Can the New York Islanders take a 2-0 lead on the Lightning, or will Tampa Bay find its game to even up the series? Meanwhile, a Canadian NHL team played in the United States for the first time in 15 months.
New York had just one giveaway in the 2-1 win, and limited the Lightning to just two power plays; that’s critical, because Tampa Bay has scored 17 of its 39 playoff goals so far on the man advantage.
The Lightning would like to clean up a few areas, including faceoffs, which the Isles dominated in Game 1, winning 28 of 46 .
“It’s easy to panic and kind of feel like we really, really need to win the next game,” defenseman Victor Hedman said.
But Vegas struck first on a goal by Shea Theodore, just the third goal allowed by Montreal in the first period this postseason .
The good news for the Habs is that Jeff Petry practiced with the team on Monday morning, and could return sooner rather than later in this series.
“I’ve faced him before, I know him well,” Fleury said postgame.