from Nicholas J. Cotsonika of NHL.com,

One narrative is that the Lightning were rusty while the Islanders were sharp, because the Lightning had been off since Thursday. There might be some truth to that. The Lightning were sloppy, at least until the score became lopsided. But the Islanders had a lot to do with it, and it might have worked the other way in the third period.

"They had a little more left in the tank than us," Greiss said.

Another narrative is that the Lightning were unlucky and the game was relatively close. The shots were 19-17 Tampa Bay through two periods, even though New York had a 4-1 lead. "It was just one of those nights were pucks had eyes," Lightning coach Jon Cooper said.

Islanders coach Jack Capuano said the same thing.

"You need some puck luck in this game if you're going to win," Capuano said, "and we had that."

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