⚡ Away Lightning 20-51-9 before this game

0–4

Final

🏝️ Home Islanders 35-39-6 before this game

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

Lightning at Islanders

Islanders beat Lightning 4–0 at UBS Arena on April 16, 1998.

🗓 Thu, Apr 16, 1998 · 18:30 CDT 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 5–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Bryan Berard

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 25:36 TOI · +3

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Claude Lapointe

2 A

1 shots · 15:42 TOI · +2

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Ken Belanger

1 G

2 shots · 13:13 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

Goal-by-goal detail has not synced for this game yet.

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚡TBL NYI🏝️

25 Shots on goal 24

0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

15 Hits 15

12 Blocked shots 13

9 Takeaways 9

5 Giveaways 9

6 Penalty minutes 4

TBL shooting 0.0% (0/25) NYI shooting 16.7% (4/24)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚡Lightning

Zac Bierk

13/17

.765 SV% · 4 GA · 40:00 TOI

Mark Fitzpatrick Shutout

7/7

1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 20:00 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Wade Flaherty Shutout

25/25

1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 1st: 20-51-9 (25% win rate, 80 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 35-39-6 (44% win rate, 80 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 2nd: 20-51-9 (25% win rate, 80 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 2nd: 35-39-6 (44% win rate, 80 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚡Lightning

L1 Tucker · Andersson · Renberg 17:16

L2 Zamuner · Hull · McCarthy 15:32

L3 Ysebaert · Peterson · Langkow 14:24

L4 Nazarov · Debrusk · Bonsignore 9:44

D1 Dykhuis · Racine 24:26

D2 Cross · Wilkie 22:42

D3 Kubina · McBain 12:32

🏝️Islanders

L1 Hough · Lapointe · Smolinski 15:41

L2 Linden · Palffy · Dawe 15:06

L3 Odjick · Sacco · Czerkawski 14:44

L4 Belanger · Reichel · Chorske 13:51

D1 Jonsson · Berard 25:48

D2 Pilon · Schultz 21:38

D3 Chara · Daigneault 11:52

⚔️ Last meetings

Islanders lead the season series 5–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ TBL vs NYI, answered

Who won Lightning vs Islanders on April 16, 1998?

Islanders won 4–0.

What was the final score of Lightning vs Islanders?

The final score was Lightning 0, Islanders 4.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Zac Bierk made 13 saves on 17 shots (.765 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Wade Flaherty made 25 saves on 25 shots (1.000 save percentage) for a shutout.

Where is Lightning vs Islanders played?

At UBS Arena in Elmont, the Islanders home rink.

What is the Lightning vs Islanders season series?

Islanders lead the season series 5–0 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

⚡Lightning

Previous game · Apr 15

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Apr 15

Also on April 16, 1998

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