Islanders on brink after ugly 8-0 loss to Lightning
NY Post
TAMPA — The Islanders’ trip back to Florida for Game 5 was always going to be brief, but that didn’t mean they had to travel as lightly as they did.
It was clear from the moment the teams hit the ice Monday night at Amalie Arena, the Isles didn’t bring their usual aggressive play in the neutral zone, they forgot their defensive structure and must have accidentally left their energy back on Long Island. So Tampa Bay handed the Islanders their largest margin of defeat in the franchise’s playoff history and their first shutout loss of the postseason with an 8-0 victory.More Related News