Matchup Index

Colorado Avalanche vs New York Islanders

Colorado Avalanche 47
New York Islanders leads 50-47-4
4 ties
1979-80 to 2025-26
New York Islanders won the last meeting
New York Islanders 50

Series timeline

▲ Colorado Avalanche ahead (peak +2) ▼ New York Islanders ahead (peak +11)
1979-80: New York Islanders 3-11979-80: New York Islanders 5-01979-80: New York Islanders 5-31979-80: New York Islanders 9-61980-81: New York Islanders 7-31980-81: New York Islanders 5-21980-81: New York Islanders 7-41980-81: Quebec Nordiques 5-11981-82: Quebec Nordiques 7-21981-82: New York Islanders 10-71981-82: Tied 5-51981-82: New York Islanders 4-1 (postseason)1981-82: New York Islanders 5-2 (postseason)1981-82: New York Islanders 5-4 (postseason)1981-82: New York Islanders 4-2 (postseason)1982-83: Tied 3-31982-83: New York Islanders 6-11982-83: Quebec Nordiques 4-11983-84: Quebec Nordiques 7-31983-84: New York Islanders 3-21983-84: Quebec Nordiques 5-11984-85: Quebec Nordiques 5-41984-85: Quebec Nordiques 5-11984-85: Quebec Nordiques 4-21985-86: New York Islanders 6-51985-86: Quebec Nordiques 7-31985-86: Quebec Nordiques 4-11986-87: New York Islanders 4-31986-87: New York Islanders 2-11986-87: Quebec Nordiques 4-11987-88: New York Islanders 8-51987-88: New York Islanders 2-01987-88: Quebec Nordiques 4-31988-89: New York Islanders 7-31988-89: Quebec Nordiques 3-21988-89: New York Islanders 3-21989-90: Quebec Nordiques 7-51989-90: Quebec Nordiques 6-31989-90: New York Islanders 5-21990-91: New York Islanders 7-21990-91: New York Islanders 6-31990-91: New York Islanders 4-31991-92: Tied 1-11991-92: New York Islanders 5-21991-92: Quebec Nordiques 5-21992-93: Quebec Nordiques 5-31992-93: Quebec Nordiques 2-11992-93: Quebec Nordiques 6-41993-94: Quebec Nordiques 3-21993-94: Quebec Nordiques 5-31993-94: New York Islanders 3-21993-94: New York Islanders 5-21994-95: Quebec Nordiques 3-21994-95: Quebec Nordiques 2-11994-95: New York Islanders 5-21995-96: Colorado Avalanche 7-31995-96: Colorado Avalanche 4-31996-97: Colorado Avalanche 6-21996-97: Colorado Avalanche 3-21997-98: Colorado Avalanche 3-11997-98: Colorado Avalanche 4-21998-99: Colorado Avalanche 5-21998-99: Colorado Avalanche 2-11999-00: New York Islanders 4-21999-00: New York Islanders 3-22000-01: Colorado Avalanche 4-12001-02: Colorado Avalanche 1-02001-02: New York Islanders 5-42002-03: New York Islanders 4-12003-04: Tied 1-12005-06: New York Islanders 5-42007-08: Colorado Avalanche 2-12008-09: New York Islanders 4-22009-10: New York Islanders 3-22010-11: New York Islanders 5-22010-11: New York Islanders 4-32011-12: Colorado Avalanche 4-32013-14: New York Islanders 2-12013-14: Colorado Avalanche 5-22014-15: Colorado Avalanche 5-02014-15: New York Islanders 6-02015-16: New York Islanders 5-32015-16: Colorado Avalanche 2-12016-17: Colorado Avalanche 2-12016-17: New York Islanders 5-12017-18: New York Islanders 6-42017-18: Colorado Avalanche 6-12018-19: New York Islanders 4-12018-19: New York Islanders 4-32019-20: New York Islanders 1-02019-20: Colorado Avalanche 3-12021-22: Colorado Avalanche 5-32021-22: Colorado Avalanche 5-42022-23: New York Islanders 5-42022-23: Colorado Avalanche 1-02023-24: Colorado Avalanche 7-42023-24: Colorado Avalanche 5-42024-25: New York Islanders 6-22024-25: New York Islanders 5-22025-26: Colorado Avalanche 4-12025-26: New York Islanders 6-3

Quebec Nordiques Colorado Avalanche New York Islanders New York Islanders Tie Postseason One meeting per cell

Longest streaks: Colorado Avalanche 8 (1995-96–1998-99), New York Islanders 7 (1979-80–1980-81). Current: New York Islanders 1.

