🏝️ Away Islanders 14-19-2 before this game

0–3

Final

⚡ Home Lightning 10-22-2 before this game

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

Islanders at Lightning

Lightning beat Islanders 3–0 at AMALIE Arena on December 29, 1998.

🗓 Tue, Dec 29, 1998 · 18:00 CST 📍 AMALIE Arena, Tampa 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Lightning lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚡ TBL

Alexander Selivanov

1 G

4 shots · 17:53 TOI

2nd star ⚡ TBL

Vincent Lecavalier

1 G

1 shots · 10:53 TOI · +1

3rd star ⚡ TBL

Sandy McCarthy

1 G

1 shots · 09:34 TOI

4rd star ⚡ TBL

Bill Ranford

35 saves

1.000 SV% · 0 GA

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order

2nd period

⚡ Vincent Lecavalier Go-ahead 2nd · 06:43

Assists: Stephane Richer

0–1

⚡ Sandy McCarthy PP 2nd · 14:29

Assists: Cory Cross, Darcy Tucker

0–2

3rd period

⚡ Alexander Selivanov PP 3rd · 17:42

Assists: Wendel Clark

0–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI TBL⚡

35 Shots on goal 17

0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/4

16 Hits 17

8 Blocked shots 10

6 Takeaways 12

19 Giveaways 14

19 Penalty minutes 8

NYI shooting 0.0% (0/35) TBL shooting 17.6% (3/17)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Marcel Cousineau

14/17

.824 SV% · 3 GA · 59:57 TOI

⚡Lightning

Bill Ranford Shutout

35/35

1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 14-19-2 (40% win rate, 35 games)

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 1st: 10-22-2 (29% win rate, 34 games)

After 2nd — 0–2

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

Lightning

Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏝️Islanders

L1 Linden · Reichel · Palffy 24:50

L2 Smolinski · Lawrence · Czerkawski 17:15

L3 Nemchinov · Watt · Lapointe 10:58

L4 Sacco · Donato · Webb 7:38

D1 Jonsson · Richter 23:42

D2 Lachance · Pilon 17:43

D3 Harlock · Chara 16:43

⚡Lightning

L1 Zamuner · Tucker · Selivanov 17:53

L2 Clark · Janney · Sillinger 16:53

L3 Hogue · Andersson · Richer 13:06

L4 Lecavalier · Kelly · McCarthy 9:34

D1 Cross · Cullimore 27:46

D2 Samuelsson · McBain 20:14

D3 Bannister · Wilkie 9:56

⚔️ Last meetings

Lightning lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

Dec 12, 1998

⚡TBL @ 🏝️NYI

2–1 (OT) · Lightning won

❓ NYI vs TBL, answered

Who won Islanders vs Lightning on December 29, 1998?

Lightning won 3–0.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Lightning?

The final score was Islanders 0, Lightning 3.

Who scored for Lightning?

Alexander Selivanov, Sandy McCarthy, Vincent Lecavalier.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Marcel Cousineau made 14 saves on 17 shots (.824 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Bill Ranford made 35 saves on 35 shots (1.000 save percentage) for a shutout.

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 2–1 after 3 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 · Dec 28

⚡Lightning

Previous game · Dec 26

Also on December 29, 1998

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