It had been 143 days since the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the New York Islanders in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Semifinal en route to their second consecutive Stanley Cup. Tonight’s contest kept the same theme as the Bolts defeated the Islanders 4-1, thanks to goals from Mathieu Joseph, Anthony Cirelli, Brayden Point, and Steven Stamkos.
Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 25 of 26 shots in the win, with the Lightning going one for four on the power play and perfect on three penalty kills. Seven power plays between the two sides don’t tell the whole story, however, as the two teams racked up a combined 68 penalty minutes, including four fighting majors and three misconducts.