Tampa Bay Lightning v. New York IslandersTB Leads 2-1Game 4 Lineups Tampa Bay Lightning Ondrej Palat -- Brayden Point -- Nikita Kucherov Alex Killorn -- Yanni Gourde -- Blake Coleman Barclay Goodrow -- Anthony Cirelli -- Tyler Johnson Pat Maroon -- Cedric Paquette Victor Hedman -- Kevin Shattenkirk Ryan McDonagh -- Zach Bogosian Mikhail Sergachev … Continue reading Tampa One Win Away with 4-1 Victory
RecordGoaltenderGAA / SV%Tampa Bay Lightning10-3-0Andrei Vasilevskiy4.14 / .886New York Islanders12-4-3Semyon Varlamov3.05 / .919 TLDR: Despite a third-period push from Tampa, early goals from New York sets the stage for the Islanders to win their first game of the series, and snap the Bolts six-game win streak. In a potentially tide-changing Game 3, the New York … Continue reading Islanders win 5-3, snap Bolts’ six-game win streak
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 … Continue reading Kucherov Scores Game Winner, Down Isles 2-1
Tampa Bay Lightning Lines and Defencive Pairings Ondrej Palat -- Brayden Point -- Nikita KucherovAlex Killorn -- Anthony Cirelli -- Tyler JohnsonBarclay Goodrow -- Yanni Gourde -- Blake Coleman Pat Maroon -- Cedric Paquette -- Victor Hedman -- Kevin ShattenkirkRyan McDonagh -- Erik CernakMikhail Sergachev -- Zach Bogosian/Luke SchennAndrei VasilevskiCurtis McElhinneyScratched: Braydon Coburn, Mathieu Joseph, Alexander Volkov, Scott … Continue reading Lightning take Game 1, Route Islanders 8-2
Goaltender Record GAA / SV% Washington Capitals Braden Holtby 2-5-1 2.07 / .867 New York Islanders Semyon Varlamov 7-2-0 0.00 / 1.000 TLDR: Capitals drop do-or-die Game 5 by a score of 4-0, and thus have been eliminated by the New York Islanders. For a second consecutive year, Washington failed to advance beyond the first … Continue reading It’s Not Goodbye…, Caps drop Game 5, Eliminated in First Round for 2nd Straight Year.
GoaltenderRecordGAA / SV%Washington CapitalsBraden Holtby2-4-1.923 / 2.03New York IslandersSemyon Varlamov6-2-0.897 / 3.10 Raise your hand if you thought we’d see a Game 5. It’s okay, you can be honest. In a twist of fate, the Washington Capitals avoided elimination on Tuesday night and thus avoided being swept in the First Round for the first time … Continue reading *UPDATED* Washington Capitals vs New York Islanders Game 5 Preview
GoaltenderRecordGAA / SV%Washington CapitalsBraden Holtby1-4-11.88 / .941New York IslandersSemyon Varlamov6-1-00.94 / .957 Game 4 between the Washington Capitals and the New York Islanders is a do-or-die, win-or-go-home elimination game. If the Caps lose on Tuesday evening, it will be for the second time in back-to-back years that Washington is sent home during the First Round … Continue reading *UPDATED* Washington Capitals vs New York Islanders: Game 4 Preview
GoaltenderRecordGAA / SV%Washington CapitalsBraden Holtby1-3-21.88 / .941New York IslandersSemyon Varlamov6-1-00.94 / .957 TLDR: Jakub Vrana fails to bury on a breakaway, and Mat Barzal pots the overtime game-winner to bring the Caps one game away from elimination. Game 4 is scheduled for Tuesday August 18th at 8:00pm EST. Not saying we as Caps fans need … Continue reading On the Brink: Vrana fails to deliver and Barzal wins it in OT, Caps down 0-3, facing elimination
GoaltenderRecordGAA / SV%Washington CapitalsBraden Holtby1-3-14.07 / .871New York IslandersSemyon Varlamov5-1-02.00 / .920 The Washington Capitals are on the brink of elimination, and being swept by the New York Islanders in Round 1. They’ve dropped their first two games, with Friday’s Game 2 loss being arguably worse than Game 1. No one is scoring, except for … Continue reading Washington Capitals vs New York Islanders: Game 3 Preview
GAA / SV%Washington CapitalsBraden Holtby.871New York IslandersSemyon Varlamov.917 TLDR: Ovechkin pots two, but Capitals drop second straight game, fall 0-2 to the Isles in a 5-2 loss. Game 3 is scheduled for Sunday August 16th at 12:00pm EST. After dropping Game 1 versus the New York Islanders and losing Nicklas Backstrom to a blindsided hit … Continue reading Ovechkin Strikes Twice, but Caps Drop to 0-2 vs Isles
