Victor Hedman, Ben Bishop power Lightning back to conference finals

New York Islanders

45-27-10 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

Final

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tampa Bay Lightning

46-31-5 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

	1	2	3	T
NYI	0	0	0	0
TB	2	1	1	4

Hedman (Lightning - D): Goals: 2, Assists: 0
Bishop (Lightning - G): Saves: 28, Save Pct.: 1
Boyle (Lightning - C): Goals: 1, Assists: 0

May 8,2016

• Associated Press

TAMPA, Fla. -- Victor Hedman and Ben Bishop lifted the Tampa Bay Lightning into the Eastern Conference finals for the second straight year.
Hedman scored twice and Bishop stopped 28 shots Sunday to help the defending conference champions beat the New York Islanders 4-0 and end their second-round playoff series in five games.

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The Lightning advanced by winning four straight after dropping the series opener at home. They eliminated Detroit in five games in the opening round, which makes them 2-0 in close-out situations this postseason.
"I think we learned last year. We had a couple of series where we had chances to close out at home, and we kind of let them slip," Bishop said. "We really wanted to take pride in closing teams out this year."
Hedman scored an unassisted goal from the slot at 13:49 of the first period, then beat Islanders goaltender Thomas Greiss again on a second-period power play that gave Tampa Bay a three-goal lead.
"Brutal. It's hard to believe it's over," Islanders captain John Tavares said. "You put a lot into this, and we didn't accomplish what we set out to do."
Nikita Kucherov and Brian Boyle also scored for the Lightning, who will face the Pittsburgh Penguins or Washington Capitals in the East final. The Penguins lead that series 3-2, with Game 6 on Tuesday in Pittsburgh.
"Back-to-back. It's pretty impressive what our guys have done," Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper said. "Once you get there, you want to get back. I'm really impressed with our drive. We didn't play perfect playoff games every time, but we're getting contributions from everybody in the lineup. If you want to win, you need that."
The 6-foot-7 Bishop earned his fifth career playoff shutout, fourth in the deciding game of a series. He blanked Detroit 1-0 in Game 5 to end that first-round matchup and won two Game 7s without allowing a goal to help Tampa Bay reach the Stanley Cup finals last year.
The loss ended New York's deepest playoff run since 1993.
Tavares led the Islanders to a thrilling, six-game victory over the Florida Panthers in the opening round. He had a goal and assist in New York's only victory over Tampa Bay but didn't have a point in the past four games.
"It will sting for a long time, but you have to get over it," said Greiss, who stopped 21 of 25 shots.
The series was much more competitive than the result would suggest.
The Islanders let third-period leads slip away in Games 3 and 4 in Brooklyn. Kucherov had tying goals in both games before Boyle and Jason Garrison provided winning goals in overtime to thrust the Lightning into a 3-1 series lead.
"We obviously played some good hockey at times, but we just let those two games at home slip away," Tavares said. "That put us behind the 8-ball for [Sunday]."
There was little drama in the clincher, with Hedman and Boyle scoring within a five-minute span in the opening period before Hedman's second goal -- his fourth this postseason -- made it 3-0.
Tampa Bay defeated the New York Rangers in last year's conference finals to earn its second trip to the Stanley Cup final. Experience gained during that run has been invaluable this year, with the team advancing through the first two rounds without injured star Steven Stamkos and defenseman Anton Stralman.
The Lightning have done it with Bishop playing like a Vezina Trophy finalist and Kucherov, Tyler Johnson, Alex Killorn and young Jonathan Drouin, who had an assist on Hedman's second goal, making timely contributions.
Kucherov's breakaway early in the third period was his NHL-leading ninth goal of the playoffs.
"Last year was a good experience for me and the team. You know what to expect," Hedman said. "You want to be at your best when you come to the playoffs. We battle for each other, and that's paying off right now. We've got to keep that going."
Game notes
After playing 26 of a possible 28 games during last year's playoff run, it has taken the Lightning only 10 games to get back to the Eastern Conference finals. ... Bishop earned his 21st playoff victory with Tampa Bay, which tied Nikolai Khabibulin for most in franchise history. ... Tavares and Hedman, who set a Lightning record for points by a defenseman in a playoff series with eight, were the first two picks in the 2009 NHL draft. ... Tavares had five goals and four assists in the Islanders' first-round win over Florida.

Final

Tampa Bay won 4-1 (Game 5 of 5)

Islanders 0

Lightning 4

3:00PM,EDT,May 8,2016
Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida

	1	2	3	T
NYI	0	0	0	0
TB	2	1	1	4

V. Hedman (Lightning - D): Goals: 2, Assists: 0
B. Bishop (Lightning - G): Saves: 28, Save Pct.: 1.000
B. Boyle (Lightning - C): Goals: 1, Assists: 0

Play-by-play data may not reflect changes made after the game has ended.

