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1999–2000 New York Islanders
Division5th Atlantic
Conference13th Eastern
1999–2000 record24–48–9–1
Home record10–25–5–1
Road record14–23–4–0
Goals for194
Goals against275
Team information
General managerMike Milbury
CoachButch Goring
CaptainKenny Jonsson
ArenaNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Average attendance9,748
Minor league affiliate(s)Lowell Lock Monsters
Chicago Wolves
Trenton Titans
Team leaders
GoalsMariusz Czerkawski (35)
AssistsMariusz Czerkawski (35)
PointsMariusz Czerkawski (70)
Penalty minutesEric Cairns (196)
Plus/minusIan Herbers (+6)
WinsKevin Weekes (10)
Goals against averageFelix Potvin (3.21)
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The 1999–2000 New York Islanders season was the 28th season in the franchise's history. In this season, the Islanders slipped to last place in the Atlantic Division, and 13th overall in the Eastern Conference, to miss the Stanley Cup playoffs for the sixth consecutive year.

Off-season

Captain Trevor Linden was traded to the Montreal Canadiens; defenseman Kenny Jonsson was named his replacement as captain.

Regular season

The Islanders had the most power-play opportunities against during the regular season, with 420, and allowed the most power-play goals, with 84.

On March 2, 2000, the Islanders scored three short-handed goals in a 5–5 tie with the Ottawa Senators.

Final standings

Atlantic Division
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 1 Philadelphia Flyers 82 45 22 12 3 237 179 105
2 4 New Jersey Devils 82 45 24 8 5 251 203 103
3 7 Pittsburgh Penguins 82 37 31 8 6 241 236 88
4 11 New York Rangers 82 29 38 12 3 218 246 73
5 13 New York Islanders 82 24 48 9 1 194 275 58

Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL=Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PIM=Penalties in Minutes; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Eastern Conference
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 z – Philadelphia Flyers AT 82 45 22 12 3 237 179 105
2 y – Washington Capitals SE 82 44 24 12 2 227 194 102
3 y – Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 45 27 7 3 246 222 100
4 New Jersey Devils AT 82 45 24 8 5 251 203 103
5 Florida Panthers SE 82 43 27 6 6 244 209 98
6 Ottawa Senators NE 82 41 28 11 2 244 210 95
7 Pittsburgh Penguins AT 82 37 31 8 6 241 236 88
8 Buffalo Sabres NE 82 35 32 11 4 213 204 85
8.5
9 Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 37 35 10 0 217 216 84
10 Montreal Canadiens NE 82 35 34 9 4 196 194 83
11 New York Rangers AT 82 29 38 12 3 218 246 73
12 Boston Bruins NE 82 24 33 19 6 210 248 73
13 New York Islanders AT 82 24 48 9 1 194 275 58
14 Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 19 47 9 7 204 310 54
15 Atlanta Thrashers SE 82 14 57 7 4 170 313 39

