Overview
- Ilya Sorokin made 32 saves for his 25th regular-season shutout, matching Glenn "Chico" Resch for the Islanders record.
- Calum Ritchie broke a scoreless game with a third-period power-play goal following a four-minute high-sticking call on Brandon Hagel.
- Lightning coach Jon Cooper questioned the double-minor assessment after Hagel’s tangle with Kyle MacLean preceded the penalty.
- Casey Cizikas added an empty-netter to secure New York’s third straight victory and a second win over Tampa Bay in five days.
- Tampa Bay dropped a third consecutive game and was blanked for the first time this season with Andrei Vasilevskiy and Nikita Kucherov out as Victor Hedman returned.