Match Summary

New York Islanders defeated Tampa Bay Lightning 5:3. The match was played in NHL 2019. League standings: New York Islanders #9, Tampa Bay Lightning #2.

New York Islanders vs Tampa Bay Lightning Head to Head Results

New York Islanders and Tampa Bay Lightning have met 72 times — New York Islanders won 32, Tampa Bay Lightning won 40, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2008. Tampa Bay Lightning leads the head-to-head with 40 victories from 72 meetings. A combined 402 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 5.58 per match (183 for the home side, 219 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 62 matches (86%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 67 games (93%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. New York Islanders are currently unbeaten in the last 3 meetings. The highest-scoring encounter finished 6–7 in 2018.

New York Islanders

Drawn

Tampa Bay Lightning

Goals: 183Goals: 219

Recent Meetings (72)

13 Dec 2025New York Islanders3 – 2Tampa Bay LightningNHL

7 Dec 2025Tampa Bay Lightning0 – 2New York IslandersNHL

3 Dec 2025New York Islanders2 – 1Tampa Bay LightningNHL

1 Apr 2025New York Islanders1 – 4Tampa Bay LightningNHL

29 Mar 2025Tampa Bay Lightning5 – 3New York IslandersNHL

2 Feb 2025Tampa Bay Lightning2 – 3New York IslandersNHL

30 Mar 2024Tampa Bay Lightning4 – 1New York IslandersNHL

24 Feb 2024New York Islanders2 – 4Tampa Bay LightningNHL

9 Feb 2024New York Islanders6 – 2Tampa Bay LightningNHL

6 Apr 2023New York Islanders6 – 1Tampa Bay LightningNHL

More results

Standings

New York Islanders sit #9 and Tampa Bay Lightning are #2 in the NHL table heading into this match.

Western Conference

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1St. Louis Blues	71	33	19	94
2Colorado Avalanche	70	37	20	92
3Vegas Golden Knights	71	30	24	86
4Edmonton Oilers	71	31	25	83
5Dallas Stars	69	26	24	82
6Winnipeg Jets	71	30	28	80
7Calgary Flames	70	25	27	79
8Vancouver Canucks	69	27	27	78
9Nashville Predators	69	28	26	78
10Minnesota Wild	69	30	27	77
11Arizona Coyotes	70	26	29	74
12Chicago Blackhawks	70	23	30	72
13Anaheim Ducks	71	20	33	67
14Los Angeles Kings	70	21	35	64
15San Jose Sharks	70	22	36	63

Eastern Conference

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Boston Bruins	70	38	14	100
2Tampa Bay Lightning	70	35	21	92
3Washington Capitals	69	31	20	90
4Philadelphia Flyers	69	31	21	89
5Pittsburgh Penguins	69	29	23	86
6Carolina Hurricanes	68	27	25	81
7Toronto Maple Leafs	70	28	25	81
8Columbus Blue Jackets	70	25	22	81
9New York Islanders	68	24	23	80
10New York Rangers	70	31	28	79
11Florida Panthers	69	30	26	78
12Montreal Canadiens	71	19	31	71
13Buffalo Sabres	69	22	31	68
14New Jersey Devils	69	22	29	68
15Ottawa Senators	71	18	34	62
16Detroit Red Wings	71	13	49	39

Atlantic

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Boston Bruins	70	38	14	100
2Tampa Bay Lightning	70	35	21	92
3Toronto Maple Leafs	70	28	25	81
4Florida Panthers	69	30	26	78
5Montreal Canadiens	71	19	31	71
6Buffalo Sabres	69	22	31	68
7Ottawa Senators	71	18	34	62
8Detroit Red Wings	71	13	49	39

Central

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1St. Louis Blues	71	33	19	94
2Colorado Avalanche	70	37	20	92
3Dallas Stars	69	26	24	82
4Winnipeg Jets	71	30	28	80
5Nashville Predators	69	28	26	78
6Minnesota Wild	69	30	27	77
7Chicago Blackhawks	70	23	30	72

Pacific

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Vegas Golden Knights	71	30	24	86
2Edmonton Oilers	71	31	25	83
3Calgary Flames	70	25	27	79
4Vancouver Canucks	69	27	27	78
5Arizona Coyotes	70	26	29	74
6Anaheim Ducks	71	20	33	67
7Los Angeles Kings	70	21	35	64
8San Jose Sharks	70	22	36	63

Metropolitan

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Washington Capitals	69	31	20	90
2Philadelphia Flyers	69	31	21	89
3Pittsburgh Penguins	69	29	23	86
4Carolina Hurricanes	68	27	25	81
5Columbus Blue Jackets	70	25	22	81
6New York Islanders	68	24	23	80
7New York Rangers	70	31	28	79
8New Jersey Devils	69	22	29	68

Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

API data: 17 Apr 2026