Much like last season, when the Lightning had to play their best hockey in the second half to seal a playoff spot, Tampa Bay has to look at these games as playoff games. Their next two games ...

3-2 over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night. Kyle Palmieri and Adam Boqvist, in his Islanders’ debut, also scored for New York while Ilya Sorokin finished with 28 saves. Nikita Kucherov ...