Listless Lightning lose in Long Island 5-2

Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty ImagesThe Tampa Bay Lightning lost to the New York Islanders 5-2 tonight in yet another demoralizing showing. They weren’t dominated the way they have been in other games but they seemed listless and showed no offensive punch.

The game was close heading into the third. The Bolts only trailed by one goal. But the Isles shut the door scoring three goals in the final frame and securing both points.

First Period

The game started with a slow pace that continued through the first twenty minutes. By the end of the period, each team had only mustered five shots on goal and for the Islanders, that included a power play.

The Bolts got their first sustained pressure of the…