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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Tampa Bay 5, NY Islanders 3
When: 2:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 29, 2025
Where: Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida
Referees: Justin Kea, Kendrick Nicholson
Linesmen: Jonathan Deschamps, Ben O'Quinn
Attendance: 19092
Final Scoring Summary
 
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NY Islanders 0033
Tampa Bay 3115
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1
NY Islanders   Tampa Bay
Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Yanni Gourde. 0:00  
Hudson Fasching shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson. 0:15  
Casey Cizikas hits Gage Goncalves. 0:20  
  0:28 Oliver Bjorkstrand hits Alexander Romanov.
  2:02 Nikita Kucherov scores. Assisted by Victor Hedman and Jake Guentzel.
Kyle MacLean wins the faceoff against Luke Glendening. 2:02  
Pierre Engvall shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson. 2:59  
Pierre Engvall shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson. 3:31  
Pierre Engvall hits Yanni Gourde. 3:37  
  4:06 Anthony Cirelli wins the faceoff against Jean-Gabriel Pageau.
  4:20 Shot by Anthony Cirelli misses the net
Jean-Gabriel Pageau blocks shot from Ryan McDonagh. 4:32  
Bo Horvat wins the faceoff against Jake Guentzel. 4:59  
Kyle Palmieri shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson. 5:05  
Simon Holmstrom shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson. 5:07  
  5:17 Brayden Point blocks shot from Nikita Kucherov.
Marc Gatcomb hits Nick Perbix. 5:40  
  5:50 Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Kyle MacLean.
Marc Gatcomb blocks shot from Emil Lilleberg. 6:06  
  6:47 Gage Goncalves hits Pierre Engvall.
  7:26 Nikita Kucherov shoots Saved by Ilya Sorokin.
  7:31 Nick Perbix scores.
  7:31 Brayden Point wins the faceoff against Jean-Gabriel Pageau.
  7:35 Giveaway by Victor Hedman.
  7:39 Victor Hedman blocks shot from Anthony Duclair.
Bo Horvat wins the faceoff against Anthony Cirelli. 7:41  
  7:43 Nick Paul blocks shot from Adam Pelech.
Bo Horvat shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson. 7:52  
  8:18 Giveaway by Ryan McDonagh.
Ryan Pulock blocks shot from Nikita Kucherov. 8:53  
Shot by Kyle MacLean misses the net 9:03  
  9:49 Takeaway by Oliver Bjorkstrand.
Casey Cizikas hits J.J. Moser. 9:59  
Jean-Gabriel Pageau shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson. 10:10  
Adam Pelech shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson. 10:12  
Anders Lee wins the faceoff against Brayden Point. 10:15  
Bo Horvat wins the faceoff against Luke Glendening. 10:20  
  10:26 Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Bo Horvat.
  10:41 Shot by Nikita Kucherov misses the net
Adam Pelech hits Jake Guentzel. 10:49  
Takeaway by Adam Pelech. 10:54  
  10:59 Giveaway by Jake Guentzel.
  11:21 Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Kyle MacLean.
Maxim Tsyplakov hits Emil Lilleberg. 11:25  
Maxim Tsyplakov hits Erik Cernak. 11:31  
Marc Gatcomb hits Emil Lilleberg. 11:34  
  12:11 Anthony Cirelli wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas.
  12:13 Shot by Victor Hedman misses the net
  13:02 Anthony Cirelli shoots Saved by Ilya Sorokin.
Anthony Duclair shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson. 14:08  
  14:12 Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Jean-Gabriel Pageau.
  14:14 Darren Raddysh blocks shot from Alexander Romanov.
Jean-Gabriel Pageau shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson. 14:16  
Shot by Anders Lee misses the net 14:17  
Shot by Noah Dobson misses the net 14:23  
  14:46 Giveaway by Nick Perbix.
Casey Cizikas hits Emil Lilleberg. 14:46  
Shot by Hudson Fasching misses the net 15:03  
  15:11 Nikita Kucherov shoots Saved by Ilya Sorokin.
  15:13 Anthony Cirelli wins the faceoff against Bo Horvat.
Giveaway by Kyle Palmieri. 15:32  
Giveaway by Simon Holmstrom. 15:38  
Ryan Pulock blocks shot from Brandon Hagel. 15:56  
Kyle MacLean hits J.J. Moser. 16:19  
  16:32 Zemgus Girgensons hits Alexander Romanov.
