New York Islanders @ Tampa Bay Lightning

16-9-2, 8-8-0 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Islanders NYI	0	2	0	2
Lightning TB	2	3	1	6

Tampa Bay LightningLightningTB

19-6-2, 11-2-1 Home

Gourde keys Lightning surge in 6-2 win over Islanders

Yanni Gourde scored two of Tampa Bay's three goals late in the second period and the Lightning beat the New York Islanders 6-2 on Tuesday night.

Dec 6, 2017, 04:17 am - Associated Press

		1	2	3	T
	Islanders	0	2	0	2
	Lightning	2	3	1	6

1st Period			NYI	TB
0:34		Brayden Point (10) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Ondrej Palat (11), Nikita Kucherov (20)	0	1
17:47		Andrej Sustr (2) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Chris Kunitz (5), Ryan Callahan (5)	0	2

2nd Period		NYI	TB
7:07	Mathew Barzal (7) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: John Tavares (14), Nick Leddy (17)	1	2
8:58	Jordan Eberle (11) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Mathew Barzal (19), Adam Pelech (11)	2	2
16:22	Yanni Gourde (7) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Mikhail Sergachev (13), Tyler Johnson (8)	2	3
17:56	Yanni Gourde (8) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Slater Koekkoek (3), Cory Conacher (1)	2	4
18:46	Vladislav Namestnikov (11) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Nikita Kucherov (21), Steven Stamkos (27)	2	5

3rd Period			NYI	TB
6:00		Chris Kunitz (4) (Even Strength Goal) Unassisted	2	6

ISLANDERS

LIGHTNING

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Islanders
5
Lightning
3

Game 1

19/11

Islanders
2
Lightning
6

Game 2

6/12

Lightning
7
Islanders
6

Game 3

22/3

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	22	9	2	46
Washington	19	11	4	42
NY Islanders	19	12	3	41
Philadelphia	17	10	6	40
New Jersey	19	14	1	39
NY Rangers	17	15	4	38
Pittsburgh	14	10	9	37
Columbus	14	14	6	34

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Detroit	19	13	3	41
Montreal	18	12	4	40
Boston	20	15	0	40
Tampa Bay	18	13	3	39
Florida	18	13	2	38
Ottawa	16	13	4	36
Toronto	15	13	5	35
Buffalo	15	14	4	34

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New York Islanders @ Tampa Bay Lightning

Stars of the Game

Yanni GourdeC - TB

Chris KunitzLW - TB

Ryan CallahanRW - TB

Game Information

Gourde keys Lightning surge in 6-2 win over Islanders

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

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