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Game Date:
11/08/2018
7:30pm EST
Lines:
New York +1.5
Tampa Bay -1.5
Total:
Over
6 (-105)
Under 6 (-115)
Community Picks: NY Islanders 0% vs Tampa Bay 0%
NY Islanders and Tampa Bay Thread
Team Tweets & News Articles
Tampa Bay Lightning forward Yanni Gourde signed a six-year, $31 million extension with the team on Friday, the club announced. Gourde is signed through the 2024-25 season. "I'm very excited," Gourde told reporters. Continue to Article
November 02, 2018 3:45:pm EST
While mere mortal franchises struggle to convince their William Nylanders and Jacob Troubas to stick around, the Tampa Bay Lightning find ways to sign homegrown talent to what are almost always absolute bargain deals. Apparently they’re continuing to do so now that Julien BriseBois is in charge as GM instead of Steve Yzerman. The Lightning announced that rising star forward Yanni Gourde agreed to a six-year extension that carries a modest $5.166 million cap hit (so just under $31M overall). Continue to Article
November 02, 2018 3:09:pm EST
After setting a career high for points last season, Josh Bailey has picked up right where he left off. Bailey scored a short-handed goal in the second period and then the only goal in a shootout to lift the New York Islanders over the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Thursday night. Thomas Greiss made 29 saves as New York swept the home-and-home set and improved to 5-0-0 against Metropolitan Division rivals. Continue to Article
November 01, 2018 11:50:pm EST
The New York Islanders completed a successful home-and-home sweep of the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night with a 3-2 shootout win, coming just 48 hours after beating them in Pittsburgh on Tuesday night. The star of Thursday’s game had to be starting goaltender Thomas Greiss as he turned aside 29 of the 31 shots he faced during regulation and overtime, and then all three shots he faced in the shootout. Perhaps the most highlight reel worthy play of the overtime period was this play to thwart the breakaway attempt of Penguins captain Sidney Crosby. Continue to Article
November 01, 2018 10:14:pm EST
Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins donned a ‘Stronger Than Hate’ patch on their uniforms Tuesday night. The city of Pittsburgh is dealing with unimaginable sadness after a mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighbourhood that killed 11 people. The Penguins hosted the New York Islanders on Tuesday night — Pittsburgh’s first home game since the tragic shooting — and both teams showed their support for the victims and those affected by the tragedy. Continue to Article
October 31, 2018 10:57:pm EST
