New York Islanders head coach Patrick Roy said Anthony Duclair was "god-awful" in a 4-1 Tuesday night loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. Duclair was benched for long stretches before finishing the game with 12:15 of ice time.

"He was god-awful. He had a bad game. ... And he’s lucky to be in the lineup," Roy said of Duclair after the 4-1 loss to the Lightning.

A terrible night for the Islanders ended with Patrick Roy laying into Anthony Duclair, questioning the winger’s effort level.

There were key moments, Patrick Roy said, that sealed the New York Islanders’ fate in Tuesday’s 4–1 home loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. The key moment the Islanders’ head coach was referring to was his club’s abbreviated 5-on-3 power play opportunity in the second period,

Jake Guentzel and Victor Hedman scored the game-winning and insurance goals in the second period Tuesday night for the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning, who inched closer to clinching a playoff berth while damaging the postseason hopes of the New York Islanders with a 4-1 win in Elmont,

The Lightning started their four-game roadtrip off with a 4-1 win over the New York Islanders on Tuesday. Oliver Bjorkstrand opened the scoring on a redirection from Darren Raddysh, giving him his 20th goal of the season.