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The 2004–05 New York Islanders season was the 33rd season in the franchise's history. However, its games were cancelled as the 2004–05 NHL lockout could not be resolved in time.
Off-season
The Islanders chose Petteri Nokelainen as their first-round choice, sixteenth overall.
Schedule
The Islanders regular season schedule was announced on July 14, 2004.[1] Their preseason schedule was announced on July 16, 2004.[2]
2004–05 schedule
Preseason
Game
Date
Opponent
1
September 23
@ New York Rangers
2
September 26
New York Rangers
3
October 1
New Jersey Devils
4
October 3
Philadelphia Flyers
5
October 5
@ Philadelphia Flyers
6
October 8
@ New Jersey Devils
7
October 9
@ Boston Bruins
Regular season
Game
Date
Opponent
1
October 16
Carolina Hurricanes
2
October 19
Boston Bruins
3
October 20
@ New Jersey Devils
4
October 23
@ Washington Capitals
5
October 26
New Jersey Devils
6
October 28
@ Boston Bruins
7
October 30
Los Angeles Kings
8
November 1
Tampa Bay Lightning
9
November 3
@ Minnesota Wild
10
November 4
@ St. Louis Blues
11
November 6
Florida Panthers
12
November 9
Toronto Maple Leafs
13
November 11
Nashville Predators
14
November 13
Dallas Stars
15
November 15
New York Rangers
16
November 17
@ Philadelphia Flyers
17
November 19
@ Atlanta Thrashers
18
November 20
@ Washington Capitals
19
November 22
@ New York Rangers
20
November 24
Montreal Canadiens
21
November 26
Pittsburgh Penguins
22
November 27
Philadelphia Flyers
23
November 30
Ottawa Senators
24
December 3
@ Buffalo Sabres
25
December 4
Carolina Hurricanes
26
December 6
Washington Capitals
27
December 10
@ Philadelphia Flyers
28
December 11
@ Pittsburgh Penguins
29
December 14
@ Toronto Maple Leafs
30
December 17
@ New York Rangers
31
December 18
Washington Capitals
32
December 21
@ Detroit Red Wings
33
December 23
@ New Jersey Devils
34
December 26
@ Ottawa Senators
35
December 30
Anaheim Mighty Ducks
36
December 31
@ Carolina Hurricanes
37
January 2
Detroit Red Wings
38
January 4
Florida Panthers
39
January 6
New Jersey Devils
40
January 8
Buffalo Sabres
41
January 11
Colorado Avalanche
42
January 14
@ Pittsburgh Penguins
43
January 15
Phoenix Coyotes
44
January 18
@ Toronto Maple Leafs
45
January 20
@ Edmonton Oilers
46
January 21
@ Calgary Flames
47
January 23
@ Vancouver Canucks
48
January 25
New York Rangers
49
January 27
@ Buffalo Sabres
50
January 29
Buffalo Sabres
51
February 1
Philadelphia Flyers
52
February 3
Ottawa Senators
53
February 5
Columbus Blue Jackets
54
February 6
@ Montreal Canadiens
55
February 9
@ Carolina Hurricanes
56
February 10
@ Tampa Bay Lightning
57
February 15
Atlanta Thrashers
58
February 17
@ Tampa Bay Lightning
59
February 19
@ Florida Panthers
60
February 21
Pittsburgh Penguins
61
February 22
@ Montreal Canadiens
62
February 24
San Jose Sharks
63
February 26
@ New Jersey Devils
64
February 28
@ Boston Bruins
65
March 4
@ Pittsburgh Penguins
66
March 5
New York Rangers
67
March 7
Atlanta Thrashers
68
March 11
Montreal Canadiens
69
March 13
Boston Bruins
70
March 15
@ Phoenix Coyotes
71
March 17
@ Los Angeles Kings
72
March 20
@ Chicago Blackhawks
73
March 22
Tampa Bay Lightning
74
March 25
@ New York Rangers
75
March 26
New Jersey Devils
76
March 28
@ Philadelphia Flyers
77
March 29
Pittsburgh Penguins
78
April 1
@ Florida Panthers
79
April 2
@ Atlanta Thrashers
80
April 5
Toronto Maple Leafs
81
April 8
@ Ottawa Senators
82
April 9
Philadelphia Flyers
Transactions
The Islanders were involved in the following transactions from June 8, 2004, the day after the deciding game of the 2004 Stanley Cup Finals, through February 16, 2005, the day the 2004–05 season was officially cancelled.[3]