Period: All | 1 | 2 | 3

1st Period Summary
Time	Team	Detail
0:00		Start of 1st period
0:00	Tampa Bay	Brian Boyle won faceoff against Casey Cizikas in neutral zone
0:08	NY Islanders	Travis Hamonic credited with hit on Cedric Paquette in neutral zone
0:10	Tampa Bay	penalty to Cedric Paquette 2 minutes for High-sticking Travis Hamonic
0:10	Tampa Bay	Shorthanded - Valtteri Filppula won faceoff against Kyle Okposo in defensive zone
0:35	NY Islanders	Power play - Shot on goal by Nick Leddy saved by Ben Bishop(Slapshot 55 ft)
0:41	Tampa Bay	Shorthanded - Ryan Callahan credited with hit on John Tavares in defensive zone
0:44	NY Islanders	Power play - Shot missed by John Tavares, Over Net(Snap 47 ft)
1:31	NY Islanders	Power play - Shot missed by Josh Bailey, Wide of Net(Slapshot 32 ft)
1:37	NY Islanders	Power play - Giveaway by Thomas Hickey in offensive zone
1:39	NY Islanders	Power play - Ryan Pulock credited with hit on Ondrej Palat in defensive zone
2:06	NY Islanders	Power play - Shot on goal by Ryan Strome saved by Ben Bishop(Wristshot 46 ft)
2:13	NY Islanders	Nikolay Kulemin credited with hit on Ryan Callahan in offensive zone
2:25		Stoppage - Icing
2:25	NY Islanders	Casey Cizikas won faceoff against Tyler Johnson in defensive zone
2:37	Tampa Bay	Takeaway by Slater Koekkoek in neutral zone
2:49	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Alex Killorn saved by Thomas Greiss(Slapshot 38 ft)
2:55	Tampa Bay	Shot missed by Nikita Kucherov, Wide of Net(Slapshot 35 ft)
3:45	NY Islanders	Travis Hamonic credited with hit on Jonathan Drouin in defensive zone
3:53	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Braydon Coburn saved by Thomas Greiss(Snap 41 ft)
3:54		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
3:54	Tampa Bay	Vladislav Namestnikov won faceoff against Alan Quine in offensive zone
3:56	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Nikita Kucherov saved by Thomas Greiss(Snap 43 ft)
3:58		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
3:58	NY Islanders	Brock Nelson won faceoff against Vladislav Namestnikov in defensive zone
4:15	Tampa Bay	Shot missed by Jason Garrison, Wide of Net(Wristshot 54 ft)
4:30	NY Islanders	Shot missed by Casey Cizikas, Wide of Net(Slapshot 48 ft)
4:34	NY Islanders	Matt Martin credited with hit on Jason Garrison in offensive zone
4:52	NY Islanders	Matt Martin credited with hit on Jason Garrison in offensive zone
5:03	Tampa Bay	Cedric Paquette credited with hit on Cal Clutterbuck in offensive zone
5:08	NY Islanders	Casey Cizikas credited with hit on Brian Boyle in defensive zone
5:26	NY Islanders	Calvin de Haan credited with hit on Cedric Paquette in defensive zone
5:29	Tampa Bay	Cedric Paquette credited with hit on Johnny Boychuk in offensive zone
6:22	Tampa Bay	Ondrej Palat shot blocked by Frans Nielsen
6:36	Tampa Bay	Shot missed by Tyler Johnson, Wide of Net(Wristshot 24 ft)
6:48	NY Islanders	Shot on goal by Shane Prince saved by Ben Bishop(Wristshot 35 ft)
6:55	Tampa Bay	Braydon Coburn credited with hit on Thomas Hickey in defensive zone
7:00	NY Islanders	Shane Prince shot blocked by Tyler Johnson
8:06	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Jonathan Marchessault saved by Thomas Greiss(Wristshot 27 ft)
8:18	NY Islanders	Shot on goal by Brock Nelson saved by Ben Bishop(Wristshot 39 ft)
8:51	NY Islanders	Shot on goal by Matt Martin saved by Ben Bishop(Wristshot 49 ft)
8:55	Tampa Bay	Brian Boyle credited with hit on Cal Clutterbuck in defensive zone
9:33	Tampa Bay	Alex Killorn credited with hit on Frans Nielsen in neutral zone
9:43	Tampa Bay	Takeaway by Alex Killorn in neutral zone
9:52	NY Islanders	Shot missed by Frans Nielsen, Wide of Net(Backhand 18 ft)
9:59		Stoppage - Icing
9:59	NY Islanders	Alan Quine won faceoff against Tyler Johnson in offensive zone
10:35	NY Islanders	Takeaway by Alan Quine in defensive zone
10:37	NY Islanders	penalty to Alan Quine 2 minutes for High-sticking Valtteri Filppula
10:37	Tampa Bay	Power play - Brian Boyle won faceoff against Casey Cizikas in offensive zone
11:19	Tampa Bay	Power play - Victor Hedman shot blocked by Frans Nielsen
11:32	Tampa Bay	Power play - Shot missed by Victor Hedman, Over Net(Slapshot 50 ft)
11:45	Tampa Bay	Power play - Shot missed by Jonathan Drouin, Wide of Net(Slapshot 39 ft)
12:22	Tampa Bay	Power play - Shot on goal by Jason Garrison saved by Thomas Greiss(Slapshot 51 ft)
12:23		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
12:23	NY Islanders	Shorthanded - Casey Cizikas won faceoff against Ryan Callahan in defensive zone
