Losing three games straight after a three-game win streak, the Tampa Bay Lightning made their comeback against the Islanders in New York on Saturday, February 23rd. The Lightning had a 4-2 victory to end that losing streak. For the New York Islanders, this is their second-straight loss after an overtime win in Pittsburgh on Tuesday.
Lightning lineup against the Islanders:
Hagel - Point - Kucherov
Eyssimont - Cirelli - Chaffee
Stamkos - Paul - Sheary
Glendening - Motte
Hedman - Raddysh
de Haan - Cernak
Lilleberg - Perbix
Crozier
Vasilevskiy
Islanders lineup against the Lightning:
Lee - Horvat - Barzal
Engvall - Nelson - Palmieri
Holmstrom - Pageau - Wahlstrom
Martin - MacLean - Clutterbuck
Romanov - Dobson
Pelech - Pulock
Reilly - Mayfield
Sorokin
Varlamov
Nick Paul started the scoring at 15:48 of the first period to give Tampa Bay the lead just two seconds after a power play had expired. Paul shot from outside of the crease, banked off the post, and it deflected in off Ilya Sorokin's pad. It appeared that Bo Horvat tied the game, but it had been successfully challenged for offside. Extending the Lightning lead to 2-0, Nikita Kucherov scored a one-timer at 14:26 from the point, off a feed from Victor Hedman, and it deflected off Adam Pelech. It remained a 2-0 score through the rest of the first period.
Early into the second period at 15:00, Brayden Point made it a 3-0 game on the power play. The remainder of the game was scoreless, the Lightning securing that lead.
Anders Lee put the Islanders on the board 3-1 late into the third frame. He scored from the top of the crease when Ilya Sorokin was pulled for an extra attacker. Cutting it 3-2 on the power play, Brock Nelson scored his 25th of the season from the right face-off circle, Sorokin still out for an extra attacker. Luke Glendening struck the empty net with 30 seconds remaining for the 4-2 final.
Notes:
- Nikita Kucherov recorded three points for the 15th time this season - a goal and two assists. Victor Hedman recorded three assists.
Kucherov leads the NHL with 98 points (37 goals, 61 assists)
- Erik Cernak played after missing a 5-3 loss against the Washington Capitals on Thursday due to illness.
- Casey Cizikas returned after missing a 4-0 loss to the St. Louis Blues on Thursday due to an upper-body injury. Scott Mayfield did not play due to a lower-body injury and is out day-to-day.
- Noah Dobson recorded two assists
- Andrei Vasilevskiy made 32 saves for Tampa Bay and Ilya Sorokin made 19 saves for New York.
*All photos used by the Tampa Bay Lightning used with permission*
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