Splits

SplitColorado Avalanche record
Regular season47-46-4
Postseason0-4
Hosted by Colorado Avalanche31-18-3
Hosted by New York Islanders16-32-1
Last 10 seasons (2015-16 to 2025-26)10-10
Largest Colorado Avalanche win7-2 (1981-82)
Largest New York Islanders win6-0 (2014-15)

Postseason meetings

SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1981-82May 4, 1982New York Islanders 4-2 at Quebec Nordiques
1981-82May 1, 1982New York Islanders 5-4 at Quebec Nordiques
1981-82Apr 29, 1982New York Islanders 5-2 at New York Islanders
1981-82Apr 27, 1982New York Islanders 4-1 at New York Islanders

In the record book

Every meeting

2020s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2025-26 (1-1) Nov 16, 2025 Colorado Avalanche 4-1 at Colorado Avalanche
Dec 4, 2025 New York Islanders 6-3 at New York Islanders
2024-25 (0-2) Oct 14, 2024 New York Islanders 6-2 at Colorado Avalanche
Jan 28, 2025 New York Islanders 5-2 at New York Islanders
2023-24 (2-0) Oct 24, 2023 Colorado Avalanche 7-4 at New York Islanders
Jan 2, 2024 Colorado Avalanche 5-4 at Colorado Avalanche
2022-23 (1-1) Oct 29, 2022 New York Islanders 5-4 at New York Islanders
Dec 19, 2022 Colorado Avalanche 1-0 at Colorado Avalanche
2021-22 (2-0) Mar 1, 2022 Colorado Avalanche 5-3 at Colorado Avalanche
Mar 7, 2022 Colorado Avalanche 5-4 at New York Islanders
2010s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2019-20 (1-1) Jan 6, 2020 New York Islanders 1-0 at New York Islanders
Feb 19, 2020 Colorado Avalanche 3-1 at Colorado Avalanche
2018-19 (0-2) Dec 17, 2018 New York Islanders 4-1 at Colorado Avalanche
Feb 9, 2019 New York Islanders 4-3 at New York Islanders
2017-18 (1-1) Nov 5, 2017 New York Islanders 6-4 at New York Islanders
Dec 31, 2017 Colorado Avalanche 6-1 at Colorado Avalanche
2016-17 (1-1) Jan 6, 2017 Colorado Avalanche 2-1 at Colorado Avalanche
Feb 12, 2017 New York Islanders 5-1 at New York Islanders
2015-16 (1-1) Nov 30, 2015 New York Islanders 5-3 at New York Islanders
Dec 17, 2015 Colorado Avalanche 2-1 at Colorado Avalanche
2014-15 (1-1) Oct 30, 2014 Colorado Avalanche 5-0 at Colorado Avalanche
Nov 11, 2014 New York Islanders 6-0 at New York Islanders
2013-14 (1-1) Jan 10, 2014 New York Islanders 2-1 at Colorado Avalanche
Feb 8, 2014 Colorado Avalanche 5-2 at New York Islanders
2011-12 Nov 10, 2011 Colorado Avalanche 4-3 at Colorado Avalanche
2010-11 (0-2) Oct 16, 2010 New York Islanders 5-2 at New York Islanders
Jan 8, 2011 New York Islanders 4-3 at Colorado Avalanche
2000s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2009-10 Jan 6, 2010 New York Islanders 3-2 at Colorado Avalanche
2008-09 Mar 2, 2009 New York Islanders 4-2 at New York Islanders
2007-08 Jan 5, 2008 Colorado Avalanche 2-1 at Colorado Avalanche
2005-06 Dec 17, 2005 New York Islanders 5-4 at New York Islanders
2003-04 Feb 10, 2004 Tie 1-1 at Colorado Avalanche
2002-03 Feb 21, 2003 New York Islanders 4-1 at New York Islanders
2001-02 (1-1) Nov 16, 2001 Colorado Avalanche 1-0 at Colorado Avalanche
Nov 21, 2001 New York Islanders 5-4 at New York Islanders
2000-01 Jan 16, 2001 Colorado Avalanche 4-1 at Colorado Avalanche
1990s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1999-00 (0-2) Oct 10, 1999 New York Islanders 4-2 at New York Islanders
Nov 19, 1999 New York Islanders 3-2 at Colorado Avalanche
1998-99 (2-0) Nov 17, 1998 Colorado Avalanche 5-2 at Colorado Avalanche
Dec 8, 1998 Colorado Avalanche 2-1 at New York Islanders
1997-98 (2-0) Dec 31, 1997 Colorado Avalanche 3-1 at Colorado Avalanche
Mar 7, 1998 Colorado Avalanche 4-2 at New York Islanders
1996-97 (2-0) Nov 11, 1996 Colorado Avalanche 6-2 at New York Islanders
Nov 22, 1996 Colorado Avalanche 3-2 at Colorado Avalanche