12:54	NY Islanders	Shot missed by Thomas Hickey, Wide of Net(Slapshot 49 ft)
13:09	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Nikita Kucherov saved by Thomas Greiss(Slapshot 42 ft)
13:10		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout
13:10	Tampa Bay	Tyler Johnson won faceoff against John Tavares in offensive zone
13:29	NY Islanders	Nick Leddy credited with hit on Alex Killorn in defensive zone
13:38	Tampa Bay	Shot missed by Alex Killorn, Wide of Net(Tip-In 19 ft)
13:48	Tampa Bay	Shot missed by Braydon Coburn, Wide of Net(Wristshot 26 ft)
13:49	Tampa Bay	Goal scored by Victor Hedman(Wristshot 43 ft)
13:49	Tampa Bay	Valtteri Filppula won faceoff against Brock Nelson in neutral zone
14:25	NY Islanders	Johnny Boychuk credited with hit on Cedric Paquette in neutral zone
14:47	Tampa Bay	Shot missed by Cedric Paquette, Wide of Net(Tip-In 13 ft)
15:02	Tampa Bay	Matthew Carle credited with hit on Matt Martin in defensive zone
15:03	Tampa Bay	Ryan Callahan credited with hit on Casey Cizikas in defensive zone
15:08	NY Islanders	Casey Cizikas credited with hit on Ryan Callahan in offensive zone
15:13		Stoppage - Icing
15:13	Tampa Bay	Brian Boyle won faceoff against John Tavares in defensive zone
15:37		Stoppage - Icing
15:37	NY Islanders	Alan Quine won faceoff against Tyler Johnson in offensive zone
15:43	NY Islanders	Shot missed by Shane Prince, Over Net(Wristshot 26 ft)
17:05	NY Islanders	Johnny Boychuk credited with hit on Brian Boyle in neutral zone
17:13		Stoppage - Icing
17:13	NY Islanders	Brock Nelson won faceoff against Brian Boyle in defensive zone
17:19		Stoppage - Offside; TV timeout
17:19	Tampa Bay	Tyler Johnson won faceoff against John Tavares in neutral zone
17:42	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Nikita Kucherov saved by Thomas Greiss(Slapshot 54 ft)
18:01	NY Islanders	Shot on goal by Cal Clutterbuck saved by Ben Bishop(Backhand 19 ft)
18:02		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
18:02	NY Islanders	Casey Cizikas won faceoff against Brian Boyle in offensive zone
18:08	NY Islanders	Shot missed by Cal Clutterbuck, Over Net(Wristshot 54 ft)
18:11	NY Islanders	Matt Martin credited with hit on Jason Garrison in offensive zone
18:13		Stoppage - Icing
18:13	Tampa Bay	Brian Boyle won faceoff against Alan Quine in defensive zone
18:17	NY Islanders	Shane Prince credited with hit on Jason Garrison in offensive zone
18:23	NY Islanders	Takeaway by Ryan Strome in neutral zone
18:37	NY Islanders	Ryan Pulock credited with hit on Cedric Paquette in defensive zone
18:41	Tampa Bay	Goal scored by Brian Boyle(Wristshot 20 ft) assisted by Matthew Carle and Cedric Paquette
18:41	Tampa Bay	Valtteri Filppula won faceoff against Brock Nelson in neutral zone
18:51		Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
18:51	Tampa Bay	Valtteri Filppula won faceoff against Brock Nelson in offensive zone
19:59	NY Islanders	Shot missed by John Tavares, Wide of Net(Wristshot 74 ft)
20:00		End of 1st period
2nd Period Summary
Time	Team	Detail
0:00		Start of 2nd period
0:00	NY Islanders	Casey Cizikas won faceoff against Brian Boyle in neutral zone
0:25	NY Islanders	Travis Hamonic credited with hit on Cedric Paquette in neutral zone
0:37	Tampa Bay	Ryan Callahan credited with hit on Casey Cizikas in offensive zone
0:56	Tampa Bay	Shot missed by Alex Killorn, Goalpost(Snap 44 ft)
1:07	NY Islanders	Shot on goal by Kyle Okposo saved by Ben Bishop(Wristshot 42 ft)
1:25	Tampa Bay	Giveaway by Braydon Coburn in defensive zone
1:39	Tampa Bay	Ondrej Palat shot blocked by Johnny Boychuk
1:47	NY Islanders	Johnny Boychuk credited with hit on Slater Koekkoek in defensive zone
1:51	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Valtteri Filppula saved by Thomas Greiss(Wristshot 12 ft)
1:55	Tampa Bay	Shot missed by Slater Koekkoek, Wide of Net(Backhand 16 ft)
1:57	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Ondrej Palat saved by Thomas Greiss(Wristshot 39 ft)
1:58		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
1:58	NY Islanders	Ryan Strome won faceoff against Vladislav Namestnikov in defensive zone
2:13	Tampa Bay	Luke Witkowski credited with hit on Shane Prince in offensive zone
2:23	Tampa Bay	Luke Witkowski shot blocked by Thomas Hickey
2:53	NY Islanders	Shot missed by Alan Quine, Over Net(Tip-In 20 ft)
3:11	Tampa Bay	Jason Garrison credited with hit on Matt Martin in defensive zone
3:25	Tampa Bay	Ryan Callahan credited with hit on Nick Leddy in offensive zone
3:40	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Brian Boyle saved by Thomas Greiss(Wristshot 50 ft)
