1999–2000 New York Islanders season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	1999–2000
Year:	1999
Team:	New York Islanders
Record:	24–48–9–1
Homerecord:	10–25–5–1
Roadrecord:	14–23–4–0
Division:	Atlantic
Divisionrank:	5th
Conference:	Eastern
Conferencerank:	13th
Goalsfor:	194
Goalsagainst:	275
Generalmanager:	Mike Milbury
Coach:	Butch Goring
Captain:	Kenny Jonsson
Arena:	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Attendance:	9,748
Minorleague:	Lowell Lock Monsters Chicago Wolves Trenton Titans
Goalsleader:	Mariusz Czerkawski (35)
Assistsleader:	Mariusz Czerkawski (35)
Pointsleader:	Mariusz Czerkawski (70)
Pimleader:	Eric Cairns (196)
Plusminusleader:	Ian Herbers (+6)
Winsleader:	Kevin Weekes (10)
Gaaleader:	Felix Potvin (3.21)

The 1999–2000 New York Islanders season was the 28th season in the franchise's history. In this season, the Islanders slipped to last place in the Atlantic Division, and 13th overall in the Eastern Conference, to miss the Stanley Cup playoffs for the sixth consecutive year.

Off-season

Captain Trevor Linden was traded to the Montreal Canadiens; defenseman Kenny Jonsson was named his replacement as captain.

Regular season

The Islanders had the most power-play opportunities against during the regular season, with 420, and allowed the most power-play goals, with 84.^[1]

On March 2, 2000, the Islanders scored three short-handed goals in a 5–5 tie with the Ottawa Senators.^[2]

