After winning their first postseason series since 1993 in the first round, the New York Islanders are on the brink of elimination.
The Islanders may have an issue with the hockey gods in their second-round series with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Despite playing two strong games at home in Brooklyn, the Islanders dropped Games 3 and 4 in overtime.
As a result, the Islanders are trailing in the series 3-1. If the Lightning can win Sunday afternoon's game at the Amalie Arena, they will close out John Tavares and Co.
New York and Tampa Bay are meeting in the only game on the NHL's Sunday schedule.
The Islanders dictated the pace in both of the games at Barclays Center, but they could not win either one. They were floored by the late tying goal in Game 3 that forced overtime, and the Lightning scored early in the extra session to win the game.
Tampa Bay once again received a tying third-period goal in Game 4, although this one came much earlier in the period off the stick of Nikita Kucherov(at the 7:49 mark). The game went to overtime, and defenseman Jason Garrison wasted little time giving the Li ...
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