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

bold – Qualified for playoffs; z – Won conference; y – Won division


Schedule and results

1999–2000 regular season
October: 2–6–1–0 (home: 1–3–1–0; road: 1–3–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
1 L October 2, 1999 2–4 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) 0–1–0–0 Recap
2 W October 10, 1999 4–2 Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000) 1–1–0–0 Recap
3 L October 11, 1999 2–4 New York Rangers (1999–2000) 1–2–0–0 Recap
4 L October 14, 1999 0–2 Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000) 1–3–0–0 Recap
5 L October 16, 1999 1–4 @ New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) 1–4–0–0 Recap
6 W October 18, 1999 4–2 @ Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) 2–4–0–0 Recap
7 T October 23, 1999 2–2 OT Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000) 2–4–1–0 Recap
8 L October 27, 1999 3–6 @ Florida Panthers (1999–2000) 2–5–1–0 Recap
9 L October 30, 1999 0–4 Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) 2–6–1–0 Recap
November: 4–6–2–0 (home: 1–3–0–0; road: 3–3–2–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
10 T November 3, 1999 3–3 OT @ New York Rangers (1999–2000) 2–6–2–0 Recap
11 W November 4, 1999 2–1 OT Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) 3–6–2–0 Recap
12 L November 6, 1999 1–2 @ Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) 3–7–2–0 Recap
13 W November 10, 1999 2–0 @ Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) 4–7–2–0 Recap
14 L November 12, 1999 0–5 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000) 4–8–2–0 Recap
15 L November 13, 1999 3–5 St. Louis Blues (1999–2000) 4–9–2–0 Recap
16 W November 19, 1999 3–2 @ Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000) 5–9–2–0 Recap
17 T November 21, 1999 4–4 OT @ Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000) 5–9–3–0 Recap
18 L November 23, 1999 2–3 @ Calgary Flames (1999–2000) 5–10–3–0 Recap
19 L November 27, 1999 3–4 Washington Capitals (1999–2000) 5–11–3–0 Recap
20 W November 28, 1999 2–1 @ Boston Bruins (1999–2000) 6–11–3–0 Recap
21 L November 30, 1999 1–2 Dallas Stars (1999–2000) 6–12–3–0 Recap
December: 3–9–2–0 (home: 3–6–1–0; road: 0–3–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
22 L December 2, 1999 0–5 Calgary Flames (1999–2000) 6–13–3–0 Recap
23 L December 4, 1999 3–4 Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000) 6–14–3–0 Recap
24 L December 7, 1999 2–4 @ Washington Capitals (1999–2000) 6–15–3–0 Recap
25 L December 9, 1999 2–4 Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) 6–16–3–0 Recap
26 T December 11, 1999 1–1 OT @ Ottawa Senators (1999–2000) 6–16–4–0 Recap
27 L December 14, 1999 2–4 Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000) 6–17–4–0 Recap
28 L December 15, 1999 1–5 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) 6–18–4–0 Recap
29 T December 18, 1999 2–2 OT Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) 6–18–5–0 Recap
30 W December 19, 1999 5–3 New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) 7–18–5–0 Recap
31 L December 21, 1999 0–4 Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) 7–19–5–0 Recap
32 W December 23, 1999 4–2 New York Rangers (1999–2000) 8–19–5–0 Recap
33 W December 27, 1999 3–0 Boston Bruins (1999–2000) 9–19–5–0 Recap
34 L December 29, 1999 1–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) 9–20–5–0 Recap
35 L December 30, 1999 3–9 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) 9–21–5–0 Recap
January: 4–9–1–1 (home: 1–3–1–1; road: 3–6–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
36 L January 2, 2000 1–4 Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) 9–22–5–0 Recap
37 L January 4, 2000 3–7 Boston Bruins (1999–2000) 9–23–5–0 Recap
38 L January 6, 2000 2–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) 9–24–5–0 Recap
39 W January 8, 2000 5–2 @ Boston Bruins (1999–2000) 10–24–5–0 Recap
40 T January 10, 2000 2–2 OT Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000) 10–24–6–0 Recap
41 L January 12, 2000 3–4 @ Florida Panthers (1999–2000) 10–25–6–0 Recap
42 L January 13, 2000 2–4 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) 10–26–6–0 Recap
43 L January 15, 2000 2–5 New York Rangers (1999–2000) 10–27–6–0 Recap
44 OTL January 17, 2000 3–4 OT Ottawa Senators (1999–2000) 10–27–6–1 Recap
45 L January 19, 2000 0–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) 10–28–6–1 Recap
46 L January 21, 2000 0–4 @ New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) 10–29–6–1 Recap
47 W January 22, 2000 2–0 Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) 11–29–6–1 Recap
48 W January 26, 2000 4–2 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000) 12–29–6–1 Recap
49 W January 29, 2000 3–2 OT @ San Jose Sharks (1999–2000) 13–29–6–1 Recap
50 L January 31, 2000 2–5 @ Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000) 13–30–6–1 Recap
