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
Kyle Palmieri, C Injured Reserve Nov 30
Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Nick Paul, LW Out Feb 21
Victor Hedman, D Day-To-Day Feb 18
Anthony Cirelli, C Day-To-Day Feb 6
Brayden Point, C Injured Reserve Feb 5
Charle-Edouard D'Astous, D Injured Reserve Jan 25

Game Information

UBS Arena

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

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Tampa Bay 37 14 78 4
Montreal 32 17 72 8
Detroit 33 19 72 6
Buffalo 32 19 70 6
Boston 32 20 69 5
Ottawa 28 22 63 7
Toronto 27 21 63 9
Florida 29 25 61 3

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 36 15 78 6
Pittsburgh 29 15 70 12
NY Islanders 32 21 69 5
Columbus 29 20 65 7
Washington 29 23 65 7
Philadelphia 25 20 61 11
New Jersey 28 27 58 2
NY Rangers 22 29 50 6
Full Standings