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New York Islanders

2015–16·45–27–10·100 points·4th in the Metropolitan, 5th in the Eastern·Clinched playoff spot

Points
100#10
Goal differential
+16#12
xGF% (5v5, adj.)
48.3%#22
Power play
18.3%#17
Penalty kill
84.5%#4
GSAx
+26.3#2

Splits

Home and away, month by month, and against each part of the league.

Home4125–11–5550.6712410249.9%
Away4120–16–5450.5510310946.4%
October116–2–3150.68352746.0%
November147–6–1150.54373350.2%
December138–4–1170.65302747.3%
January94–4–190.50252852.8%
February138–4–1170.65403147.7%
March169–5–2200.63424546.7%
April63–2–170.58182047.8%
Division rivals3018–8–4400.67747448.1%
Rest of conference248–12–4200.42627548.2%
Other conference2819–7–2400.71916248.4%
CBJ55–0–0101.0018952.8%
NYR44–0–081.0014749.7%
NJD43–0–170.889346.6%
CAR42–1–150.63101348.9%
OTT32–0–150.8310654.5%
WPG22–0–041.008560.1%
SJS22–0–041.0010551.0%
STL22–0–041.004344.0%
CGY22–0–041.006150.8%
ANA22–0–041.009352.0%

On the road

56,331 km of travel between arenas over the season, drawn leg by leg.

2015-10-10: to Chicago, 1,151 km (L)2015-10-12: to Brooklyn, 1,151 km (W)2015-10-20: to Columbus, 769 km (W)2015-10-23: to Brooklyn, 769 km (L)2015-10-24: to St. Louis, 1,406 km (OTW)2015-10-26: to Brooklyn, 1,406 km (W)2015-10-31: to Newark, 17 km (SOL)2015-11-01: to Brooklyn, 17 km (L)2015-11-05: to Montreal, 536 km (L)2015-11-08: to Brooklyn, 536 km (L)2015-11-10: to San Jose, 4,106 km (W)2015-11-12: to Los Angeles, 491 km (L)2015-11-13: to Anaheim, 45 km (W)2015-11-16: to Brooklyn, 3,919 km (W)2015-11-22: to Montreal, 536 km (L)2015-11-25: to Brooklyn, 536 km (W)2015-11-27: to Sunrise, 1,718 km (SOL)2015-11-28: to Tampa, 289 km (W)2015-11-30: to Brooklyn, 1,614 km (W)2015-12-05: to Ottawa, 537 km (OTL)2015-12-08: to Philadelphia, 603 km (SOW)2015-12-12: to Columbus, 668 km (OTW)2015-12-13: to Brooklyn, 769 km (W)2015-12-17: to Denver, 2,623 km (L)2015-12-19: to Glendale, 946 km (L)2015-12-21: to Brooklyn, 3,458 km (W)2015-12-29: to Toronto, 554 km (W)2015-12-31: to Buffalo, 95 km (W)2016-01-02: to Pittsburgh, 286 km (L)2016-01-03: to Brooklyn, 509 km (W)2016-01-09: to Philadelphia, 134 km (L)2016-01-12: to Brooklyn, 134 km (W)2016-01-22: to Ottawa, 537 km (W)2016-01-25: to Brooklyn, 537 km (L)2016-02-04: to Washington, 327 km (L)2016-02-06: to Detroit, 636 km (L)2016-02-07: to Brooklyn, 777 km (W)2016-02-09: to Columbus, 769 km (SOW)2016-02-11: to Brooklyn, 769 km (W)2016-02-13: to Raleigh, 683 km (L)2016-02-15: to Brooklyn, 683 km (W)2016-02-19: to Newark, 17 km (W)2016-02-23: to St. Paul, 1,609 km (W)2016-02-25: to Calgary, 1,692 km (OTW)2016-02-28: to Edmonton, 285 km (L)2016-03-01: to Vancouver, 821 km (W)2016-03-03: to Winnipeg, 1,864 km (OTW)2016-03-06: to New York, 2,064 km (W)2016-03-08: to Brooklyn, 8 km (W)2016-03-09: to Toronto, 554 km (SOL)2016-03-12: to Boston, 691 km (L)2016-03-14: to Brooklyn, 306 km (W)2016-03-15: to Pittsburgh, 509 km (SOL)2016-03-17: to Nashville, 760 km (L)2016-03-19: to Dallas, 992 km (L)2016-03-21: to Brooklyn, 2,208 km (L)2016-03-25: to Tampa, 1,614 km (L)2016-03-26: to Raleigh, 942 km (OTW)2016-03-29: to Brooklyn, 683 km (SOW)2016-04-05: to Washington, 327 km (OTW)2016-04-07: to New York, 331 km (W)2016-04-09: to Brooklyn, 8 km (OTL)BrooklynChicagoColumbusSt. LouisNewarkMontrealSan JoseLos AngelesAnaheimSunriseTampaOttawaPhiladelphiaDenverGlendaleTorontoBuffaloPittsburghWashingtonDetroitRaleighSt. PaulCalgaryEdmontonVancouverWinnipegNew YorkBostonNashvilleDallas
Leg ending in a win Overtime or shootout loss Regulation loss Home arena

Rest

Does a day off help? Back-to-backs are the second game on consecutive nights.

Rest days

Points percentage and 5-on-5 expected-goals share by days since the previous game. The count in grey is how many of those games came against a better-rested opponent.

Points %xGF% (5v5)
Back-to-back
15 GP · 9–3–3 · 10 vs fresher opponent
70.0%
48.1%
1 day
43 GP · 24–16–3 · 11 vs fresher opponent
59.3%
47.9%
2 days
16 GP · 8–5–3 · 0 vs fresher opponent
59.4%
49.3%
3+ days
7 GP · 4–3–0 · 0 vs fresher opponent
57.1%
47.7%

Pulling the goalie

25 times this season the Islanders were trailing late and sent out an extra attacker. Earlier pulls are bolder. The dark tick is the league median for each deficit.

0:001:002:003:004:005:006:00Down 1Down 2+time left when the goalie came off →
Scored with the extra attacker Conceded an empty-net goal Neither League median

Close and late

Does the team raise its game when it counts?

When it matters

The Islanders in all situations against the close-and-late state: the third period or overtime, tied or within a goal.

All situationsClose and late
Expected goals share
49.5%
50.8%
Goals share
51.8%
58.3%
Shooting %
9.4%
12.5%
Save %
.920
.923