Tampa Bay Lightning @ New York Islanders

44-25-5, 17-17-3 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Lightning TB	1	2	1	4
Islanders NYI	1	0	0	1

New York IslandersIslandersNYI

32-32-10, 17-15-5 Home

Guentzel, Vasilevskiy help Lightning beat Islanders 4-1 for 4th straight win

— Jake Guentzel had a goal and an assist, Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 28 shots, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the New York Islanders 4-1 on Tuesday night for their fourth straight win to inch closer to clinching a playoff spot.

Apr 1, 2025, 10:22 pm - AP

ESPN+/Hulu/Disney+		1	2	3	T
	Lightning	1	2	1	4
	Islanders	1	0	0	1

1st Period			TB	NYI
8:46		Oliver Bjorkstrand (20) Assists: Darren Raddysh (30), Brayden Point (36)	1	0
10:57		Bo Horvat (25) (Shorthanded) Assists: Ryan Pulock (16)	1	1

2nd Period			TB	NYI
8:09		Jake Guentzel (38) Assists: Nikita Kucherov (77), Brayden Point (37)	2	1
10:41		Victor Hedman (14) Assists: Nikita Kucherov (78), Jake Guentzel (36)	3	1

3rd Period			TB	NYI
16:29		Nick Paul (22) (Empty Net) Assists: Anthony Cirelli (27), Erik Cernak (18)	4	1

Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Brayden Point
Giveaway by Adam Pelech
Kyle MacLean hit Emil Lilleberg
Maxim Tsyplakov Tip-In High and Wide Left
Pierre Engvall faceoff won against Yanni Gourde
Hudson Fasching Deflected saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Kyle Palmieri Roughing against Mitchell Chaffee
Bo Horvat Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Brayden Point
Anders Lee Tip-In Wide Left
Adam Boqvist Wrist Shot Wide Left
Kyle Palmieri Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Bo Horvat Backhand saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Bo Horvat Wrist Shot Wide Right
Anthony DeAngelo Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Kyle MacLean faceoff won against Yanni Gourde
Alexander Romanov Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Giveaway by Noah Dobson
Giveaway by Maxim Tsyplakov
Casey Cizikas Slashing against Nikita Kucherov
Brandon Hagel shot blocked by Ryan Pulock
Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Alexander Romanov
Bo Horvat Goal (25) Snap Shot, assists: Ryan Pulock (16)
Casey Cizikas hit Anthony Cirelli
Hudson Fasching Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Maxim Tsyplakov hit J.J. Moser
Marc Gatcomb hit Victor Hedman
Marc Gatcomb hit Gage Goncalves
Adam Pelech Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Brayden Point
Anders Lee Tip-In High and Wide Left
Jean-Gabriel Pageau hit Brandon Hagel
Maxim Tsyplakov Hooking against Zemgus Girgensons
Alexander Romanov hit Nick Paul
Alexander Romanov Slap Shot Wide Right
Casey Cizikas faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
Casey Cizikas hit Oliver Bjorkstrand
Zemgus Girgensons shot blocked by Casey Cizikas
Casey Cizikas Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Giveaway by Marc Gatcomb
Victor Hedman shot blocked by Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Ryan Pulock hit Zemgus Girgensons
Zemgus Girgensons shot blocked by Casey Cizikas
Giveaway by Adam Boqvist
Bo Horvat Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Brayden Point
Kyle MacLean hit Nick Perbix
Maxim Tsyplakov Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Giveaway by Casey Cizikas
Gage Goncalves shot blocked by Casey Cizikas
Hudson Fasching Backhand saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Casey Cizikas Snap Shot Wide Left
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
Giveaway by Ryan Pulock
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
Tony DeAngelo Slap Shot Short
Bo Horvat Slap Shot Wide Right
Giveaway by Bo Horvat
Anthony DeAngelo Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Anthony Duclair Backhand saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Nick Paul
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Brayden Point
Emil Lilleberg shot blocked by Hudson Fasching
Giveaway by Alexander Romanov
Pierre Engvall Wrist Shot Wide Right
Marc Gatcomb hit Yanni Gourde
Erik Cernak shot blocked by Marc Gatcomb
Kyle Palmieri Slap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Giveaway by Adam Pelech
Pierre Engvall hit Zemgus Girgensons
Brayden Point shot blocked by Alexander Romanov
Kyle MacLean faceoff won against Yanni Gourde
Anthony DeAngelo Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Marc Gatcomb Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Nick Paul shot blocked by Adam Boqvist
Casey Cizikas faceoff won against Yanni Gourde
Noah Dobson hit Yanni Gourde
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Brayden Point
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
Victor Hedman shot blocked by Anthony Duclair
Giveaway by Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
Giveaway by Pierre Engvall
Pierre Engvall Tip-In Wide Right
Pierre Engvall Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Anders Lee Slashing against Erik Cernak
Takeaway by Adam Pelech
Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Simon Holmstrom
Kyle Palmieri Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Casey Cizikas faceoff won against Nick Paul
Anthony DeAngelo Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Adam Pelech Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Anthony DeAngelo Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Kyle MacLean hit Emil Lilleberg
Pierre Engvall Tripping against Anthony Cirelli
Ryan Pulock Slap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
Alexander Romanov hit Nikita Kucherov
Maxim Tsyplakov hit Ryan McDonagh
Kyle MacLean hit Erik Cernak
Noah Dobson hit Mitchell Chaffee
Kyle MacLean hit J.J. Moser
Alexander Romanov hit Anthony Cirelli
Giveaway by Anthony Duclair
Giveaway by Hudson Fasching
Alexander Romanov hit Yanni Gourde
Marc Gatcomb hit Oliver Bjorkstrand
Giveaway by Adam Boqvist
Anthony Duclair hit Nick Perbix
Anders Lee hit Erik Cernak
Casey Cizikas Fighting against Yanni Gourde
Kyle MacLean faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
Bo Horvat Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Kyle Palmieri Deflected saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Anders Lee Poke Wide Left
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
Giveaway by Adam Boqvist
Anthony Duclair Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Kyle MacLean faceoff won against Nick Paul
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Nick Paul
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Nick Paul
Jean-Gabriel Pageau Tip-In saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Jean-Gabriel Pageau hit Brandon Hagel
Alexander Romanov Slap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Zemgus Girgensons shot blocked by Ryan Pulock
Off-side
Brayden Point faceoff won against Simon Holmstrom
Icing
Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
J.J. Moser shot blocked by Brandon Hagel
Icing
Brayden Point faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Darren Raddysh Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Icing
Darren Raddysh Slap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Giveaway by Nick Paul
Puck in Netting
Emil Lilleberg hit Hudson Fasching
Pierre Engvall shot blocked by Emil Lilleberg
Zemgus Girgensons Snap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Erik Cernak Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
Puck in Netting
