Tampa Bay LightningLightning16-8-2
1FinalDec 2, 2025
New York IslandersIslanders14-10-3
2TVMSGSNThe Spot - MTNStreamESPN+
Closing line
US sportsbook at puck dropMoneyline
TB−122
NYI+102
Puck line
TB −1.5+195
NYI +1.5−238
Total O/U
Over 5.5−130
Under 5.5+110
- Puck line: Islanders +1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: under 5.5 (3 goals).
Recap
The New York Islanders edged the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 at UBS Arena in Elmont on Dec 2, 2025 to move to 14-10-3.
The Islanders won despite being outshot 31-24.
Score by period
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TB | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| NYI | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
W: Sorokin · L: Vasilevskiy
Scoring plays
Second Period
- NYIGoal · 0:55Bo Horvat Goal (16) Wrist Shot, assists: Max Shabanov (5)0-1
Third Period
- NYIGoal · 5:30Anthony Duclair Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Calum Ritchie (2), Tony DeAngelo (9)0-2
- TBGoal · 16:26Dominic James Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Emil Lilleberg (4), Nick Paul (3)1-2
Team stats
TBNYI
- Shots
- 31
- 24
- Power Play Goals
- 0
- 0
- Faceoff Win Percent
- 52.4
- 47.6
- Hits
- 14
- 19
- Blocked Shots
- 7
- 19
- Penalty Minutes
- 6
- 6
Top performers
Tampa Bay LightningNew York Islanders
Goals
Dominic James1
Bo Horvat1
Assists
Nick Paul1
Tony DeAngelo1
Points
Dominic James1
Bo Horvat1
Player stats
Lightning · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver Bjorkstrand RW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:36 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Anthony Cirelli C | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 22:17 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 50.0 | 0 |
| Curtis Douglas C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4:27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Zemgus Girgensons C | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 13:10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Gage Goncalves C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7:31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Yanni Gourde C | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 14:40 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 70.0 | 0 |
| Jake Guentzel C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21:31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33.3 | 0 |
| Brandon Hagel LW | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 24:16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 |
| Pontus Holmberg RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 10:23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Dominic James C | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11:32 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nikita Kucherov RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 26:35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Nick Paul LW | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15:02 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 58.3 | 2 |
Lightning · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Declan Carlile D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:48 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Charle-Edouard D'Astous D | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Emil Lilleberg D | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18:54 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| J.J. Moser D | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 22:48 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Darren Raddysh D | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 25:28 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Steven Santini D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 10:43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Lightning · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrei Vasilevskiy G | 2 | 24 | 22 | .917 | 56:40 | 0 |
Islanders · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathew Barzal C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:01 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33.3 | 0 |
| Casey Cizikas C | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 10:37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75.0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Drouin LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 0 |
| Anthony Duclair LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:36 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Emil Heineman LW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19:31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 |
| Simon Holmstrom RW | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19:57 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Bo Horvat C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:22 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 42.9 | 0 |
| Anders Lee LW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 0 |
| Kyle MacLean C | 0 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 9:27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 2 |
| Calum Ritchie C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:38 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 42.9 | 2 |
| Maxim Shabanov RW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:06 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Maxim Tsyplakov RW | 0 | 5 | 1 | -1 | 9:01 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Islanders · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony DeAngelo D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:40 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Scott Mayfield D | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:23 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Travis Mitchell D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Adam Pelech D | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 23:50 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Ryan Pulock D | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Matthew Schaefer D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Islanders · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilya Sorokin G | 1 | 31 | 30 | .968 | 60:00 | 0 |
Three stars
- Bo Horvat (NYI)
- Ilya Sorokin (NYI)
- Anthony Duclair (NYI)
Game info
VenueUBS Arena, Elmont, NY
Attendance13,014
OfficialsLinesman: Tommy Hughes · Referee: Trevor Hanson · Referee: Furman South · Linesman: Julien Fournier
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