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.

Barzal, Heineman lift Islanders past Lightning 3-2 in shootout

Jonas Johansson finished with 15 saves, and Nikita Kucherov had two assists as the Lightning closed a four-game road trip.

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

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