3:40		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
3:40	NY Islanders	penalty to Travis Hamonic 2 minutes for Roughing Cedric Paquette
3:40	NY Islanders	Shorthanded - Frans Nielsen won faceoff against Brian Boyle in defensive zone
4:06	Tampa Bay	Power play - Shot on goal by Brian Boyle saved by Thomas Greiss(Wristshot 28 ft)
4:22	Tampa Bay	Power Play Goal Scored by Victor Hedman(Slapshot 60 ft) assisted by Jonathan Drouin and Tyler Johnson
4:22	Tampa Bay	Valtteri Filppula won faceoff against John Tavares in neutral zone
4:50	NY Islanders	Shot on goal by Nick Leddy saved by Ben Bishop(Wristshot 49 ft)
4:56	NY Islanders	Kyle Okposo credited with hit on Ondrej Palat in offensive zone
5:00	Tampa Bay	Alex Killorn shot blocked by Travis Hamonic
5:09	NY Islanders	Shot on goal by Frans Nielsen saved by Ben Bishop(Tip-In 71 ft)
5:14		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
5:14	Tampa Bay	Vladislav Namestnikov won faceoff against Brock Nelson in defensive zone
5:38	Tampa Bay	Jonathan Drouin credited with hit on Thomas Hickey in offensive zone
5:44	NY Islanders	Brock Nelson shot blocked by Jonathan Marchessault
5:44	NY Islanders	Nikolay Kulemin credited with hit on Matthew Carle in offensive zone
5:49	Tampa Bay	Giveaway by Jonathan Marchessault in defensive zone
6:02	NY Islanders	Shot on goal by Johnny Boychuk saved by Ben Bishop(Tip-In 26 ft)
6:03		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout
6:03	Tampa Bay	Alex Killorn won faceoff against Kyle Okposo in defensive zone
6:54	NY Islanders	John Tavares shot blocked by Victor Hedman
6:59	Tampa Bay	Nikita Kucherov credited with hit on Johnny Boychuk in defensive zone
7:23	Tampa Bay	Jonathan Drouin shot blocked by Johnny Boychuk
7:25		Stoppage - Puck in Benches
7:25	Tampa Bay	Brian Boyle won faceoff against Casey Cizikas in neutral zone
7:47	NY Islanders	Giveaway by Thomas Hickey in defensive zone
7:51	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Cedric Paquette saved by Thomas Greiss(Wristshot 26 ft)
8:01	Tampa Bay	Ryan Callahan credited with hit on Thomas Hickey in offensive zone
8:05		Stoppage - Icing
8:05	Tampa Bay	Valtteri Filppula won faceoff against Casey Cizikas in offensive zone
8:13	Tampa Bay	Andrej Sustr shot blocked by Thomas Hickey
8:17	Tampa Bay	Jonathan Drouin shot blocked by Thomas Hickey
8:48	Tampa Bay	Ondrej Palat credited with hit on Brock Nelson in offensive zone
9:01		Stoppage - Icing
9:01	Tampa Bay	Tyler Johnson won faceoff against Brock Nelson in offensive zone
9:44	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Tyler Johnson saved by Thomas Greiss(Slapshot 40 ft)
9:45		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
9:45	NY Islanders	John Tavares won faceoff against Valtteri Filppula in defensive zone
10:02	NY Islanders	Shot on goal by Kyle Okposo saved by Ben Bishop(Wristshot 50 ft)
10:38	NY Islanders	Kyle Okposo credited with hit on Victor Hedman in defensive zone
11:16	NY Islanders	Alan Quine credited with hit on Brian Boyle in offensive zone
11:28		Stoppage - Puck in Crowd; TV timeout
11:28	Tampa Bay	Brian Boyle won faceoff against Casey Cizikas in offensive zone
12:01	NY Islanders	Cal Clutterbuck credited with hit on Matthew Carle in offensive zone
12:07	NY Islanders	Casey Cizikas credited with hit on Cedric Paquette in neutral zone
12:08	Tampa Bay	Shot missed by Ryan Callahan, Wide of Net(Slapshot 35 ft)
12:14	NY Islanders	Travis Hamonic credited with hit on Cedric Paquette in defensive zone
12:20	Tampa Bay	Takeaway by Nikita Kucherov in offensive zone
12:35	Tampa Bay	Shot missed by Tyler Johnson, Wide of Net(Tip-In 11 ft)
13:06	Tampa Bay	Giveaway by Braydon Coburn in neutral zone
13:09		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
13:09	NY Islanders	John Tavares won faceoff against Valtteri Filppula in offensive zone
13:15	NY Islanders	Shot on goal by Shane Prince saved by Ben Bishop(Wristshot 19 ft)
13:32	Tampa Bay	Andrej Sustr shot blocked by Johnny Boychuk
14:01	NY Islanders	Shot on goal by Josh Bailey saved by Ben Bishop(Snap 56 ft)
14:28	Tampa Bay	Shot missed by Jonathan Marchessault, Wide of Net(Tip-In 26 ft)
15:09	NY Islanders	Matt Martin credited with hit on Braydon Coburn in offensive zone
15:18	Tampa Bay	Ryan Callahan credited with hit on Nick Leddy in offensive zone
15:25	NY Islanders	Shot on goal by John Tavares saved by Ben Bishop(Wristshot 45 ft)
15:31	NY Islanders	Shot on goal by Johnny Boychuk saved by Ben Bishop(Snap 52 ft)
15:37	NY Islanders	Kyle Okposo shot blocked by Brian Boyle
