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New York Islanders vs Tampa Bay LightningNational Hockey League

New York Islanders

35

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Tampa Bay Lightning

ETUBS Arena, Elmont, USA

Pacy pre-match win probability

39.2% New York Islanders60.8% Tampa Bay Lightning

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Match report

New York Islanders lost to Tampa Bay Lightning 3–5 in the National Hockey League at UBS Arena, Elmont, USA on October 10, 2026. By period, New York Islanders scored 0, 3 and 0; Tampa Bay Lightning 2, 1 and 2. Tampa Bay Lightning won by two goals. Recent form: New York Islanders won two and lost three of their last five; Tampa Bay Lightning won four and lost one of their last five. Pacy's record holds 3 earlier meetings: New York Islanders won 3, Tampa Bay Lightning won 0. Before kick-off, Pacy's model made Tampa Bay Lightning favourites at 60.8%, and they won.

Timeline

  1. 18:37Goal — Tampa Bay Lightning 3–5
  2. 18:16Goal — Tampa Bay Lightning 3–4
  3. 19:53Goal — New York Islanders 3–3
  4. 11:41Goal — New York Islanders 2–3
  5. 7:54Goal — Tampa Bay Lightning 1–3
  6. 6:27Goal — New York Islanders 1–2
  7. 15:42Goal — Tampa Bay Lightning 0–2
  8. 5:45Goal — Tampa Bay Lightning 0–1

Match statistics

New York IslandersTampa Bay Lightning

23Shots26
30Hits18
All statistics (10 more)
16Blocked Shots14
2Takeaways5
1Power Play Goals1
2Power Play Opportunities4
50Power Play Percentage25
26Faceoffs Won25
51Faceoff Win Percent49
18Giveaways14
5Total Penalties3
13Penalty Minutes9

Lineups

Tampa Bay Lightning

  • Anthony Cirelli
  • Conor Geekie
  • Zemgus Girgensons
  • Gage Goncalves
  • Jake Guentzel
  • Brandon Hagel
  • Pontus Holmberg
  • Nikita Kucherov
  • Ilya Mikheyev
  • Brayden Point
  • Scott Sabourin
Bench (8)
  • John Carlson
  • Erik Cernak
  • Maxwell Crozier
  • Charle-Edouard D'Astous
  • Victor Hedman
  • Ryan McDonagh
  • J.J. Moser
  • Andrei Vasilevskiy

New York Islanders

  • Casey Cizikas
  • Anthony Duclair
  • Victor Eklund
  • Emil Heineman
  • Simon Holmstrom
  • Bo Horvat
  • Matias Maccelli
  • Jean-Gabriel Pageau
  • Ondrej Palat
  • Kyle Palmieri
  • Calum Ritchie
Bench (8)
  • Brayden Schenn
  • Tony DeAngelo
  • Scott Mayfield
  • Adam Pelech
  • Ryan Pulock
  • Matthew Schaefer
  • Logan Stanley
  • Ilya Sorokin

Recent form

New York Islanders

WLWLL

Tampa Bay Lightning

WWWLW

Standings

2026-27 Atlantic Division Standings
#TeamWLOTLPts
1Tampa Bay4108
2Ottawa4108
3Boston4208
2026-27 Metropolitan Division Standings
#TeamWLOTLPts
5New Jersey2204
6Columbus2204
7NY Islanders2304
8Philadelphia0422

Head-to-head

New York Islanders 3 wins, Tampa Bay Lightning 0 wins

DateResultHosted by
2025-12-13New York Islanders 3–2 Tampa Bay LightningNew York Islanders
2025-12-07New York Islanders 2–0 Tampa Bay LightningTampa Bay Lightning
2025-12-03New York Islanders 2–1 Tampa Bay LightningNew York Islanders

Venue and officials

Venue
UBS Arena, Elmont, NY 11003, USA
Attendance
17,345
Referee
Eric Furlatt
Linesman
Dylan Blujus
Referee
Chris Schlenker
Linesman
Jonathan Deschamps

Pacy probability

  • Away60.8%
  • Home39.2%

Pacy estimates this from the match information available and how both sides have performed. It is an estimate, not a prediction of what will happen.

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