1998–99 New York Islanders season
The 1998–99 New York Islanders season was the 27th season in the franchise's history. The Islanders again missed the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Off-season
Regular season
Final standings
Schedule and results
Playoffs
The Islanders had yet another disappointing season and were unable to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth straight year.Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| C | 70 | 19 | 37 | 56 | 50 | -15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| RW | 50 | 22 | 28 | 50 | 34 | -6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
| RW | 82 | 18 | 29 | 47 | 32 | -14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | |
| C | 82 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 49 | -7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | |
| RW | 78 | 21 | 17 | 38 | 14 | -10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW/C | 82 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 62 | -19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| RW | 60 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 38 | -8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |
| D | 63 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 34 | -18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 75 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 12 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| D | 72 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 34 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| LW | 55 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 27 | -10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 67 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 22 | -17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 31 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 26 | -6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| D | 63 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 32 | -14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 59 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 30 | -19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| C/LW | 12 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 59 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 83 | -8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| D | 70 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 68 | -16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 23 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 133 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| C | 33 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 22 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 18 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 52 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 88 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 73 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 45 | -24 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| D | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| C/LW | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| 3018 | 51 | 17 | 26 | 7 | 132 | 2.62 | 5 | 1368 | 1236 | .904 | |
| 1048 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 53 | 3.03 | 0 | 491 | 438 | .892 | |
| 606 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 37 | 3.66 | 0 | 345 | 308 | .893 | |
| 293 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 2.87 | 0 | 119 | 105 | .882 | |
| Team: | 4965 | 82 | 24 | 48 | 10 | 236 | 2.85 | 5 | 2323 | 2087 | .898 |
Draft picks
New York's draft picks at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft held at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York.| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team |
| 1 | 9 | Mike Rupp | Erie Otters | |
| 2 | 36 | Chris Nielsen | Calgary Hitmen | |
| 4 | 95 | Andy Burnham | Windsor Spitfires | |
| 5 | 123 | Jiri Dopita | Petra Vsetín | |
| 6 | 155 | Kevin Clauson | Western Michigan University | |
| 7 | 182 | Evgeny Korolev | London Knights | |
| 8 | 209 | Frederick Brind'Amour | Sherbrooke Faucons | |
| 9 | 237 | Ben Blais | Walpole High School | |
| 9 | 242 | Jason Doyle | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | |
| 9 | 250 | Radek Matejovsky | Slavia Prague |