15:38	NY Islanders	penalty to John Tavares 2 minutes for Slashing Ryan Callahan
15:38	Tampa Bay	penalty to Andrej Sustr 2 minutes for Roughing John Tavares
15:38	NY Islanders	penalty to John Tavares 2 minutes for Roughing Andrej Sustr(served by Ryan Strome)
15:38		Stoppage - ; TV timeout
15:38	Tampa Bay	Power play - Tyler Johnson won faceoff against Casey Cizikas in offensive zone
16:21	Tampa Bay	Power play - Victor Hedman shot blocked by Nikolay Kulemin
16:47	Tampa Bay	Power play - Giveaway by Jason Garrison in offensive zone
17:07	Tampa Bay	Power play - Shot on goal by Alex Killorn saved by Thomas Greiss(Slapshot 60 ft)
17:27	Tampa Bay	Power play - Shot on goal by Valtteri Filppula saved by Thomas Greiss(Wristshot 21 ft)
17:32	NY Islanders	Shorthanded - Giveaway by Thomas Hickey in defensive zone
18:06	Tampa Bay	Cedric Paquette shot blocked by Ryan Pulock
18:52	Tampa Bay	Ondrej Palat shot blocked by Travis Hamonic
18:52		Stoppage - Puck in Netting
18:52	Tampa Bay	Cedric Paquette won faceoff against Brock Nelson in offensive zone
19:00	Tampa Bay	Ryan Callahan credited with hit on Travis Hamonic in offensive zone
19:05	NY Islanders	Shot on goal by Brock Nelson saved by Ben Bishop(Slapshot 56 ft)
19:09	NY Islanders	penalty to Matt Martin 2 minutes for Interference Andrej Sustr
19:09	Tampa Bay	penalty to Cedric Paquette 2 minutes for Delaying Game-Puck over glass
19:09	Tampa Bay	Valtteri Filppula won faceoff against Frans Nielsen in defensive zone
19:25	NY Islanders	Frans Nielsen credited with hit on Valtteri Filppula in offensive zone
19:27	NY Islanders	Giveaway by Nick Leddy in offensive zone
19:56	NY Islanders	Brock Nelson credited with hit on Victor Hedman in offensive zone
19:59	Tampa Bay	Shot missed by Alex Killorn, Over Net(Wristshot 49 ft)
20:00		End of 2nd period
3rd Period Summary
Time	Team	Detail
0:00		Start of 3rd period
0:00	NY Islanders	John Tavares won faceoff against Tyler Johnson in neutral zone
0:34	Tampa Bay	Victor Hedman credited with hit on John Tavares in neutral zone
1:13	NY Islanders	Takeaway by Thomas Hickey in offensive zone
1:15	NY Islanders	Shot on goal by Kyle Okposo saved by Ben Bishop(Wristshot 34 ft)
1:28		Stoppage - Offside
1:28	NY Islanders	Casey Cizikas won faceoff against Brian Boyle in neutral zone
1:35	Tampa Bay	Slater Koekkoek credited with hit on Casey Cizikas in defensive zone
1:50	NY Islanders	Matt Martin credited with hit on Matthew Carle in offensive zone
1:57	Tampa Bay	penalty to Cedric Paquette 2 minutes for Boarding Johnny Boychuk
1:57	Tampa Bay	Shorthanded - Valtteri Filppula won faceoff against John Tavares in defensive zone
2:25	NY Islanders	Power play - Giveaway by Nick Leddy in offensive zone
2:55	NY Islanders	Power play - Shot missed by John Tavares, Goalpost(Wristshot 46 ft)
3:28		Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
3:28	Tampa Bay	Shorthanded - Valtteri Filppula won faceoff against Ryan Strome in neutral zone
3:58	Tampa Bay	Takeaway by Matthew Carle in defensive zone
4:11	NY Islanders	Shot missed by Casey Cizikas, Wide of Net(Wristshot 50 ft)
4:18	NY Islanders	Shot missed by Cal Clutterbuck, Over Net(Wristshot 54 ft)
4:20	NY Islanders	Shot on goal by Johnny Boychuk saved by Ben Bishop(Wristshot 20 ft)
4:21		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
4:21	Tampa Bay	Vladislav Namestnikov won faceoff against Ryan Strome in defensive zone
4:30		Stoppage - Icing
4:30	NY Islanders	Kyle Okposo won faceoff against Vladislav Namestnikov in offensive zone
4:33	NY Islanders	Shot on goal by Johnny Boychuk saved by Ben Bishop(Slapshot 59 ft)
4:34		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
4:34	NY Islanders	John Tavares won faceoff against Tyler Johnson in offensive zone
4:40	Tampa Bay	Goal scored by Nikita Kucherov(Wristshot 24 ft) assisted by Alex Killorn
4:40	Tampa Bay	Valtteri Filppula won faceoff against Brock Nelson in neutral zone
4:47	NY Islanders	Travis Hamonic credited with hit on Ondrej Palat in neutral zone
4:58	Tampa Bay	Ondrej Palat shot blocked by Travis Hamonic
4:59	NY Islanders	Travis Hamonic credited with hit on Ondrej Palat in defensive zone
5:04	NY Islanders	Shot on goal by Nikolay Kulemin saved by Ben Bishop(Wristshot 50 ft)
5:07		Stoppage - Puck in Benches
5:07	Tampa Bay	Vladislav Namestnikov won faceoff against Alan Quine in neutral zone
6:11	Tampa Bay	Cedric Paquette credited with hit on Johnny Boychuk in offensive zone
6:17	NY Islanders	penalty to Johnny Boychuk 2 minutes for Cross checking Cedric Paquette
6:17		Stoppage - ; TV timeout
