⚡ Away Lightning 31-37-9 before this game

3–2

Final

🏝️ Home Islanders 36-35-6 before this game

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

Lightning at Islanders

Lightning beat Islanders 3–2 at UBS Arena on April 5, 1997.

🗓 Sat, Apr 5, 1997 · 18:00 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Lightning lead the season series 4–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚡ TBL

Shawn Burr

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · +1

2nd star ⚡ TBL

Dino Ciccarelli

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · +2

3rd star ⚡ TBL

Jeff Toms

2 A

3 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

⚡ Chris Gratton PP Go-ahead 1st · 02:38

Assists: Dino Ciccarelli, Alexander Selivanov

1–0

⚡ Dino Ciccarelli 1st · 08:30

Assists: Shawn Burr, Jeff Toms

2–0

🏝️ Niklas Andersson 1st · 09:32

Assists: Travis Green, Bryan Berard

2–1

2nd period

⚡ Shawn Burr 2nd · 14:46

Assists: Jeff Toms, Jamie Huscroft

3–1

3rd period

🏝️ Ziggy Palffy 3rd · 19:37

Assists: Robert Reichel, Bryan McCabe

3–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚡TBL NYI🏝️

29 Shots on goal 18

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/5

23 Penalty minutes 21

TBL shooting 10.3% (3/29) NYI shooting 11.1% (2/18)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚡Lightning

Rick Tabaracci

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Tommy Salo

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 58:02 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Lightning

Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–1

Lightning

Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Lightning lead the season series 4–2 Full head-to-head →

4–4 (OT) · Islanders won

❓ TBL vs NYI, answered

Who won Lightning vs Islanders on April 5, 1997?

Lightning won 3–2.

What was the final score of Lightning vs Islanders?

The final score was Lightning 3, Islanders 2.

Who scored for Lightning?

Chris Gratton, Dino Ciccarelli, Shawn Burr.

Who scored for Islanders?

Niklas Andersson, Ziggy Palffy.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Rick Tabaracci made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Tommy Salo made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Lightning vs Islanders played?

At UBS Arena in Elmont, the Islanders home rink.

What is the Lightning vs Islanders season series?

Lightning lead the season series 4–2 after 6 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

⚡Lightning

Previous game · Apr 4

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Apr 3

Also on April 5, 1997

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