via the NHL PR department,

* The top five scorers in the 2021 postseason are all Lightning players. In the NHL’s modern era (since 1943-44), only two playoff years have ended with players from the same team finishing first through fifth in scoring – the Canadiens in 1957 and Bruins in 1970. It has not happened since the Stanley Cup Playoffs expanded to four rounds in 1974-75.

* Already the first goaltender in NHL history with a clinching shutout in three consecutive series, Andrei Vasilevskiy can now become the first goaltender in NHL history to post at least three such performances in a single playoff year.

* Nikita Kucherov has 12-49—61 since the start of the 2020 postseason. Only Wayne Gretzky (5x), Mario Lemieux, Doug Gilmour, Mike Bossy and Mark Messier have recorded more points over two consecutive postseasons.

* Brayden Point has scored 27 goals since the start of the 2020 postseason. He is only the fourth player in the last 33 years to record as many goals in two straight postseasons. The others: Mario Lemieux (32; 1991-1992), Kevin Stevens (30; 1991-1992) and Cam Neely (28; 1990-1991).

* Travis Zajac (1-5—6 in 10 GP; 4-6 record) has the most points when facing elimination among current Islanders.

* Nikita Kucherov leads all Lightning players in goals (7), assists (11) and points (18) in potential series-clinching games (23 GP; 13-10 record) - the most in each category in franchise history.

* Game 5 marked the 15th time in Stanley Cup Playoffs history that a game was decided by a margin of eight or more goals. In 10 of the previous 14 instances, the losing team played another game that postseason – splitting the results of the ensuing contest (5-5) including wins in each of the last two such occurrences (CGY in Game 5 of 1990 DSF vs. LAK and TOR in Game 5 of 1988 DSF at DET).

* The Islanders have allowed eight or more goals in a game four times in the postseason and rebounded to win the next contest on two of the previous three occasions (Game 3 of 1975 PRLM and Game 3 of 1980 SCF). Their only loss in that circumstance came against the Lightning (Game 2 of 2020 CF).

* Andrei Vasilevskiy is one win away from leading his team to the Stanley Cup Final for the second straight postseason – he has earned every playoff win for the Lightning since the start of the 2020 postseason. Only four goaltenders since the expansion era (1967-68) have backstopped their team to the Final in consecutive playoff years while earning each win for their team across the two postseasons: Ken Dryden (4; 1976 to 1979), Marc-Andre Fleury (2008 & 2009), Martin Brodeur (2000 & 2001) and Ed Belfour (1999 & 2000).