Mitchell Chaffee Roughing against Kyle Palmieri
Nick Paul faceoff won against Bo Horvat
Nick Paul Tip-In saved by Ilya Sorokin
Goalie Stopped
Brayden Point Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Brandon Hagel Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Mitchell Chaffee hit Adam Boqvist
Mitchell Chaffee hit Anders Lee
Icing
Yanni Gourde Snap Shot Wide Left
Oliver Bjorkstrand Goal (20) Tip-In, assists: Darren Raddysh (30), Brayden Point (36)
TV Timeout
Brayden Point faceoff won against Bo Horvat
Giveaway by Brayden Point
Jake Guentzel Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Jake Guentzel Tip-In Wide Left
Nick Paul hit Adam Pelech
Giveaway by Anthony Cirelli
Goalie Stopped
Yanni Gourde faceoff won against Kyle MacLean
Giveaway by Victor Hedman
Giveaway by Gage Goncalves
Victor Hedman Wrist Shot Wide Right
Emil Lilleberg Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
Mitchell Chaffee hit Casey Cizikas
Goalie Stopped
Nikita Kucherov hit Kyle Palmieri
Brandon Hagel Slashing against Anthony DeAngelo
TV Timeout
Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Bo Horvat
Yanni Gourde Poke saved by Ilya Sorokin
Nick Paul faceoff won against Casey Cizikas
Alexander Romanov shot blocked by Gage Goncalves
Giveaway by Nick Paul
Nikita Kucherov Wrist Shot Short
Victor Hedman Snap Shot Wide Right
Nikita Kucherov Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Jake Guentzel Snap Shot Wide Left
Victor Hedman Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
Jake Guentzel Snap Shot Wide Left
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Nick Paul Backhand saved by Ilya Sorokin
Puck in Netting
Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Off-side
Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Bo Horvat
Brandon Hagel hit Noah Dobson
Giveaway by Brandon Hagel
Alexander Romanov shot blocked by Nick Paul
Puck in Netting
Anthony DeAngelo shot blocked by Jake Guentzel
Alexander Romanov shot blocked by Emil Lilleberg
Emil Lilleberg Holding against Casey Cizikas
Adam Boqvist shot blocked by Ryan McDonagh
Zemgus Girgensons Backhand Above Crossbar
J.J. Moser Tripping against Simon Holmstrom
Jake Guentzel Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Goalie Stopped
Icing
Jake Guentzel Goal (38) Wrist Shot, assists: Nikita Kucherov (77), Brayden Point (37)
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Yanni Gourde faceoff won against Kyle MacLean
Maxim Tsyplakov shot blocked by Erik Cernak
J.J. Moser hit Kyle Palmieri
Victor Hedman Goal (14) Snap Shot, assists: Nikita Kucherov (78), Jake Guentzel (36)
Giveaway by Mitchell Chaffee
Ryan Pulock shot blocked by Brandon Hagel
High Stick
Giveaway by Ryan McDonagh
Maxim Tsyplakov shot blocked by Erik Cernak
Puck in Netting
Adam Pelech shot blocked by Gage Goncalves
Adam Pelech shot blocked by Oliver Bjorkstrand
Giveaway by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
J.J. Moser shot blocked by Nick Paul
Brandon Hagel Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Zemgus Girgensons Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Off-side
Mitchell Chaffee hit Alexander Romanov
Yanni Gourde hit Alexander Romanov
Yanni Gourde Backhand saved by Ilya Sorokin
Goalie Stopped
Takeaway by Brayden Point
Brayden Point Snap Shot Wide Right
Goalie Stopped
Off-side
Simon Holmstrom shot blocked by Victor Hedman
Anthony Cirelli Tripping against Pierre Engvall
Brayden Point faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Puck in Netting
Nick Paul faceoff won against Bo Horvat
Nick Paul Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Goalie Stopped
Brayden Point hit Alexander Romanov
Hudson Fasching shot blocked by Darren Raddysh
Brayden Point faceoff won against Bo Horvat
Nikita Kucherov Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Goalie Stopped
Brayden Point faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Brayden Point Snap Shot Wide Left
Oliver Bjorkstrand Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Goalie Stopped
Giveaway by Brayden Point
Pierre Engvall shot blocked by Oliver Bjorkstrand
Off-side
Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Kyle MacLean
Erik Cernak hit Kyle MacLean
Victor Hedman Slap Shot Wide Left
Erik Cernak Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Anthony DeAngelo shot blocked by Brayden Point
Yanni Gourde hit Ryan Pulock
Off-side
Yanni Gourde faceoff won against Casey Cizikas
Yanni Gourde Fighting against Casey Cizikas
Zemgus Girgensons hit Adam Boqvist
Noah Dobson shot blocked by Anthony Cirelli
Icing
Adam Boqvist shot blocked by Ryan McDonagh
Nick Paul Goal (22) Wrist Shot, assists: Anthony Cirelli (27), Erik Cernak (18)
Giveaway by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Marc Gatcomb shot blocked by Zemgus Girgensons
Mitchell Chaffee Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Icing
Adam Boqvist shot blocked by Mitchell Chaffee
Puck in Netting
Pierre Engvall shot blocked by Nick Perbix
Puck in Netting
Giveaway by Nick Perbix
Pierre Engvall shot blocked by Nick Perbix
Goalie Puck Frozen - played from beyond center
Nick Paul faceoff won against Kyle MacLean
Mitchell Chaffee Tip-In saved by Ilya Sorokin
Puck in Netting
Zemgus Girgensons faceoff won against Casey Cizikas

LIGHTNING

ISLANDERS

Regular Season Series

TB wins 2-1

Islanders
3
Lightning
2

Game 1

2/1

Islanders
3
Lightning
5

Game 2

3/29

Lightning
4
Islanders
1

Game 3

4/1

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Detroit	19	13	3	41
Montreal	18	12	4	40
Boston	20	15	0	40
Tampa Bay	18	13	3	39
Florida	18	13	2	38
Ottawa	16	13	4	36
Toronto	15	13	5	35
Buffalo	15	14	4	34

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	22	9	2	46
Washington	19	11	4	42
NY Islanders	19	12	3	41
Philadelphia	17	10	6	40
New Jersey	19	14	1	39
NY Rangers	17	15	4	38
Pittsburgh	14	10	9	37
Columbus	14	14	6	34

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Tampa Bay Lightning @ New York Islanders

Stars of the Game

Jake GuentzelC - TB

Nikita KucherovRW - TB

Brayden PointC - TB

Game Information

Guentzel, Vasilevskiy help Lightning beat Islanders 4-1 for 4th straight win

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

TB wins 2-1

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

NHL News

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