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New York Falls 4-1 to Lightning - Recap

The Islanders came up short Sunday against the Lightning, falling 4-1.

The Lightning were a -144 favorite in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 5.5.

Tampa Bay got goals from Victor Hedman, Alex Killorn, Mikhail Sergachev, and Ross Colton in the victory. Hedman opened the scoring at 1:10 of the second period.

Andrei Vasilevskiy turned in a 23-save effort for the Lightning.

New York got a goal from Brock Nelson in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

New York got a 18-stop effort from Ilya Sorokin in the loss.

Tampa Bay scored 1 times on 4 chances on the power play, while New York went 0-for-3 with the man advantage.

Tampa Bay outshot New York 34-24 in the game.

Next game, Tampa Bay takes its act home to face Carolina looking for another win. For New York, they head on the road to face Columbus.