While the Americans attempted to relocate to Brooklyn in their final years , the Islanders did so , playing at the Barclays Center starting in the 2015 -- 16 season .
Unlike the Americans Americans continue to be known as the Islanders     .
While the Americans attempted to relocate to Brooklyn in their final years , the Islanders did so , playing at the Barclays Center starting in the 2015 -- 16 season , although unlike the Americans they continue to be known as the New York Islanders .