Overview
- Sorokin stopped 29 shots and the Islanders killed all three Lightning power plays, while Andrei Vasilevskiy made 21 saves for Tampa Bay.
- Bo Horvat scored 55 seconds into the second period and Anthony Duclair netted the winner at 5:30 of the third off Cal Ritchie’s feed.
- Tampa Bay’s only goal came late in the third when Dominic James banked a sharp-angle shot off Sorokin.
- The victory ended New York’s three-game skid and handed Tampa Bay its first loss after a seven-game run in which it outscored opponents 30-10.
- New York is still short key players, with Kyle Palmieri out long term and Alexander Romanov done for the season as Jean-Gabriel Pageau progresses, and the clubs meet again Dec. 6 in Tampa and Dec. 13 on Long Island.