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Lightning host the Islanders after overtime win

New York Islanders (2-2-0, fifth in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (1-3-0, eighth in the Atlantic Division) Tampa, Florida; Saturday, 7 p.m.

New York Islanders (2-2-0, fifth in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (1-3-0, eighth in the Atlantic Division)

Tampa, Florida; Saturday, 7 p.m. EDT

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Lightning -165, Islanders +139; over/under is 6

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Islanders visit the Tampa Bay Lightning after the Lightning beat the Florida Panthers 3-2 in overtime.

Tampa Bay had a 51-23-8 record overall and a 35-10-7 record in home games last season. The Lightning committed 4.4 penalties per game and served 11.0 penalty minutes per game last season.

New York had a 37-35-10 record overall and a 17-19-5 record on the road last season. The Islanders averaged 2.8 goals on 28.9 shots per game last season.

INJURIES: Lightning: Ian Cole: out (suspension), Zach Bogosian: out (shoulder), Anthony Cirelli: out (shoulder).

Islanders: Sebastian Aho: out (upper body).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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