6:17	NY Islanders	Shorthanded - Casey Cizikas won faceoff against Brian Boyle in defensive zone
6:33	NY Islanders	Shorthanded - Cal Clutterbuck credited with hit on Jonathan Drouin in neutral zone
6:43	NY Islanders	Shorthanded - Cal Clutterbuck shot blocked by Victor Hedman
7:11	Tampa Bay	Power play - Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Nikolay Kulemin
8:38	NY Islanders	Ryan Pulock shot blocked by Braydon Coburn
8:39		Stoppage - Puck in Netting
8:39	Tampa Bay	Tyler Johnson won faceoff against Kyle Okposo in defensive zone
8:46		Stoppage - Icing
8:46	NY Islanders	Kyle Okposo won faceoff against Tyler Johnson in offensive zone
9:01	NY Islanders	Ryan Pulock credited with hit on Alex Killorn in defensive zone
9:14	NY Islanders	Giveaway by John Tavares in neutral zone
9:28	NY Islanders	Shot on goal by Brock Nelson saved by Ben Bishop(Wristshot 42 ft)
9:35	NY Islanders	Shot on goal by Brock Nelson saved by Ben Bishop(Wristshot 47 ft)
9:37	NY Islanders	Shot on goal by Nick Leddy saved by Ben Bishop(Backhand 17 ft)
9:48	NY Islanders	Shot missed by Nick Leddy, Wide of Net(Wristshot 54 ft)
10:03	Tampa Bay	Takeaway by Jonathan Drouin in defensive zone
10:30	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Brian Boyle saved by Thomas Greiss(Wristshot 45 ft)
11:04	Tampa Bay	Nikita Kucherov credited with hit on Ryan Strome in defensive zone
11:31		Stoppage - Offside; TV timeout
11:31	NY Islanders	John Tavares won faceoff against Tyler Johnson in neutral zone
11:36	NY Islanders	Nikolay Kulemin shot blocked by Victor Hedman
11:38		Stoppage - Puck in Netting
11:38	Tampa Bay	Tyler Johnson won faceoff against John Tavares in defensive zone
12:17	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Nikita Kucherov saved by Thomas Greiss(Backhand 14 ft)
12:18	NY Islanders	penalty to Thomas Hickey 2 minutes for Slashing Nikita Kucherov
12:18	Tampa Bay	Power play - Valtteri Filppula won faceoff against Casey Cizikas in offensive zone
12:30	Tampa Bay	Power play - Shot on goal by Ryan Callahan saved by Thomas Greiss(Tip-In 16 ft)
12:40	Tampa Bay	Power play - Shot missed by Ryan Callahan, Wide of Net(Tip-In 16 ft)
13:01	Tampa Bay	Power play - Shot on goal by Jason Garrison saved by Thomas Greiss(Wristshot 49 ft)
13:10	NY Islanders	Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Frans Nielsen saved by Ben Bishop(Wristshot 50 ft)
13:45	NY Islanders	Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Travis Hamonic saved by Ben Bishop(Wristshot 74 ft)
14:03		Stoppage - Offside
14:03	NY Islanders	Shorthanded - Josh Bailey won faceoff against Vladislav Namestnikov in neutral zone
14:22	NY Islanders	Takeaway by Josh Bailey in defensive zone
14:30	NY Islanders	Matt Martin credited with hit on Matthew Carle in defensive zone
14:38	NY Islanders	Shot on goal by Kyle Okposo saved by Ben Bishop(Wristshot 39 ft)
14:59	NY Islanders	Shot missed by Ryan Pulock, Over Net(Slapshot 58 ft)
15:33	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Tyler Johnson saved by Thomas Greiss(Wristshot 41 ft)
16:26	Tampa Bay	Brian Boyle shot blocked by Travis Hamonic
16:38	NY Islanders	Casey Cizikas shot blocked by Matthew Carle
16:51	NY Islanders	Matt Martin credited with hit on Brian Boyle in offensive zone
16:56	NY Islanders	Matt Martin credited with hit on Matthew Carle in offensive zone
16:59	NY Islanders	Ryan Pulock shot blocked by Ryan Callahan
17:26	NY Islanders	Shot on goal by Johnny Boychuk saved by Ben Bishop(Slapshot 55 ft)
17:27		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout
17:27	NY Islanders	John Tavares won faceoff against Tyler Johnson in offensive zone
18:07	Tampa Bay	Shot missed by Alex Killorn, Wide of Net(Tip-In 20 ft)
18:17	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Victor Hedman saved by Thomas Greiss(Wristshot 54 ft)
18:37	Tampa Bay	Ondrej Palat credited with hit on Ryan Pulock in offensive zone
18:43		Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
18:43	NY Islanders	Brock Nelson won faceoff against Cedric Paquette in neutral zone
19:07	Tampa Bay	Cedric Paquette credited with hit on Calvin de Haan in offensive zone
19:12	Tampa Bay	Cedric Paquette shot blocked by Brock Nelson
19:30	NY Islanders	Shot on goal by Nikolay Kulemin saved by Ben Bishop(Wristshot 45 ft)
19:31		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
19:31	Tampa Bay	Vladislav Namestnikov won faceoff against Casey Cizikas in defensive zone
19:35	NY Islanders	Matt Martin credited with hit on Braydon Coburn in offensive zone
20:00		End of 3rd period
20:00		End of Game

