TAMPA, Fla. — Shane Prince scored twice during a three-goal first period and John Tavares had a goal and an assist in the New York Islanders’ 5-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday night in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series.
Taking up where he left off in helping the Islanders advance beyond the first round for the first time in 23 years, Tavares assisted on Travis Hamonic’s goal that erased an early deficit and later scored his sixth postseason goal on a blistering shot from the left circle to give New York a 4-1 lead midway through the second.