Tampa Bay Lightning vs. New York Islanders Game 5 Open Thread

The New York Islanders and Tampa Bay Lightning will meet this evening during Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Semifinals as they look to break the series deadlock. Tampa Bay nearly made an improbable comeback down 3-0 in Game 4, and they came so close, before Ryan Pulock swiped a loose puck off the line with seconds remaining in the game.

Where to Watch

Time: 8:00 p.m. ET

Location: Amalie Arena (Tampa, FL)

Series: 2-2

Television: NBCSN, CBC, TVAS, Sportsnet

Projected Lineups

New York Islanders

Kyle Palmieri - Mathew Barzal - Jordan Eberle
Anthony Beauvillier - Brock Nelson - Josh Bailey
Loe Komarov - Jean-Gabriel Pageau - Travis Zajac
Matt Martin - Casey Cizikas - Cal Clutterbuck

Adam Pelech - Ryan Pulock
Nick Leddy - Scott Mayfield
Andy Greene - Noah Dobson

Semyon Varlamov

Tampa Bay Lightning

Ondrej Palat - Brayden Point - Nikita Kucherov
Alex Killorn - Anthony Cirelli - Steven Stamkos
Barclay Goodrow - Yanni Gourde - Blake Coleman
Ross Colton - Tyler Johnson - Patrick Maroon

Victor Hedman - Jan Rutta
Ryan McDonagh - Erik Cernak
Mikhail Sergachev - David Savard

Andrei Vasilevskiy