Tampa looks to advance to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 2015 while the Isles look to stay alive in Game 6 tonight.
In Game 5, the Isles won 2-1 in double OT.
Game 6 Tale of the Tape
New York Islanders Lines and Defencive Pairings
| Anders Lee | Mathew Barzal | Cal Clutterbuck | ||
| Anthony Beauvillier | Brock Nelson | Josh Bailey | ||
| Matt Martin | Jean-Gabriel Pageau | Jordan Eberle | ||
| Leo Komarov | Derick Brassard | Michael Dal Colle | ||
| Andy Greene | Ryan Pulock | |||
| Devon Toews | Scott Mayfield | |||
| Nick Leddy | Johnny Boychuk | |||
| Semyon Varlamov | ||||
| Thomas Greiss |
Scratched: Ross Johnston, Otto Koivula, Andrew Ladd, Sebastian Aho, Noah Dobson, Thomas Hickey, Christopher Gibson
Unfit to Play: Adam Pelech, Casey Cizikas, Tom Kuhnhackl
Tampa Bay Lightning Lines and Defencive Pairings
| Ondrej Palat | Brayden Point | Nikita Kucherov | ||
| Alex Killorn | Anthony Cirelli | Tyler Johnson | ||
| Blake Coleman | Yanni Gourde | Barclay Goodrow | ||
| Pat Maroon | Cedric Pauquette | |||
| Victor Hedman | Kevin Shattenkirk | |||
| Ryan McDonagh | Zach Bogosian | |||
| Mikhail Sergachev | Erik Cernak | |||
| Luke Schenn | ||||
| Andrei Vasilevskiy | ||||
| Curtis McElhinney |
Scratched: Mathieu Joseph, Mitchell Stephens, Alexander Volkov, Braydon Coburn, Scott Wedgewood
Unfit to Play: Steven Stamkos, Jan Rutta
1st Period Analysis and Summary
Early on in the period, there were two instances of too many men for the New York Islanders, but it would be noticed by the officials on the ice.
At 4:15, Devon Toews scored his second goal in the postseason, assisted by Anders Lee (fourth assist) and Mathew Barzal (12th assist).
Victor Hedman of the Tampa Bay Lightning ties up the game with his at 6:28.
After the two goals, there would be a lot of battles for puck possession between both teams for a major portion of the duration of the period.
At the end of 20, the score is all tied up 1-1.
| NYI Goal | Devon Toews (2) | Assisted by | Anders Lee (4) | Mathew Barzal (12) | 4:15 |
| TB Goal | Victor Hedman (9) | Assisted by | Erik Cernak (4) | Nikita Kucherov (20) | 6:28 |
1st Period Stats
| Tampa Bay | NY Islanders | |
| Faceoffs | 8 for 16 | 8 for 16 |
| Power Play | 0 for 0 | 0 for 0 |
| Shots | 17 | 6 |
| Hits | 15 | 24 |
2nd Period Analysis and Summary
The Islanders aren’t able to get as many shots off and all players on ice need to do a better job of getting the puck around and create as much chaos around the net as possible.
The first power play of the contest goes to the Lightning when Devon Toews of the Islanders goes to the penalty box for Delay of Game-Hitting Puck over Glass at 4:29. As soon as Toews’ penalty comes to an end, Cal Clutterbuck gets a delayed tripping penalty call at 7:13.
At 15:17, the Islanders go on their first power play for a Lightning Hooking penalty that is called on Tyler Johnson.
Going into the third period, the Islanders need to figure out the ways to find their shots.
Heading into the second intermission, the score remains 1-1.
| NYI Penalty | Devon Toews | for | Delay of Game-Puck Over Glass | 2 min minor | 4:29 |
| NYI Penalty | Cal Clutterbuck | for | Tripping | 2 min minor | 7:13 |
| TB Penalty | Tyler Johnson | for | Hooking | 2 min minor | 15:17 |
2nd Period Stats
| Tampa Bay | NY Islanders | |
| Faceoffs | 16 for 34 | 18 for 34 |
| Power Play | 0 for 2 | 0 for 1 |
| Shots | 27 | 12 |
| Hits | 27 | 41 |
3rd Period Analysis and Summary
There are way too many turnovers going on in the contest and both the Islanders and Lightning can’t win this way. At 10:10, shots are 36-15 in favour of Tampa Bay and the Islanders can’t win when you are being out shot by 21. The Isles need to attack the net and create chances to get the puck in the net.
The Islanders go on the penalty kill at 13:53 Devon Toews goes off for his second Delay of Game-Puck over Glass call. The Lightning can strike here the take the series but they were unable to take advantage on the extra-man advantage.
A late penalty is called on Andy Greene for hi-sticking with 23.0 left in the period. Andy Greene will sit for four minutes.
When the 1st overtime begins, there will be 3:37 left on the Greene double minor.
| NYI Penalty | Devon Toews | for | Delay of Game-Puck over Glass | 2 min minor | 13:53 |
| NYI Penalty | Andy Greene | for | Hi-sticking | 2 min minor | 19:37 |
| NYI Penalty | Andy Greene | for | Hi-sticking | 2 min minor | 19:37 |
3rd Period Stats
| Tampa Bay | NY Islanders | |
| Faceoffs | 22 for 54 | 32 for 54 |
| Power Play | 0 for 4* | 0 for 1 |
| Shots | 42 | 21 |
| Hits | 38 | 58 |
1st Overtime Analysis and Summary
When the power play resumed, there would be three shots taken in total throughout the duration of the power play.
At 8:49, Tampa Bay is called for a Too Many Men on the ice penalty. Pat Maroon will serve the penalty for the Lightning.
Anthony Cirelli scores at 13:18 to send the Tampa Bay Lightning to the Stanley Cup final.
| TB Penalty | Too Many Men | served by | Pat Maroon | 2 min minor | 8:49 |
| TB Goal | Anthony Cirelli (3) | Assisted by | Barclay Goodrow (4) | 13:18 |
End of Game Stats
| Tampa Bay | NY Islanders | |
| Faceoffs | 31 for 68 | 37 for 68 |
| Power Play | 0 for 5 | 0 for 2 |
| Shots | 48 | 27 |
| Hits | 40 | 62 |
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