ISLANDERS
LIGHTNING
New York Islanders @ Tampa Bay Lightning
39-25-9, 17-16-5 Away
4
39-25-9, 17-16-5 Away
43-26-5, 23-11-3 Home
7
43-26-5, 23-11-3 Home
Game Information
Benchmark International Arena
11:30 PM, 25 March 2016
Tampa, FL
Attendance: 19,092
- Linesmen:
- Brad Lazarowich
- Devin Berg
| 1 | 2 | 3 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Islanders | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Lightning | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 1st Period | NYI | TB | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:54 | | Brock Nelson (25) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Ryan Strome (17), Josh Bailey (18) | 1 | 0 |
| 13:42 | | Nikita Kucherov (29) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Alex Killorn (25), Andrej Sustr (16) | 1 | 1 |
| 13:51 | | Vladislav Namestnikov (14) (Even Strength Goal) Unassisted | 1 | 2 |
| 2nd Period | NYI | TB | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5:02 | | Steven Stamkos (35) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Alex Killorn (26), Jason Garrison (4) | 1 | 3 |
| 5:25 | | Shane Prince (5) (Even Strength Goal) Unassisted | 2 | 3 |
| 16:18 | | Johnny Boychuk (8) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: John Tavares (31), Josh Bailey (19) | 3 | 3 |
| 3rd Period | NYI | TB | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:03 | | Andrej Sustr (3) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Jason Garrison (5) | 3 | 4 |
| 6:22 | | Nikolay Kulemin (7) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Frans Nielsen (28), Travis Hamonic (16) | 4 | 4 |
| 10:09 | | Tyler Johnson (13) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Ondrej Palat (17), Jonathan Marchessault (9) | 4 | 5 |
| 10:32 | | Jason Garrison (5) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Ondrej Palat (18), Jonathan Marchessault (10) | 4 | 6 |
| 18:35 | | Victor Hedman (7) (Empty Net Goal) Assists: Matthew Carle (2), Ondrej Palat (19) | 4 | 7 |
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2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings
| Team | W | L | OTL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina | 28 | 14 | 3 | 59 |
| NY Islanders | 25 | 15 | 5 | 55 |
| Philadelphia | 22 | 13 | 8 | 52 |
| Washington | 23 | 16 | 6 | 52 |
| Pittsburgh | 21 | 13 | 9 | 51 |
| New Jersey | 22 | 21 | 2 | 46 |
| NY Rangers | 20 | 20 | 6 | 46 |
| Columbus | 18 | 19 | 7 | 43 |
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