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Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Islanders

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Islanders host the Lightning after Lee's 2-goal game

Tampa Bay Lightning (18-11-2, in the Atlantic Division) vs. New York Islanders (18-11-3, in the Metropolitan Division)

Elmont, New York; Saturday, 3:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Islanders host the Tampa Bay Lightning after Anders Lee's two-goal game against the Anaheim Ducks in the Islanders' 5-2 win.

New York has gone 9-6-2 at home and 18-11-3 overall. The Islanders have a +seven scoring differential, with 95 total goals scored and 88 conceded.

Tampa Bay is 18-11-2 overall and 10-4-2 in road games. The Lightning are 8-2-0 when they commit fewer penalties than their opponent.

The teams meet Saturday for the third time this season. The Islanders won the last matchup 2-0.

TOP PERFORMERS: Matthew Schaefer has eight goals and 14 assists for the Islanders. Bo Horvat has five goals and one assist over the past 10 games.

Brandon Hagel has 18 goals and 13 assists for the Lightning. Darren Raddysh has four goals and nine assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Islanders: 6-3-1, averaging 2.5 goals, 4.4 assists, 2.3 penalties and 4.6 penalty minutes while giving up 2.1 goals per game.

Lightning: 6-4-0, averaging 3.6 goals, six assists, 3.6 penalties and 10.2 penalty minutes while giving up 1.8 goals per game.

INJURIES: Islanders: None listed.

Lightning: None listed.

Regular Season Series

NYI lead series 2-0

Statistics

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2.58 Goals Against Average 2.75
27.5 Shots Against per Game 28.2
85.9 Penalty Kill Percentage 84.4
14 Power Play Goals Against 14
0 Short Handed Goals Against 0
3.29 Goals For per Game 2.97
27.6 Shots per Game 29.3
17 Power Play Goals 17
17.9 Power Play Percentage 16.3
2 Short Handed Goals 5
368 Penalty Minutes 289
New York Islanders New York Islanders Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Bo Horvat, C Day-To-Day Dec 11
Jonathan Drouin, LW Out Dec 11
Kyle Palmieri, C Injured Reserve Nov 30
Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Dominic James, C Out Dec 11
Victor Hedman, D Injured Reserve Dec 11
Andrei Vasilevskiy, G Injured Reserve Dec 8
Ryan McDonagh, D Injured Reserve Dec 4
Erik Cernak, D Injured Reserve Nov 24

Game Information

UBS Arena

Location: Elmont, NY
Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Tampa Bay 2 11 38 18
Boston 0 13 38 19
Detroit 3 12 37 17
Montreal 3 11 35 16
Toronto 5 11 33 14
Florida 2 13 32 15
Ottawa 4 12 32 14
Buffalo 4 14 30 13

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 2 9 40 19
Washington 4 9 40 18
NY Islanders 3 11 39 18
Philadelphia 4 9 36 16
Pittsburgh 7 8 35 14
New Jersey 1 13 35 17
NY Rangers 4 13 34 15
Columbus 6 12 32 13
Full Standings
Lightning Last 5
Date OPP Result
vs PIT L 4-3
vs NYI L 2-0
@ TOR L 2-0
@ MTL W 6-1
@ NJ W 8-4
Islanders Last 5
Date OPP Result
vs COL W 6-3
@ TB W 2-0
@ FLA L 4-1
vs VGK W 5-4 SO
vs ANA W 5-2