Everything you need to know ahead of the Lightning's matchup against the New York Islanders on Saturday:
When: Saturday, December 13 - 3:30 p.m. ET
Where: UBS Arena - Elmont, NY
TV coverage: The Spot - Tampa Bay 66 (check local listings)
Radio coverage: 102.5 MHz-FM, Lightning Radio 24/7
Stream: TampaBayLightning.com/Stream Now
Lines from Thursday's game (subject to change)
Brandon Hagel - Anthony Cirelli - Nikita Kucherov
Jake Guentzel - Brayden Point - Oliver Bjorkstrand
Zemgus Girgensons - Yanni Gourde - Pontus Holmberg
Curtis Douglas - Nick Paul - Scott Sabourin
Defensemen
JJ Moser - Darren Raddysh
Charle-Edouard D'Astous - Emil Lilleberg
Declan Carlile - Max Crozier
Goaltenders
Jonas Johansson
Brandon Halverson
Saturday's Matchup
The Tampa Bay Lightning will close their season series against the New York Islanders when they visit UBS Arena on Saturday...The Islanders took a Dec. 2 home game 2-1 before claiming a 2-0 victory on Dec. 6 in Tampa...Forward Dominic James has the lone Lightning goal against the Islanders this season...Goalie Jonas Johansson made 17 saves on 18 shots for a .944 save percentage on Dec. 6, while Andrei Vasilevskiy made 22 saves on 22 shots faced on Dec. 2 for a .917 save percentage... Tampa Bay is 60-47-10 all-time against New York, including 26-29-3 on the road...Vincent Lecavalier (23-23—46) is tied with Steven Stamkos (22-24—46) as Tampa Bay’s franchise scoring leader against the Islanders, while Nikita Kucherov leads all active Bolts with his scoring line of 11-26—37 in 33 games...Vasilevskiy holds a career record of 14-5-1 with a .937 save percentage and three shutouts against the Islanders, while Johansson is 1-2-0 with an .875 save percentage as a Bolt...Johansson is 1-4-0 with an .877 save percentage in his NHL career against the Islanders.
Tampa Bay Sports Item of the Game
2026 Stadium Series Pre-Sell
The 2026 Stadium Series game is set, you've seen the jersey, and now it's time to get your gear! The Tampa Bay Lightning Stadium Series jersey and full merchandise collection is available for pre-sell today. Shop now at TampaBaySports.com, while supplies last.
The Road Ahead
Monday, December 15 vs. Florida Panthers
Thursday, December 18 vs. Los Angeles Kings
Saturday, December 20 vs. Carolina Hurricanes
