Met expectations.
The New York Islanders winless streak extended to six, with four regulation losses in a row, as they lost for the second time in four days to the Tampa Bay Lightning and descended further from their wild card dreams.
It wasn’t a great game for anyone — Anthony Duclair fully entered the doghouse, the terrible power play went 0 for 4, Adam Pelech pinched sloppily to lead to the odd-man rush that created Victor Hedman’s backbreaker — but it was hardly unexpected. The Lightning got on the board first in the first period before Bo Horvat answered quickly with a shorthander, but the Lightning got two quick goals midway through the second period to pull away and never look back.
Results elsewhere made it a maximally damaging night for the Isles, as the wild card holding Montreal Canadiens beat the Panthers in overtime and the Blue Jackets beat the Predators to keep pace.
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Roy says Anthony Duclair was “god awful” and he’s “lucky to be in the lineup.”
— Andrew Gross (@AGrossNewsday) April 2, 2025
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This season-crippling homestand continues Friday with a visit from the Wild, who are also flailing but will have every incentive to sturdy their own wild card position with a win against a spiraling Isles squad.