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Tuesday Caterwaul: Lightning post 8-2 rout of Islanders

Brayden Point (two goals, three assists) and NIkita Kucherov (one goal, four assists) each racked up five points in the Tampa Bay Lightning’s 8-2 demolition of the New York Islanders in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final in Edmonton. They are the first players in Tampa Bay history to have five points in a postseason game.

Yanni Gourde scored two goals, Victor Hedman had a goal and two assists, Kevin Shattenkirk had three assists and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 23 saves for the Lightning.