TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Ilya Sorokin had his third shutout of the season, stopping all 32 shots he faced, tying the Islanders’ career shutout record, and New York beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-0 on Saturday night.
Sorokin recorded his 25th career shutout, tying Glenn “Chico” Resch for the most shutouts in Islanders history.
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Calum Ritchie scored in the third period and Casey Cizikas scored an empty-net goal with 2 seconds left.
Jonas Johansson made 17 saves for Tampa Bay, which lost its third straight game. The Lightning also lost to the Islanders in New York on Tuesday.
Tampa Bay was eliminated for the first time this season.
Brandon Hagel was whistled for a high-stick double punt against Cizikas at 10:14 of the third period, a call that was upheld after a video review as the Islanders scored the game-winning goal in the second half of the four-minute power play.
After Tony DeAngelo fired a puck from the point deflected by Anders Lee, Ritchie gathered the puck off the end boards, put it between his legs and sliced the puck past Johansson at 12:46.
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Lightning captain Victor Hedman was activated from long-term injured reserve before the game and returned to the lineup after missing 12 games due to injury.
Tampa Bay goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy missed his second straight game with an undisclosed injury, while Lightning’s leading scorer Nikita Kucherov also missed Saturday’s game with an undisclosed injury.
Next
Islanders: Play against the Florida Panthers on Sunday.
Lightning: At Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday.
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