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National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Tampa Bay 5, NY Islanders 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 15, 2014
Where: Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida
Referees: Francois St. Laurent, Gord Dwyer
Linesmen: Derek Amell, Shandor Alphonso
Attendance: 19204

Lightning 5, Islanders 2: Valtteri Filppula and Ryan Callahan each recorded a goal and an assist as Tampa Bay ended visiting New York’s five-game winning streak.

Cedric Paquette, Tyler Johnson and defenseman Radko Gudas also tallied as the Lightning improved to 7-2-1 on home ice. Blue-liner Jason Garrison notched a pair of assists and Ben Bishop turned aside 25 shots to win his 10th game in 14 starts (10-2-2) for Tampa Bay.

Josh Bailey and Brock Nelson each tallied for the Islanders, who had allowed six goals total during their five-game winning streak. Backup Chad Johnson made 23 saves for New York, losing for the second time in six starts.

Nelson swung into the slot to beat Bishop glove side 7:41 into the contest before Callahan tied it 60 seconds later, knocking home a rebound from the right circle. Bailey redirected a feed from defenseman Johnny Boychuk past Bishop at 11:22, but Filppula scored from just above the end line to the right of the goal on the power play 2:24 later.

Paquette ended a wild first period when his shot from the slot off a rebound went in off the skate of Islanders forward Cory Conacher at 15:29. Johnson doubled the lead with a wrist shot from the right circle off a feed from Ondrej Palat 1:39 into the second and Gudas scored his first of the season with 4:26 to go in the contest.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Filppula has recorded 10 points in his last nine contests. … The Islanders lost for the first time during the first three sets of back-to-back games. … Tampa Bay LW Jonathan Drouin, the third pick in the 2013 draft, was a healthy scratch. The 19-year-old has registered five points and a plus-3 rating in his last seven games.
Top Game Performances
 
NY Islanders   Tampa Bay
Josh Bailey 1 Points Ryan Callahan 2
Josh Bailey 1 Goals Ryan Callahan 1
Johnny Boychuk 1 Assists Jason Garrison 2
N/A Power Play Goals Valtteri Filppula 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Chad Johnson .821 Save Percentage Ben Bishop .926
Chad Johnson 23 Saves Ben Bishop 25
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
NY Islanders 27 2 0-4 2-3 8 24
Tampa Bay 28 5 1-3 4-4 10 33
Upcoming Games
  • Tampa Bay will play their next game on the road against NY Rangers. The Lightning have a W/L % of .583 after a win and .833 after a loss.
  • NY Islanders will play their next game at home against Tampa Bay. The Islanders have a W/L % of .727 after a win and .500 after a loss.