Game Information

Arena: Amalie Arena Location: Tampa, Florida	Referees: Chris Lee, Dan O'Rourke Linesmen: Steve Miller, Michel Cormier
Attendance: 19,092 (100.0% full)

Team Statistical Comparison

Key:  NY Islanders   Tampa Bay
Total Shots  28    25	PIM  14    8	Hits  36    24	Giveaways  6    4	Takeaways    4  5	Faceoffs Won    22  30

1st Period Summary
Time	Team	Scoring Detail	NYI	TB
13:49		Victor Hedman (3) Unassisted	0	1
18:41		Brian Boyle (3) Assists: Matt Carle, Cedric Paquette	0	2
Time	Team	Penalty Detail
0:10		Cedric Paquette: 2 Minutes for High-sticking
10:37		Alan Quine: 2 Minutes for High-sticking
2nd Period Summary
Time	Team	Scoring Detail	NYI	TB
4:22		Victor Hedman (4) (Power Play) Assists: Jonathan Drouin, Tyler Johnson	0	3
Time	Team	Penalty Detail
3:40		Travis Hamonic: 2 Minutes for Roughing
15:38		John Tavares: 2 Minutes for Slashing
15:38		Andrej Sustr: 2 Minutes for Roughing
15:38		John Tavares: 2 Minutes for Roughing (Served by Ryan Strome)
19:09		Cedric Paquette: 2 Minutes for Delaying Game - Puck over Glass
19:09		Matt Martin: 2 Minutes for Interference
3rd Period Summary
Time	Team	Scoring Detail	NYI	TB
4:40		Nikita Kucherov (9) Assist: Alex Killorn	0	4
Time	Team	Penalty Detail
1:57		Cedric Paquette: 2 Minutes for Boarding
6:17		Johnny Boychuk: 2 Minutes for Cross checking
12:18		Thomas Hickey: 2 Minutes for Slashing

