2021 Conference Final · Eastern Conference

Lightning vs. Islanders 2021 Playoff Series

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the New York Islanders 4-3 in the 2021 Conference Final (7 games, 1 of them in overtime).

Updated Oct 20, 5:27 PM ET after NYI 0, TBL 1 (Jun 25)

Tampa Bay Lightning

4

Seed D3

New York Islanders

3

Seed D4

TBL wins 4-3 · Islanders eliminated

Game-by-game results of the series
Game	Date	Matchup	Score
1	Jun 13	NYI at TBL	NYI 2, TBL 1NYI win
2	Jun 15	NYI at TBL	NYI 2, TBL 4TBL win
3	Jun 17	TBL at NYI	TBL 2, NYI 1TBL win
4	Jun 19	TBL at NYI	TBL 2, NYI 3NYI win
5	Jun 21	NYI at TBL	NYI 0, TBL 8TBL win
6	Jun 23	TBL at NYI	TBL 2, NYI 3NYI win	OT
7	Jun 25	NYI at TBL	NYI 0, TBL 1TBL win

Series scoring leaders

Top scorers in the series
Player	GP	G	A	P
Nikita KucherovTBL · R	7	0	9	9
Brayden PointTBL · C	7	6	2	8
Mathew BarzalNYI · C	7	3	2	5
Alex KillornTBL · L	7	2	3	5
Victor HedmanTBL · D	7	1	4	5

From our box scores of the games in this series. A short series is a small sample: these totals describe what happened, not who will score next.

Other 2021 Conference Final series

Golden Knights vs. Canadiens · MTL wins 4-2

Full 2021 bracket →

Playoff brackets by year

Related: magic numbers and clinch scenarios · NHL draft classes · scores tonight

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 2021 Conference Final series between the Lightning and Islanders?

The Tampa Bay Lightning won the series 4-3 in 7 games.

Who led the Lightning vs. Islanders series in scoring?

Nikita Kucherov led the series with 9 points (0 goals, 9 assists) in 7 games.

How many games in the Lightning vs. Islanders series went to overtime?

1 of the 7 games went to overtime.