The Islanders survived.
They survived a furious two-goal push by the Lightning in a frantic third period after dominating the second period. And so, they survived to even this NHL semifinal series at two games apiece with a 3-2 win in Saturday night’s Game 4 at Nassau Coliseum.
That means the Coliseum survives for at least one more playoff game.
Game 5 is Monday night at Amalie Arena. And Game 6, now necessary, will be back at the Coliseum on Wednesday night.
Semyon Varlamov made 28 saves, none bigger than denying Nikita Kucherov’s one-timer from the slot at 14:24 of the third period.