CBS · Dec 6, 2017
Gourde Sparks Lightning In Easy Win Over Islanders
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Yanni Gourde scored two of Tampa Bay’s three goals late in the second period and the Lightning beat the New York Islanders 6-2 on Tuesday night.
After the Islanders dominated the first 16 minutes of the second, Gourde had a power-play rebound goal at 16:22 and then gave Tampa Bay a 4-2 lead 1:34 later on another rebound effort. The Lightning’s top-ranked power play extended the advantage to three when Vladislav Namestnikov scored 50 seconds after Gourde’s second of the game.
Tampa Bay also got goals from Brayden Point, Andrej Sustr and Chris Kunitz, and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 29 saves. The Atlantic Division leaders are 11-2-1 at home.