Barzal, Heineman Lift Islanders Past Lightning 3-2 in Shootout

Islanders get scoring from all over in win over Lightning

Mathew Barzal and Emil Heineman scored in the shootout Saturday for the New York Islanders, who completed a perfect three-game homestand by edging the Tampa Bay Lightning, 3-2, in Elmont, N.Y.

Islanders top Lightning in shootout as Emil Heineman scores winner

Emil Heineman scored in the third round and Ilya Sorokin made 32 saves.

In clash of 1st-place teams, host Islanders top Lightning in shootout

The Lightning earned five of a possible eight points on their four-game road trip, rebounding from a shutout loss in Toronto with two high-scoring wins in Montreal and New Jersey before Saturday’s final regular-season meeting with the Islanders.

Ilya Sorokin backstops Islanders to shootout win and season sweep of Lightning

The Islanders were outplayed, outgunned and outmanned without Bo Horvat, who remained day-to-day with a lower-body injury, but still won.

Tampa Bay Lightning vs. New York Islanders - NHL Game Recap - December 13, 2025

NHL Game recap for the Tampa Bay Tampa Bay Lightning vs. New York New York Islanders game on December 13, 2025. Follow every play as it happens throughout the NHL season on CBS Sports and the CBS Sports app.

Sorokin, Islanders recover, defeat Lightning in shootout for 3rd straight win

Schaefer scores for New York, which has won 5 straight home games