The 2019–20 New York Islanders season was the 48th season in the franchise's history. It was their fifth season in the

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in the New York City borough of

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, which they moved into after leaving

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in Nassau County on

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at the conclusion of the 2014–15 season. During the regular season, the Islanders were scheduled to play 21 home games at Nassau Coliseum but on September 23 moved seven more games from the Barclays Center, making it a total of 28 games to be played at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. On February 29, 2020, it was announced that the Islanders would play their last game at Barclays Center on March 22, and then would move to Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum permanently. The season was suspended by the league officials on March 12, 2020, after several other professional and collegiate sports organizations followed suit as a result of the ongoing

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. On May 26, the NHL regular season was officially declared over with the remaining games being cancelled. Instead of Nassau Coliseum, the Islanders started the playoffs at

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. The Islanders advanced from the qualifying round where they defeated the

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in four games. They would then defeat the

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in five games in the first round. They faced off against the

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in the second round, defeating them in seven games and advanced to the conference finals for the first time since

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, and shifted the postseason to

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. However, the Islanders went on to lose to the

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in six games, ending their playoff run. The Islanders set a franchise record for most games played (22) in the postseason.

Standings

Divisional standings

Conference standings

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 18, 2019.

Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on June 25, 2019. On September 23, the Islanders revised their schedule and moved seven games from

Playoffs

The Islanders faced the

in the qualifying round, defeating them in four games. The Islanders faced the

in the first round, defeating them in five games. The Islanders faced the

in the second round, defeating them in seven games, and advanced to the conference finals for the first time since

. The Islanders faced the

in the conference finals, where they lost in six games.

Player statistics

As of September 17, 2020

Skaters

Goaltenders

Awards and honors

Awards

Transactions

The Islanders have been involved in the following transactions during the 2019–20 season.

Trades

Free agents

Retirement

Signings

Draft picks

Below are the New York Islanders' selections at the 2019 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 21 and 22, 2019, at

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. # The

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' second-round pick went to the

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as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017, that sent Travis Hamonic and a conditional fourth-round pick in 2019 to Calgary in exchange for a first and second-round pick in

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and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).

References

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