Sunday, May 1, 2016

Islanders lose to Lightning, series tied up at 1

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tyler Johnson had two goals and an assist and Tampa Bay beat New York to even the second-round series at a game apiece.

Lightning goalie Ben Bishop rebounded after being pulled in second period of Game 1 to make 19 saves. He gave up four goals on 13 shots Wednesday night in a 5-3 loss.

Jonathan Drouin and Victor Hedman each had a goal and an assist for Tampa Bay.

Nikolay Kulemin scored for the Islanders, and Thomas Greiss 27 stopped shots.

Game 3 is Tuesday night in Brooklyn.

After Islanders teammates Cal Clutterbuck and Nick Leddy collided at the Tampa Bay blue line, the Lightning got an odd-man rush that resulted in Johnson's backhander that opened the scoring 6:03 into the game. Johnson extended the Tampa Bay advantage to 4-1 with a late empty-netter.

EDITOR'S NOTE: This game took place on Saturday, April 30, 2016.

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