
Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Islanders
· National Hockey LeagueGuentzel, Vasilevskiy help Lightning beat Islanders 4-1 for 4th straight win

Oliver Bjorkstrand scored his 20th of the season, Victor Hedman also scored and Nick Paul added an empty-netter for the Lightning. Nikita Kucherov, Brayden Point each added two assists.
Bo Horvat scored a short-handed goal for New York and Ilya Sorokin made 19 saves as the Islanders lost their sixth straight (0-4-2), further diminishing their slim playoff hopes.
Guentzel scored the tiebreaking goal at 8:09 of the second period. Islanders defenseman Adam Pelech inexplicably left Guentzel alone and Kucherov delivered a beautiful pass to set up the go-ahead goal.
Hedman made it 3-1 about 2 1/2 minutes later, and Paul capped the scoring into an empty net with 3 1/2 minutes left in the third.
Islanders: Sorokin started four of the Islanders previous six losses, allowing 14 goals during that stretch.
TB wins series 2-1
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 8:46 | Oliver Bjorkstrand Goal (20) Tip-In, assists: Darren Raddysh (30), Brayden Point (36) |
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Goal | 1st Period 10:57 | Bo Horvat Goal (25) Snap Shot, assists: Ryan Pulock (16) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 8:09 | Jake Guentzel Goal (38) Wrist Shot, assists: Nikita Kucherov (77), Brayden Point (37) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 10:41 | Victor Hedman Goal (14) Snap Shot, assists: Nikita Kucherov (78), Jake Guentzel (36) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 16:29 | Nick Paul Goal (22) Wrist Shot, assists: Anthony Cirelli (27), Erik Cernak (18) |
Statistics
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21 | Blocked Shots | 13 |
14 | Hits | 25 |
1 | Takeaways | 1 |
24 | Shots | 29 |
0 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
4 | Power Play Opportunities | 4 |
0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
0 | Short Handed Goals | 1 |
0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
23 | Faceoffs Won | 29 |
44.2 | Faceoff Win Percent | 55.8 |
13 | Giveaways | 16 |
6 | Total Penalties | 6 |
15 | Penalty Minutes | 15 |
New York Islanders Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Anthony Duclair, LW | Out | Apr 3 |
Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Game Information
UBS Arena
Location: Elmont, NY
Attendance: 14,827 | Capacity:

Location: Elmont, NY
Attendance: 14,827 | Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
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46 | 25 | 96 | 4 |
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44 | 25 | 93 | 5 |
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44 | 27 | 92 | 4 |
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39 | 29 | 84 | 6 |
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35 | 30 | 79 | 9 |
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34 | 33 | 75 | 7 |
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32 | 36 | 70 | 6 |
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30 | 36 | 69 | 9 |
2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
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48 | 18 | 105 | 9 |
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46 | 24 | 96 | 4 |
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40 | 29 | 87 | 7 |
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36 | 32 | 79 | 7 |
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34 | 30 | 77 | 9 |
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32 | 32 | 74 | 10 |
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30 | 34 | 71 | 11 |
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31 | 36 | 71 | 9 |