2006–07 New York Islanders season

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2006–07 New York Islanders
Division4th Atlantic
Conference8th Eastern
2006–07 record40–30–12
Home record22–13–6
Road record18–17–6
Goals for248
Goals against240
Team information
General managerGarth Snow
CoachTed Nolan
CaptainAlexei Yashin
Alternate captainsMike Sillinger
Brendan Witt
ArenaNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Average attendance12,886 (capacity 16,234)
Team leaders
GoalsJason Blake (40)
AssistsTom Poti (38)
PointsJason Blake (69)
Penalty minutesBrendan Witt (131)
Plus/minusRadek Martinek (+19)
WinsRick DiPietro (32)
Goals against averageWade Dubielewicz (2.06)

The 2006–07 New York Islanders season was the 35th season in the franchise's history. They qualified for the playoffs in the last game of the regular season for the first time since 2004. They lost to the Buffalo Sabres in the first round, 4–1.

Regular season[edit]

After the Islanders' upper management cleaned out the team's front office during the 2005–06 season, owner Charles Wang needed to find a new coach and general manager (GM). Initially, he hired Ted Nolan as coach and Neil Smith as GM, but Smith was removed after a few weeks on the job. Wang envisioned team management making decisions by committee, and Smith was uncomfortable working without the large amount of control that NHL managers usually have. Wang hired Garth Snow, who was the team's backup goalie the prior year, to take over. Pat LaFontaine, who had intended to return to the team as senior advisor to the owner, resigned the post the same day that Smith was fired. Reports indicated that LaFontaine decided the fit was not right for him after Wang ignored his advice to wait a few days before making a final decision about Smith.[1]

Prior to Smith's firing, the Islanders made several free agent acquisitions, including defensemen Brendan Witt and Tom Poti and forwards Mike Sillinger and Chris Simon. Andy Hilbert, Sean Hill, Viktor Kozlov and Richard Park signed on after Smith was dismissed. Additionally, in a controversial move, the Islanders signed goaltender Rick DiPietro to a 15-year, $67.5 million contract, among the longest in professional sports history.[2]

The Islanders opened the season on a losing streak, but then began to play well enough to temporarily move into first place in the Atlantic Division by December. On December 16, 2006, the Islanders traded Alexei Zhitnik to the Philadelphia Flyers for defenseman Freddy Meyer and a conditional third round draft pick.[3] On December 20, they then traded forward Mike York to the Flyers for forward Randy Robitaille and a fifth-round pick in 2008.[4]

Starting at the end of December, the Islanders went on a seven-game losing streak, which ended with a victory over the Rangers. Since then, the Islanders hovered around the last playoff spot. In advance of the February NHL trade deadline, the Isles made a pair of deals with the Edmonton Oilers. On February 18, 2007, the Islanders traded defense prospect Denis Grebeshkov for defenseman Marc-Andre Bergeron and a third-round pick in 2008.

Sitting in sixth place in the Eastern Conference at the trade deadline, the team sent a first-round draft pick and prospects Robert Nilsson and Ryan O'Marra to the Oilers for NHL All-Star Ryan Smyth and acquired Richard Zednik for a second-round pick.[5] However, the team suffered a series of losses down the stretch. Journalists cited two reasons for the team's apparent demise: Chris Simon's suspension for striking Ryan Hollweg with his stick, and Rick DiPietro's multiple concussions, which forced him to miss several crucial games. Backup goaltender Mike Dunham had several poor showings with DiPietro out, which prompted the team to call on third-stringer Wade Dubielewicz, who fared better.

Coming into the last four games of the season, the Islanders play had improved, but a playoff spot still appeared out of reach. However, the team won each game and received some help from the Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs, who failed to win enough games to edge the Isles out. The Isles clinched with a shootout win over the New Jersey Devils, in which Dubielewicz poke-checked Sergei Brylin to secure the victory.[6] The team expressed pride that they qualified because many NHL preview predictions had the Isles slated to finish at or near the bottom of the standings. They lost their first round matchup with the Buffalo Sabres, however, the NHL's best team during the regular season, in five games.

