“It’s hard to win games and we’re playing hard right now.” The Islanders (24-20-7), who got 28 saves from Ilya Sorokin, moved within three points of the Lightning (27-20-4) for the Eastern ...

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.

The Lightning host the Islanders in the third game of a five-game homestand. Tampa Bay has been hot at home this season, with a 16-7-1 record. Their PK on home ice is 85.3%. - Tampa Bay occupies ...

The Lightning have conceded 139 goals while scoring 174 for a +35 scoring differential. New York is 23-20-7 overall and 11-9-5 in road games. The Islanders have gone 22-4-4 in games they score at ...

The Islanders lead the season series 1-0 after beating the Golden Knights 4-0 on Jan. 10 in Vegas. Anders Lee, Brock Nelson (1G, 1A), Bo Horvat and Casey Cizikas (ENG) scored in the win, while Ilya ...

rattling a puck off iron and in for a second consecutive game. Rookie winger Marc Gatcomb doubled the Islanders’ lead just over 7 minutes later after the Flyers failed to pick him up on a line ...

The Lightning have conceded 139 goals while scoring 174 for a +35 scoring differential. New York is 23-20-7 overall and 11-9-5 in road games. The Islanders have gone 22-4-4 in games they score at ...