Islanders 3, Lightning 5 on October 10, 2026

Recap

On October 10, 2026, the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the New York Islanders 5-3 at UBS Arena. Jake Guentzel scored twice, and Brandon Hagel had a hat trick and an assist for Tampa Bay's fourth straight win.

Guentzel and Hagel built a 2-0 first-period lead. Tony DeAngelo, Matthew Schaefer, and Brayden Schenn scored in the second as the Islanders tied it 3-3, with Schenn's power-play goal coming with seven seconds left in the period.

Hagel broke the tie with 1:44 remaining on a shot from the top of the left circle and scored an empty-netter 21 seconds later to complete the hat trick. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 20 saves, including nine in the third when New York pushed hard.

Ilya Sorokin stopped 21 shots for the Islanders, who out hit Tampa Bay 30-18. The Lightning won their first road game of the season at 4-1-0. New York fell to 2-3-0 at UBS Arena.

Scoring

Tampa Bay Lightning won 5–3 at UBS Arena.

Who scored

• Jake Guentzel Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: none
• Brandon Hagel Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Victor Hedman (1), Max Crozier (1)
• Tony DeAngelo Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Ondrej Palat (1)
• Jake Guentzel Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Nikita Kucherov (6), Brandon Hagel (4)
• Jean-Gabriel Pageau Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Matthew Schaefer (4), Tony DeAngelo (1)
• Brayden Schenn Goal (2) Tip-In, assists: Bo Horvat (2), Matias Maccelli (3)
• Brandon Hagel Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Max Crozier (2), Ryan McDonagh (1)
• Brandon Hagel Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Anthony Cirelli (1), Nikita Kucherov (7)

Goalies

• Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 20 of 23 for Tampa Bay Lightning.
• Ilya Sorokin stopped 21 of 25 for New York Islanders.

Brandon Hagel Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Max Crozier (2), Ryan McDonagh (1) That made the score 4–3 in the 3rd, and Tampa Bay Lightning stayed ahead.