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2007-08 regular season

Islanders at Lightning

🗓 📍 AMALIE Arena, Tampa 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 2–0

Islanders beat Lightning 3–2 in overtime at AMALIE Arena on December 8, 2007.

NYI – TBL
33–34
Shots on goal
1/8–2/7
Power play
19–29
Hits
21–14
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚡ TBL
Brad Richards
2 G
7 shots · 15:35 TOI
2nd star 🏝️ NYI
Mike Sillinger
1 G
4 shots · 22:15 TOI
3rd star 🏝️ NYI
Rick DiPietro
32 saves
0.941 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

5 goals · in order
2nd period
🏝️ Bill Guerin Go-ahead 2nd · 12:09
Assists: Mike Comrie · beat Johan Holmqvist
1–0
3rd period
⚡ Brad Richards PP Tying 3rd · 03:51
Assists: Mathieu Darche, Vinny Prospal · beat Rick DiPietro
1–1
🏝️ Andy Hilbert Go-ahead 3rd · 10:45
Assists: Trent Hunter · beat Johan Holmqvist
2–1
⚡ Brad Richards PP Tying 3rd · 13:39
Assists: Michel Ouellet, Vincent Lecavalier · beat Rick DiPietro
2–2
Overtime
🏝️ Mike Sillinger PP Go-ahead OT · 04:32
Assists: Chris Campoli, Josef Vasicek · beat Johan Holmqvist
3–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🏝️Islanders
L1 Sillinger · Comrie · Satan 22:15
L2 Vasicek · Hunter · Guerin 19:28
L3 Hilbert · Bergenheim · Park 15:23
L4 Tambellini · Simon 6:51
D1 Martinek · Witt 23:08
D2 Gervais · Sutton 19:26
D3 Campoli · Berard 15:30
D4 Meyer 4:46
⚡Lightning
L1 Prospal · Lecavalier · St. Louis 27:26
L2 Darche · Hlavac · Richards 15:35
L3 Gratton · Ward · Ouellet 11:33
L4 Tarnasky · Karlsson · Roy 5:07
D1 Kuba · Ranger 29:20
D2 O'Brien · Lukowich 19:29
D3 Lundin · Janik 9:55

Team stats

Away left · home right
🏝️NYI TBL⚡
33 Shots on goal 34
1/8 Power play (goals / chances) 2/7
19 Hits 29
21 Blocked shots 14
4 Takeaways 7
2 Giveaways 6
21 Penalty minutes 23
NYI shooting 9.1% (3/33) TBL shooting 5.9% (2/34)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🏝️Islanders
Rick DiPietro
32/34
.941 SV% · 2 GA · 64:32 TOI
⚡Lightning
Johan Holmqvist
30/33
.909 SV% · 3 GA · 63:19 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Islanders
Islanders — tied after 1st: 4-4-1 (44% win rate, 9 games)
Lightning
Lightning — tied after 1st: 4-4-1 (44% win rate, 9 games)
After 2nd — 1–0
Islanders
Islanders — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 6-0 (100% win rate, 6 games)
Lightning
Lightning — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 0-4 (0% win rate, 4 games)

Last meetings

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Islanders lead the season series 2–0
Nov 12007 ⚡TBL @ 🏝️NYI 0–4 Mar 202007 🏝️NYI @ ⚡TBL 3–4 OT Jan 152007 ⚡TBL @ 🏝️NYI 4–3 Nov 172006 🏝️NYI @ ⚡TBL 2–3 SO Nov 62006 ⚡TBL @ 🏝️NYI 5–1
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Who won Islanders vs Lightning on December 8, 2007?

Islanders won 3–2 in overtime. The final score was Islanders 3, Lightning 2.

Who scored for Islanders?

Andy Hilbert, Bill Guerin, Mike Sillinger.

Who scored for Lightning?

Brad Richards (2).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Rick DiPietro made 32 saves on 34 shots (.941 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Johan Holmqvist made 30 saves on 33 shots (.909 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?

Islanders lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🏝️ Islanders
BeforeDec 7 🏝️NYI @ 🐆FLA 0–3 AfterDec 12 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 3–5
⚡ Lightning
BeforeDec 6 🌪️CAR @ ⚡TBL 1–2 AfterDec 10 ⚡TBL @ 🍁TOR 1–6
Also on December 8
🐻BOS 2–1 🍁TOR 🌪️CAR 5–1 🇨🇦MTL 🐦ATL 3–6 🦅WSH 🌲MIN 2–1 🧥CBJ 🦆ANA 2–4 🐯NSH 🐧PIT 2–1 🐋VAN 🌵PHX 4–2 👑LAK ⚔️BUF 7–1 🦈SJS
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