NHL-Schedules.com

New York Islanders at Tampa Bay Lightning

Benchmark International Arena, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Islanders beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2–0 on Saturday, December 6, 2025 on the road.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
New York Islanders 2 43-34-5
at Tampa Bay Lightning 0 50-26-6

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
New York Islanders 4 8 7 19
Tampa Bay Lightning 9 12 11 32

Three stars

  1. I. Sorokin, New York Islanders (goaltender)
  2. C. Ritchie, New York Islanders (1 goal)
  3. J. Johansson, Tampa Bay Lightning (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
3rd 12:46 New York Islanders Calum Ritchie (3) Anders Lee (10), Tony DeAngelo (10) Power play NYI 1, TBL 0
3rd 19:58 New York Islanders Casey Cizikas (3) Unassisted Even strength, Empty net NYI 2, TBL 0

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

Team stats

Stat New York Islanders Tampa Bay Lightning
Shots on goal 19 32
Power play 1 of 3 0 of 2
Penalty minutes 4 6
Hits 22 21
Blocked shots 22 10
Giveaways 16 10
Takeaways 2 7
Faceoffs won 20/47 (42.6%) 27/47 (57.4%)

Box score

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters
Player
7 M. Tsyplakov R 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 50% 10:35
10 S. Holmstrom R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18:45
11 A. Duclair L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 14:13
13 M. Barzal C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 3 0 11.1% 16:38
14 B. Horvat C 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 50% 22:13
16 M. Gatcomb C 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 10:29
27 A. Lee L 0 1 1 +1 2 0 1 0 0 50% 13:45
32 K. MacLean C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 50% 12:56
49 M. Shabanov R 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 15:44
51 E. Heineman L 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 18:16
53 C. Cizikas C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 2 2 0 50% 14:04
64 C. Ritchie C 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 50% 12:41
3 A. Pelech D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 21:56
6 R. Pulock D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 22:38
24 S. Mayfield D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 2 0 18:39
34 A. Boqvist D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 11:46
48 M. Schaefer D 0 0 0 +1 0 4 1 2 0 24:27
77 T. DeAngelo D 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 16:25
New York Islanders goalies
Goalie
30 I. Sorokin 32 32 0 1.000 59:50 Win

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
17 D. James C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 33.3% 13:06
20 N. Paul L 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 1 0 71.4% 17:57
22 O. Bjorkstrand R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 13:43
28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 14:21
29 P. Holmberg R 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 13:43
37 Y. Gourde C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 66.7% 17:36
38 B. Hagel L 0 0 0 -1 4 5 3 0 0 22:04
42 C. Douglas C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 05:55
59 J. Guentzel C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 22:39
62 J. Finley C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 50% 08:50
71 A. Cirelli C 0 0 0 -1 0 6 2 0 0 58.3% 21:33
93 G. Goncalves C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10:32
24 M. Crozier D 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 16:44
43 D. Raddysh D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 23:28
51 C. D'Astous D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 0 22:22
77 V. Hedman D 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 16:43
78 E. Lilleberg D 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 2 0 18:15
90 J. Moser D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 19:11
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
31 J. Johansson 18 17 1 .944 56:46 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
2nd 03:31 Tampa Bay Lightning Victor Hedman Tripping 2
2nd 05:58 New York Islanders Anders Lee High sticking 2
2nd 11:07 New York Islanders Bo Horvat Hooking 2
3rd 10:14 Tampa Bay Lightning Brandon Hagel High sticking double minor 4

Game information

New York Islanders head coach
Patrick Roy
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Jon Cooper
Referees
Corey Syvret, Brandon Blandina
Linesmen
CJ Murray, Devin Berg
New York Islanders scratches
Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Jonathan Drouin, Travis Mitchell
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Nikita Kucherov, Andrei Vasilevskiy, Steven Santini

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 6

Matchup Status Details
Colorado Avalanche 3 at New York Rangers 2 Final/OT Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 6 at Florida Panthers 7 Final/OT Game page
New Jersey Devils 1 at Boston Bruins 4 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 Final/SO Game page
St. Louis Blues 2 at Ottawa Senators 1 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 6 Final Game page
Utah Mammoth 0 at Calgary Flames 2 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 0 at Los Angeles Kings 6 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 2 at Edmonton Oilers 6 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 2 at Vancouver Canucks 4 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Seattle Kraken 3 Final Game page

Sources and further reading

More schedules