Lightning visit the Islanders after Carlson’s 2-goal game

By The Associated Press — In News — October 9, 2026

   ​Tampa Bay Lightning (3-1, in the Atlantic Division) vs. New York Islanders (2-2, in the Metropolitan Division)Elmont, New York; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDTBOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Lightning visit the New York Islanders after John Carlson scored two goals in the Lightning’s 3-2 win against the Minnesota Wild.New York had a 43-34-5 record overall and a 22-17-2 record in home games last season. The Islanders scored 229 total goals last season (40 power-play goals and nine shorthanded goals).Tampa Bay went 50-26-6 overall and 26-12-6 on the road last season. The Lightning had a +57 goal differential last season, scoring 286 goals while giving up 229.INJURIES: Islanders: Mathew Barzal: out (knee), Alexander Romanov: out (acl).Lightning: Emil Lilleberg: out (undisclosed), Dominic James: day to day (hand), Yanni Gourde: out (hip).___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.  

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