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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 Day-To-Day Dec 14
Kyle Palmieri, C Injured Reserve Nov 30
Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Emil Lilleberg, D Day-To-Day Dec 13
Erik Cernak, D Injured Reserve Dec 13
Andrei Vasilevskiy, G Injured Reserve Dec 12
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
Tampa Bay 18 11 39 3
Detroit 18 12 39 3
Boston 19 13 38 0
Montreal 16 11 36 4
Florida 16 13 34 2
Toronto 14 12 33 5
Ottawa 14 13 32 4
Buffalo 13 14 30 4

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 20 9 42 2
NY Islanders 19 11 41 3
Washington 18 10 40 4
Philadelphia 16 9 37 5
New Jersey 18 13 37 1
Pittsburgh 14 8 36 8
NY Rangers 16 13 36 4
Columbus 13 13 32 6
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