Ryan Pulock, Marc Gatcomb and Tony DeAngelo scored for the Islanders (32-30-10), who have lost four straight (0-2-2) and remained one point behind the Columbus Blue Jackets for the second wild card in the Eastern Conference. Ilya Sorokin made 19 saves.

Nikita Kucherov registered a goal and three assists as the Tampa Bay Lightning rode a three-goal first period en route to a sweep their three-game homestand in a 5-3 win against the New York Islanders on Saturday afternoon.

Brayden Point scored twice and Nikita Kucherov had a goal and an assist as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the New York Islanders 5-3