New York Islanders at Tampa Bay Lightning
· National Hockey LeagueDeAngelo's overtime goal lifts Islanders to 3-2 win over Lightning
Kyle Palmieri and Adam Boqvist, in his Islanders’ debut, also scored for New York while Ilya Sorokin finished with 28 saves.
Nikita Kucherov tied the game with 46.1 seconds left in regulation while Jake Guentzel also scored for Tampa Bay. Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 33 shots for Tampa Bay.
The Lightning opened the scoring when Guentzel tipped a shot by Erik Cernak at 5:39 of the second period.
But Boqvist, in his first game since being claimed off waivers from Florida on Friday, followed up Mat Barzal's breakaway chance that was stopped by Vasilevskiy at 18:16 of the second.
Palmieri put New York ahead at 6:41 of the third period before Kucherov tied the game.
Lightning: Tampa Bay scored less than three goals for the fourth time in its past six games. Guentzel’s 26 goals through 50 games played is the second most in franchise history for a player in their first season with Tampa Bay.
NYI lead series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 2nd Period 5:39 | Jake Guentzel Goal (26) Tip-In, assists: Erik Cernak (11), Gage Goncalves (3) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 18:16 | Adam Boqvist Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Mathew Barzal (14), Simon Holmstrom (15) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 6:41 | Kyle Palmieri Goal (14) Snap Shot, assists: Maxim Tsyplakov (14) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 19:13 | Nikita Kucherov Goal (24) Snap Shot, assists: Darren Raddysh (19), Brayden Point (25) |
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Goal | 4th Period 0:33 | Anthony DeAngelo Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Bo Horvat (21), Simon Holmstrom (16) |
Statistics
NYI |
TB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Blocked Shots | 13 |
| 25 | Hits | 25 |
| 4 | Takeaways | 4 |
| 36 | Shots | 31 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Power Play Opportunities | 3 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 27 | Faceoffs Won | 29 |
| 48.2 | Faceoff Win Percent | 51.8 |
| 10 | Giveaways | 14 |
| 5 | Total Penalties | 3 |
| 13 | Penalty Minutes | 9 |
Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Victor Hedman, D | Day-To-Day | Mar 22 |
| Maxwell Crozier, D | Injured Reserve | Mar 19 |
| Declan Carlile, D | Injured Reserve | Mar 14 |
| Dominic James, C | Injured Reserve | Mar 5 |
New York Islanders Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Maxim Shabanov, RW | Day-To-Day | Mar 22 |
| Alexander Romanov, D | Injured Reserve | Mar 12 |
| Pierre Engvall, LW | Injured Reserve | Mar 12 |
| Semyon Varlamov, G | Injured Reserve | Mar 12 |
| Kyle Palmieri, C | Injured Reserve | Nov 30 |
Game Information
Benchmark International Arena
Location: Tampa, FL
Attendance: 19,092 | Capacity:
Location: Tampa, FL
Attendance: 19,092 | Capacity:
2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Carolina |
44 | 19 | 94 | 6 |
Pittsburgh |
35 | 18 | 86 | 16 |
Columbus |
37 | 21 | 85 | 11 |
NY Islanders |
39 | 26 | 83 | 5 |
Philadelphia |
34 | 23 | 80 | 12 |
Washington |
35 | 27 | 78 | 8 |
New Jersey |
35 | 32 | 72 | 2 |
NY Rangers |
28 | 33 | 64 | 8 |
2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Buffalo |
44 | 20 | 94 | 6 |
Tampa Bay |
43 | 21 | 90 | 4 |
Montreal |
38 | 21 | 86 | 10 |
Boston |
39 | 23 | 86 | 8 |
Detroit |
38 | 24 | 84 | 8 |
Ottawa |
36 | 24 | 81 | 9 |
Florida |
34 | 32 | 71 | 3 |
Toronto |
29 | 29 | 71 | 13 |




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