NHL

Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Islanders

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Barzal, Heineman lift Islanders past Lightning 3-2 in shootout

J.J. Moser lights the lamp

Matthew Schaefer and Cal Ritchie scored in the first period for New York, with Anthony Duclair assisting on both, and the Islanders extended their winning streak to three games. Ilya Sorokin made 32 saves and stopped two of three Tampa Bay attempts in the shootout.

Darren Raddysh and J.J. Moser scored for Tampa Bay. Jonas Johansson finished with 15 saves, and Nikita Kucherov had two assists as the Lightning closed a four-game road trip.

Moser tied the game at 3:20 of the third period off an offensive-zone faceoff. Tampa Bay won the draw cleanly, and Kucherov slid the puck to Moser, who beat Sorokin over the glove.

The Islanders took a 2-0 lead in the opening period.

Schaefer scored a power-play goal through the legs of Johansson at 3:05, and Ritchie made it 2-0 with a wrist shot over the blocker midway through the first.

Raddysh scored on a five-on-three power play midway through the second period to pull the Lightning within one.

Tampa Bay outshot New York 17-1 in the second period.

Pat LaFontaine was honored before the game as the Islanders inducted him into the franchise Hall of Fame and Ring of Honor at UBS Arena. LaFontaine finished his 15-year NHL career with 1,013 points (468 goals, 545 assists), including 566 points (287 goals, 279 assists) in 530 games with the Islanders.

Up next Lightning: Host Florida Panthers on Monday.

Islanders: Visit Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday.

Regular Season Series

NYI win series 3-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 3:05 Matthew Schaefer Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Anthony Duclair (7), Mathew Barzal (16)
Goal 1st Period 10:16 Calum Ritchie Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Anthony Duclair (8)
Goal 2nd Period 10:13 Darren Raddysh Goal (7) Slap Shot, assists: Nikita Kucherov (28), Jake Guentzel (18)
Goal 3rd Period 3:20 J.J. Moser Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Nikita Kucherov (29), Brayden Point (11)
Goal 5 0:00 Mathew Barzal Goal Wrist Shot
Goal 5 0:00 Brayden Point Goal Wrist Shot
Goal 5 0:00 Emil Heineman Goal Wrist Shot

Statistics

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10 Blocked Shots 20
27 Hits 19
6 Takeaways 4
34 Shots 17
1 Power Play Goals 1
4 Power Play Opportunities 4
25.0 Power Play Percentage 25.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
35 Faceoffs Won 34
50.7 Faceoff Win Percent 49.3
8 Giveaways 13
4 Total Penalties 5
8 Penalty Minutes 10
New York Islanders New York Islanders Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Bo Horvat, C Out Jan 8
Kyle Palmieri, C Injured Reserve Nov 30
Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Brayden Point, C Out Jan 12
Ryan McDonagh, D Injured Reserve Jan 9
Scott Sabourin, RW Injured Reserve Dec 30
Victor Hedman, D Injured Reserve Dec 12

Game Information

UBS Arena

Location: Elmont, NY
Attendance: 17,255 | Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Detroit 28 15 60 4
Tampa Bay 28 13 59 3
Montreal 26 14 58 6
Toronto 23 15 53 7
Buffalo 24 16 52 4
Boston 25 19 52 2
Florida 24 18 51 3
Ottawa 20 19 45 5

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 28 14 60 4
NY Islanders 25 15 55 5
Philadelphia 22 14 52 8
Washington 23 17 52 6
Pittsburgh 21 14 51 9
New Jersey 23 21 48 2
NY Rangers 20 21 46 6
Columbus 19 19 45 7
Full Standings