February: 4–8–1–0 (home: 2–6–0–0; road: 2–2–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
51 L February 2, 2000 4–6 Nashville Predators (1999–2000) 13–31–6–1 Recap
52 L February 3, 2000 2–4 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) 13–32–6–1 Recap
53 L February 8, 2000 3–4 Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) 13–33–6–1 Recap
54 W February 10, 2000 5–4 OT Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) 14–33–6–1 Recap
55 W February 12, 2000 5–1 Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) 15–33–6–1 Recap
56 W February 13, 2000 4–2 @ New York Rangers (1999–2000) 16–33–6–1 Recap
57 L February 15, 2000 1–4 San Jose Sharks (1999–2000) 16–34–6–1 Recap
58 T February 17, 2000 2–2 OT @ Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) 16–34–7–1 Recap
59 W February 19, 2000 4–2 @ New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) 17–34–7–1 Recap
60 L February 21, 2000 0–2 Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000) 17–35–7–1 Recap
61 L February 25, 2000 2–5 @ Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000) 17–36–7–1 Recap
62 L February 26, 2000 1–5 Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) 17–37–7–1 Recap
63 L February 28, 2000 2–3 Washington Capitals (1999–2000) 17–38–7–1 Recap
March: 5–8–1–0 (home: 1–3–1–0; road: 4–5–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
64 T March 2, 2000 5–5 OT Ottawa Senators (1999–2000) 17–38–8–1 Recap
65 W March 4, 2000 4–2 Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) 18–38–8–1 Recap
66 W March 5, 2000 4–3 OT @ Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) 19–38–8–1 Recap
67 L March 9, 2000 0–5 @ Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000) 19–39–8–1 Recap
68 W March 10, 2000 4–3 OT @ Dallas Stars (1999–2000) 20–39–8–1 Recap
69 L March 12, 2000 2–4 @ Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) 20–40–8–1 Recap
70 L March 15, 2000 3–4 @ Washington Capitals (1999–2000) 20–41–8–1 Recap
71 W March 16, 2000 4–2 @ Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000) 21–41–8–1 Recap
72 L March 18, 2000 2–4 Florida Panthers (1999–2000) 21–42–8–1 Recap
73 L March 21, 2000 2–8 Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) 21–43–8–1 Recap
74 W March 22, 2000 5–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) 22–43–8–1 Recap
75 L March 24, 2000 2–8 New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) 22–44–8–1 Recap
76 L March 26, 2000 1–4 @ Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) 22–45–8–1 Recap
77 L March 28, 2000 2–3 @ Nashville Predators (1999–2000) 22–46–8–1 Recap
April: 2–2–1–0 (home: 1–1–1–0; road: 1–1–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
78 T April 1, 2000 2–2 OT Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000) 22–46–9–1 Recap
79 L April 2, 2000 4–5 @ Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000) 22–47–9–1 Recap
80 W April 6, 2000 2–1 @ Ottawa Senators (1999–2000) 23–47–9–1 Recap
81 L April 7, 2000 1–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) 23–48–9–1 Recap
82 W April 9, 2000 3–2 Florida Panthers (1999–2000) 24–48–9–1 Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)   Overtime 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
21 Mariusz Czerkawski RW 79 35 35 70 −16 34
15 Brad Isbister LW 64 22 20 42 −18 100
18 Tim Connolly C 81 14 20 34 −25 44
13 Claude Lapointe C 76 15 16 31 −22 60
32 Jorgen Jonsson‡ LW 68 11 17 28 −6 16
25 Josh Green LW 49 12 14 26 −7 41
38 Dave Scatchard† C 44 12 14 26 0 93
29 Kenny Jonsson D 65 1 24 25 −15 32
62 Olli Jokinen C 82 11 10 21 0 80
6 Jamie Heward D 54 6 11 17 −9 26
20 Jamie Rivers D 75 1 16 17 −4 84
10 Mats Lindgren C 43 9 7 16 0 24
24 Gino Odjick‡ RW 46 5 10 15 −7 90
12 Mike Watt LW 45 5 6 11 −8 17
37 Dmitri Nabokov LW 26 4 7 11 −8 16
3 Zdeno Chara D 65 2 9 11 −27 57
36 Niklas Andersson‡† LW 17 3 7 10 −3 8
33 Eric Cairns D 67 2 7 9 −5 196
41 Raymond Giroux D 14 0 9 9 0 10
34 Mathieu Biron D 60 4 4 8 −13 38
11 Bill Muckalt† RW 12 4 3 7 5 4
24 Johan Davidsson† C 14 2 4 6 0 0
28 Jason Krog C 17 2 4 6 −1 6
44 Mark Lawrence RW 29 1 5 6 −13 26
14 Chris Ferraro C 11 1 3 4 1 8
8 Steve Webb RW 65 1 3 4 −4 103
58 Aris Brimanis D 18 2 1 3 −5 6
17 Ted Drury† C 55 2 1 3 −8 31
16 Vladimir Orszagh RW 11 2 1 3 1 4
36 Evgeny Korolev D 17 1 2 3 −10 8
43 Mikael Andersson† LW 19 0 3 3 −1 4
56 Ian Herbers† D 6 0 3 3 6 2
55 Vladimir Chebaturkin D 17 1 1 2 −3 8
39 Sean Haggerty LW 5 1 1 2 3 4
4 Eric Brewer D 26 0 2 2 −11 20
17 Tony Hrkac‡ C 7 0 2 2 −1 0
2 Rich Pilon‡ D 9 0 2 2 −2 34
7 Dallas Eakins‡ D 2 0 1 1 3 2
39 Scott Pearson LW 2 0 1 1 1 0
7 Ray Schultz D 9 0 1 1 1 30
80 Kevin Weekes† G 36 0 1 1 0
30 Wade Flaherty G 4 0 0 0 0
16 Daniel Lacroix LW 1 0 0 0 −1 0
1 Roberto Luongo G 24 0 0 0 0
32 Petr Mika LW 3 0 0 0 −1 0
28 Felix Potvin‡ G 22 0 0 0 2
35 Steve Valiquette G 6 0 0 0 0