1995-96 (2-0) Nov 28, 1995 Colorado Avalanche 7-3 at New York Islanders
Jan 22, 1996 Colorado Avalanche 4-3 at Colorado Avalanche
1994-95 (2-1) Feb 14, 1995 Quebec Nordiques 3-2 at New York Islanders
Mar 11, 1995 Quebec Nordiques 2-1 at Quebec Nordiques
Apr 18, 1995 New York Islanders 5-2 at New York Islanders
1993-94 (2-2) Dec 3, 1993 Quebec Nordiques 3-2 at New York Islanders
Dec 29, 1993 Quebec Nordiques 5-3 at Quebec Nordiques
Feb 5, 1994 New York Islanders 3-2 at Quebec Nordiques
Feb 27, 1994 New York Islanders 5-2 at New York Islanders
1992-93 (3-0) Dec 20, 1992 Quebec Nordiques 5-3 at Quebec Nordiques
Jan 5, 1993 Quebec Nordiques 2-1 at New York Islanders
Feb 25, 1993 Quebec Nordiques 6-4 at Quebec Nordiques
1991-92 (1-1-1) Oct 13, 1991 Tie 1-1 at Quebec Nordiques
Jan 4, 1992 New York Islanders 5-2 at New York Islanders
Mar 24, 1992 Quebec Nordiques 5-2 at Quebec Nordiques
1990-91 (0-3) Dec 15, 1990 New York Islanders 7-2 at Quebec Nordiques
Dec 31, 1990 New York Islanders 6-3 at New York Islanders
Jan 13, 1991 New York Islanders 4-3 at Quebec Nordiques
1980s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1989-90 (2-1) Nov 9, 1989 Quebec Nordiques 7-5 at New York Islanders
Dec 30, 1989 Quebec Nordiques 6-3 at Quebec Nordiques
Jan 6, 1990 New York Islanders 5-2 at New York Islanders
1988-89 (1-2) Oct 22, 1988 New York Islanders 7-3 at New York Islanders
Oct 29, 1988 Quebec Nordiques 3-2 at Quebec Nordiques
Feb 5, 1989 New York Islanders 3-2 at Quebec Nordiques
1987-88 (1-2) Jan 14, 1988 New York Islanders 8-5 at New York Islanders
Mar 6, 1988 New York Islanders 2-0 at Quebec Nordiques
Mar 10, 1988 Quebec Nordiques 4-3 at New York Islanders
1986-87 (1-2) Nov 18, 1986 New York Islanders 4-3 at Quebec Nordiques
Jan 24, 1987 New York Islanders 2-1 at Quebec Nordiques
Apr 2, 1987 Quebec Nordiques 4-1 at New York Islanders
1985-86 (2-1) Oct 24, 1985 New York Islanders 6-5 at New York Islanders
Dec 6, 1985 Quebec Nordiques 7-3 at Quebec Nordiques
Dec 7, 1985 Quebec Nordiques 4-1 at New York Islanders
1984-85 (3-0) Nov 3, 1984 Quebec Nordiques 5-4 at Quebec Nordiques
Mar 21, 1985 Quebec Nordiques 5-1 at New York Islanders
Mar 28, 1985 Quebec Nordiques 4-2 at Quebec Nordiques
1983-84 (2-1) Oct 4, 1983 Quebec Nordiques 7-3 at Quebec Nordiques
Nov 22, 1983 New York Islanders 3-2 at New York Islanders
Jan 26, 1984 Quebec Nordiques 5-1 at New York Islanders
1982-83 (1-1-1) Dec 21, 1982 Tie 3-3 at Quebec Nordiques
Jan 8, 1983 New York Islanders 6-1 at New York Islanders
Feb 15, 1983 Quebec Nordiques 4-1 at Quebec Nordiques
1981-82 (1-5-1) Nov 17, 1981 Quebec Nordiques 7-2 at Quebec Nordiques
Dec 15, 1981 New York Islanders 10-7 at New York Islanders
Feb 27, 1982 Tie 5-5 at New York Islanders
Apr 27, 1982 New York Islanders 4-1 at New York Islanders Postseason
Apr 29, 1982 New York Islanders 5-2 at New York Islanders Postseason
May 1, 1982 New York Islanders 5-4 at Quebec Nordiques Postseason
May 4, 1982 New York Islanders 4-2 at Quebec Nordiques Postseason
1980-81 (1-3) Nov 30, 1980 New York Islanders 7-3 at Quebec Nordiques
Dec 20, 1980 New York Islanders 5-2 at New York Islanders
Jan 24, 1981 New York Islanders 7-4 at New York Islanders
Jan 31, 1981 Quebec Nordiques 5-1 at Quebec Nordiques
1970s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1979-80 (0-4) Jan 19, 1980 New York Islanders 3-1 at New York Islanders
Feb 9, 1980 New York Islanders 5-0 at New York Islanders
Feb 27, 1980 New York Islanders 5-3 at Quebec Nordiques
Mar 30, 1980 New York Islanders 9-6 at Quebec Nordiques

Sources

Records are computed from every final game result in the Matchup Index database. About the data.