Here's today's NHL Nugget – this Weekend's Way Back When rewinds to 1972 when the New York Islanders franchise was born.

The Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday put a bow on their three-game homestand with a 5-3 win over the New York Islanders. Tampa Bay led 2-0 before the game’s eight-minute mark and improved to 43 ...

It might seem as if the Lightning were chasing the past when they acquired Gourde and Oliver Bjorkstrand for the hefty price ...

NEW YORK (AP) Jake Guentzel had a goal and an assist, Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 28 shots, and the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Connor Hellebuyck of NHL-leading Winnipeg Jets. Islanders: Sorokin ...

Lamoriello was with the Islanders for seven seasons. His 1,470 wins as GM of the New Jersey Devils, Toronto Maple Leafs and Islanders are second in NHL history ... 1-0 to the Tampa Bay Lightning.

New York Islanders - trailing 4-0 at one point - lost 5-3 to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday afternoon ... playoff spot in the East. Nestor is an NHL and MLB writer at Sportskeeda with over ...

Tampa Bay Lightning (43-25-5, in the Atlantic Division) vs. New York Islanders (32-31-10, in the Metropolitan Division) Elmont, New York; Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The New York Islanders ...

They finally showed up to put forth a valiant comeback effort in the third period, but a lacking first 40 minutes left the Islanders 5-3 losers to Tampa Bay on ... THE LATEST NHL STANDINGS AND ...

The last two times Tampa ... Islanders in each of the following five seasons. Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper has won 87 playoff games with the Lightning, the third-most of any coach with one franchise ...

Sorokin will be between the visiting pipes in Tampa Bay on Saturday ... giving them an average of 3.57 goals per game, second in the NHL.

TAMPA — The Lightning took what seemed to be a comfortable four-goal lead into the third period Saturday against the Islanders ... him sole possession of the NHL scoring lead.

It's starting to feel like an annual tradition: Panthers vs. Lightning in the NHL playoffs, the battle of Florida, a matchup that has seemed to decide which team will eventually get to the Stanley Cup ...