2001–02 New York Islanders season
The 2001–02 New York Islanders season was the 30th season of the professional ice hockey team the New York Islanders. This season saw the Islanders finish in second place in the Atlantic Division with a record of 42 wins, 28 losses, eight ties and four overtime losses for 96 points. They qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 1994 as the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference, but lost their first-round playoff series to the Toronto Maple Leafs in seven games.
Off-season
Newly acquired forward Michael Peca is named team captain.Regular season
The Islanders scored the most shorthanded goals during the regular season, with 17.Final standings
Schedule and results
Playoffs
Round 1: NY Islanders vs. TorontoGame 1: NY Islanders 1 Toronto 3
Game 2: NY Islanders 0 Toronto 2
Game 3: Toronto 1 NY Islanders 6
Game 4: Toronto 3 NY Islanders 4
Game 5: NY Islanders 3 Toronto 6
Game 6: Toronto 3 NY Islanders 5
Game 7: NY Islanders 2 Toronto 4
Leafs win series 4–3, advance to semi-finals
Roster
Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| C | 78 | 32 | 43 | 75 | 25 | -3 | 15 | 0 | 5 | |
| RW | 78 | 30 | 30 | 60 | 32 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 6 | |
| C | 80 | 25 | 35 | 60 | 62 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 5 | |
| C | 71 | 17 | 35 | 52 | 30 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| RW | 82 | 22 | 29 | 51 | 48 | -8 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
| LW | 79 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 113 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |
| LW/C | 71 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 80 | -4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| D | 70 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 78 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| D | 81 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 62 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 76 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 26 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| C | 80 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 111 | -4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| C | 37 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW/C | 80 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 60 | -9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| D | 62 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 38 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 82 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 36 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| C/LW | 59 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 74 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 176 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 60 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 27 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 23 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| G | 66 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 24 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T/OT | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| 3743 | 66 | 32 | 25 | 6 | 156 | 2.50 | 4 | 1727 | 1571 | .910 | |
| 1217 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 55 | 2.71 | 2 | 549 | 494 | .900 | |
| Team: | 4960 | 82 | 42 | 32 | 8 | 211 | 2.55 | 6 | 2276 | 2065 | .907 |
Playoffs
;Scoring| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| C | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW/C | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW/C | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| 392 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 2.60 | 0 | 193 | 176 | .912 | |
| 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.62 | 0 | 19 | 17 | .895 | |
| Team: | 418 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 2.73 | 0 | 212 | 193 | .910 |
Awards and records
Transactions
Roster
Draft picks
New York's draft picks at the 2001 NHL Entry Draft held at the National Car Rental Center in Sunrise, Florida.| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team |
| 4 | 101 | Cory Stillman | Kingston Frontenacs | |
| 5 | 132 | Dusan Salficky | HC Plzeň | |
| 6 | 166 | Andy Chiodo | Toronto St. Michael's Majors | |
| 7 | 197 | Jan Holub | HC Bílí Tygři Liberec | |
| 8 | 228 | Mike Bray | Quebec Remparts | |
| 9 | 260 | Brian Perez | Des Moines Buccaneers | |
| 9 | 280 | Roman Kuhtinov | Metallurg Novokuznetsk | |
| 9 | 287 | Juha-Pekka Ketola | Lukko |