The New York Islanders are in a familiar position heading
into Game 4 of their Stanley Cup semifinal series against Tampa Bay. They once
again find themselves trailing 2-1 in a series after a narrow loss in Game 3 at
home.
News 12’s Jamie Stuart was at the Nassau Coliseum to gauge how Isles fans
feel heading into Game 4.
The first two times in this postseason they bounced back
with three straight wins to advance past Pittsburgh and Boston. That gives the
Islanders some confidence heading into Saturday night’s game at Nassau
Coliseum. Now they have to find a way to manage another series comeback against
the defending champions, who have been matching New York’s defensive intensity
and physical play.
The Islanders have totaled five goals on 85 shots against
Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy in the first three games after averaging
3.6 per game in their first two series.
AP Wire Services were used in this report.