The New York Islanders defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 in a shootout at UBS Arena on December 13, 2025. Ilya Sorokin made 32 saves for the Islanders, who extended their home winning streak to five games. The Lightning earned a point despite the loss, with goals from Darren Raddysh and JJ Moser.
The New York Islanders hosted the Tampa Bay Lightning at UBS Arena in Elmont, N.Y., on Saturday, December 13, 2025, in a matchup that went to a shootout. The Islanders, with a record of 19-11-3, improved to five straight home wins, while the Lightning, at 18-11-3, have lost four of their last seven games with a 2-4-1 mark.
In the first period, Islanders defenseman Matthew Schaefer opened the scoring at 3:05 on a 4-on-3 power play. He one-timed a shot from the slot after a pass from Anthony Duclair, beating Lightning goalie Jonas Johansson five-hole for a 1-0 lead. Later, at 10:16, rookie Calum Ritchie doubled the advantage to 2-0. Duclair rushed into the zone and dropped the puck to Ritchie, who roofed a wrist shot blocker side. Shots in the period were 9-8 in favor of the Islanders.
The Lightning responded in the second period, outshooting New York 17-1. Darren Raddysh cut the deficit to 2-1 at 10:13 on a 5-on-3 power play, one-timing a pass from Nikita Kucherov from the right point past Sorokin's glove.
Early in the third, JJ Moser tied the game at 2-2 at 3:20. After Brayden Point won an offensive zone faceoff, Kucherov found Moser cutting in from the left point for a glove-side goal. Raddysh hit the post late in the period, forcing overtime, but no goals followed.
In the shootout, Emil Heineman scored for the Islanders in the third round with a forehand past Johansson's blocker side, securing the win after Barzal also scored for New York. Brayden Point tallied for Tampa Bay. Sorokin finished with 32 saves, while Johansson had 15. Total shots were 34-17 for the Lightning.
