The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the New York Islanders 4-1 at Amalie Arena in Tampa Thursday night.
It would be hard to ask for much more than what the Lightning offered against the Islanders in this one. No deficit to come back from, top line scoring, two power play goals, a perfect penalty kill (albeit, that’s easier to do when you only commit one penalty) and a spectacular effort from goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy, stopping 31 of 32 shots he faced.
Tampa Bay has demonstrated a degree of mastery over the Islanders so far this season. The Lightning beat them 6-1 in their previous meeting in New York on November 1st.