4–6–1 || |- style="background:#fcf;" | 12 || February 11 || Carolina || 6–4 || NY Islanders || || DiPietro || 9,622 || 4–7–1 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 13 || February 14 || NY Islanders || 4–3 || NY Rangers || SO || Nabokov || 17,200 || 5–7–1 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 14 || February 16 || New Jersey || 1–5 || NY Islanders || || Nabokov || 15,488 || 6–7–1 || |- style="background:#fcf;" | 15 || February 18 || Philadelphia || 7–0 || NY Islanders || || Nabokov || 16,170 || 6–8–1 || |- style="background:#fcf;" | 16 || February 19 || NY Islanders || 1–3 || Ottawa || || DiPietro || 18,595 || 6–9–1 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 17 || February 21 || NY Islanders || 4–3 || Montreal || OT || Nabokov || 21,273 || 7–9–1 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 18 || February 23 || NY Islanders || 4–0 || Buffalo || || Nabokov || 19,070 || 8–9–1 || |- style="background:#fcf;" | 19 || February 24 || Carolina || 4–2 || NY Islanders || || Poulin || 10,048 || 8–10–1 || |- style="background:#fcf;" | 20 || February 26 || Boston || 4–1 || NY Islanders || || Nabokov || 12,788 || 8–11–1 || |- style="background:#ffc;" | 21 || February 28 || Toronto || 5–4 || NY Islanders || OT || Nabokov || 9,222 || 8–11–2 || |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | 22 || March 3 || Ottawa || 2–3 || NY Islanders || SO || Nabokov || 13,512 || 9–11–2 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 23 || March 5 || Montreal || 3–6 || NY Islanders || || Nabokov || 9,498 || 10–11–2 || |- style="background:#ffc;" | 24 || March 7 || NY Rangers || 2–1 || NY Islanders || OT || Nabokov || 16,170 || 10–11–3 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 25 || March 9 || Washington || 2–5 || NY Islanders || || Nabokov || 14,819 || 11–11–3 || |- style="background:#fcf;" | 26 || March 10 || NY Islanders || 1–6 || Pittsburgh || || Nabokov || 18,634 || 11–12–3 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 27 || March 14 || NY Islanders || 2–0 || Tampa Bay || || Nabokov || 19,204 || 12–12–3 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 28 || March 16 || NY Islanders || 4–3 || Florida || || Nabokov || 17,627 || 13–12–3 || |- style="background:#fcf;" | 29 || March 19 || Ottawa || 5–3 || NY Islanders