The New York Islanders and the Tampa Bay Lightning open up their Stanley Cup semi-final series. The New York Islanders took out the Boston Bruins in six games closing out the series with a 6-2 win. J-G Pageau leads the Islanders in postseason scoring with 13 points. Josh Bailey and Anthony Beauvillier have 11 points each. They have split the netminding duties with both Ilya Sorokin and Semyon Varlamov having 4 wins. Sorokin has posted a .934 save percentage and 2.32 goals-against average while Varlamov has a .925 save percentage and a 2.62 goals-against average.


The Tampa Bay Lightning took care of the Carolina Hurricanes and ended the series with a 2-0 win over the Canes. The Bolts have been led by Nikita Kucherov with 18 points. Steven Stamkos has added 13 points while Brayden Point and Alex Killorn each have 12 points. . Andrei Vasilevskiy has been between the pipes for all eleven of Tampa Bay’s playoff games posting an 8-3 record with a .934 save percentage and a 2.24 goals-against average.

Tampa Bay plays well at home and was 18-2 at home during the regular season with Vasilevskiy between the pipes. He is 3-2 at home in the playoffs. During the regular season, he had a 1.75 goals against average at home. The Bolts have an advantage on both ends of the ice and I look for them to get an easy win in game one.

Play on Tampa Bay minus 1.5 goals.