[5][6][7] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and COVID-19 cross-border travel restrictions imposed by the Government of Canada, the Islanders played a shortened 56-game regular season, which consisted of divisional play only, with the Islanders being temporarily realigned from the Metropolitan Division to the East Division.
[8] Fan attendance in home games was prohibited until February 23, per an executive order from Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo.
[81] The Islanders faced the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Stanley Cup Semifinals,[82] where they lost in seven games.
Below are the New York Islanders' selections at the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on October 6 and 7, 2020, in a remote format, with teams convening via videoconferencing, and Commissioner Gary Bettman announcing selections from the NHL Network studios in Secaucus, New Jersey.
[135] It was originally scheduled to be held on June 26–27, 2020, at the Bell Centre in Montreal,[136][137] but was postponed on March 25, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the conclusion of the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs.