2018–19 New York Islanders season
The preseason schedule was published on June 15, 2018. The regular season schedule was released on June 21, 2018. The Islanders faced the Pittsburgh Penguins in the First Round of the playoffs, and swept the series in four games, marking the first time since the 1982–83 season that they swept the series. The Islanders faced the Carolina Hurricanes in the Second Round of the playoffs, and were swept in four games. The Islanders have been involved in the following transactions during the 2018–19 season. Below are the New York Islanders' selections at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 22 and 23, 2018, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.
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# The Calgary Flames' first-round pick went to the New York Islanders 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 second-round pick in 2018, a conditional second-round pick in 2019 and this pick.
Schedule and results ; Playoffs
However, in the second round, the Islanders were not able to capitalize on their success against Pittsburgh, as they were swept by the Carolina Hurricanes.