Goaltending

  • † = 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 Regular season
GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
80 Kevin Weekes† 36 10 20 4 1173 115 3.41 .902 1 2026
1 Roberto Luongo 24 7 14 1 730 70 3.25 .904 1 1292
28 Felix Potvin‡ 22 5 14 3 632 68 3.21 .892 1 1273
35 Steve Valiquette 6 2 0 0 117 6 1.87 .949 0 193
30 Wade Flaherty 4 0 1 1 81 7 2.31 .914 0 182

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Mariusz Czerkawski
NHL Player of the Week Jorgen Jonsson (February 14)
Team Bob Nystrom Award Claude Lapointe

Milestones

Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Tim Connolly October 2, 1999
Jorgen Jonsson
Mathieu Biron October 14, 1999
Evgeny Korolev October 27, 1999
Roberto Luongo November 28, 1999
Jason Krog December 4, 1999
Raymond Giroux December 11, 1999
Steve Valiquette March 9, 2000
Petr Mika March 21, 2000

Transactions

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Draft picks

New York's draft picks at the 1999 NHL Entry Draft held at the FleetCenter in Boston.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 5 Tim Connolly  United States Erie Otters (OHL)
1 8 Taylor Pyatt  Canada Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
1 10 Branislav Mezei  Slovakia Belleville Bulls (OHL)
1 28 Kristian Kudroc  Slovakia Michalovce (Slovakia)
3 78 Mattias Weinhandl  Sweden IF Troja/Ljungby (Sweden)
3 87 Brian Collins  United States St. John's High School (USHS-MA)
4 101 Juraj Kolník  Slovakia Rimouski Océanic (QMJHL)
4 102 Johan Halvardsson  Sweden HV71 (Sweden)
5 130 Justin Mapletoft  Canada Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
5 140 Adam Johnson  United States Greenway High School (USHS-MN)
6 163 Bjorn Melin  Sweden HV71 (Sweden)
8 228 Radek Martinek  Czech Republic HC České Budějovice (Czech Republic)
9 255 Brett Henning  United States University of Notre Dame (NCAA)
9 268 Tyler Scott  United States Upper Canada College (HS-Ontario)

See also

Notes

  1. Andersson wore number 11 in his first game.
  2. Krog wore number 11 in his first four games.

References

  1. "1999-00 NHL Summary".
  2. "Ottawa Senators at New York Islanders Box Score — March 2, 2000".
  3. "1999-2000 NHL Hockey Standings". NHL.com. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  4. "1999–2000 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
  5. "1999-00 New York Islanders Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  6. "2000 NHL All-Star Game Rosters". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  7. "J. Jonsson Named Player of the Week". NHL.com. February 14, 2000. Archived from the original on June 5, 2000. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  8. "New York Islanders – Awards and Honors". New York Islanders. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  9. "1999-00 NHL Debuts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  10. "1999 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
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