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Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Islanders

UBS Arena, Elmont Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Islanders beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2–1 on Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 50-26-6
at New York Islanders 2 43-34-5

Goals by period

Team Total
Tampa Bay Lightning 0 0 1 1
New York Islanders 0 1 1 2

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Tampa Bay Lightning 9 13 9 31
New York Islanders 9 8 7 24

Three stars

  1. B. Horvat, New York Islanders (1 goal)
  2. I. Sorokin, New York Islanders (goaltender)
  3. A. Duclair, New York Islanders (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 00:55 New York Islanders Bo Horvat (16) Max Shabanov (5) Even strength TBL 0, NYI 1
3rd 05:30 New York Islanders Anthony Duclair (4) Calum Ritchie (2), Tony DeAngelo (9) Even strength TBL 0, NYI 2
3rd 16:26 Tampa Bay Lightning Dominic James (2) Emil Lilleberg (4), Nick Paul (3) Even strength TBL 1, NYI 2

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Stat Tampa Bay Lightning New York Islanders
Shots on goal 31 24
Power play 0 of 3 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 6 6
Hits 14 19
Blocked shots 7 19
Giveaways 13 17
Takeaways 4 3
Faceoffs won 22/42 (52.4%) 20/42 (47.6%)

Box score

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
17 D. James C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 2 0 11:32
20 N. Paul L 0 1 1 +1 2 4 2 0 58.3% 15:02
22 O. Bjorkstrand R 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 11:36
28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 1 13:10
29 P. Holmberg R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 10:23
37 Y. Gourde C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 70% 14:40
38 B. Hagel L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 100% 24:16
42 C. Douglas C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 04:27
59 J. Guentzel C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 33.3% 21:31
71 A. Cirelli C 0 0 0 -1 0 6 0 2 50% 22:17
86 N. Kucherov R 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 1 26:35
93 G. Goncalves C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 0 07:31
16 S. Santini D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 10:43
43 D. Raddysh D 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0 2 25:28
51 C. D'Astous D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 21:39
67 D. Carlile D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 14:48
78 E. Lilleberg D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 2 1 18:54
90 J. Moser D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 22:48
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
88 A. Vasilevskiy 24 22 2 .917 56:40 Loss

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters
Player
7 M. Tsyplakov R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 5 0 09:01
10 S. Holmstrom R 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 2 19:57
11 A. Duclair L 1 0 1 +1 0 1 0 0 11:36
13 M. Barzal C 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 33.3% 17:01
14 B. Horvat C 1 0 1 +1 0 3 0 0 42.9% 22:22
27 A. Lee L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 50% 15:53
29 J. Drouin L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 16:00
32 K. MacLean C 0 0 0 -1 2 0 4 0 100% 09:27
49 M. Shabanov R 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 0 14:06
51 E. Heineman L 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 2 100% 19:31
53 C. Cizikas C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 75% 10:37
64 C. Ritchie C 0 1 1 +1 2 2 0 2 42.9% 14:38
3 A. Pelech D 0 0 0 +1 0 5 3 3 23:50
6 R. Pulock D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 20:39
24 S. Mayfield D 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 19:23
38 T. Mitchell D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 11:58
48 M. Schaefer D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 21:21
77 T. DeAngelo D 0 1 1 +1 2 1 0 1 16:40
New York Islanders goalies
Goalie
30 I. Sorokin 31 30 1 .968 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 05:30 Tampa Bay Lightning Nick Paul Holding 2
1st 12:53 New York Islanders Kyle MacLean High sticking 2
2nd 03:49 New York Islanders Calum Ritchie Hooking 2
2nd 17:39 Tampa Bay Lightning Darren Raddysh High sticking 2
3rd 01:03 Tampa Bay Lightning Nikita Kucherov High sticking 2
3rd 07:54 New York Islanders Tony DeAngelo Tripping 2

Game information

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Jon Cooper
New York Islanders head coach
Patrick Roy
Referees
Furman South, Trevor Hanson
Linesmen
Julien Fournier, Tommy Hughes
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Brayden Point, Jack Finley, Maxim Groshev
New York Islanders scratches
Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Adam Boqvist, Marc Gatcomb

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at New York Islanders 2 Final Game page
New York Islanders 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 0 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at New York Islanders 3 Final/SO Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 2

Matchup Status Details
Ottawa Senators 5 at Montreal Canadiens 2 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 4 at Detroit Red Wings 5 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 2 at New York Rangers 3 Final/OT Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Florida Panthers 1 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 1 at Nashville Predators 5 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Colorado Avalanche 3 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 1 at Edmonton Oilers 0 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Vegas Golden Knights 4 Final/SO Game page
Washington Capitals 3 at Los Angeles Kings 1 Final Game page

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