Player Summary

New York Islanders Time On Ice Faceoffs Player G A +/- SOG MS BS PN PIM HT TK GV SHF TOT PP SH EV FW FL % J. Bailey LW 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 18 11:43 1:28 1:22 8:53 1 0 100.0 J. Boychuk D 0 0 -1 5 0 3 1 2 3 0 0 25 18:58 0:00 3:27 15:31 0 0 00.0 C. Cizikas C 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 25 15:42 0:00 4:25 11:17 6 8 42.9 C. Clutterbuck RW 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 25 15:23 0:00 4:02 11:21 0 0 00.0 C. de Haan D 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 28 19:36 0:00 5:19 14:17 0 0 00.0 T. Hamonic D 0 0 -1 1 0 4 1 2 6 0 0 28 23:03 0:00 6:08 16:55 0 0 00.0 T. Hickey D 0 0 -1 0 1 3 1 2 0 1 3 26 18:17 2:12 3:13 12:52 0 0 00.0 N. Kulemin LW 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 22 14:43 1:52 4:05 8:46 0 0 00.0 N. Leddy D 0 0 -1 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 28 24:17 1:48 3:06 19:23 0 0 00.0 M. Martin LW 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 9 0 0 20 11:43 0:00 1:08 10:35 0 0 00.0 B. Nelson C 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 18 13:54 2:32 0:35 10:47 3 7 30.0 F. Nielsen C 0 0 -2 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 21 16:34 2:08 3:22 11:04 1 1 50.0 K. Okposo RW 0 0 -2 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 21 18:09 2:08 1:28 14:33 2 3 40.0 S. Prince C 0 0 -1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 12:13 0:00 0:45 11:28 0 0 00.0 R. Pulock D 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 20 14:12 1:52 0:33 11:47 0 0 00.0 A. Quine C 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 15 9:02 0:00 0:45 8:17 2 3 40.0 R. Strome C 0 0 -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 21 14:06 1:52 0:34 11:40 1 2 33.3 J. Tavares C 0 0 -2 1 3 0 2 4 0 0 1 21 17:43 2:08 0:02 15:33 6 6 50.0 New York Islanders Scratches Player Detail E. Boulton Scratched J. Halak Groin B. Kearns Scratched J. Wright Separated Left Shoulder B. Strait Scratched J. Florek Scratched A. Pelech Scratched S. Mayfield Scratched M. Zidlicky Scratched S. Bernier Scratched M. Grabovski Upper Body C. Gibson Scratched A. Lee Broken Left Fibula M. Cliche Scratched M Dal Colle Scratched Tampa Bay Lightning Time On Ice Faceoffs Player G A +/- SOG MS BS PN PIM HT TK GV SHF TOT PP SH EV FW FL % B. Boyle C 1 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 22 18:57 5:16 1:10 12:31 6 6 50.0 R. Callahan RW 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 7 0 0 24 17:44 3:58 1:45 12:01 0 1 00.0 M. Carle D 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 24 16:24 1:14 0:29 14:41 0 0 00.0 B. Coburn D 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 26 22:18 1:49 2:17 18:12 0 0 00.0 J. Drouin LW 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 22 14:37 4:59 0:00 9:38 0 0 00.0 V. Filppula C 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 19:32 4:34 2:50 12:08 11 2 84.6 J. Garrison D 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 27 17:28 3:49 1:45 11:54 0 0 00.0 V. Hedman D 2 0 3 3 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 31 27:43 5:53 2:15 19:35 0 0 00.0 T. Johnson C 0 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 20:06 5:36 0:00 14:30 6 8 42.9 A. Killorn C 0 1 2 2 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 25 19:41 4:05 0:29 15:07 1 0 100.0 S. Koekkoek D 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 18 9:49 0:11 0:00 9:38 0 0 00.0 N. Kucherov RW 1 0 2 5 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 26 22:46 5:36 0:00 17:10 0 0 00.0 J. Marchessault C 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 10 6:53 0:00 0:00 6:53 0 0 00.0 V. Namestnikov C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 8:58 0:15 0:00 8:43 5 4 55.6 O. Palat LW 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 27 17:51 4:20 1:46 11:45 0 0 00.0 C. Paquette C 0 1 1 1 1 0 3 6 4 0 0 23 15:07 1:09 0:00 13:58 1 1 50.0 A. Sustr D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 20 13:49 0:17 1:14 12:18 0 0 00.0 L. Witkowski D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 4:17 0:00 0:00 4:17 0 0 00.0 Tampa Bay Lightning Scratches Player Detail J. Vermin Scratched B. Point Scratched M. Blunden Scratched E. Condra Upper Body M. Taormina Scratched T. Mcginn Scratched N. Nesterov Separated Left Shoulder M. Peca Scratched D. Blujus Scratched T. Richard Scratched A. Erne Scratched J. Brown Upper Body K. Gudlevskis Scratched S. Stamkos Blood Clot A. Wilcox Scratched A. Stralman Fractured Fibula T. Deangelo Scratched

Goaltending Summary

New York Islanders Goaltending Player SA GA Saves SV% TOI PIM T. Greiss 25 4 21 .840 60:00 0	Tampa Bay Lightning Goaltending Player SA GA Saves SV% TOI PIM B. Bishop 28 0 28 1.000 60:00 0

Shots On Goal

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	T
New York Islanders	6	10	12	28
Tampa Bay	9	9	7	25

Power Play Summary

Team	PPG / PPO
New York Islanders	0 of 2
Tampa Bay	1 of 5

* - A player receives a "plus" if he is on the ice when his Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. He receives a "minus" if he is on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.