UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Maybe it’s because the building is so small or because the roof is so low, but when you walk into Nassau Coliseum, your eyes are immediately drawn up to the rafters, where brightly colored orange, blue and white banners tell the story of the Islanders’ glory days. Chasing another banner of their own, the Lightning have played well on the road during these Stanley Cup .
The matchup is set. The Lightning will face the Islanders for the second consecutive season in the Stanley Cup semifinals, likely starting this weekend. The teams have not played each other since last year’s Eastern Conference final, which the Lightning won four games to two en route to hosting the Stanley Cup. But Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper is well aware of what his team is up against. “They .
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Ryan Pulock scored 1:13 into overtime and the New York Islanders beat the Rangers 3-2 on Sunday night. Kyle Palmieri and Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored in the first period for the Islanders, who have won eight of 11 and are 18-2-2 at home. Mathew Barzal had two assists.
Anders Lee and Brock Nelson scored 62 seconds apart early in the second period and rookie Ilya Sorokin made 24 saves as the Islanders defeated the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Sunday for their fifth straight win. The victory was the Islanders’ sixth straight over the Sabres this season. After a scoreless first period, Lee netted his team-leading 12th goal of the season at 5:13 just after an Islanders .