	–3	0
Paul LaDue	1	0	0	0	–2	0
Michael Dal Colle	1	0	0	0	+1	0

Goaltenders

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Regular season^[113]
Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO
Ilya Sorokin	52	52	3,072:17	26	18	8	123	2.40	1,643	.925	7
Semyon Varlamov	31	29	1,792:17	10	17	2	87	2.91	978	.911	2
Cory Schneider	1	1	60:00	1	0	0	3	3.00	30	.900	0

^† Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Islanders. Stats reflect time with the Islanders only.
^‡ Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Islanders only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Transactions

The Islanders have been involved in the following transactions during the 2021–22 season.

Trades

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Date	Details		Ref
July 16, 2021 (2021-07-16)	To Detroit Red Wings Nick Leddy	To New York Islanders Richard Panik EDM's 2nd-round pick in 2021	^[114]
July 17, 2021 (2021-07-17)	To Arizona Coyotes Andrew Ladd COL's 2nd-round pick in 2021 2nd-round pick in 2022 Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2023	To New York Islanders Future considerations	^[115]
November 4, 2021 (2021-11-04)	Buffalo Sabres Johnny Boychuk	To New York Islanders Future considerations	^[116]

Free agents

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Date	Player	Team	Contract term	Ref
August 26, 2021 (2021-08-26)	Robert Carpenter	to Milwaukee Admirals (AHL)	1-year	^[117]
September 15, 2021 (2021-09-15)	Tanner Fritz	to Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL)	1-year	^[118]
September 10, 2021 (2021-09-10)	Zach Parise	from Minnesota Wild	—	^[119]
September 18, 2021 (2021-09-18)	Zdeno Chara	from Washington Capitals	1-year	^[120]
September 20, 2021 (2021-09-20)	Andy Andreoff	from Philadelphia Flyers	1-year	^[121]^[122]
September 20, 2021 (2021-09-20)	Paul LaDue	from Washington Capitals^[a]	1-year	^[121]^[122]
October 5, 2021 (2021-10-05)	Josh Ho-Sang	to Toronto Marlies (AHL)	1-year	^[123]

Waivers

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Date	Player	Team	Ref
February 8, 2022 (2022-02-08)	Austin Czarnik	to Seattle Kraken	^[124]
March 6, 2022 (2022-03-06)	Austin Czarnik	from Seattle Kraken	^[125]

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Contract terminations

Date	Player	Via	Ref
October 19, 2021 (2021-10-19)	Dmytro Timashov	Mutual termination	^[126]^[127]
November 14, 2021 (2021-11-14)	Leo Komarov	Mutual termination	^[128]^[129]
December 9, 2021 (2021-12-09)	Anatolii Golyshev	Mutual termination	^[130]^[131]

Retirement

Date	Player	Ref
September 20, 2021 (2021-09-20)	Travis Zajac	^[132]
November 12, 2021 (2021-11-12)	Braydon Coburn	^[133]

Signings

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Date	Player	Contract term	Ref
August 6, 2021 (2021-08-06)	Adam Pelech	8-year	^[134]
August 14, 2021 (2021-08-14)	Aatu Raty	3-year	^[135]
September 1, 2021 (2021-09-01)	Anthony Beauvillier	3-year	^[136]^[137]
September 1, 2021 (2021-09-01)	Casey Cizikas	6-year	^[136]^[138]
September 1, 2021 (2021-09-01)	Kyle Palmieri	4-year	^[136]^[139]
September 1, 2021 (2021-09-01)	Ilya Sorokin	3-year	^[136]^[140]
September 20, 2021 (2021-09-20)	Cole Bardreau	2-year	^[121]^[122]
September 20, 2021 (2021-09-20)	Otto Koivula	1-year	^[121]^[122]
September 20, 2021 (2021-09-20)	Dmytro Timashov	1-year	^[121]^[122]
September 21, 2021 (2021-09-21)	Kieffer Bellows	—	^[141]^[142]
September 21, 2021 (2021-09-21)	Michael Dal Colle	—	^[141]^[142]
September 21, 2021 (2021-09-21)	Cory Schneider	—	^[141]^[142]
October 14, 2021 (2021-10-14)	Ryan Pulock	8-year	^[143]
October 26, 2021 (2021-10-26)	Ross Johnston	4-year	^[144]
March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21)	Cal Clutterbuck	2-year	^[145]
March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21)	Zach Parise	1-year	^[146]
April 21, 2022 (2022-04-21)	William Dufour	3-year	^[147]
May 25, 2022 (2022-05-25)	Ruslan Iskhakov	2-year	^[148]

Draft picks

Below are the New York Islanders' selections at the 2021 NHL entry draft, which was held on July 23 and 24, 2021, in a remote format, with teams convening via videoconferencing, and Commissioner Gary Bettman announcing selections from the NHL Network studios in Secaucus, New Jersey.^[149]

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Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/junior/club team
2	52¹	Aatu Raty	C	Finland	Oulun Kärpät (Liiga)
3	93	Tristan Lennox	G	Canada	Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
4	125	Cameron Berg	C	United States	Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)
5	157	Eetu Liukas	LW	Finland	HC TPS (Liiga)
6	189	Aleksi Malinen	D	Finland	JYP Jyväskylä (Liiga)
7	221	Tomas Machu	D	Czech Republic	HC Vítkovice Ridera (ELH)

The Edmonton Oilers' second-round pick went to the New York Islanders as the result of a trade on July 16, 2021, that sent Nick Leddy to the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for Richard Panik and this pick.^[114]

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Was under contract with the Capitals, but played for their AHL affiliate during the 2020–21 season.

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