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The Tampa Bay Lightning had already run the score up to 6-0 by the time Mathew Barzal received a major penalty as well as a game misconduct for cross-checking. Barzal and Jan Rutta exchanged words at the close of the second period when the two got into an altercation leading ...

There have been plenty of times for the Islanders in the Barry Trotz era where things have gone wrong. But last night in the team’s pivotal Game 5 against the Lightning, might have taken the cake. Considering the magnitude of the game, it’s easy to see why. The Isles came ...

Following a wild 3-2 win on Saturday night, the Islanders now sit on a 2-2 series tie with the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Stanley Cup Semifinals. This game was truly chaotic, down to the very last second (and I mean that quite literally).  So how did the Isles manage ...

The New York Islanders entered Game 4 trailing their third-round rematch against the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1. To lose last night’s matchup, it would be like adding a death sentence to the Isles season as they would head into game five in Tampa Bay, one loss away from getting bumped ...

Before Barry Trotz assumed the role behind the Islanders’ bench three years ago, you’d be hard-pressed to find any fan who heard of the saying “bend but don’t break”. Those words were nearly as foreign as the word identity. Now as the Isles have continued to have sustained success, that ...

Through the first two series of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Islanders leaned on their second line to carry much of the offensive load. Through three games against the Tampa Bay Lightning, that second line has been completely shut down.It has clearly been a focus of Tampa Bay coach Jon ...

The Islanders now trail their best-of-seven series against the Tampa Bay Lightning, as the defending Cup champs took a tight 2-1 contest in game three on Thursday night.  This is uncharted territory for the Isles, who currently lead the postseason in goals scored (48). What is that territory? For the ...

It’s no surprise that the Islanders and Lightning series has been tightly-contested. These are two of the elite teams in the league defensively and in between the pipes. But the Islanders like to play a more physical style more than the Bolts. It’s what helped them wear down Pittsburgh and ...

After just coming back to tie the game in the second period on a goal by Cal Clutterbuck, the New York Islanders found themselves in a costly position. Adam Pelech was skating into his own zone alongside Nikita Kucherov when Pelech bumped into him, seemingly not out of the ordinary, ...

The Islanders now sit on even terms with the Tampa Bay Lightning, as the defending Stanley Cup champions evened the series with a 4-2 win on Tuesday night. While the Bolts did play a solid game in game two, it’s hard to look past one glaring detail coming from the ...