National Hockey League

FINAL
New York Islanders 1
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Tampa Bay Lightning 2
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Match Report

Kucherov scores late; Lightning take 2-0 lead over Islanders

Nikita Kucherov scored with 8.8 seconds left to give the Tampa Bay Lightning a 2-1 victory over the New York Islanders on Wednesday night and a 2-0 series lead in the Eastern Conference final.

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Team Stats

NYI TB
15
Blocked Shots
24
53
Hits
44
5
Takeaways
7
28
Shots
21
0
Power Play Goals
0
4
Power Play Opportunities
3
0.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
30
Faceoffs Won
24
55.6
Faceoff Win Percent
44.4
23
Giveaways
18
5
Total Penalties
7
13
Penalty Minutes
28

Top Performers

NYI

  • Semyon Varlamov G GA 2 · SA 21 · SOS 0
  • Anders Lee LW BS 1 · HT 4 · TK 0
  • Brock Nelson C BS 0 · HT 3 · TK 0
  • Jean-Gabriel Pageau C BS 0 · HT 3 · TK 0

TB

  • Andrei Vasilevskiy G GA 1 · SA 28 · SOS 0
  • Pat Maroon LW BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 0
  • Anthony Cirelli C BS 1 · HT 4 · TK 3
  • Cedric Paquette C BS 0 · HT 8 · TK 0

Head to Head

NYI win series 2-1

Injuries

Tampa Bay Lightning

  • Zemgus Girgensons Day-To-Day
  • Yanni Gourde Injured Reserve

New York Islanders

  • Ryan Pulock Day-To-Day
  • Matias Maccelli Injured Reserve
  • Calum Ritchie Injured Reserve
  • Alexander Romanov Injured Reserve
  • Mathew Barzal Injured Reserve

Play by Play

  1. Goal 19:51 1-2
    Nikita Kucherov 3rd
  2. Missed 19:46 1-1
    Ondrej Palat 3rd
  3. Missed 12:43 1-1
    Blake Coleman 3rd
  4. Penalty 9:10
    Cedric Paquette 3rd
  5. Penalty 7:48
    Ryan McDonagh 3rd
  6. Missed 4:40 1-1
    Tyler Johnson 3rd
  7. Penalty 1:30
    Scott Mayfield 3rd
  8. Missed 17:45 1-1
    Nikita Kucherov 2nd
  9. Missed 14:08 1-1
    Zach Bogosian 2nd
  10. Missed 13:50 1-1
    Nikita Kucherov 2nd
  11. Missed 13:23 1-1
    Yanni Gourde 2nd
  12. Penalty 11:22
    Pat Maroon 2nd
  13. Penalty 11:22
    Matt Martin 2nd
  14. Missed 9:36 1-1
    Victor Hedman 2nd
  15. Missed 7:37 1-1
    Andrew Ladd 2nd
  16. Penalty 6:34
    Yanni Gourde 2nd
  17. Missed 6:24 1-1
    Blake Coleman 2nd
  18. Missed 5:57 1-1
    Josh Bailey 2nd
  19. Missed 3:53 1-1
    Jordan Eberle 2nd
  20. Penalty 3:36
    Luke Schenn 2nd
  21. Penalty 3:36
    Matt Martin 2nd
  22. Missed 2:41 1-1
    Nikita Kucherov 2nd
  23. Penalty 1:01
    Adam Pelech 2nd
  24. Missed 0:25 1-1
    Adam Pelech 2nd
  25. Goal 18:25 1-1
    Victor Hedman 1st
  26. Missed 17:33 1-0
    Cal Clutterbuck 1st
  27. Penalty 13:54
    Ryan Pulock 1st
  28. Missed 12:31 1-0
    Pat Maroon 1st
  29. Missed 12:20 1-0
    Ryan McDonagh 1st
  30. Missed 9:48 1-0
    Jean-Gabriel Pageau 1st
  31. Missed 7:22 1-0
    Anthony Beauvillier 1st
  32. Penalty 5:55
    Alex Killorn 1st
  33. Penalty 5:55
    Alex Killorn 1st
  34. Goal 1:24 1-0
    Matt Martin 1st
  35. Missed 0:52 0-0
    Blake Coleman 1st
  1. End of Game 20:00 1-2
    3rd
  2. Period End 20:00 1-2
    3rd
  3. Blocked 19:57 1-2
    Jordan Eberle 3rd
  4. Face Off 19:51 1-2
    Anthony Cirelli 3rd
  5. Goal 19:51 1-2
    Nikita Kucherov 3rd
  6. Giveaway 19:48 1-1
    Andy Greene 3rd
  7. Missed 19:46 1-1
    Ondrej Palat 3rd
  8. Hit 19:43 1-1
    Ryan Pulock 3rd
  9. Shot 19:41 1-1
    Yanni Gourde 3rd
  10. Blocked 19:11 1-1
    Adam Pelech 3rd
  11. Hit 18:31 1-1
    Anders Lee 3rd
  12. Hit 17:50 1-1
    Casey Cizikas 3rd
  13. Hit 17:41 1-1
    Anthony Cirelli 3rd
  14. Shot 17:13 1-1
    Ondrej Palat 3rd
  15. Hit 16:53 1-1
    Cedric Paquette 3rd
  16. Hit 16:27 1-1
    Pat Maroon 3rd
  17. Hit 16:23 1-1
    Pat Maroon 3rd
  18. Hit 16:21 1-1
    Jean-Gabriel Pageau 3rd
  19. Shot 15:26 1-1
    Anders Lee 3rd
  20. Hit 15:23 1-1
    Yanni Gourde 3rd
  21. Hit 14:50 1-1
    Jordan Eberle 3rd
  22. Blocked 14:31 1-1
    Scott Mayfield 3rd
  23. Face Off 14:27 1-1
    Mathew Barzal 3rd
  24. Stoppage 14:27 1-1
    3rd
  25. Shot 14:27 1-1
    Devon Toews 3rd
  26. Shot 14:14 1-1
    Nikita Kucherov 3rd
  27. Hit 14:02 1-1
    Nick Leddy 3rd
  28. Hit 13:54 1-1
    Casey Cizikas 3rd
  29. Giveaway 13:25 1-1
    Leo Komarov 3rd
  30. Hit 13:12 1-1
    Adam Pelech 3rd
  31. Blocked 13:00 1-1
    Luke Schenn 3rd
  32. Face Off 12:55 1-1
    Yanni Gourde 3rd
  33. Stoppage 12:55 1-1
    3rd
  34. Hit 12:53 1-1
    Andy Greene 3rd
  35. Missed 12:43 1-1
    Blake Coleman 3rd
  36. Hit 12:24 1-1
    Matt Martin 3rd
  37. Hit 12:11 1-1
    Cal Clutterbuck 3rd
  38. Shot 12:09 1-1
    Mikhail Sergachev 3rd
  39. Giveaway 12:04 1-1
    Casey Cizikas 3rd
  40. Shot 12:00 1-1
    Tyler Johnson 3rd

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