  16:36 Shot by Victor Hedman misses the net
  16:38 Gage Goncalves shoots Saved by Ilya Sorokin.
Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Yanni Gourde. 16:40  
  16:45 Gage Goncalves hits Hudson Fasching.
Jean-Gabriel Pageau wins the faceoff against Anthony Cirelli. 17:02  
  17:27 Shot by Emil Lilleberg misses the net
Anders Lee hits Emil Lilleberg. 17:42  
  17:57 Brayden Point scores. Assisted by Ryan McDonagh and Nikita Kucherov.
Bo Horvat wins the faceoff against Brayden Point. 17:57  
  18:19 Shot by Erik Cernak misses the net
Takeaway by Bo Horvat. 18:25  
Kyle Palmieri shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson. 18:34  
  18:45 Giveaway by Jake Guentzel.
Adam Boqvist shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson. 18:51  
Shot by Bo Horvat misses the net 19:00  
  19:06 Nikita Kucherov blocks shot from Ryan Pulock.
  19:10 Giveaway by Erik Cernak.
Shot by Ryan Pulock misses the net 19:14  
Anthony DeAngelo hits Zemgus Girgensons. 19:38  
  19:48 Shot by J.J. Moser misses the net
  19:52 Shot by Zemgus Girgensons misses the net
2
NY Islanders   Tampa Bay
  0:00 Yanni Gourde wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas.
Casey Cizikas hits Nick Perbix. 0:13  
  0:48 Gage Goncalves hits Adam Pelech.
Alexander Romanov hits Anthony Cirelli. 1:26  
Jean-Gabriel Pageau wins the faceoff against Brayden Point. 1:29  
Shot by Anders Lee misses the net 1:39  
Jean-Gabriel Pageau wins the faceoff against Jake Guentzel. 1:45  
Shot by Anders Lee misses the net 1:47  
Shot by Jean-Gabriel Pageau misses the net 1:48  
  2:08 Brayden Point shoots Saved by Ilya Sorokin.
  2:10 Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Kyle MacLean.
Adam Pelech blocks shot from Brandon Hagel. 2:13  
Shot by Adam Pelech misses the net 2:26  
Maxim Tsyplakov shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson. 2:27  
Shot by Anthony DeAngelo misses the net 2:51  
  3:19 Yanni Gourde hits Hudson Fasching.
  4:00 Gage Goncalves hits Casey Cizikas.
Giveaway by Pierre Engvall. 4:03  
  4:29 Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Ilya Sorokin.
  4:48 Nikita Kucherov shoots Saved by Ilya Sorokin.
Jean-Gabriel Pageau wins the faceoff against Anthony Cirelli. 4:50  
Ryan Pulock blocks shot from Brandon Hagel. 5:07  
Noah Dobson hits Anthony Cirelli. 5:10  
Takeaway by Jean-Gabriel Pageau. 5:14  
Giveaway by Jean-Gabriel Pageau. 5:17  
  5:28 Darren Raddysh penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Anthony Duclair.
  5:28 Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Bo Horvat.
  5:36 Takeaway by Erik Cernak.
Shot by Anthony DeAngelo misses the net 6:21  
Kyle Palmieri shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson. 6:29  
Jean-Gabriel Pageau wins the faceoff against Luke Glendening. 6:31  
Anders Lee shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson. 6:36  
Shot by Jean-Gabriel Pageau misses the net 6:38  
Jean-Gabriel Pageau wins the faceoff against Anthony Cirelli. 6:40  
Adam Boqvist shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson. 6:49  
Maxim Tsyplakov shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson. 7:04  
  7:05 Anthony Cirelli wins the faceoff against Jean-Gabriel Pageau.
Shot by Adam Pelech misses the net 7:50  
Pierre Engvall shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson. 7:54  
Bo Horvat wins the faceoff against Jake Guentzel. 7:57  
Giveaway by Bo Horvat. 7:58  
Adam Pelech blocks shot from Jake Guentzel. 8:44  
Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Yanni Gourde. 8:47  
Takeaway by Casey Cizikas. 9:05  
  9:22 Shot by Oliver Bjorkstrand misses the net
  9:24 Yanni Gourde shoots Saved by Ilya Sorokin.
  9:43 Victor Hedman shoots Saved by Ilya Sorokin.
  9:49 Takeaway by Darren Raddysh.
  9:52 Oliver Bjorkstrand shoots Saved by Ilya Sorokin.
