Bolts Back in Town, Gm 64: Islanders vs. Lightning, Game Notes & More

After a 6-3 loss to the Boston Bruins on Saturday, the New York Islanders (28-26-9) host the Tampa Bay Lightning (40-18-6) Sunday at UBS Arena. Puck drop is slated fo 2 PM ET.

Given the game on Saturday, the New York Islanders did not skate Sunday morning nor was there any media availability.

New York Islanders netminder Semyon Varlamov allowed six goals on 44 shots to the Boston Bruins as Ilya Sorokin will be in net against the Tampa Bay Lightning. 

Brian Elliott was the starting goaltender for Tampa in their 2-1 overtime win against the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday as Andrei Vasilevskiy will be in goal against the Islanders.

NEW YORK ISLANDERS LINEUP (PROJECTED)

Lee-Nelson-Beauvillier

Bailey–Pageau–Palmieri

Parise-Barzal-Wahlstrom

Martin–Cizikas–Johnston

Pelech–Pulock

Chara–Dobson

Greene–Aho

Sorokin

Varlamov

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING (PROJECTED)

Stamkos-Point-Kucherov

Palat-Cirelli–Killorn

Hagel-Paul-Colton

Maroon-Bellemare–Perry

Hedman–Ruuta

Sergachev-Cernak

Bogosian–Foote

Vasilevskiy

Elliott

Who’s Hot

New York Islanders forward Brock Nelson has six goals and three assists over his last five games. Forward Anders Lee has two goals and five assists over his last five games.

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Brayden Point has two goals and four assists in his last five games. Defenseman Victor Hedman has two goals and two assists in his last five games.

ISLANDERS GAME NOTES

he New York Islanders host the Tampa Bay Lightning today, the second of three matchups between the two clubs this season.

The last time these teams met was November 15, 2021, in Tampa. Both teams enter today’s game in the back-end of a back-to-back series: the Islanders visited Boston yesterday afternoon and the Lightning defeated Detroit in overtime.

The last time the Islanders hosted Tampa Bay was June 23, 2021, Game 6 of the 2021 Stanley Cup Semifinal, but Tampa Bay has not visited the Islanders in the regular season since November 1, 2019.

BETTING CORNER

The New York Islanders are the home underdogs against the Tampa Bay Lightning, coming in at +135. They are -210 on the reverse puck line. The Lightning are -160 and are +175 on the puck line.

The over for the contest is set at 5.5, with the over at +100 and the under at -120.

These lines are subject to change. Please gamble responsibly.

HOW TO WATCH:

Sunday’s contest will be available on TNT. On the radio dial, the game can be heard on 1050 AM ESPN, 88.7 FM WRHU and 103.9 FM LI News Radio