🏝️ Away Islanders 24-44-10 before this game

3–4

Final

⚡ Home Lightning 42-28-8 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NYI	1	2	0	3
TBL	0	1	3	4

Islanders at Lightning

Lightning beat Islanders 4–3 at AMALIE Arena on April 8, 1996.

🗓 Mon, Apr 8, 1996 · 18:30 CDT 📍 AMALIE Arena, Tampa 🏒 1995-96 🔁 Lightning lead the season series 4–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚡ TBL

Brian Bellows

1 G, 1 A

6 shots · +1

2nd star ⚡ TBL

Alexander Selivanov

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · +3

3rd star ⚡ TBL

Chris Gratton

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🏝️ Todd Bertuzzi Go-ahead 1st · 08:51

Assists: Darius Kasparaitis, Marty Mcinnis

1–0

2nd period

⚡ Chris Gratton Tying 2nd · 00:12

Assists: Brian Bellows, Jason Wiemer

1–1

🏝️ Travis Green Go-ahead 2nd · 06:12

Assists: Ziggy Palffy, Niklas Andersson

2–1

🏝️ Niklas Andersson SH 2nd · 13:07

Assists: Darius Kasparaitis

3–1

3rd period

⚡ Alexander Selivanov 3rd · 01:32

Assists: Paul Ysebaert, Rudy Poeschek

3–2

⚡ Brian Bellows Tying 3rd · 11:44

Assists: Chris Gratton, Roman Hamrlik

3–3

⚡ Aaron Gavey Go-ahead 3rd · 12:02

Assists: Alexander Selivanov, Paul Ysebaert

3–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI TBL⚡

26 Shots on goal 29

10 Penalty minutes 6

NYI shooting 11.5% (3/26) TBL shooting 13.8% (4/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Eric Fichaud

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 59:32 TOI

⚡Lightning

Daren Puppa

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

Lightning

Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–1

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

Lightning

Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Lightning lead the season series 4–1 Full head-to-head →

Feb 23, 1996

⚡TBL @ 🏝️NYI

3–2 (OT) · Lightning won

❓ NYI vs TBL, answered

Who won Islanders vs Lightning on April 8, 1996?

Lightning won 4–3.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Lightning?

The final score was Islanders 3, Lightning 4.

Who scored for Islanders?

Niklas Andersson, Todd Bertuzzi, Travis Green.

Who scored for Lightning?

Aaron Gavey, Alexander Selivanov, Brian Bellows, Chris Gratton.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Eric Fichaud made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Daren Puppa made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Islanders vs Lightning played?

At AMALIE Arena in Tampa, the Lightning home rink.

What is the Islanders vs Lightning season series?

Lightning lead the season series 4–1 after 5 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Apr 6

⚡Lightning

Previous game · Apr 6

Also on April 8, 1996

Islanders season page Lightning season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule