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
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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
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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.
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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.