Season standings[edit]

Atlantic Division
No. CR GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 2 New Jersey Devils 82 49 24 9 216 201 107
2 5 Pittsburgh Penguins 82 47 24 11 277 246 105
3 6 New York Rangers 82 42 30 10 242 216 94
4 8 New York Islanders 82 40 30 12 248 240 92
5 15 Philadelphia Flyers 82 22 48 12 214 303 56

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Note: No. = Division rank, CR = Conference rank, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Eastern Conference[8]
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 P - Buffalo Sabres NE 82 53 22 7 308 242 113
2 Y - New Jersey Devils AT 82 49 24 9 216 201 107
3 Y - Atlanta Thrashers SE 82 43 28 11 246 245 97
4 X - Ottawa Senators NE 82 48 25 9 288 222 105
5 X - Pittsburgh Penguins AT 82 47 24 11 277 246 105
6 X - New York Rangers AT 82 42 30 10 242 216 94
7 X - Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 44 33 5 253 261 93
8 X - New York Islanders AT 82 40 30 12 248 240 92
8.5
9 Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 40 31 11 258 269 91
10 Montreal Canadiens NE 82 42 34 6 245 256 90
11 Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 40 34 8 241 253 88
12 Florida Panthers SE 82 35 31 16 247 257 86
13 Boston Bruins NE 82 35 41 6 219 289 76
14 Washington Capitals SE 82 28 40 14 235 286 70
15 Philadelphia Flyers AT 82 22 48 12 214 303 56
Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

P – Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot


Schedule and results[edit]

October[edit]

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
1 October 5 NY Islanders 3 – 6 Phoenix DiPietro 15,301 0–1–0 0
2 October 7 NY Islanders 0 – 2 San Jose DiPietro 17,496 0–2–0 0
3 October 10 NY Islanders 2 – 4 Los Angeles DiPietro 14,394 0–3–0 0
4 October 11 NY Islanders 5 – 4 Anaheim SO Dunham 12,394 1–3–0 2
5 October 14 Boston 1 – 4 NY Islanders Dunham 14,732 2–3–0 4
6 October 16 Nashville 2 – 1 NY Islanders SO Dunham 9,431 2–3–1 5
7 October 19 Pittsburgh 4 – 3 NY Islanders OT Dunham 10,258 2–3–2 6
8 October 21 Carolina 3 – 4 NY Islanders OT DiPietro 12,349 3–3–2 8
9 October 26 Buffalo 3 – 0 NY Islanders DiPietro 8,861 3–4–2 8
10 October 28 Florida 3 – 4 NY Islanders SO DiPietro 10,455 4–4–2 10
11 October 31 Chicago 2 – 5 NY Islanders DiPietro 8,739 5–4–2 12

November[edit]

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
12 November 2 NY Islanders 5 – 2 New Jersey DiPietro 8,269 6–4–2 14
13 November 4 Atlanta 4 – 1 NY Islanders DiPietro 12,394 6–5–2 14
14 November 6 Tampa Bay 5 – 1 NY Islanders Dunham 9,693 6–6–2 14
15 November 9 NY Islanders 3 – 1 Philadelphia DiPietro 18,656 7–6–2 16
16 November 15 NY Islanders 3 – 0 Dallas DiPietro 17,643 7–7–2 16
17 November 17 NY Islanders 2 – 3 Tampa Bay SO DiPietro 19,919 7–7–3 17
18 November 18 NY Islanders 4 – 1 Florida Dunham 16,833 8–7–3 19
19 November 20 NY Islanders 2 – 4 Toronto DiPietro 19,392 8–8–3 19
20 November 22 Carolina 2 – 4 NY Islanders DiPietro 12,419 9–8–3 21
21 November 24 Pittsburgh 1 – 3 NY Islanders DiPietro 15,625 10–8–3 23
22 November 25 Washington 1 – 4 NY Islanders DiPietro 13,214 11–8–3 25
23 November 28 NY Islanders 2 – 3 Pittsburgh DiPietro 17,082 12–8–3 27
24 November 30 Philadelphia 3 – 2 NY Islanders Dunham 10,280 12–9–3 27

December[edit]

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
25 December 2 NY Islanders 5 – 3 Pittsburgh DiPietro 17,025 13–9–3 29
26 December 3 NY Islanders 7 – 4 NY Rangers DiPietro 18,200 14–9–3 31
27 December 5 Ottawa 4 – 2 NY Islanders Dunham 8,741 14–10–3 31
28 December 7 Montreal 4 – 2 NY Islanders DiPietro 9,551 14–11–3 31
29 December 9 Florida 4 – 5 NY Islanders SO DiPietro 12,825 15–11–3 33
30 December 15 NY Islanders 4 – 7 Pittsburgh DiPietro 17,028 15–12–3 33
31 December 16 Atlanta 0 – 6 NY Islanders DiPietro 10,452 16–12–3 35
32 December 19 NY Islanders 4 – 3 NY Rangers DiPietro 18,200 17–12–3 37
33 December 22 NY Islanders 1 – 5 Carolina DiPietro 18,252 17–13–3 37
34 December 23 Columbus 0 – 4 NY Islanders DiPietro 11,797 18–13–3 39
35 December 26 NY Rangers 0 – 2 NY Islanders DiPietro 16,234 19–13–3 41
36 December 27 NY Islanders 0 – 2 Ottawa DiPietro 20,192 19–14–3 41
37 December 30 New Jersey 2 – 0 NY Islanders DiPietro 16,234 19–15–3 41

