The meeting, held in Tampa, ended with a score of 5: 1 in favor of the guests.
The Islanders victory was won by goals by Ross Johnston, Josh Bailey, Anders Lee and Brock Nelson, who scored a double. Semyon Varlamov scored 31 of 32 shots on goal.
Tampa answered with a goal by Stephen Stamkos. Nikita Kucherov and Mikhail Sergachev did not score points. Andrei Vasilevsky held the match on the bench.
This result allowed the Islanders to renew the club record. Barry Trotz's team managed to win 20 victories in 29 matches. In the past, the Islanders managed to reach the 20 goals they won in 30 games in the 2014/15 season.
Earlier it was reported that the puck and Ovechkin's transfer did not save Washington from losing to Columbus in the NHL match.