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• #ISLANDERS LIGHTNING SERIES#

The Lightning are 3-3 at home in the playoffs, and 5-1 on the road.

#ISLANDERS LIGHTNING SERIES#

Loss means the Lightning are trailing in a series for the first time this postseason. Brayden Point scored on the power-play with under a minute remaining, but the Islanders held on to take Game 1. The game remained 1-0 in favor of the Islanders until early in the third, when Ryan Pulock got a slap shot past Andrei Vasilevskiy, doubling New York’s lead. New York got on the scoreboard first, as star Mathew Barzal continued his torrid pace with a goal in the middle of the second. Īfter losing Game 1 of last year’s Eastern Conference Final 8-2, the Islanders flipped the script this time around You can watch the game online and on the NBC Sports app by clicking here. Islanders-Lightning stream coverage begins at 8 p.m. They will be out to prove their worth amongst the top teams in the East with a strong performance tonight.NBCSN’s coverage of the 2021 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs continues with Tuesday’s Game 2 between the New York Islanders and Tampa Bay Lightning. Like many games over the weekend, this one will have a playoff-like atmosphere, and if you think the Islanders have forgotten about that Eastern Conference Final loss just two years ago, think again. The Lightning’s power play will face a good test as the Islanders have a strong penalty kill, coming into the game ranked eighth at 82 percent. He will have a busy evening against the fifth-best-ranked power play in the league. Sorokin has been next level over his past two starts surrendering just two goals on 57 shots. The Islanders will also have their eyes on the out-of-town scoreboard as they continue to battle for wild-card positioning. The Lightning sit four points behind the Toronto Maple Leafs as they will be looking to catch them for home-ice advantage in their first-round matchup. He has a 33-20-4 record with his 2.61 GAA and. Vasilevskiy had a slow start to the season by his standards, but the big man seems to have his game dialed in with playoffs just around the corner. Ilya Sorokin, New York Islanders ( Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers) His five shutouts are also tied for the NHL lead this season. He has a 28-19-7 record with a 2.36 goals-against average (GAA) and a. He has put together a season where he should be a Vezina Trophy finalist and be in the conversation for the Hart Memorial Trophy. Sorokin has been the Islanders’ backbone and heartbeat all season long. With Sorokin and Andrei Vasilevskiy expected to start in goal, the game will feature two of the NHL’s premier Russian netminders going head-to-head.

In addition, Pierre Engvall has scored in consecutive games for the Islanders and has been an excellent addition since coming over from the Toronto Maple Leafs at the trade deadline. Palmieri missed extensive time this season due to injury but has given the Islanders the secondary scoring they need.

The veteran forward seems to be hitting his stride and has six goals and five assists for 11 points in his last seven games. Brock Nelson has scored nine goals and six assists in 25 career games against the Lightning.įor the Islanders, Kyle Palmieri will be looking to continue his trend of offensive production of late. Lightning captain Steven Stamkos has 20 goals and 24 assists in 41 career games against the Islanders. In that period, the Islanders have been outscored, 72-51. Both teams went zero for three on the power play.ĭating back to the 2015-16 season, the two Eastern Conference foes have met 19 times, with the Lightning posting a 13-6 record. Despite being on the wrong side of the score, the Islanders outshot the Lightning, 35-26, in the game. Brayden Point and Nick Paul each had a goal and an assist to lead the Lightning to the win. Ilya Sorokin certainly didn’t have his best performance of the season, as he allowed five goals on 26 shots. The Lightning won the first game back on Oct. The two teams will be meeting for just the second time this season. With a 6-3-1 record in their previous 10, the Islanders have a three-point lead over the Pittsburgh Penguins for the top wild-card seed. The Islanders’ last win also came over the Capitals as they picked up their first shootout victory of the season. The Lightning have posted a 5-5-0 record over their last 10 games but have reeled off two-consecutive victories with wins over the Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes. The Lightning will be a good test for an Islanders squad that is being tagged as a dark horse contender. The New York Islanders will be looking to build on their hold of the top wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference when they visit the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night.