Tampa Bay is 6-1 on the road in the playoffs after beating the Islanders 2-1 on Thursday to take a 2-1 lead in the series. Brayden Point had the tiebreaking goal late in the second period and Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 27 shots for the Lightning. New York has scored only five goals the first three games and Tampa Bay is 67-30 its past 97 games after allowing two or fewer goals its previous game. Also, Tampa Bay is 64-23 its past 87 games playing with one day of rest, 62-16 after scoring two goals or fewer its previous game. The Lightning are 18-7 the last 25 meetings, 9-3 at New York. The combination of Tampa Bay's defensive intensity and Vasilevskiy in net will be too much again for the Islanders. Take the Lightning.
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