The Tampa Bay Lightning (16-7-2) visit the New York Islanders (13-10-3) at UBS Arena on Dec. 2, 2025, 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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Injury reportsLightning
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
Alexander Romanov: Out (Upper Body),
Jean-Gabriel Pageau: Out (Upper Body),
Pierre Engvall: Out (Ankle),
Semyon Varlamov: Out (Knee),
Ethan Bear: Out (Undisclosed),
Kyle Palmieri: Out (Knee)
Stats to know
Nikita Kucherov has totaled 32 points in 23 games (11 goals and 21 assists).
Andrei Vasilevskiy has a goals-against average of 2.3, and a .917 save percentage (10th-best in the league).
Bo Horvat has collected26 points this season (one per game), with 15 goals and 11 assists in 26 games (playing 20:43 per game).
Ilya Sorokin has a .901 save percentage (28th in the league). He has 408 saves, and has given up 45 goals (2.7 goals-against average).
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