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Tampa Bay Lightning vs New York Islanders · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
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SAT · MAR 13 · 6:00 PM CT
Benchmark International Arena
The Spot · MSGSN
Tampa Bay Lightning
Lightning
1–1–0
VS
New York Islanders
Islanders
1–1–0
Upcoming
SAT · MAR 13 · 6:00 PM CT
The Spot · MSGSN
Tampa Bay Lightning
Home · Lightning
1–1–0
2 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Jake Guentzel has solved Ilya Sorokin before, 10 goals on 67 shots.
Benchmark International Arena
New York Islanders
Away · Islanders
1–1–0
2 PTS
Lightning
GOALIES
Islanders
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Expected
.889 SV% · 2.59 GAA · 1W
.888 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Ilya Sorokin
Ilya Sorokin
Expected
.968 SV% · 1.02 GAA · 1W
.884 SV% L5 · Cooling
Lightning
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Islanders
L1
Emil Heineman · Bo Horvat · Kyle Palmieri
L2
Victor Eklund · Calum Ritchie · Brayden Schenn
L3
Simon Holmstrom · Jean-Gabriel Pageau · Anthony Duclair
L4
Ondrej Palat · Casey Cizikas · Matias Maccelli
D1
Adam Pelech · Matthew Schaefer
D2
Alexander Romanov · Ryan Pulock
D3
Logan Stanley · Tony DeAngelo
PP1
Kyle Palmieri · Bo Horvat · Brayden Schenn · Matias Maccelli · Matthew Schaefer
PP2
Victor Eklund · Anthony Duclair · Emil Heineman · Calum Ritchie · Tony DeAngelo
PK1
Jean-Gabriel Pageau · Simon Holmstrom · Adam Pelech · Ryan Pulock
PK2
Bo Horvat · Kyle Palmieri · Logan Stanley · Alexander Romanov
LightningProjected lines
No projected lines yet
IslandersProjected lines
L1
Emil Heineman · Bo Horvat · Kyle Palmieri
L2
Victor Eklund · Calum Ritchie · Brayden Schenn
L3
Simon Holmstrom · Jean-Gabriel Pageau · Anthony Duclair
L4
Ondrej Palat · Casey Cizikas · Matias Maccelli
D1
Adam Pelech · Matthew Schaefer
D2
Alexander Romanov · Ryan Pulock
D3
Logan Stanley · Tony DeAngelo
PP1
Kyle Palmieri · Bo Horvat · Brayden Schenn · Matias Maccelli · Matthew Schaefer
PP2
Victor Eklund · Anthony Duclair · Emil Heineman · Calum Ritchie · Tony DeAngelo
PK1
Jean-Gabriel Pageau · Simon Holmstrom · Adam Pelech · Ryan Pulock
PK2
Bo Horvat · Kyle Palmieri · Logan Stanley · Alexander Romanov
Ethan Sears · as of Oct 3
Lightning
INJURY REPORT
Islanders
Emil Lilleberg
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Mathew Barzal
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 10
Yanni Gourde
IR · Hip (surgery) · Expected back Dec 2
Dominic James
IR · Hand · Expected back Oct 13
LightningInjury report
Emil Lilleberg
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Yanni Gourde
IR · Hip (surgery) · Expected back Dec 2
Dominic James
IR · Hand · Expected back Oct 13
IslandersInjury report
Mathew Barzal
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 10
Ethan Sears · as of Oct 3
STORYLINE
The Lightning won their last game and are 1-1-0 in their first 2 games. The Islanders won their last game and are 1-1-0 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

Jake Guentzel has solved Ilya Sorokin before, 10 goals on 67 shots.

Vitek Vanecek is 1 win shy of 200 career wins. New York has struggled to beat Andrei Vasilevskiy: .937 on 1004 shots.

The numbers behind it
Matchup
Jake Guentzel has 10 goals on Ilya Sorokin (67 shots).
(Tampa Bay)
10 goals on Ilya Sorokin
Matchup
Nikita Kucherov has 6 goals on Ilya Sorokin (36 shots).
(Tampa Bay)
6 goals on Ilya Sorokin
Goaltending
Andrei Vasilevskiy has a .937 save % against New York (1004 shots).
.937 SV% vs NYI
Milestone
Vitek Vanecek is 1 win shy of 200 career wins.
199 career wins