The Tuesday NHL schedule includes the Tampa Bay Lightning (16-7-2) visiting the New York Islanders (13-10-3) at UBS Arena, starting at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The Lightning are first in the Eastern Conference (34 points), and the Islanders are ninth in the Eastern Conference (29 points).
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Lightning’s 2025-26 Stats
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Lightning vs. Islanders Top Players
Lightning
With 11 goals and 21 assists this season, Nikita Kucherov is one of Tampa Bay’s top contributors (32 points).
Having scored 15 goals and adding 12 assists, Brandon Hagel is a strong contributor for Tampa Bay through 24 games.
Tampa Bay’s scoring effort is aided by Jake Guentzel’s 27 points. He’s contributed 13 assists.
In 18 games played this season, Andrei Vasilevskiy (11-5-2) has allowed 41 goals.
Islanders
Bo Horvat has totaled 26 points (1.0 per game) for New York, with 15 goals and 11 assists in 26 games (playing 20:43 per game).
Matthew Schaefer has helped lead the offense for New York this season with eight goals and 11 assists.
New York’s Mathew Barzal is among the leading scorers on the team with 18 total points (seven goals and 11 assists).
Ilya Sorokin is 7-8-2 on the season, allowing 45 goals (2.7 goals against average) and compiling 408 saves with a .901 save percentage (28th in the league).
Lightning vs. Islanders Injury Report
Lightning
Erik Cernak: Out (Undisclosed),
Victor Hedman: Out (Undisclosed),
Ryan McDonagh: Out (Undisclosed),
Darren Raddysh: Day-To-Day (Personal),
Brayden Point: Day-To-Day (Undisclosed),
Max Crozier: Out (Undisclosed)
Islanders
Jean-Gabriel Pageau: Out (Upper Body),
Pierre Engvall: Out (Ankle),
Semyon Varlamov: Out (Knee),
Ethan Bear: Out (Undisclosed),
Alexander Romanov: Out (Upper Body),
Kyle Palmieri: Out (Knee)
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