Anders Lee Points Props • NY Islanders
A. Lee
left wing LW • NY Islanders
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Brock Nelson Points Props • NY Islanders
B. Nelson
center C • NY Islanders
Tony DeAngelo Points Props • NY Islanders
T. DeAngelo
defense D • NY Islanders
Mathew Barzal Points Props • NY Islanders
M. Barzal
center C • NY Islanders
Darren Raddysh Points Props • Tampa Bay
D. Raddysh
defense D • Tampa Bay
Kyle Palmieri Points Props • NY Islanders
K. Palmieri
right wing RW • NY Islanders
Brayden Point Points Props • Tampa Bay
B. Point
center C • Tampa Bay
Nikita Kucherov Points Props • Tampa Bay
N. Kucherov
right wing RW • Tampa Bay
Brandon Hagel Points Props • Tampa Bay
B. Hagel
left wing LW • Tampa Bay
Victor Hedman Points Props • Tampa Bay
V. Hedman
defense D • Tampa Bay
Anthony Cirelli Points Props • Tampa Bay
A. Cirelli
center C • Tampa Bay
Bo Horvat Points Props • NY Islanders
B. Horvat
center C • NY Islanders
Nicholas Paul Points Props • Tampa Bay
N. Paul
left wing LW • Tampa Bay
Jake Guentzel Points Props • Tampa Bay
J. Guentzel
center C • Tampa Bay
NYI vs TB Preview
Last Meeting ( Mar 30, 2024 ) NY Islanders 1, Tampa Bay 4
No NHL team is playing better right now than the surging New York Islanders, who will hunt for their seventh straight win when they visit the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night.
New York owns the league's longest active winning streak and has soared up the Eastern Conference standings after finishing January 9-3-0. The Islanders entered Friday three places and four points behind Columbus for the final wild-card spot.
They have passed Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Montreal and the New York Rangers during their climb from the lower rungs of the East standings.
On Thursday night in Philadelphia, New York goaltender Ilya Sorokin authored his third shutout with 23 saves and helped his club earn two more points in a 3-0 victory.
Kyle Palmieri scored the Islanders' third goal with roughly 10 minutes remaining to secure the win. It was the second-line right winger's first goal in 15 games dating back to a 7-1 home loss to the Buffalo Sabres on Dec. 23.
New York also enjoyed a goal from newcomer Marc Gatcomb, who found the net for the first time on Thursday in his seventh NHL game.
"We've got a good thing going in the room right now," Palmieri said during Thursday's broadcast. "Guys are believing (in) each other, and we'll try to keep this thing going. We've done the uphill climb the last two years."
The Islanders will complete their back-to-back set against the Florida Panthers on Sunday in Sunrise, Fla.
The Lightning, meanwhile blanked the visiting Los Angeles Kings 3-0 on Thursday to snap a two-game skid and win for just the second time in their last six games (2-4-0).
Thursday's victory was especially crucial given what lies ahead for Tampa Bay. After Saturday, the Lightning will host a two-game set against the Ottawa Senators, who recently overtook Tampa Bay for third place in the Atlantic Division.
The win also salvaged the second subpar month this season for coach Jon Cooper's team. The Lightning went 5-6-2 in November and closed January 7-8-1.
Tampa Bay's Andrei Vasilevskiy notched his third shutout this season and the 37th of his career on Thursday. Keeping the puck out of the defensive end was key for protecting the star backstop, who was questionable to play due to an illness.
"The worry was that he hadn't skated in four days," Cooper said. "Just wanted to make sure we weren't stuck in our end all night. ... The lesson is you can still defend your way to winning.
"I think I've given the same press conference for the last couple weeks: I like the way we're playing."
The Lightning called up netminder Matt Tomkins on Friday to replace ailing backup Jonas Johansson (lower body), who is 6-5-1 with a 3.24 goals-against average and an .892 save percentage.
With his assist on Tampa Bay's second goal Thursday, Nikita Kucherov reached 75 points for the season, third overall behind Colorado's Nathan MacKinnon (78) and Edmonton's Leon Draisaitl (76).
--Field Level Media
NYI vs TB Trends
New York Trends
The New York Islanders have hit the 1P Moneyline in 16 of their last 45 away games (+6.85 Units / 13% ROI)
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The New York Islanders have covered the 1P Puck Line in 28 of their last 45 away games (+5.65 Units / 7% ROI)
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The New York Islanders have hit the 2P Game Total Over in 46 of their last 88 games (+5.15 Units / 4% ROI)
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The New York Islanders have hit the 1P Game Total Under in 47 of their last 88 games (+3.90 Units / 4% ROI)
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The New York Islanders have covered the Puck Line in 26 of their last 45 away games (+2.75 Units / 4% ROI)
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The New York Islanders have only covered the 3P Puck Line in 38 of their last 88 games (-24.60 Units / -21% ROI)
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The New York Islanders have only hit the 1P Game Total Over in 41 of their last 88 games (-16.70 Units / -16% ROI)
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The New York Islanders have only hit the 2P Game Total Under in 33 of their last 88 games (-14.85 Units / -14% ROI)
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The New York Islanders have only hit the 3P Moneyline in 27 of their last 88 games (-12.70 Units / -11% ROI)
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The New York Islanders have only hit the 3P Game Total Over in 31 of their last 86 games (-7.35 Units / -7% ROI)
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Tampa Bay Trends
The Tampa Bay Lightning have covered the 1P Puck Line in 23 of their last 42 games at home (+10.25 Units / 20% ROI)
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The Tampa Bay Lightning have hit the 1P Moneyline in 21 of their last 42 games at home (+6.40 Units / 10% ROI)
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The Tampa Bay Lightning have covered the Puck Line in 45 of their last 87 games (+4.62 Units / 4% ROI)
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The Tampa Bay Lightning have hit the 3P Game Total Over in 16 of their last 42 games at home (+3.82 Units / 7% ROI)
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The Tampa Bay Lightning have hit the 2P Game Total Over in 17 of their last 42 games at home (+3.55 Units / 7% ROI)
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The Tampa Bay Lightning have only hit the 3P Moneyline in 32 of their last 87 games (-11.90 Units / -10% ROI)
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The Tampa Bay Lightning have only hit the 2P Game Total Under in 33 of their last 87 games (-9.80 Units / -9% ROI)
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The Tampa Bay Lightning have only hit the Moneyline in 46 of their last 87 games (-9.55 Units / -7% ROI)
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The Tampa Bay Lightning have only hit the 3P Game Total Under in 29 of their last 87 games (-8.72 Units / -9% ROI)
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The Tampa Bay Lightning have only covered the 3P Puck Line in 41 of their last 87 games (-6.50 Units / -6% ROI)
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