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New York Islanders vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Regular season · Saturday, January 30, 2027 · Benchmark International Arena

New York IslandersNY IslandersIslandersAway

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Tampa Bay LightningTampa BayLightningHome

The Spot · MSGSN

Game preview

The New York Islanders visit the Tampa Bay Lightning at Benchmark International Arena on Saturday, January 30, 2027, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on The Spot and MSGSN.

This is the second of 3 meetings this season. Islanders 0, Lightning 1 so far; the last game finished TBL 5, NYI 3.

Rest and travel

Islanders

Game 3 of a road trip: Pittsburgh and Carolina, now Tampa Bay.

  1. 202027-01-20: vs BUF
  2. 212027-01-21: no game
  3. 222027-01-22: at WSH
  4. 232027-01-23: vs SEA, second of a back-to-backB2B
  5. 242027-01-24: no game
  6. 252027-01-25: no game
  7. 262027-01-26: at PIT
  8. 272027-01-27: no game
  9. 282027-01-28: at CAR
  10. 292027-01-29: no game
  11. 302027-01-30: at TBL
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~585 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,242 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Lightning

Another game at home.

  1. 202027-01-20: no game
  2. 212027-01-21: at NJD
  3. 222027-01-22: no game
  4. 232027-01-23: at DET
  5. 242027-01-24: no game
  6. 252027-01-25: no game
  7. 262027-01-26: vs LAK
  8. 272027-01-27: no game
  9. 282027-01-28: no game
  10. 292027-01-29: no game
  11. 302027-01-30: vs NYI
rest since last game
3 days
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

New York IslandersIslandersTue, Oct 13 vs VAN
  1. L1Schenn#10Ritchie#64Eklund#38
    10:44 together at 5v5
  2. L2Palat#81Duclair#11Pageau#44
    8:29 together at 5v5
  3. L3Heineman#51Palmieri#21Horvat#14
    6:33 together at 5v5
  4. L4Maccelli#63Cizikas#53Holmstrom#92
    5:23 together at 5v5
  1. D1Stanley#8Schaefer#48
    13:56 together at 5v5
  2. D2Pelech#3Pulock#6
    12:01 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewDeAngelo#77Kessel#4
    8:45 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Maccelli LPalmieri CSchenn CHorvat CSchaefer D3:31

Penalty kill

  1. 1Pageau CHolmstrom RPelech DPulock D2:08
  2. 2Heineman LHorvat CStanley DKessel D1:07
Tampa Bay LightningLightningTue, Oct 13 at NYR
  1. L1Girgensons#28Holmberg#29Mikheyev#95
    10:27 together at 5v5
  2. L2Point#21Goncalves#93Kucherov#86
    5:49 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewHagel#38Guentzel#59Geekie#94
    1:46 together at 5v5
  1. D1Carlson#74Moser#90
    12:15 together at 5v5
  2. D2D'Astous#51Crozier#24
    10:25 together at 5v5
  3. D3McDonagh#27Cernak#81
    8:50 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Hagel LGuentzel CPoint CKucherov RCarlson D2:13
  2. 2Cirelli CGoncalves CGeekie CHolmberg RD'Astous D0:50

Penalty kill

  1. 1Hagel LCirelli CHedman DCrozier D1:57
  2. 2Hagel LCirelli CMcDonagh DCernak D1:17

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

NYITBL

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

NYI 68% (15th most shuffled)TBL 57% (5th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

NYI 2:02 left (7th earliest · 15 pulls)TBL 2:04 left (5th earliest · 16 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

NYI 48.2s (15th shortest)TBL 49.1s (11th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

NYI 33% (11th most often)TBL 28% (12th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series