Final standings

Schedule and results

|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|1||L||October 2, 1999||2–4 || align="left"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) ||0–1–0–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|2||W||October 10, 1999||4–2 || align="left"| Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000) ||1–1–0–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|3||L||October 11, 1999||2–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1999–2000) ||1–2–0–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|4||L||October 14, 1999||0–2 || align="left"| Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000) ||1–3–0–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|5||L||October 16, 1999||1–4 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) ||1–4–0–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|6||W||October 18, 1999||4–2 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) ||2–4–0–0 || |- align="center"|7||T||October 23, 1999||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000) ||2–4–1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|8||L||October 27, 1999||3–6 || align="left"| @ Florida Panthers (1999–2000) ||2–5–1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|9||L||October 30, 1999||0–4 || align="left"| Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) ||2–6–1–0 || |-|- align="center"|10||T||November 3, 1999||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1999–2000) ||2–6–2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|11||W||November 4, 1999||2–1 OT|| align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) ||3–6–2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|12||L||November 6, 1999||1–2 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) ||3–7–2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|13||W||November 10, 1999||2–0 || align="left"| @ Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) ||4–7–2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|14||L||November 12, 1999||0–5 || align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000) ||4–8–2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|15||L||November 13, 1999||3–5 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1999–2000) ||4–9–2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|16||W||November 19, 1999||3–2 || align="left"| @ Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000) ||5–9–2–0 || |- align="center"|17||T||November 21, 1999||4–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000) ||5–9–3–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|18||L||November 23, 1999||2–3 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1999–2000) ||5–10–3–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|19||L||November 27, 1999||3–4 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1999–2000) ||5–11–3–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|20||W||November 28, 1999||2–1 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1999–2000) ||6–11–3–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|21||L||November 30, 1999||1–2 || align="left"| Dallas Stars (1999–2000) ||6–12–3–0 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|22||L||December 2, 1999||0–5 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1999–2000) ||6–13–3–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|23||L||December 4, 1999||3–4 || align="left"| Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000) ||6–14–3–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|24||L||December 7, 1999||2–4 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1999–2000) ||6–15–3–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|25||L||December 9, 1999||2–4 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) ||6–16–3–0 || |- align="center"|26||T||December 11, 1999||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1999–2000) ||6–16–4–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|27||L||December 14, 1999||2–4 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000) ||6–17–4–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|28||L||December 15, 1999||1–5 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) ||6–18–4–0 || |- align="center"|29||T||December 18, 1999||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) ||6–18–5–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|30||W||December 19, 1999||5–3 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) ||7–18–5–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|31||L||December 21, 1999||0–4 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) ||7–19–5–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|32||W||December 23, 1999||4–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1999–2000) ||8–19–5–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|33||W||December 27, 1999||3–0 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1999–2000) ||9–19–5–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|34||L||December 29, 1999||1–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) ||9–20–5–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|35||L||December 30, 1999||3–9 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) ||9–21–5–0 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|36||L||January 2, 2000||1–4 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) ||9–22–5–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|37||L||January 4, 2000||3–7 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1999–2000) ||9–23–5–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|38||L||January 6, 2000||2–3 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) ||9–24–5–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|39||W||January 8, 2000||5–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1999–2000) ||10–24–5–0 || |- align="center"|40||T||January 10, 2000||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000) ||10–24–6–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|41||L||January 12, 2000||3–4 || align="left"| @ Florida Panthers (1999–2000) ||10–25–6–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|42||L||January 13, 2000||2–4 || align="left"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) ||10–26–6–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|43||L||January 15, 2000||2–5 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1999–2000) ||10–27–6–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FF6F6F"|44||OTL||January 17, 2000||3–4 OT|| align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1999–2000) ||10–27–6–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|45||L||January 19, 2000||0–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) ||10–28–6–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|46||L||January 21, 2000||0–4 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) ||10–29–6–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|47||W||January 22, 2000||2–0 || align="left"| Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) ||11–29–6–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|48||W||January 26, 2000||4–2 || align="left"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000) ||12–29–6–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|49||W||January 29, 2000||3–2 OT|| align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks (1999–2000) ||13–29–6–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|50||L||January 31, 2000||2–5 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000) ||13–30–6–1 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|51||L||February 2, 2000||4–6 || align="left"| Nashville Predators (1999–2000) ||13–31–6–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|52||L||February 3, 2000||2–4 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) ||13–32–6–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|53||L||February 8, 2000||3–4 || align="left"| Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) ||13–33–6–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|54||W||February 10, 2000||5–4 OT|| align="left"| Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) ||14–33–6–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|55||W||February 12, 2000||5–1 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) ||15–33–6–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|56||W||February 13, 2000||4–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1999–2000) ||16–33–6–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|57||L||February 15, 2000||1–4 || align="left"| San Jose Sharks (1999–2000) ||16–34–6–1 || |- align="center"|58||T||February 17, 2000||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) ||16–34–7–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|59||W||February 19, 2000||4–2 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) ||17–34–7–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|60||L||February 21, 2000||0–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000) ||17–35–7–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|61||L||February 25, 2000||2–5 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000) ||17–36–7–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|62||L||February 26, 2000||1–5 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) ||17–37–7–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|63||L||February 28, 2000||2–3 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1999–2000) ||17–38–7–1 || |-|- align="center"|64||T||March 2, 2000||5–5 OT|| align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1999–2000) ||17–38–8–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|65||W||March 4, 2000||4–2 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) ||18–38–8–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|66||W||March 5, 2000||4–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) ||19–38–8–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|67||L||March 9, 2000||0–5 || align="left"| @ Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000) ||19–39–8–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|68||W||March 10, 2000||4–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Dallas Stars (1999–2000) ||20–39–8–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|69||L||March 12, 2000||2–4 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) ||20–40–8–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|70||L||March 15, 2000||3–4 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1999–2000) ||20–41–8–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|71||W||March 16, 2000||4–2 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000) ||21–41–8–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|72||L||March 18, 2000||2–4 || align="left"| Florida Panthers (1999–2000) ||21–42–8–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|73||L||March 21, 2000||2–8 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) ||21–43–8–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|74||W||March 22, 2000||5–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) ||22–43–8–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|75||L||March 24, 2000||2–8 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) ||22–44–8–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|76||L||March 26, 2000||1–4 || align="left"| @ Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) ||22–45–8–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|77||L||March 28, 2000||2–3 || align="left"| @ Nashville Predators (1999–2000) ||22–46–8–1 || |-|- align="center"|78||T||April 1, 2000||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000) ||22–46–9–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|79||L||April 2, 2000||4–5 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000) ||22–47–9–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|80||W||April 6, 2000||2–1 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1999–2000) ||23–47–9–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|81||L||April 7, 2000||1–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) ||23–48–9–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|82||W||April 9, 2000||3–2 || align="left"| Florida Panthers (1999–2000) ||24–48–9–1 || |-|-| Legend:

Player statistics

Scoring

Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left Wing; RW = Right Wing
= Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Islanders only.
= Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Islanders only.

