New York Islanders projected lineup
Anders Lee — Mathew Barzal — Jordan Eberle
Anthony Beauvillier — Brock Nelson — Josh Bailey
Andrew Ladd — Jean-Gabriel Pageau — Leo Komarov
Matt Martin — Casey Cizikas — Cal Clutterbuck
Adam Pelech — Ryan Pulock
Devon Toews — Scott Mayfield
Nick Leddy — Andy Greene
Semyon Varlamov
Thomas Greiss
Scratched: Derick Brassard, Ross Johnston, Otto Koivula, Tom Kuhnhackl, Michael Dal Colle, Sebastian Aho, Johnny Boychuk, Noah Dobson, Thomas Hickey, Christopher Gibson
Unfit to play: None
Tampa Bay Lightning projected lineup
Ondrej Palat — Brayden Point — Nikita Kucherov
Alex Killorn — Anthony Cirelli — Tyler Johnson
Barclay Goodrow — Yanni Gourde — Blake Coleman
Pat Maroon — Cedric Paquette
Victor Hedman — Kevin Shattenkirk
Mikhail Sergachev — Erik Cernak
Ryan McDonagh — Zach Bogosian/Luke Schenn
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Curtis McElhinney
Scratched: Mathieu Joseph, Mitchell Stephens, Carter Verhaeghe, Alexander Volkov, Braydon Coburn,Scott Wedgewood
Unfit to play: Steven Stamkos, Jan Rutta
1st Period Analysis and Summary
The Islanders strike early at 1:24 with Matt Martin putting the puck in the back of the net. The goal is Martin’s fifth in the postseason.
Alex Killorn drills Brock Nelson into to boards and Nelson is slow to get up. Killorn is issued a 5 minute major penalty for Boarding. Nelson heads off the ice to get checked out by the medical staff. That is a bad penalty for Nelson. Killorn is also issued the game misconduct penalty, ending his night only 5:55 into game play. Pat Maroon is serving the penalty for Killorn.
The five minute major penalty comes to an end with the Islanders unable to extend the lead. New York gets five shots off during the penalty.
The New York Islanders go on the penalty kill when Ryan Pulock heads to the box on a Tripping call at 13:54. Tampa Bay does not get a shot of during the power play and the score remains 1-0 New York.
Tampa Bay evens the score with a Victor Hedman goal at 18:25.
The first period comes to a conclusion with the score 1-1.
| NYI Goal | Matt Martin (5) | Assisted by | Nick Leddy (3) | 1:24 | |
| TB Penalty | Alex Killorn | for | Boarding (served by Pat Maroon) | 5 min major | 5:55 |
| TB Penalty | Alex Killorn | for | Game Misconduct | 10 min | 5:55 |
| NYI Penalty | Ryan Pulock | for | Tripping | 2 min minor | 13:54 |
| TB Goal | Victor Hedman (7) | Assisted by | Barclay Goodrow (3) | 18:25 |
1st Period Stats
| NY Islanders | Tampa Bay | |
| Faceoffs | 5 for 16 | 11 for 16 |
| Power Play | 0 for 1 | 0 for 1 |
| Shots | 13 | 4 |
| Hits | 19 | 20 |
2nd Period Analysis and Summary
The Islanders go on the penalty kill early when Adam Pelech for Tripping at 1:34. 4-on-4 action happens when 5 minute majors are issued for Matt Martin and Luke Schenn for Fighting at 3:36. At 6:34, Yanni Gourde heads to the box for a roughing call.
4-on-4 action occurs again at 11:22 when Matt Martin and Pat Maroon head to the box on matching roughing penalties.
There were no goals scored and the score remains 1-1.
| NYI Penalty | Adam Pelech | for | Tripping | 2 min minor | 1:01 |
| NYI Penalty | Matt Martin | for | Fighting | 5 min major | 3:36 |
| TB Penalty | Luke Schenn | for | Fighting | 5 min major | 3:36 |
| TB Penalty | Yanni Gourde | for | Roughing | 2 min minor | 6:34 |
| NYI Penalty | Matt Martin | for | Roughing | 2 min minor | 11:22 |
| TB Penalty | Pat Maroon | for | Roughing | 2 min minor | 11:22 |
2nd Stats
| NY Islanders | Tampa Bay | |
| Faceoffs | 16 for 38 | 22 for 38 |
| Power Play | 0 for 2 | 0 for 2 |
| Shots | 20 | 10 |
| Hits | 34 | 33 |
3rd Period Analysis and Summary
Scott Mayfield heads to the box for the Islanders on a Tripping call at 1:30.
This contest has been a fairly even contest and the Islanders seem to be playing a far better game over the drubbing they took in Game 1 Monday evening.
The Islanders head to the Power Play when Ryan McDonagh of the Lightning heads to the penalty box at 7:48. The Islanders head to 5-on-3 at 9:10 when Cedric Paquette heads to the box on a Hooking call.
With 07.3 remaining, the Tampa Bay Lightning score and take the Game 2 victory 2-1
| NYI Penalty | Scott Mayfield | for | Tripping | 2 min minor | 1:30 |
| TB Penalty | Ryan McDonagh | for | Holding | 2 min minor | 7:48 |
| TB Penalty | Cedric Paquette | for | Hooking | 2 min minor | 9:10 |
| TB Goal | Nikita Kucherov (6) | Assisted by | Ryan McDonagh (4) | 19:51 |
3rd Period Stats
| NY Islanders | Tampa Bay | |
| Faceoffs | 30 for 54 | 24 for 54 |
| Power Play | 0 for 4 | 0 for 3 |
| Shots | 28 | 21 |
| Hits | 53 | 44 |
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