TBL 5–3 NYI Final · W
Lightning/Schedule/Recap Sat, Mar 29, 2025 · 2024-25 regular season
Tampa Bay Lightning
TBL · 43-25-5
5–3
FinalW
New York Islanders
NYI · 32-30-10
1ST2ND3RDT TBL 3711116524 NYI 012015311338 goals · shots on goal
Meeting 2 this season — the season series is tied 1–1
TBL 43-25-5 · NYI 32-30-10 · Meeting 2 this season — the season series is tied 1–1

Lightning beat the Islanders

The Lightning were outchanced (4.7 to 2.6 expected goals) but won 5–3 anyway. Jonas Johansson stopped 1.7 more goals than an average goalie would have.

Who had the better chances

The Islanders created the better chances: 4.7 expected goals to 2.6, on 38 and 24 shots on goal.

TBL 2.6 xG · 24 shots NYI 4.7 xG · 38 shots
0
1
2
3
4
5
1st 1.1 · 1.2
2nd · the swing 1.0 · 2.2
3rd 0.5 · 1.3
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Lightning win 22.
TBL 22%NYI 78%

Goals and penalties

8 goals · 0 penalties
← Lightning shoot this way Islanders shoot this way →
On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list
1st period
1
Victor Hedman, Jake Guentzel · snap shot, a low-percentage shot (6%) that found a way in
1–0
2
07:31 Nick Perbix
Unassisted · snap shot, a good chance (16%)
2–0
3
Ryan McDonagh, Nikita Kucherov · wrist shot, a good chance (11%)
3–0
2nd period
4
19:43 Brayden Point EXTRA ATTACKERGWG
Nikita Kucherov, Brandon Hagel · wrist shot, a good chance (14%)
4–0
3rd period
5
05:58 Ryan Pulock PP
Anders Lee, Adam Boqvist · slap shot, a low-percentage shot (6%) that found a way in
4–1
6
07:47 Marc Gatcomb
Unassisted · snap shot, a low-percentage shot (3%) that found a way in
4–2
7
Maxim Tsyplakov, Adam Pelech · wrist shot on a rebound, a good chance (19%)
4–3
8
19:46 Jake Guentzel EN
Nikita Kucherov, Victor Hedman · wrist shot, into an empty net
5–3
No penalties
Goaltending
+1.7
vs expected
35/38 saves · 3 GA · 4.7 xGA Stopped 1.7 more goals than an average goalie would have.
−1.4
vs expected
19/23 saves · 4 GA · 2.6 xGA Allowed 1.4 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
Team TBLNYI
Shots on goal
24
38
Expected goals
2.6
4.7
Hits
0
0
Blocks
0
0
Power play
0/0
1/0
Penalty minutes
0
0