⚡ Away Lightning 15-6-3 before this game

2–5

Final

🏝️ Home Islanders 12-13-0 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
TBL	0	0	0	2
NYI	0	0	0	5

Lightning at Islanders

Islanders beat Lightning 5–2 at UBS Arena on December 9, 2003.

🗓 Tue, Dec 9, 2003 · 18:00 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 2003-04 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Shawn Bates

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · 21:18 TOI · +3

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Trent Hunter

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · 10:22 TOI · +3

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Michael Peca

2 A

1 shots · 18:33 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

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

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚡TBL NYI🏝️

31 Shots on goal 35

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/5

10 Hits 24

10 Blocked shots 17

6 Takeaways 5

10 Giveaways 14

15 Penalty minutes 11

TBL shooting 6.5% (2/31) NYI shooting 14.3% (5/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚡Lightning

Nikolai Khabibulin

30/34

.882 SV% · 4 GA · 58:39 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Garth Snow

29/31

.935 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 1st: 15-6-3 (62% win rate, 24 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 12-13 (48% win rate, 25 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 2nd: 15-6-3 (62% win rate, 24 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 2nd: 12-13 (48% win rate, 25 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚡Lightning

L1 Stillman · Lecavalier · St. Louis 18:18

L2 Andreychuk · Richards · Willis 16:30

L3 Modin · Fedotenko · Taylor 14:04

L4 Afanasenkov · Dingman · Cibak 9:21

D1 Sarich · Kubina 23:20

D2 Cullimore · Lukowich 20:56

D3 Pratt · Rumble 13:32

🏝️Islanders

L1 Blake · Bates · Parrish 21:18

L2 Scatchard · Peca · Yashin 18:33

L3 Kvasha · Czerkawski · Hunter 12:39

L4 Asham · Weinhandl · Godard 4:45

D1 Jonsson · Aucoin 24:32

D2 Niinimaa · Hamrlik 22:08

D3 Butenschon · Martinek 13:30

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ TBL vs NYI, answered

Who won Lightning vs Islanders on December 9, 2003?

Islanders won 5–2.

What was the final score of Lightning vs Islanders?

The final score was Lightning 2, Islanders 5.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Nikolai Khabibulin made 30 saves on 34 shots (.882 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Garth Snow made 29 saves on 31 shots (.935 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?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 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 · Dec 7

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Dec 6

Also on December 9, 2003

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