The Islanders are in the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since 1993 with a chance to reach the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 1984.
All that stands in their way are the favored Lightning, who have reached the conference finals for the fourth time in six years though their only Cup Final appearance was a six-game loss to the Blackhawks in 2015. They were 43-21-6 in the truncated regular season and their 92 points were the fourth most in the NHL but the Islanders won two of the three regular-season games between them by an aggregate 11-6.