Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum / Nassau Coliseum
Uniondale, New York, USA

The New York Islanders played at the Nassau Coliseum from 1972 to 2015/2021.

On October 7, 1972, the 1st Islanders game in Nassau Coliseum was played vs Atlanta Flames. Flames forward Morris Stefaniw scored the 1st NHL goal in the building at 6:56 of the 1st period, while Ed Westfall scored the 1st goal for the Islanders, as the Flames won the game 3–2.

The 1st Islanders' home win at the arena was on October 12, 1972, where they defeated the Los Angeles Kings 3–2.

The Islanders' 1st playoff win at the arena came on April 20, 1975, where they defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2. On April 22, 1976, the Islanders earned their 1st playoff series victory at the arena by defeating the Buffalo Sabres 3–2, and winning the series 4–2.

The Islanders then split its home schedule between Barclays Center and the renovated Nassau Coliseum from 2018 to 2020 and played the home portion of their 2020–21 season at Nassau Coliseum.

The Islanders played their final game at the Nassau Coliseum before moving to their new arena on June 23, 2021, defeating Tampa Bay Lightning in a 3–2 overtime win in game 6 of the 2021 Stanley Cup semifinals, with Anthony Beauvillier scoring the overtime goal to force game 7.

The Stanley Cup was won here in 1980, 1981, 1983 by the Islanders.
The Islanders were 11–1 in Stanley Cup Final games at the Nassau Coliseum. Their only loss was a 1–0 setback in Game 1 in 1984 to the Edmonton Oilers. Team's fans nicknamed the arena "Fort Neverlose" in honor of the team's strong home record during the finals.

On February 8, 1983, the Nassau Coliseum hosted the 35th National Hockey League All-Star Game, during which Wayne Gretzky scored 4 goals in the 3rd period and was honored as the game's most valuable player.