New York Islanders vs Tampa Bay Lightning

NHL

Islanders

39-29-9, 87 PTS

0-5

Final

Lightning

45-26-6, 96 PTS

Benchmark International Arena

TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

NYI shoots leftTB shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
NYI	10	20	8	38
TB	14	12	6	32

In net

Semyon Varlamov10/11 SV, .909

Andrei Vasilevskiy38/38 SV, 1.000

Team	1	2	3	T
NYI	0	0	0	0
TB	1	3	1	5

Who won: Lightning 5-0

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the New York Islanders 5-0 on Saturday, April 1, 2023 at Benchmark International Arena. The Lightning lead the series 2-0. The Lightning outscored the Islanders 3-0 in the 2nd period. Brayden Point led the Lightning in goals (1).

Recap · Apr 1

Lightning beat Islanders 5-0, earn playoff berth

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 38 saves, Nikita Kucherov and Steven Stamkos scored 1:48 apart midway through the second period, and the Tampa Bay Lightning earned their sixth straight playoff berth with a 5-0 win over the New York Islanders on Saturday night.

What it means

Season series: TB leads series 2-0.
Islanders 17-16-6 on the road; Lightning 27-7-5 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Islanders5th in Metropolitan Division

Alexander Romanov D
Knee, Surgery, right
Out
Mathew Barzal C
Knee
Injured Reserve

Lightning1st in Atlantic Division

Emil Lilleberg D
Undisclosed
Day-To-Day
Yanni Gourde C
Hip, Surgery
Injured Reserve

Starting goalies

Islanders5th in Metropolitan Division

Ilya Sorokin G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Lightning1st in Atlantic Division

Andrei Vasilevskiy G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Head to head

TB leads series 2-0

Last meeting: Lightning 5, Islanders 3 (Oct 22)

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Game info

Venue: Benchmark International Arena, Tampa, FL · Attendance 19,092
Officials: Kyle Rehman (Referee), Furman South (Referee), Brad Kovachik (Linesman), Ben O'Quinn (Linesman)