from Joe McDonald of ESPN,
It should be an interesting atmosphere on a Friday night at Barclays Center when the New York Islanders host the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 4 of this Eastern Conference second-round series. The Lightning hold a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven. Here’s what to watch for in the game, which starts at 7 p.m. ET.
Beating the beast: Lightning goalie Ben Bishop consumes a lot of real estate in the net and he’s tough to beat. The Islanders did a solid job of getting traffic to the net in Game 3 and it resulted in four goals for New York. Four wasn’t enough, however, as Tampa won 5-4 in overtime.
If the Islanders can limit Bishop’s vision and create secondary scoring chances off rebounds, New York should be able to light the lamp again. At the other end, Islanders goalie Thomas Greiss has been solid too. Some fans on social media thought maybe New York coach Jack Capuano would make a goalie change since the team trails in this series, but that’s not going to be the case. Even though Jaroslav Halak, who has been out since March 8 with a groin injury, has been practicing with the team, Greiss still gets the nod.
added 2:49pm, from Nicholas J. Cotsonika of NHL.com,
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