Islanders vs Tampa Bay: Who can come to the front?

Islanders vs Tampa Bay: Who can come to the front?

In four games out of five with Tampa, fewer than two goals have been scored in the first period. In three of their five games against the Islanders Tampa have scored in the second period.

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Islanders

The Islanders are distinguished for their disciplined defensive play throughout the season and it is often thanks to the quality actions in their own zone that they snatched the victory. In the playoffs, the team managed to develop the streak to four wins, including dealing with Tampa in the opening match with a score of 2:1.

However, in the previous meeting the "Islanders" had an unsuccessful second twenty minutes, during which they conceded two goals, and because of this they lost 2:4. Of course, it will be much easier for Barry Trotz's charges to play on the home court, because during this Stanley Cup they lost on their ice only once in regulation time.

Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay have a lot of cup experience and are the reigning champions, so they have every chance of repeating their success this season. The Thunderbolts collectively have suffered four defeats in the current playoffs and have never been inferior in more than one match in a row.

Andrei Vasilevsky, who makes a huge number of saves and often it is he who leaves the team in the game, scored excellent form. Oddly enough, the away team of John Cooper plays no worse than in their home arena and won five matches out of six and conceded no more than two goals on average.

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