How to Watch Tampa Bay Lightning vs. New York Islanders: Live Stream, TV Channel, Start Time – 3-30-2024

The Tampa Bay Lightning (40-25-7), winners of three home games in a row, host the New York Islanders (31-26-15) at Amalie Arena on Saturday at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+, BSSUN, and MSGSN.

Lightning vs. Islanders Game TV Channel & Live Stream

• Date: Saturday, March 30, 2024
• Time: 7:00 PM ET
• TV: Bally Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Lightning and Islanders Stats, Key Players, and Injuries

Lightning Insights

• The Lightning’s 250 total goals (3.5 per game) make them the sixth-best scoring team in the league.
• The Lightning rank 22nd in goals against, conceding 236 total goals (3.3 per game) in NHL action.
• Their +14 goal differential ranks 14th in the league.
• The 63 power-play goals the Lightning have scored this season (on 218 power-play chances) lead the NHL.
• The Lightning have a league-best 28.9% power-play conversion rate.
• The four shorthanded goals the Lightning have scored this season rank 23rd among NHL teams.
• The Lightning have the league’s sixth-best penalty-kill percentage (82.52%).
• The Lightning win the 10th-highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL, 51.7%.
• The Lightning make 12.1% of their shots (second in the league).
• The Lightning have secured four shutouts this season. Their skaters average 20.3 hits and 15 blocked shots per game.

Lightning Key Players

• A leading offensive player this season for Tampa Bay, Nikita Kucherov has put up 124 points.
• Brayden Point is another of Tampa Bay’s top contributors currently with 81 total points (42 goals and 39 assists) to his name.
• With 70 points through 69 games (12 goals and 58 assists), Victor Hedman has been an important part of Tampa Bay’s offense this season.
• As Tampa Bay’s top goalie, Andrei Vasilevskiy has recorded 27 wins and 16 losses this season while allowing 128 goals with 1134 saves.

Lightning Injuries

Mikhail Sergachev: Lower Body (Out), Haydn Fleury: Lower Body (Questionable)

Islanders Insights

• With 214 goals (3.0 per game), the Islanders have the league’s 22nd-ranked offense.
• The Islanders have allowed 237 total goals this season (3.3 per game), 23rd in the NHL.
• They have the 26th-ranked goal differential in the league at -23.
• With 42 power-play goals (on 207 chances), the Islanders are 20th in the NHL.
• The Islanders have the NHL’s 20th-ranked power-play percentage (20.29).
• In terms of shorthanded goals, the Islanders have 10.
• The Islanders’ have the 32nd-ranked penalty kill percentage (72.06%).
• The Islanders win 51.4% of faceoffs, 11th-ranked in the NHL.
• The Islanders’ 9.9% shooting percentage is 18th in the league.
• The Islanders have held their opponents scoreless four times.

Islanders Key Players

• Mathew Barzal has scored 23 goals (0.3 per game) and collected 51 assists (0.7 per game), fueling the New York offense with 74 total points (one per game). He averages 2.9 shots per game, shooting 10.8%.
• Noah Dobson is a key piece of the offense for New York with 66 total points this season. He has scored nine goals and added 57 assists in 72 games.
• Bo Horvat’s 29 goals and 34 assists add up to 63 points this season.
• Ilya Sorokin is 22-19-11 in 52 games this season, conceding 158 goals (3.1 goals against average) with 1534 saves and a .906 save percentage (30th in the league).

Islanders Injuries

Scott Mayfield: Lower Body (Out For Season)