Lightning at Islanders
Islanders 3, Lightning 2 in a shootout · first star Ilya Sorokin (0 GA, .941 SV%).
2025-26 regular season · Preseason. The 2026-27 regular season starts Sep 29. Data as of September 28, 2026, source NHL.
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at New York Islanders 3
Shot chart
Every shot attempt, computed from the league's play-by-play coordinates. Lightning attack left, Islanders attack right, all periods folded onto one rink. Attempts are plotted where the league recorded them, so the 3 marks in a team's own end are attempts logged from there: empty-net shots, long dumps on the net. Boxscore shots on goal: TBL 34, NYI 17.
Shots by period
| Period | TBL SOG | TBL G | NYI SOG | NYI G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| 2nd | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| OT | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 34 | 2 | 17 | 2 |
Shots by situation
| Situation | TBL SOG | TBL G | NYI SOG | NYI G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Even strength | 24 | 1 | 16 | 1 |
| Power play | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Short-handed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Attempt share by period
Lightning took 63.7% of the shot attempts, and 64.3% of the 84 attempts taken at 5-on-5. An attempt is a goal, a shot on goal, a miss or a blocked shot; CF% is the share of them belonging to the Islanders and FF% their share of the ones that were not blocked, so the Lightning hold the remainder. All situations unless the 5-on-5 figure is named. All 32 teams
| Period | NYI CF% | NYI FF% |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 37.1 | 47.8 |
| 2nd | 20.5 | 20.0 |
| 3rd | 47.1 | 48.0 |
| OT | 80.0 | 66.7 |
| Game | 36.3 | 38.3 |
Team totals only: per-player on-ice numbers need shift data, which this source does not publish.
Scoring summary
1st period
- 03:05
Matthew Schaefer (9) PP Anthony Duclair (7), Mathew Barzal (16) · wrist 0–1 - 10:16
Calum Ritchie (4) Anthony Duclair (8) · wrist 0–2
2nd period
- 10:13
Darren Raddysh (7) PP Nikita Kucherov (28), Jake Guentzel (18) · slap 1–2
3rd period
- 03:20
J.J. Moser (2) Nikita Kucherov (29), Brayden Point (11) · wrist 2–2
Shootout
- 00:00
Emil Heineman Unassisted · wrist 2–3
Three stars
-
Ilya Sorokin NYI · G #30 · 0 GA, .941 SV% -
Anthony Duclair NYI · L #11 · 0 G, 2 A -
Matthew Schaefer NYI · D #48 · 1 G, 0 A
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Infraction | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01:12 | | Brayden Point | interference | 2 |
| 01:45 | | Max Shabanov | hooking | 2 |
| 02:11 | | Charle-Edouard D'Astous | hooking | 2 |
| 20:00 | | Brandon Hagel | abuse of officials | 2 |
| 01:22 | | Bench | too many men on the ice | 2 |
| 08:17 | | Travis Mitchell | holding | 2 |
| 09:20 | | Casey Cizikas | tripping | 2 |
| 13:50 | | Simon Holmstrom | tripping | 2 |
| 05:01 | | Charle-Edouard D'Astous | tripping | 2 |
Boxscore
Tampa Bay Lightning
| Player | G | A | PTS | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 25:37 |
| | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 28:22 |
| | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 26:02 |
| | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 17:23 |
| | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 20:18 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:11 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 09:37 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:17 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:19 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:15 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:48 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:14 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:56 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 06:56 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:58 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:33 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:30 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:51 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | O | 17 | 2 | .882 | 64:54 |
| | — | 0 | 0 | — | 00:06 |
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13:25 |
| | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 09:27 |
| | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 26:16 |
| | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24:58 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:16 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:36 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:25 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 09:22 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12:49 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:48 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:09 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:07 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:52 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24:01 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24:02 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:33 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:33 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 09:35 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | W | 34 | 2 | .941 | 65:00 |
SOG shots on goal · BLK blocked shots · FO% faceoff win percentage · EV / PP saves over shots by strength. Skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Source NHL (boxscore, play-by-play, game summary). Shot locations are the league's tracked coordinates; the chart and the situation tables are computed by Play-Pause Hockey. Data as of 2026-09-28.