The Tampa Bay Lightning (18-11-2) visit the New York Islanders (18-11-3) during Saturday’s NHL slate, starting at 3:30 p.m. ET at UBS Arena and broadcast on ESPN+. The Lightning are fourth in the Eastern Conference (38 points), and the Islanders are third in the Eastern Conference (39 points).
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Injury reportsLightning
Erik Cernak: Out (Undisclosed),
Andrei Vasilevskiy: Out (Undisclosed),
Dominic James: Day-To-Day (Undisclosed),
Victor Hedman: Out (Elbow),
Ryan McDonagh: Out (Undisclosed)
Islanders
Semyon Varlamov: Out (Knee),
Ethan Bear: Out (Undisclosed),
Alexander Romanov: Out For Season (Upper Body),
Jonathan Drouin: Out (Back),
Bo Horvat: Day-To-Day (Lower Body),
Pierre Engvall: Out (Ankle),
Kyle Palmieri: Out (Knee)
Stats to know
Over 28 games played, Nikita Kucherov has recorded 40 points (13 goals and 27 assists).
Andrei Vasilevskiy has allowed 43 goals (2.31 goals-against average) and racked up 464 saves.
Bo Horvat has collected31 points this season (one per game), with 19 goals and 12 assists in 32 games (playing 20:26 per game).
Ilya Sorokin has a .910 save percentage (17th in the league). He has 536 saves, and has given up 53 goals (2.5 goals-against average).
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