Giveaway by Hudson Fasching. 10:02  
Ryan Pulock blocks shot from Oliver Bjorkstrand. 10:09  
  10:13 Nick Paul hits Adam Boqvist.
  10:17 Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Kyle MacLean.
Adam Boqvist blocks shot from Nick Perbix. 10:19  
  10:32 Shot by Nick Perbix misses the net
Anders Lee shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson. 11:52  
Jean-Gabriel Pageau wins the faceoff against Jake Guentzel. 11:59  
  12:07 Jake Guentzel blocks shot from Anders Lee.
  12:09 J.J. Moser blocks shot from Anders Lee.
  12:12 Brayden Point blocks shot from Adam Pelech.
Adam Pelech shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson. 12:23  
  12:53 Anthony Cirelli wins the faceoff against Bo Horvat.
  12:56 Anthony Cirelli wins the faceoff against Bo Horvat.
  13:08 Anthony Cirelli shoots Saved by Ilya Sorokin.
  13:10 Jake Guentzel wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas.
  13:12 Shot by Darren Raddysh misses the net
  13:23 Shot by Brayden Point misses the net
Bo Horvat wins the faceoff against Brayden Point. 13:41  
Bo Horvat shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson. 14:07  
Jean-Gabriel Pageau wins the faceoff against Yanni Gourde. 14:09  
Jean-Gabriel Pageau shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson. 14:13  
Giveaway by Noah Dobson. 14:25  
  14:33 Emil Lilleberg shoots Saved by Ilya Sorokin.
  14:46 Shot by Gage Goncalves misses the net
  14:48 Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Kyle MacLean.
  15:02 Zemgus Girgensons hits Maxim Tsyplakov.
Giveaway by Marc Gatcomb. 15:26  
Alexander Romanov shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson. 16:13  
Shot by Casey Cizikas misses the net 16:14  
Casey Cizikas hits Erik Cernak. 16:31  
  16:47 Takeaway by Erik Cernak.
Kyle Palmieri shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson. 16:58  
Shot by Simon Holmstrom misses the net 17:07  
Kyle Palmieri shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson. 17:09  
Bo Horvat wins the faceoff against Anthony Cirelli. 17:10  
  17:16 Takeaway by Brandon Hagel.
  17:18 Brandon Hagel shoots Saved by Ilya Sorokin.
Simon Holmstrom hits Brandon Hagel. 17:25  
  17:27 Nick Paul blocks shot from Ryan McDonagh.
  17:40 Shot by Ryan McDonagh misses the net
Jean-Gabriel Pageau wins the faceoff against Yanni Gourde. 17:43  
Anders Lee hits J.J. Moser. 18:23  
Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Jake Guentzel. 18:41  
  19:03 Nikita Kucherov shoots Saved by Ilya Sorokin.
Ryan Pulock hits Nikita Kucherov. 19:13  
  19:43 Brayden Point scores. Assisted by Nikita Kucherov and Brandon Hagel.
Kyle MacLean wins the faceoff against Luke Glendening. 19:43  
3
NY Islanders   Tampa Bay
Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Brayden Point. 0:00  
Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Brayden Point. 0:11  
  0:24 Nikita Kucherov shoots Saved by Ilya Sorokin.
Bo Horvat wins the faceoff against Anthony Cirelli. 0:26  
Shot by Kyle Palmieri misses the net 1:15  
Giveaway by Bo Horvat. 1:33  
  1:41 Takeaway by Yanni Gourde.
Giveaway by Adam Boqvist. 1:50  
Adam Boqvist blocks shot from Gage Goncalves. 2:04  
Jean-Gabriel Pageau wins the faceoff against Yanni Gourde. 2:18  
Alexander Romanov hits Oliver Bjorkstrand. 2:33  
  2:43 Yanni Gourde hits Alexander Romanov.
  2:44 Takeaway by Nick Perbix.
  2:48 Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Kyle MacLean.
  3:12 Zemgus Girgensons hits Anthony DeAngelo.
Shot by Kyle MacLean misses the net 3:17  
Noah Dobson hits Brandon Hagel. 3:32  
Pierre Engvall shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson. 4:20  
Alexander Romanov hits Brandon Hagel. 4:39  
  4:40 Anthony Cirelli penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Alexander Romanov.
Jean-Gabriel Pageau wins the faceoff against Luke Glendening. 4:40  
  4:47 Giveaway by Zemgus Girgensons.
