The New York Islanders (15-10-3) are keeping their eye on seven players on the injury report heading into their Saturday, Dec. 6 game against the Tampa Bay Lightning (16-9-2) at Benchmark International Arena, which begins at 7 p.m. ET.
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Lightning vs. Islanders game infoDate: Saturday, December 6, 2025Time: 7 p.m. ETTV channel: ESPN+Live stream: Watch on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)Live stream: Watch on ESPN+Location: Tampa, FloridaVenue: Benchmark International Arena
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Favorite: Lightning (-185)Underdog: Islanders (+150)Total: 6Lightning injury report Dec. 6Ryan McDonagh | D (Out)Injury: UndisclosedGames played: 15Stats: 3 goals, 3 assists, 6 pointsErik Cernak | D (Out)Injury: UndisclosedGames played: 19Stats: 0 goals, 4 assists, 4 pointsAndrei Vasilevskiy | G (Out)Injury: UndisclosedGames played: 19Stats: 464 saves, 11-6-2 recordVictor Hedman | D (Day-To-Day)Injury: UndisclosedGames played: 15Stats: 0 goals, 12 assists, 12 pointsBrayden Point | C (Day-To-Day)Injury: UndisclosedGames played: 21Stats: 3 goals, 8 assists, 11 pointsIslanders injury report Dec. 6Kyle Palmieri | C (Out)Injury: KneeGames played: 25Stats: 6 goals, 12 assists, 18 pointsSemyon Varlamov | G (Out)Injury: KneeGames played: 0Stats: 0 saves, 0-0-0 recordEthan Bear | D (Out)Injury: UndisclosedGames played: 0Stats: 0 goals, 0 assists, 0 pointsJean-Gabriel Pageau | C (Out)Injury: Upper BodyGames played: 22Stats: 6 goals, 6 assists, 12 pointsPierre Engvall | LW (Out)Injury: AnkleGames played: 0Stats: 0 goals, 0 assists, 0 pointsAlexander Romanov | D (Out)Injury: Upper BodyGames played: 15Stats: 0 goals, 1 assists, 1 pointJonathan Drouin | LW (Day-To-Day)Injury: BackGames played: 26Stats: 3 goals, 12 assists, 15 points
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