2016–17 New York Islanders season
The 2016–17 New York Islanders season was the 45th season in the franchise's history. It was their second season in the Barclays Center in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, which they moved into after leaving Nassau Coliseum in Nassau County on Long Island at the conclusion of the 2014–15 season. The Islanders attempted to improve upon their 45–27–10 record from the previous season, in which they defeated the Florida Panthers to win their first playoff series since 1993, but fell to the Tampa Bay Lightning in five games in the second round. However, they were unable to accomplish this as they finished the season with a 41–29–12 record, missing the playoffs by one point.
Standings
Schedule and results
Pre-season
Regular season
Player statistics
Final Stats;Skaters
;Goaltenders
| Player | ||||||||||||||
| 51 | 49 | 2,813:17 | 26 | 18 | 5 | 126 | 2.69 | 1,453 | 0.913 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 28 | 26 | 1,605:29 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 75 | 2.80 | 885 | 0.915 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 14 | 7 | 526:49 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 3.42 | 271 | 0.889 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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.
Roster
Awards and honours
Awards
Milestones
Transactions
Following the end of the Islanders' 2015–16 season, and during the 2016–17 season, this team has been involved in the following transactions:Trades
Free agents acquired
Free agents lost
Claimed via waivers
Lost via waivers
Player signings
Draft picks
Below are the New York Islanders' selections at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, held June 24–25, 2016 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York.| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team |
| 1 | 19 | Kieffer Bellows | LW |  United States | U.S. NTDP |
| 4 | 95 | Anatoly Golyshev | LW |  Russia | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg |
| 4 | 120 | Otto Koivula | LW |  Finland | Ilves |
| 6 | 170 | Collin Adams | LW |  United States | Muskegon Lumberjacks |
| 7 | 193 | Nick Pastujov | LW | United States | U.S. NTDP |
| 7 | 200 | David Quenneville | D |  Canada | Medicine Hat Tigers |
;Draft notes
- The New York Islanders' second-round pick went to the Boston Bruins as the result of a trade on October 4, 2014 that sent Johnny Boychuk to New York in exchange for Philadelphia's second-round pick in 2015, a conditional third-round pick in 2015 and this pick.
- The New York Islanders' third-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent a first-round pick in 2016 to Ottawa in exchange for a first-round pick in 2016 and this pick.
- The Columbus Blue Jackets' fourth-round pick went to the New York Islanders as the result of a trade on June 25, 2016 that sent a fourth-round pick in 2016 and a sixth-round pick in 2017 to Chicago in exchange for this pick.
- The New York Islanders' fourth-round pick went to Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on June 25, 2016 that sent Columbus' fourth-round pick in 2016 to New York in exchange for a sixth-round pick in 2017 and this pick.
- The San Jose Sharks' fourth-round pick went to the New York Islanders as the result of a trade on June 25, 2016 that sent a fourth-round pick in 2017 to Philadelphia in exchange for this pick.
- The New York Islanders' fifth-round pick went to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a trade on May 25, 2016 that sent Jared McCann, a second and fourth-round pick both in 2016 to Florida in exchange for Erik Gudbranson and this pick.
- The Ottawa Senators' seventh-round pick went to the New York Islanders as the result of a trade on February 29, 2016 that sent a conditional third-round pick in 2016 to Ottawa in exchange for Shane Prince and this pick.