New York Islanders @ Tampa Bay Lightning

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New York Islanders

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Mathew Barzal C	OUT	15 Sep
Semyon Varlamov G	IR	15 Sep
Kyle Palmieri C	IR	15 Sep
Ryan Pulock D	OUT	15 Sep
Alexander Romanov D	IR	15 Sep

Tampa Bay Lightning

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Pontus Holmberg RW	OUT	15 Sep

Islanders Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
15/4/26	vsCAR	L2-1
13/4/26	vsMTL	L4-1
12/4/26	vsOTT	L3-0
10/4/26	vsTOR	W5-3
5/4/26	@CAR	L4-3

Lightning Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
4/5/26	vsMTL	L2-1
2/5/26	@MTL	W1-0 OT
30/4/26	vsMTL	L3-2
27/4/26	@MTL	W3-2
25/4/26	@MTL	L3-2 OT

Regular Season Series

Series starts 10/10

Lightning
Islanders

Game 1

11/10

Islanders
Lightning

Game 2

31/1

Islanders
Lightning

Game 3

14/3

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	53	22	7	113
Pittsburgh	41	25	16	98
Philadelphia	43	27	12	98
Washington	43	30	9	95
Columbus	40	30	12	92
NY Islanders	43	34	5	91
New Jersey	42	37	3	87
NY Rangers	34	39	9	77

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Buffalo	50	23	9	109
Tampa Bay	50	26	6	106
Montreal	48	24	10	106
Boston	45	27	10	100
Ottawa	44	27	11	99
Detroit	41	31	10	92
Florida	40	38	4	84
Toronto	32	36	14	78

Blues sign recently acquired McMichael to 6-year, $40.5M deal

The St. Louis Blues have signed recently acquired forward Connor McMichael to a six-year, $40.5 million contract.

Wetzel: Inclusion of owner's family devalues Stanley Cup

Someone should have saved Tom Dundon from his decision to put his whole family on the Stanley Cup.

NHL releases expanded 84-game schedule for 2026-27 season

The NHL released its 2026-27 regular-season schedule Thursday, as the league expands its campaign from 82 to 84 games this season.

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New York Islanders @ Tampa Bay Lightning

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Series starts 10/10

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Blues sign recently acquired McMichael to 6-year, $40.5M deal

Wetzel: Inclusion of owner's family devalues Stanley Cup

NHL releases expanded 84-game schedule for 2026-27 season