January[edit]

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
38 January 1 NY Islanders 1 – 3 Buffalo DiPietro 18,690 19–16–3 41
39 January 2 Philadelphia 3 – 2 NY Islanders Dunham 10,461 19–17–3 41
40 January 4 NY Islanders 3 – 4 New Jersey DiPietro 12,529 19–18–3 41
41 January 6 NY Islanders 2 – 4 Carolina DiPietro 18,639 19–19–3 41
42 January 9 NY Islanders 5 – 3 NY Rangers DiPietro 18,200 20–19–3 43
43 January 11 NY Islanders 5 – 4 Boston SO DiPietro 13,529 21–19–3 45
44 January 13 New Jersey 2 – 1 NY Islanders OT DiPietro 16,234 21–19–4 46
45 January 15 Tampa Bay 4 – 3 NY Islanders DiPietro 15,426 21–20–4 46
46 January 16 NY Islanders 2 – 5 Pittsburgh Dunham 16,958 21–21–4 46
47 January 18 NY Islanders 4 – 2 Philadelphia DiPietro 19,118 22–21–4 48
48 January 26 NY Islanders 4 – 5 Atlanta OT Dunham 18,089 22–21–5 49
49 January 27 Buffalo 3 – 5 NY Islanders DiPietro 15,218 23–21–5 51
50 January 30 Detroit 3 – 4 NY Islanders OT DiPietro 12,322 23–21–6 52

February[edit]

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
51 February 1 NY Islanders 5 – 2 Atlanta Dunham 13,543 24–21–6 54
52 February 3 NY Islanders 4 – 2 Montreal DiPietro 21,273 25–21–6 56
53 February 4 NY Islanders 1 – 2 Washington SO DiPietro 12,508 25–21–7 57
54 February 7 Philadelphia 0 – 2 NY Islanders DiPietro 10,229 26–21–7 59
55 February 8 NY Islanders 0 – 2 New Jersey DiPietro 10,110 26–22–7 59
56 February 10 NY Islanders 3 – 4 Boston SO DiPietro 16,854 26–21–8 60
57 February 13 NY Islanders 3 – 2 Toronto SO DiPietro 19,600 27–21–8 62
58 February 15 Boston 1 – 4 NY Islanders DiPietro 10,079 28–22–8 64
59 February 17 New Jersey 2 – 0 NY Islanders DiPietro 15,223 28–23–8 64
60 February 19 Pittsburgh 5 – 6 NY Islanders DiPietro 15,472 29–23–8 66
61 February 22 Toronto 2 – 3 NY Islanders SO DiPietro 11,759 30–23–8 68
62 February 24 Montreal 2 – 3 NY Islanders DiPietro 16,234 31–23–8 70
63 February 27 Philadelphia 5 – 6 NY Islanders DiPietro 11,443 32–23–8 72

March[edit]

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
64 March 1 St. Louis 3 – 2 NY Islanders OT DiPietro 12,263 32–23–9 73
65 March 3 NY Islanders 6 – 2 Washington DiPietro 16,453 33–23–9 75
66 March 5 NY Islanders 1 – 2 NY Rangers SO DiPietro 18,200 33–23–10 76
67 March 8 NY Rangers 2 – 1 NY Islanders DiPietro 16,234 33–24–10 76
68 March 10 Washington 2 – 5 NY Islanders DiPietro 15,764 34–24–10 78
69 March 13 NY Islanders 3 – 5 Montreal Dunham 21,273 34–25–10 78
70 March 15 NY Islanders 1 – 5 Ottawa Dunham 19,989 34–26–10 78
71 March 17 NY Islanders 5 – 8 Florida Dunham 17,078 34–27–10 78
72 March 20 NY Islanders 3 – 4 Tampa Bay OT DiPietro 19,916 34–27–11 79
73 March 22 Pittsburgh 1 – 3 NY Islanders DiPietro 14,574 35–27–11 81
74 March 24 NY Islanders 4 – 3 Philadelphia DiPietro 19,422 36–27–11 83
75 March 25 NY Islanders 1 – 2 NY Rangers OT DiPietro 16,234 36–27–12 84
76 March 27 New Jersey 2 – 3 NY Islanders Dunham 13,337 36–28–12 84
77 March 30 NY Islanders 4 – 6 Buffalo Dunham 18,690 36–29–12 84
78 March 31 Ottawa 5 – 2 NY Islanders Dubielewicz 15,598 36–30–12 84

