The NHL is eager to get more playoff hockey into your living room.
Before the puck is even dropped for Game 7 of the Nashville Predators/Anaheim Ducks series out on the West Coast on Wednesday night, the New York Islanders and Tampa Bay Lightning will kick off their second-round Stanley Cup playoff series at Amalie Arena.
After their trip to the Stanley Cup Final in 2015, the Lightning players are now playoff tested and ready to take the next step to win a championship. The Islanders are riding a high after delivering their franchise's first postseason series win in 23 years—made that much more special by doing it in front of the home fans at their new arena in Brooklyn.
The two teams have met just once before in the playoffs, with the Bolts winning a five-game first-round series in 2004 on their way to their franchise's only Stanley Cup to date.
The Islanders won two of three games between the two teams during the 2015-16 regular season, picking up a 3-2 road victory in November thanks to a two-of-three performance on the power play, then beating the Lightning 5-2 at Barclays Center during the last week of the season. In betwee ...
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