1974–75 New York Islanders season


The 1974–75 New York Islanders season was the third season for the franchise in the National Hockey League. During the regular season, the Islanders finished in third place in the Patrick Division with a 33–25–22 record and qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time in the franchise's history. In the first round of the playoffs, New York defeated the New York Rangers in three games to advance to the Quarter-finals, where the team defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins in seven games, after they had lost the first three. The team almost repeated the feat in the next round, but lost in the semi-finals to the Philadelphia Flyers in seven games.

Regular season

Season standings

Schedule and results

Playoffs

Round 1 New York Islanders vs. New York Rangers
Game #AwayHomeScore
1New York IslandersNew York Rangers3–2
2New York RangersNew York Islanders8–3
3New York IslandersNew York Rangers4–3

New York Wins Series 2–1
Round 2 New York Islanders vs Pittsburgh Penguins
Game #AwayHomeScore
1New York IslandersPittsburgh Penguins4–5
2New York IslandersPittsburgh Penguins1–3
3Pittsburgh PenguinsNew York Islanders6–4
4New York IslandersPittsburgh Penguins3–1
5Pittsburgh PenguinsNew York Islanders2–4
6Pittsburgh PenguinsNew York Islanders1–4
7New York IslandersPittsburgh Penguins1–0

New York Wins Series 4–3
Round 3 New York Islanders vs Philadelphia Flyers
Game #AwayHomeScore
1New York IslandersPhiladelphia Flyers0–4
2New York IslandersPhiladelphia Flyers4–5
3Philadelphia FlyersNew York Islanders1–0
4Philadelphia FlyersNew York Islanders3–4
5New York IslandersPhiladelphia Flyers5–1
6Philadelphia FlyersNew York Islanders1–2
7New York IslandersPhiladelphia Flyers1–4

New York Loses Series 4–3

Player statistics

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Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts;

Awards & records

Transactions

Draft picks

The 1974 NHL amateur draft''' was held via conference call at the NHL office in Montreal, Quebec. Below are listed the selections of the New York Islanders:
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