Anders Lee shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson. 5:16  
Shot by Maxim Tsyplakov misses the net 5:36  
Ryan Pulock scores a power play goal. Assisted by Anders Lee and Adam Boqvist. 5:58  
  5:58 Anthony Cirelli wins the faceoff against Bo Horvat.
Takeaway by Adam Pelech. 6:08  
  6:14 Victor Hedman blocks shot from Kyle Palmieri.
  6:16 Nick Paul blocks shot from Bo Horvat.
  6:16 Nick Paul hits Bo Horvat.
Takeaway by Adam Pelech. 6:20  
  6:33 Takeaway by Nick Paul.
  6:43 Giveaway by Anthony Cirelli.
  6:44 Nick Paul hits Noah Dobson.
  7:34 Giveaway by Nikita Kucherov.
Marc Gatcomb scores. 7:47  
  7:47 Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Kyle MacLean.
Giveaway by Adam Pelech. 7:54  
Kyle MacLean wins the faceoff against Luke Glendening. 8:00  
Marc Gatcomb hits Nick Perbix. 8:18  
Marc Gatcomb hits Emil Lilleberg. 8:21  
Marc Gatcomb shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson. 8:34  
Shot by Adam Pelech misses the net 8:37  
Maxim Tsyplakov shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson. 8:44  
Anthony DeAngelo scores. Assisted by Maxim Tsyplakov and Adam Pelech. 8:47  
  8:47 Yanni Gourde wins the faceoff against Jean-Gabriel Pageau.
Noah Dobson shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson. 9:16  
  9:26 Giveaway by Gage Goncalves.
Giveaway by Bo Horvat. 9:38  
Takeaway by Bo Horvat. 9:41  
  9:46 Anthony Cirelli wins the faceoff against Bo Horvat.
Takeaway by Adam Pelech. 10:14  
  10:37 Brayden Point shoots Saved by Ilya Sorokin.
Pierre Engvall hits J.J. Moser. 10:55  
Casey Cizikas hits Brayden Point. 11:02  
Ryan Pulock hits Nikita Kucherov. 11:06  
Kyle MacLean hits Luke Glendening. 11:54  
  12:02 Giveaway by Luke Glendening.
Anthony DeAngelo shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson. 12:46  
  12:54 Nick Perbix shoots Saved by Ilya Sorokin.
Bo Horvat wins the faceoff against Anthony Cirelli. 12:56  
  13:31 Jake Guentzel wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas.
  13:41 Jake Guentzel wins the faceoff against Hudson Fasching.
Giveaway by Anthony DeAngelo. 13:54  
Shot by Casey Cizikas misses the net 14:05  
Hudson Fasching shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson. 14:09  
Jean-Gabriel Pageau wins the faceoff against Yanni Gourde. 14:11  
Giveaway by Alexander Romanov. 14:20  
  14:21 Giveaway by Yanni Gourde.
Alexander Romanov blocks shot from Oliver Bjorkstrand. 14:37  
Jean-Gabriel Pageau blocks shot from Oliver Bjorkstrand. 14:46  
  14:48 Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Kyle MacLean.
Maxim Tsyplakov hits Nick Perbix. 14:50  
Kyle MacLean hits Luke Glendening. 14:52  
Shot by Kyle MacLean misses the net 15:14  
  15:43 Giveaway by Brandon Hagel.
  15:56 Nick Paul shoots Saved by Ilya Sorokin.
  16:07 Erik Cernak hits Bo Horvat.
  16:15 Giveaway by Nick Paul.
  17:05 Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Ilya Sorokin.
Jean-Gabriel Pageau wins the faceoff against Yanni Gourde. 17:07  
Jean-Gabriel Pageau wins the faceoff against Yanni Gourde. 17:14  
  17:44 Oliver Bjorkstrand blocks shot from Jean-Gabriel Pageau.
Jean-Gabriel Pageau wins the faceoff against Anthony Cirelli. 17:47  
  17:53 Brandon Hagel blocks shot from Adam Boqvist.
Bo Horvat shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson. 17:58  
  18:01 Anthony Cirelli wins the faceoff against Bo Horvat.
Takeaway by Maxim Tsyplakov. 18:17  
  18:35 Ryan McDonagh blocks shot from Adam Boqvist.
Jean-Gabriel Pageau wins the faceoff against Anthony Cirelli. 19:20  
  19:46 Jake Guentzel scores on an empty net. Assisted by Nikita Kucherov and Victor Hedman.
  19:46 Yanni Gourde wins the faceoff against Kyle MacLean.