#6| Tampa Bay Lightning @ New York Islanders | September 17th | 8:00 PM | F/TBD

[MattMartin]

NEW YORK ISLANDERS VS TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING









TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING AT NEW YORK ISLANDERS

GM 6 | SEPT. 17th | 8 PM | ROGERS PLACE

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Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy turned away 22 shots and has now gone 13-5 for the ongoing campaign with a 1.88 GAA and a .930 save percentage. He has registered a 28-20 career playoff total with a 2.44 GAA and a .918 save percentage, and is 3-2 against the Islanders since the NHL Return to Play Plan with a 1.81 GAA and a .928 save percentage.

The Lightning are scoring the 4th highest amount of goals per game during the current postseason (3.17), while conceding the 3rd lowest amount in their defensive zone (2.28). The team is 9th in power play (19.6%) and 10th in penalty kill (83.1%).

Another chance to prove themselves came about for the New York Islanders (13-8-0), who kept the Tampa Bay Lightning from reaching the Stanley Cup Final during Game 5 of their Eastern Conference Final matchup after beating the Bolts 2-1 in the second overtime at Rogers Place in Edmonton on Tuesday.

Ryan Pulock (2 goals, 10 points this postseason) got the scoring rolling with a power-play strike at the end of the opening frame before the Bolts tied the proceedings at 1-1 four minutes into the following period, only for Jordan Eberle (5 goals, 14 points) to tally the winner with seven-and-a-half minutes remaining in the second overtime, despite the Islanders registering no more than six shots on goal in each of the five periods.

Goalie Semyon Varlamov made 36 saves on Tuesday, taking his current performance status to 11-6 for the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs with a 2.17 GAA and a .918 save percentage. He has posted a 24-19 previous postseason total with a 2.40 GAA and a .916 save percentage, and is 2-2 against the Lightning during the ongoing campaign with a 2.65 GAA and a .910 save percentage.

The Islanders are netting the 5th highest quantity of goals per game since the restart of hockey (3.10), while allowing the 4th lowest amount defensively (2.33). The team is 15th in both power play (15.8%) and penalty kill (80.3%).

Playoff Series History




2003-2004

2004 NHL Eastern Conference Quarter-Finals: NYI vs. TBL | Hockey-Reference.com


2015-2016

2016 NHL Eastern Second Round: NYI vs. TBL | Hockey-Reference.com


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W-L-T	WIN%	GFPG	GAPG	W-L-T	WIN%	GFPG	GAPG	W-L-T	WIN%	GFPG	GAPG	W-L	WIN%	GFPG	GAPG
53-62-3	46.2	2.8	2.9	29-27-1	51.8	2.9	2.7	24-35-2	41.0	2.6	3.0	4-11	26.7	1.8	3.2

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Game 1 Recap


Islanders vs. Lightning - Game Summary - September 7, 2020 - ESPN



Game 2 Recap


Islanders vs. Lightning - Game Summary - September 9, 2020 - ESPN



Game 3 Recap


Lightning vs. Islanders - Game Summary - September 11, 2020 - ESPN



Game 4 Recap


Lightning vs. Islanders - Game Summary - September 13, 2020 - ESPN



Game 5 Recap/Highlights


Islanders vs. Lightning - Game Summary - September 15, 2020 - ESPN

























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[Master P]

Lets go Bolts!

 

[LeapOnOver]

If I was a Bolt's fan, now would be when I want my team to prove they can win without Point.

 

[Islanders4Cups]

Huge game tonight. LGI

 

[serp]

If I was a Bolt's fan, now would be when I want my team to prove they can win without Point.

That chance was game 5 . Anyone still wanting the Bolts to try to prove they can win without Point is rooting for the Isles .

 

[LightningStrikes]

Go

 

[Kevin27NYI]

Normally my birthday lands on the first pre season game of the year. This year it’s Game 6 of the eastern conference finals, the furthest I’ve ever seen my team go. What a treat!

Let’s go Islanders!!!

 

[FourRings]

Normally my birthday lands on the first pre season game of the year. This year it’s Game 6 of the eastern conference finals, the furthest I’ve ever seen my team go. What a treat!

Let’s go Islanders!!!

Happy birthday!

Isles need to play much better than they did last game to for Game 7. Let's go Islanders!

 

[Pure Slaughter Value]

I hope the Isles win and the game is very

 

[Kranix]

Why not dress a forward with legs cooper

 

[Unspecified]

C'mon Islanders

 

[M88K]

Let's hope for a lot of hard hits against both teams and blocked shots both ways for no reason in particular

 

[serp]

As a Stars fan i'm cool with either outcome tonight. So unlike for game 5 where i clearly hoped the Isles would win so the banged up Stars would get some rest i'm just hoping for a good game for this one. A more watchable one than game 5 would be nice.

 

[TD Charlie]

As a Stars fan i'm cool with either outcome tonight. So unlike for game 5 where i clearly hoped the Isles would win so the banged up Stars would get some rest i'm just hoping for a good game for this one. A more watchable one than game 5 would be nice.

Quick everyone murder this guy!

For the record, I agree. This series has had LONG stretches of nothing hockey

 

[miscs75]

Let's hope for a lot of hard hits against both teams and blocked shots both ways for no reason in particular

Boychuk will probably get hit with a shot in an area without padding today. It’s just the most likely scenario.

 

[Whoshattenkirkshoes]

I think we see an insane effort level from the Bolts

 

[Elysian]

Low key hoping Tampa wins tonight so Dallas doesn't have too much rest and gets rusty.

 

[M2Beezy]

This gonna be an exciting game, if the Islanders outscore Tampa here WATCH OUT there may be a game 7 which will be INSANE

 

[Ryuji Yamazaki]

The Isles are only in this because Point has been out.

If by some miracle the Islanders win the series, get ready for the most boring Stanley Cup final ever.

 

[Filthy Dangles]

I think the team who scores the most goals wins this one

 

[SirClintonPortis]

The Isles are only in this because Point has been out.

If by some miracle the Islanders win the series, get ready for the most boring Stanley Cup final ever.

Dallas is deceptively creative. Isles though....the Trotzian system is a very known quantity.

 

[VinikToWinIt]

If I was a Bolt's fan, now would be when I want my team to prove they can win without Point.

I think games 3 and 5 showed that they CAN win without Point, but they can't afford to make stupid mistakes since Point won't be there to add a buffer for their errors.

They were in both of those games until 2 gaffes from veteran defensemen. Can't afford to have those without Point in the lineup - they'll need to tighten up for sure.

 

[ThreeLeftSkates]

Normally my birthday lands on the first pre season game of the year. This year it’s Game 6 of the eastern conference finals, the furthest I’ve ever seen my team go. What a treat!

Let’s go Islanders!!!

Mine, too!
LGI!

 

[ThreeLeftSkates]

The Isles are only in this because Point has been out.

If by some miracle the Islanders win the series, get ready for the most boring Stanley Cup final ever.

We hope so. You can watch basketball for all the scoring.

 

[Arselona]

Let's hope for a lot of hard hits against both teams and blocked shots both ways for no reason in particular

You know what would be cool? Players grabbing refs.