New York Islanders @ Tampa Bay Lightning

31-27-15, 15-17-5 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Islanders NYI	1	0	0	1
Lightning TB	2	0	2	4

Tampa Bay LightningLightningTB

41-25-7, 23-9-4 Home


Shots	28	40
Hits	35	27
Faceoffs Won	27	36
Faceoff Win Percent	42.9	57.1
Power Play Opportunities	1	1
Power Play Goals	0	1
Power Play Percentage	0.0	100.0
Short Handed Goals	0	0
Total Penalties	2	2
Penalty Minutes	4	4
Blocked Shots	17	17
Takeaways	2	6
Giveaways	3	6

Regular Season Series

TB wins 2-1

Lightning
2
Islanders
6

Game 1

9/2

Lightning
4
Islanders
2

Game 2

24/2

Islanders
1
Lightning
4

Game 3

30/3

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	53	22	7	113
Pittsburgh	41	25	16	98
Philadelphia	43	27	12	98
Washington	43	30	9	95
Columbus	40	30	12	92
NY Islanders	43	34	5	91
New Jersey	42	37	3	87
NY Rangers	34	39	9	77

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Buffalo	50	23	9	109
Tampa Bay	50	26	6	106
Montreal	48	24	10	106
Boston	45	27	10	100
Ottawa	44	27	11	99
Detroit	41	31	10	92
Florida	40	38	4	84
Toronto	32	36	14	78

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New York Islanders @ Tampa Bay Lightning

Stars of the Game

Andrei VasilevskiyG - TB

Anthony CirelliC - TB

Nikita KucherovRW - TB

Game Information

Team Stats

Regular Season Series

TB wins 2-1

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

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