2013–14 New York Islanders season
The 2013–14 New York Islanders season was the 42nd season in the franchise's history.
Regular season
Stadium Series
The Islanders played against their rivals, the New York Rangers, at the 2014 NHL Stadium Series at Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, New York City, on January 29, 2014. The Rangers won the game 2–1.Standings
Schedule and results
Pre-season
Regular season
Playoffs
The Islanders failed to make the playoffs despite qualifying the previous year in 2012-13.Injuries
Pre-season
Regular season
Updated as of January 12, 2014| Player | Injury | Date | Returned | Games missed |
| Cal Clutterbuck | Lower-body-injury | From pre-season | October 11, 2013 | 3 games |
| Lubomir Visnovsky | Concussion | October 20, 2013 | 39 games | |
| Brian Strait | Upper-body-injury | October 22, 2013 | December 12, 2013 | 23 games |
| Evgeni Nabokov | Lower-body-injury | November 16, 2013 | December 12, 2013 | 11 games |
| Radek Martinek | Upper-body-injury | December 12, 2013 | 15 games | |
| Evgeni Nabokov | Lower-body-injury | January 6, 2014 | 3 games | |
| Frans Nielsen | Broken hand | February 8, 2014 | March 2, 2014 | 3 games |
| John Tavares | MCL and meniscus tear | February 19, 2014 | N/A | 22 games |
Suspensions/fines
Player statistics
Final stats;Skaters
| Player | ||||||
| 71 | 27 | 42 | 69 | −9 | 51 | |
| 59 | 24 | 42 | 66 | −6 | 40 | |
| 80 | 25 | 33 | 58 | −11 | 8 | |
| †‡ | 47 | 17 | 27 | 44 | 4 | 34 |
| 77 | 8 | 30 | 38 | −8 | 26 | |
| 72 | 14 | 12 | 26 | −10 | 12 | |
| 64 | 12 | 14 | 26 | −10 | 12 | |
| ‡ | 63 | 4 | 20 | 24 | −19 | 34 |
| 82 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 5 | 34 | |
| 73 | 12 | 7 | 19 | −9 | 50 | |
| 70 | 8 | 10 | 18 | −22 | 34 | |
| 37 | 7 | 11 | 18 | −1 | 8 | |
| 69 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 68 | |
| 80 | 6 | 10 | 16 | −12 | 30 | |
| 51 | 3 | 13 | 16 | −7 | 30 | |
| 52 | 2 | 14 | 16 | −9 | 26 | |
| 22 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 14 | |
| 79 | 8 | 6 | 14 | −11 | 90 | |
| 24 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −1 | 10 | |
| ‡ | 11 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| ‡ | 28 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −9 | 12 |
| 47 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −14 | 14 | |
| ‡ | 44 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −10 | 18 |
| 23 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 88 | |
| 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −13 | 10 | |
| 53 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −10 | 149 | |
| 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
| 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −5 | 14 | |
| 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 32 | |
| 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −4 | 6 | |
| 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 7 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 7 |
;Goaltenders
| Player | ||||||||||||||
| 40 | 39 | 2,254:14 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 103 | 2.74 | 1085 | 0.905 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 28 | 26 | 1,625:19 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 89 | 3.29 | 820 | 0.891 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | 17 | 1,101:10 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 57 | 3.11 | 548 | 0.896 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
†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 2013–14 season:Trades
| June 30, 2013 | To Minnesota Wild Nino Niederreiter | To New York Islanders Cal Clutterbuck NJD's 3rd-round draft pick in 2013 |
| October 27, 2013 | To Buffalo Sabres Matt Moulson conditional 1st-round draft pick in 2014 2nd-round draft pick in 2015 | To New York Islanders Thomas Vanek |
| February 6, 2014 | To Chicago Blackhawks Peter Regin Pierre-Marc Bouchard | To New York Islanders 4th-round draft pick in 2014 |
| March 4, 2014 | To Philadelphia Flyers Andrew MacDonald | To New York Islanders Matt Mangene 3rd-round draft pick in 2014 2nd-round draft pick in 2015 |
| March 5, 2014 | To Montreal Canadiens Thomas Vanek Conditional 5th-round draft pick in 2014 | To New York Islanders Sebastian Collberg Conditional 2nd-round draft pick in 2014 |
| May 1, 2014 | To Washington Capitals CHI's 4th-round draft pick in 2014 | To New York Islanders Jaroslav Halak |
| June 5, 2014 | To San Jose Sharks Conditional 5th-round draft pick in 2015 | To New York Islanders Dan Boyle |
Free agents acquired
Free agents lost
Player signings
Draft picks
New York Islanders' picks at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, which was held in Newark, New Jersey on June 30, 2013.| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team |
| 1 | 15 | Ryan Pulock | Defence | Brandon Wheat Kings | |
| 3 | 70 | Eamon McAdam | Goaltender | Waterloo Black Hawks | |
| 3 | 76 | Taylor Cammarata | Center/Left Wing | Waterloo Black Hawks | |
| 4 | 106 | Stephon Williams | Goaltender | Minnesota State | |
| 5 | 136 | Victor Crus Rydberg | Center | Linkopings HC | |
| 6 | 166 | Alan Quine | Center | Belleville Bulls | |
| 7 | 196 | Kyle Burroughs | Defence | Regina Pats |
;Draft notes
- The New York Islanders' second-round pick went to the Anaheim Ducks as the result of a June 22, 2012 trade that sent Lubomir Visnovsky to the Islanders in exchange for this pick.
- The New Jersey Devils' third-round pick went to the New York Islanders as a result of a June 30, 2013 trade that sent Nino Niederreiter to the Wild in exchange for Cal Clutterbuck and this pick.