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New York Islanders

2016–17·41–29–12·94 points·5th in the Metropolitan, 9th in the Eastern

Points
94#17
Goal differential
+1#17
xGF% (5v5, adj.)
48.2%#24
Power play
15.0%#28
Penalty kill
81.9%#11
GSAx
+1.7#14

Splits

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

Home4122–12–7510.6212811751.1%
Away4119–17–5430.5211112145.1%
October94–5–080.44272550.1%
November134–5–4120.46284044.6%
December147–5–2160.57484650.7%
January127–2–3170.71352449.7%
February137–5–1150.58414449.1%
March167–7–2160.50435246.4%
April55–0–0101.0017744.9%
Division rivals3015–10–5350.58899747.0%
Rest of conference2411–10–3250.52666948.2%
Other conference2815–9–4340.61847249.5%
NYR43–1–060.75141149.2%
WSH53–2–060.60131148.8%
NJD43–1–060.75141051.0%
PIT42–1–150.63121341.1%
BUF32–0–150.8311651.2%
CAR52–2–150.50182245.9%
ANA22–0–041.005459.0%
MTL32–1–040.678446.8%
TOR32–1–040.67121351.6%
PHI41–1–240.50101255.0%

On the road

52,151 km of travel between arenas over the season, drawn leg by leg.

2016-10-13: to New York, 8 km (L)2016-10-15: to Washington, 331 km (L)2016-10-16: to Brooklyn, 327 km (OTW)2016-10-27: to Pittsburgh, 509 km (L)2016-10-30: to Brooklyn, 509 km (W)2016-11-10: to Tampa, 1,614 km (L)2016-11-12: to Sunrise, 289 km (OTL)2016-11-14: to Brooklyn, 1,718 km (L)2016-11-22: to Anaheim, 3,919 km (SOW)2016-11-23: to Los Angeles, 45 km (L)2016-11-25: to San Jose, 491 km (L)2016-11-28: to Brooklyn, 4,106 km (OTW)2016-12-01: to Washington, 327 km (W)2016-12-04: to Brooklyn, 327 km (OTL)2016-12-10: to Columbus, 769 km (L)2016-12-13: to Brooklyn, 769 km (L)2016-12-16: to Buffalo, 474 km (OTL)2016-12-18: to Brooklyn, 474 km (L)2016-12-20: to Boston, 306 km (W)2016-12-23: to Brooklyn, 306 km (W)2016-12-29: to St. Paul, 1,626 km (L)2016-12-31: to Winnipeg, 628 km (W)2017-01-06: to Denver, 1,286 km (OTL)2017-01-07: to Glendale, 946 km (SOL)2017-01-11: to Brooklyn, 3,458 km (L)2017-01-13: to Sunrise, 1,718 km (W)2017-01-14: to Raleigh, 1,083 km (L)2017-01-16: to Boston, 984 km (W)2017-01-19: to Brooklyn, 306 km (W)2017-02-03: to Detroit, 777 km (L)2017-02-04: to Brooklyn, 777 km (OTL)2017-02-09: to Philadelphia, 134 km (W)2017-02-11: to Ottawa, 603 km (L)2017-02-12: to Brooklyn, 537 km (W)2017-02-14: to Toronto, 554 km (L)2017-02-16: to Brooklyn, 554 km (W)2017-02-18: to Newark, 17 km (L)2017-02-19: to Brooklyn, 17 km (W)2017-02-21: to Detroit, 777 km (W)2017-02-23: to Montreal, 837 km (W)2017-02-25: to Columbus, 985 km (L)2017-03-02: to Dallas, 1,469 km (W)2017-03-03: to Chicago, 1,292 km (SOL)2017-03-05: to Calgary, 2,246 km (L)2017-03-07: to Edmonton, 282 km (W)2017-03-09: to Vancouver, 817 km (OTW)2017-03-11: to St. Louis, 2,859 km (L)2017-03-13: to Brooklyn, 1,406 km (L)2017-03-14: to Raleigh, 683 km (OTW)2017-03-16: to Brooklyn, 683 km (L)2017-03-22: to New York, 8 km (W)2017-03-24: to Pittsburgh, 507 km (SOW)2017-03-25: to Brooklyn, 509 km (L)2017-03-30: to Philadelphia, 134 km (L)2017-03-31: to Brooklyn, 134 km (W)2017-04-02: to Buffalo, 474 km (W)2017-04-04: to Nashville, 1,008 km (OTW)2017-04-06: to Raleigh, 726 km (W)2017-04-08: to Newark, 677 km (W)2017-04-09: to Brooklyn, 17 km (W)New YorkWashingtonBrooklynPittsburghTampaSunriseAnaheimLos AngelesSan JoseColumbusBuffaloBostonSt. PaulWinnipegDenverGlendaleRaleighDetroitPhiladelphiaOttawaTorontoNewarkMontrealDallasChicagoCalgaryEdmontonVancouverSt. LouisNashville
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
16 GP · 7–4–5 · 7 vs fresher opponent
59.4%
47.0%
1 day
45 GP · 23–18–4 · 9 vs fresher opponent
55.6%
47.0%
2 days
12 GP · 6–5–1 · 0 vs fresher opponent
54.2%
53.2%
3+ days
8 GP · 5–1–2 · 0 vs fresher opponent
75.0%
48.7%

Pulling the goalie

31 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%
49.2%
Goals share
50.1%
55.5%
Shooting %
9.6%
11.3%
Save %
.911
.910