	Player
	Player		scope=colgroup colspan=6	Regular season
21		RW	79	35	35	70	−16	34
15		LW	64	22	20	42	−18	100
18		C	81	14	20	34	−25	44
13		C	76	15	16	31	−22	60
32		LW	68	11	17	28	−6	16
25		LW	49	12	14	26	−7	41
38		C	44	12	14	26	0	93
29		D	65	1	24	25	−15	32
62		C	82	11	10	21	0	80
6		D	54	6	11	17	−9	26
20		D	75	1	16	17	−4	84
10		C	43	9	7	16	0	24
24		RW	46	5	10	15	−7	90
12		LW	45	5	6	11	−8	17
37		LW	26	4	7	11	−8	16
3		D	65	2	9	11	−27	57
36		LW	17	3	7	10	−3	8
33		D	67	2	7	9	−5	196
41		D	14	0	9	9	0	10
34		D	60	4	4	8	−13	38
11		RW	12	4	3	7	5	4
24		C	14	2	4	6	0	0
28		C	17	2	4	6	−1	6
44		RW	29	1	5	6	−13	26
14		C	11	1	3	4	1	8
8		RW	65	1	3	4	−4	103
58		D	18	2	1	3	−5	6
17		C	55	2	1	3	−8	31
16		RW	11	2	1	3	1	4
36		D	17	1	2	3	−10	8
43		LW	19	0	3	3	−1	4
56		D	6	0	3	3	6	2
55		D	17	1	1	2	−3	8
39		LW	5	1	1	2	3	4
4		D	26	0	2	2	−11	20
17		C	7	0	2	2	−1	0
2		D	9	0	2	2	−2	34
7		D	2	0	1	1	3	2
39		LW	2	0	1	1	1	0
7		D	9	0	1	1	1	30
80		G	36	0	1	1		0
30		G	4	0	0	0		0
16		LW	1	0	0	0	−1	0
1		G	24	0	0	0		0
32		LW	3	0	0	0	−1	0
28		G	22	0	0	0		2
35		G	6	0	0	0		0

Goaltending

= Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Islanders only.
= Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Islanders only.

	Player
	Player	scope=colgroup colspan=10	Regular season
80		36	10	20	4	1173	115	3.41	.902	1	2026
1		24	7	14	1	730	70	3.25	.904	1	1292
28		22	5	14	3	632	68	3.21	.892	1	1273
35		6	2	0	0	117	6	1.87	.949	0	193
30		4	0	1	1	81	7	2.31	.914	0	182

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection	Mariusz Czerkawski	^[3]
NHL Player of the Week	Jorgen Jonsson (February 14)	^[4]
Team	Bob Nystrom Award	Claude Lapointe	^[5]

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref
First game	Tim Connolly	October 2, 1999	^[6]
	Jorgen Jonsson	October 2, 1999
	Mathieu Biron	October 14, 1999
	Evgeny Korolev	October 27, 1999
	Roberto Luongo	November 28, 1999
	Jason Krog	December 4, 1999
	Raymond Giroux	December 11, 1999
	Steve Valiquette	March 9, 2000
	Petr Mika	March 21, 2000

Draft picks

New York's draft picks at the 1999 NHL Entry Draft held at the FleetCenter in Boston.^[7]

Round		Player	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	5	Tim Connolly	Erie Otters (OHL)
1	8	Taylor Pyatt	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
1	10	Branislav Mezei	Belleville Bulls (OHL)
1	28	Kristian Kudroc	Michalovce (Slovakia)
3	78	Mattias Weinhandl	IF Troja/Ljungby (Sweden)
3	87	Brian Collins	St. John's High School (USHS-MA)
4	101	Juraj Kolník	Rimouski Océanic (QMJHL)
4	102	Johan Halvardsson	HV71 (Sweden)
5	130	Justin Mapletoft	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
5	140	Adam Johnson	Greenway High School (USHS-MN)
6	163	Bjorn Melin	HV71 (Sweden)
8	228	Radek Martinek	HC České Budějovice (Czech Republic)
9	255	Brett Henning	University of Notre Dame (NCAA)
9	268	Tyler Scott	Upper Canada College (HS-Ontario)

References

Web site: New York Islanders 1999-00 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com . www.hockeydb.com . May 28, 2023.
Web site: 1999-00 New York Islanders Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts . Hockey-Reference.com . May 28, 2023.

Notes and References

Web site: 1999-00 NHL Summary.
Web site: Ottawa Senators at New York Islanders Box Score — March 2, 2000.
Web site: 2000 NHL All-Star Game Rosters . Hockey-Reference.com . August 29, 2024.
Web site: J. Jonsson Named Player of the Week . NHL.com . July 27, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20000605034359/http://www.nhl.com/news/pow021400.htm . June 5, 2000 . February 14, 2000.
Web site: New York Islanders – Awards and Honors . New York Islanders . August 9, 2022.
Web site: 1999-00 NHL Debuts . Hockey-Reference.com . October 10, 2024.
Web site: 1999 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com . www.hockeydb.com . June 10, 2023.