Tag Archives: Tampa Bay Lightning

To become a champion in any sport, going through heartbreak is a part of the journey. Especially in the National Hockey League, it’s almost a rite of passage. The New York Islanders have now suffered that devastation two years in a row at the hands of Tampa Bay Lightning. This ...

For the second straight postseason, the New York Islanders and Tampa Bay Lightning battled it out for a chance to go to the Stanley Cup Finals. Unfortunately, this postseason ended exactly like last year’s… in heartbreak for the Isles.  Congratulations to the Lightning, again. They have an amazing team that ...

Heading into Wednesday night, the New York Islanders had a lot of questions, but none of them loomed as large as the ones surrounding Mathew Barzal. The Islanders star was coming off an ejection in Game 5 for a poor decision cross-checking Jan Rutta’s in the face. For Barzal, the ...

The New York Islanders officially live to fight another day, following a chaotic 3-2 overtime win over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Semifinals. In an incredible comeback victory, the offense for New York was on full display… but we can’t forget about the man ...

After falling in Game 5 8-0 against the Tampa Bay Lightning, the New York Islanders needed to scrape up a win to prevent their  Stanley Cup dreams from ending in round three. It was no easy task as Brayden Point was again a thorn in the Isles side by opening ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...