Tampa Bay Lightning vs New York Islanders

EAST FINALS - Game 1 • TB leads series 1-0

35-23-10

Final

	1	2	3	T
Islanders NYI	1	0	1	2
Lightning TB	3	2	3	8

Tampa Bay LightningLightningTB

43-21-6

Lightning romp to 8-2 win over Isles to open East finals

Brayden Point scored twice and added three assists, and the well-rested Tampa Bay Lightning romped to a 8-2 win over the travel- and game-weary New York Islanders to open the Eastern Conference finals on Monday night.

Sep 8, 2020, 05:41 am - Associated Press

		1	2	3	T
	Islanders	1	0	1	2
	Lightning	3	2	3	8

1st Period		NYI	TB
1:14	Brayden Point (7) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Blake Coleman (5), Luke Schenn (1)	0	1
4:33	Jordan Eberle (4) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Anders Lee (1), Mathew Barzal (9)	1	1
8:12	Victor Hedman (6) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Brayden Point (13), Nikita Kucherov (13)	1	2
10:46	Ryan McDonagh (1) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Nikita Kucherov (14), Mikhail Sergachev (4)	1	3

2nd Period			NYI	TB
4:03		Yanni Gourde (4) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Pat Maroon (3), Kevin Shattenkirk (6)	1	4
13:18		Brayden Point (8) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Victor Hedman (5), Nikita Kucherov (15)	1	5

3rd Period		NYI	TB
5:51	Nikita Kucherov (5) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Brayden Point (14), Kevin Shattenkirk (7)	1	6
8:46	Nick Leddy (3) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Anders Lee (2), Jordan Eberle (9)	2	6
9:31	Ondrej Palat (6) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Brayden Point (15), Nikita Kucherov (16)	2	7
13:15	Yanni Gourde (5) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Kevin Shattenkirk (8), Victor Hedman (6)	2	8

ISLANDERS

LIGHTNING

Islanders
2
Lightning
8

Game 1

8/9

Islanders
1
Lightning
2

Game 2

10/9

Lightning
3
Islanders
5

Game 3

12/9

Lightning
4
Islanders
1

Game 4

13/9

Islanders
2
Lightning
1

Game 5

16/9

Lightning
2
Islanders
1

Game 6

18/9

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	33	15	5	71
Pittsburgh	27	14	11	65
NY Islanders	30	19	5	65
Columbus	26	20	7	59
Washington	26	22	7	59
New Jersey	28	24	2	58
Philadelphia	24	20	9	57
NY Rangers	22	27	6	50

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	34	14	4	72
Detroit	32	17	6	70
Buffalo	31	17	5	67
Montreal	30	17	7	67
Boston	32	20	3	67
Florida	28	22	3	59
Ottawa	25	21	7	57
Toronto	24	21	9	57

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Tampa Bay Lightning vs New York Islanders

Stars of the Game

Brayden PointC - TB

Nikita KucherovRW - TB

Victor HedmanD - TB

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Lightning romp to 8-2 win over Isles to open East finals

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