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.

In the heat of the Eastern Conference playoff race, and with his team struggling, New York Islanders coach Patrick Roy said Anthony Duclair was "god-awful" in a loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning Tuesday,

The Lightning started their four-game roadtrip off with a 4-1 win over the New York Islanders on Tuesday.

But the Islanders finally might have dug themselves a hole too deep. The Islanders attempt to halt an untimely losing streak and begin a last-ditch push for the final Eastern Conference wild-card spot Tuesday night when they host the Tampa Bay Lightning in Elmont,

The New York Islanders look to snap a three-game losing streak and a five-game winless stretch (0-3-2) when they host the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night at UBS Arena. The Isles are returning home after dropping a pair of games on a weekend back-to-back,