April[edit]

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
79 April 3 NY Rangers 2 – 3 NY Islanders SO Dubielewicz 15,591 37–30–12 86
80 April 5 Toronto 2 – 5 NY Islanders Dubielewicz 14,352 38–30–12 88
81 April 7 NY Islanders 4 – 2 Philadelphia Dubielewicz 19,412 39–30–12 90
82 April 8 NY Islanders 3 – 2 New Jersey SO Dubielewicz 18,111 40–30–12 92
  • Green background indicates win.
  • Red background indicates regulation loss.
  • White background indicates overtime/shootout loss.

Playoffs[edit]

The New York Islanders earned the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference.

Eastern Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (1) Buffalo Sabres[edit]

Buffalo wins series 4–1

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series
1 April 12 NY Islanders 1 – 4 Buffalo Dubielewicz 18,690 0 – 1
2 April 14 NY Islanders 3 – 2 Buffalo DiPietro 18,690 1 – 1
3 April 16 Buffalo 3 – 2 NY Islanders DiPietro 16,234 1 – 2
4 April 18 Buffalo 4 – 2 NY Islanders DiPietro 16,234 1 – 3
5 April 20 NY Islanders 3 – 4 Buffalo DiPietro 18,690 1 – 4

Player stats[edit]

Regular season[edit]

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Jason Blake C 82 40 29 69 34 1 14 0 7
Miroslav Satan LW 81 27 32 59 46 -12 7 1 2
Mike Sillinger C 82 26 33 59 46 5 11 2 3
Viktor Kozlov C 81 25 26 51 28 12 5 0 4
Alexei Yashin C 58 18 32 50 44 6 5 0 3
Tom Poti D 78 6 38 44 74 -1 6 0 1
Trent Hunter RW 77 20 15 35 22 5 5 1 2
Andy Hilbert C/LW 81 8 20 28 34 10 0 0 1
Chris Simon LW 67 10 17 27 75 17 2 0 0
Richard Park RW 82 10 16 26 33 4 0 2 2
Sean Hill D 81 1 24 25 110 6 0 0 0
Arron Asham RW 80 11 12 23 63 3 0 0 2
Randy Robitaille C 50 6 17 23 22 -2 1 0 1
Marc-Andre Bergeron D 23 6 15 21 10 5 4 0 1
Radek Martinek D 43 2 15 17 40 19 0 0 0
Ryan Smyth LW 18 5 10 15 14 0 1 0 0
Chris Campoli D 51 1 13 14 23 -3 0 0 0
Brendan Witt D 81 1 13 14 131 14 0 0 0
Mike York LW 32 6 7 13 14 -9 2 0 1
Alexei Zhitnik D 30 2 9 11 40 13 0 0 1
Shawn Bates C 48 4 6 10 34 13 0 1 0
Jeff Tambellini LW 23 2 7 9 6 6 0 0 0
Bruno Gervais D 51 0 6 6 28 -10 0 0 0
Richard Zednik RW 10 1 2 3 2 -2 0 0 0
Freddy Meyer D 35 0 3 3 24 0 0 0 0
Frans Nielsen C 15 1 1 2 0 -2 0 0 1
Rick DiPietro G 62 0 2 2 24 0 0 0 0
Drew Fata D 3 1 0 1 5 -2 0 0 0
Mike Dunham G 19 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Allan Rourke D 11 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0
Eric Boguniecki C 11 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0
Jeremy Colliton C 1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0
Blake Comeau RW 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wade Dubielewicz G 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Deron Quint D 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Steve Regier LW 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T/OT GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Rick DiPietro 3627 62 32 19 9 156 2.58 5 1917 1761 .919
Wade Dubielewicz 379 8 4 1 0 13 2.06 0 198 185 .934
Mike Dunham 979 19 4 10 3 61 3.74 0 552 491 .889
Team: 4985 82 40 30 12 230 2.77 5 2667 2437 .914

Playoffs[edit]

