NHL Game Preview: New York Islanders at Tampa Bay Lightning with Line Combinations 3/29/2025

New York Islanders (32-29-10, 74 Pts) at Tampa Bay Lightning (42-25-5 89 Pts)

Venue: Amalie Arena
Date: Saturday, March 29
Time: 2:00 pm EST 
TV: ESPN+/MSGSN/FDSSUN
Radio:
New York – WRHU 88.7 FM / 103.9 FM LI News Radio
Tampa Bay – 102.5 The Bone

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

New York +1.5 ML +190
Tampa Bay -1.5 ML -230
O/U 5.5

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New York Islanders News & Notes:

The Islanders have dropped three straight games after losing 5-2 to the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday. They are 4-3-3 in their last ten games averaging 2.5 goals per game while allowing 3.2 goals per game. Tony DeAngelo is on a four game point streak with a goal and four assists in that span. 

Tampa Bay Lightning News & Notes:

The Lightning are on a two game winning streak having won 8-0 on Thursday over the Utah Hockey Club. They’ve outscored their opponents 14-1 over the last two games.  They are 5-4-1 in their last ten games averaging 3.5 goals per game while allowing 2.7 goals per game. Nikita Kucherov is on a seven game point streak, in the last two games he has seven points on two goals and five assists. 

New York Islanders Projected Lines

Holmstrom-Horvat-Palmieri
Lee-Pageau-Duclair
Engvall-Cizikis-Fasching
Tsyplakov-MacLean-Gatcomb

Romanov-DeAngelo
Pelech-Dobson
Boqvist-Pulock

Sorokin
Hogberg

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Tampa Bay Lightning Projected Lines

Guentzel-Point-Kucherov
Hagel-Cirelli-Paul
Bjorkstrand-Gourde-Goncalves
Girgensons-Glendening-Raddysh

Hedman-Moser
McDonagh-Cernak
Lilleberg-Perbix

Vasilevskiy
Johansson

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Players To Watch:

New York Islanders

Kyle Palmieri this season has 45 points on 22 goals and 23 assists. He’s faced the Lightning 28 times in his career recording 13 points on 12 goals and an assist; he scored a goal in their meeting earlier this season.

Tampa Bay Lightning

Nikita Kucherov has 105 points this season on 32 goals and 73 assists. He’s faced the Islanders 30 times in his career recording 31 points on ten goals and 21 assists; he scored a goal against them earlier this season.

Injury Report:

New York Islanders

G Semyon Varlamov – IR
RW Mathew Barzal – IR

Tampa Bay Lightning

None

Next Game

New York – March 30 at Carolina Hurricanes
Tampa Bay – April 1 at New York Islanders

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