The New York Islanders returned home and completed a winless weekend against two playoff-bound foes they met last spring. Sunday’s matinee was a 4-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning, though it was a better performance than their 6-3 loss Saturday in Boston.
The loss ends a six-game home win streak and may be costly in net: Ilya Sorokin, who stopped 18 of 20 shots, was replaced by Semyon Varlamov after two periods for what was suspected to be an injury/health issue but we were still awaiting official word at the end of the game.