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Ryan Smyth LW 5 1 3 4 4 1 0 0 0
Trent Hunter RW 5 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 0
Jason Blake C 5 1 2 3 2 -2 0 0 0
Miroslav Satan LW 5 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
Tom Poti D 5 0 3 3 6 0 0 0 0
Marc-Andre Bergeron D 5 1 1 2 6 1 1 0 1
Chris Campoli D 5 1 1 2 2 -1 0 0 0
Bruno Gervais D 5 1 1 2 2 -2 0 0 0
Mike Sillinger C 5 1 1 2 2 -1 1 0 0
Viktor Kozlov C 5 0 2 2 2 -2 0 0 0
Randy Robitaille C 5 0 2 2 8 -5 0 0 0
Arron Asham RW 5 1 0 1 0 -3 0 0 0
Richard Park RW 5 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
Brendan Witt D 5 0 1 1 6 -3 0 0 0
Rick DiPietro G 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wade Dubielewicz G 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Drew Fata D 1 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0
Andy Hilbert C/LW 5 0 0 0 2 -1 0 0 0
Sean Hill D 4 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0
Alexei Yashin C 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Richard Zednik RW 5 0 0 0 8 -1 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Rick DiPietro 236 4 1 3 13 3.31 0 127 114 .898
Wade Dubielewicz 59 1 0 1 4 4.07 0 35 31 .886
Team: 295 5 1 4 17 3.46 0 162 145 .895

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Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Transactions[edit]

Trades[edit]

October 25, 2006 To New York Islanders
Eric Boguniecki
To Columbus Blue Jackets
Ryan Caldwell
December 16, 2006 To New York Islanders
Freddy Meyer
conditional 3rd round pick in 2007
To Philadelphia Flyers
Alexei Zhitnik
December 20, 2006 To New York Islanders
Randy Robitaille
5th round pick in 2008
To Philadelphia Flyers
Mike York
January 5, 2007 To New York Islanders
Tomas Malec
To Ottawa Senators
Matt Koalska
February 18, 2007 To New York Islanders
Marc-Andre Bergeron
3rd round pick in 2008
To Edmonton Oilers
Denis Grebeshkov
February 26, 2007 To New York Islanders
Richard Zedník
To Washington Capitals
2nd round pick in 2007
February 27, 2007 To New York Islanders
Ryan Smyth
To Edmonton Oilers
Ryan O'Marra
Robert Nilsson
1st round pick in 2007

Acquisitions[edit]

Player Former Team
F Mike Sillinger Nashville Predators
D Brendan Witt Nashville Predators
F Andy Hilbert Pittsburgh Penguins
D Tom Poti New York Rangers
F Chris Simon Calgary Flames
D Rick Berry Nashville Predators
D Sean Hill Florida Panthers
F Viktor Kozlov New Jersey Devils
G Mike Dunham Atlanta Thrashers
D Richard Park Vancouver Canucks

Departures[edit]

Player New Team
F Wyatt Smith Minnesota Wild
F Eric Godard Calgary Flames
D John Erskine Washington Capitals
F Jeff Hamilton Chicago Blackhawks

Draft picks[edit]

The Islanders' picks at the 2006 NHL Entry Draft in Vancouver, British Columbia.[10]

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 7 Kyle Okposo Right Wing  United States Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
2 60 Jesse Joensuu Wing  Finland Assat (SM-liiga)
3 70 Robin Figren Wing  Sweden Frölunda HC (Elitserien)
4 100 Rhett Rakhshani Right Wing  United States University of Denver (NCAA) /US National Team Development Program (NAHL)
4 108 Jase Weslosky Goalie  Canada Sherwood Park Crusaders (AJHL)
4 115 Tomas Marcinko Center  Slovakia HC Košice (Slovak Extraliga)
4 119 Doug Rogers Center  United States Saint Sebastian's School (Independent School League)
5 141 Kim Johansson Wing  Sweden Malmö Redhawks Jr.
6 160 Andrew MacDonald Defenceman  Canada Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
6 171 Brian Day Right Wing  United States Governor Dummer (Independent School League)
6 173 Stefan Ridderwall Goalie  Sweden Djurgardens IF Jr. (J20)
7 190 Troy Mattila Left Wing  United States Springfield Jr. Blues (NAHL)

External links[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Lafontaine leaves post as senior advisor" Mark Hermann, Newsday, July 19, 2006
  2. ^ "DiPietro Signed to Fifteen Year Deal". Newyorkislanders.com. Archived from the original on October 4, 2006. Retrieved September 19, 2006.
  3. ^ http://www.newyorkislanders.com/pressbox/archive.asp?id=1247[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ TSN : NHL – Canada's Sports Leader
  5. ^ "Oilers trade forward Smyth to Islanders". tsn.ca. Archived from the original on March 2, 2007. Retrieved February 27, 2007.
  6. ^ New York Islanders – News: ISLANDERS 3, NEW JERSEY 2, SO – 04/08/2007
  7. ^ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 157. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  8. ^ "2006–2007 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
  9. ^ "2006-07 New York Islanders Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 15, 2009.
  10. ^ 2006 NHL Entry Draft Results nhl.com[permanent dead link] – accessed December 9, 2006