Lightning preparing for Islanders’ best in Game 6 after blowout victory

“It’s a big win for us, obviously, but 8-0, 2-1, 3-1, it’s still one game,” Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman said Tuesday.

The Lightning matched a Tampa Bay record for most goals in a Stanley Cup Playoff game in an 8-0 win Monday.

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Jan Rutta didn’t play in the third period after he was struck with a high cross-check from Islanders center Mathew Barzal at the end of the second period.

Schenn replaced Cernak in Game 5.

When he’s playing, when he’s not playing, he always stays ready for when he’s going to get into the lineup.

The Lightning have lost four man-games to injury among their defensemen in 16 playoff games.

“The guys were going pretty good there for the last number of games,” Schenn said.

Hedman played a playoff-low 20:43, including 4:27 in the third period, when the Lightning were down to five defensemen with Rutta out.

“Any time at this time of the year you can give the guys a little bit of a break that play strong minutes, you have to,” Cooper said.

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