Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Islanders 6/17/21 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Islanders are coming here after losing the second game in the series. The loss was a crushing blow as the Islanders ended up giving up 4 goals in the game. The Lightning allowed only 2 goals in the game, but looked a lot better in the second game of the series than in the first game.

Now, with the series tied at 1 game each, it will be interesting to see what happens with the series going back to New York. The good news for the Islanders is hte team has played good at home on the year and should continue to play good at home. The Lightning for their part, though, are not a slouch when it comes to playing on the road.

The last game seen the Lightning get a total of 33 shots in the game. Tampa Bay did end up with a total of 32 hits in the game. The Lightning were able to get 24 face off wins in the game, but had a lot of penalty minutes with 21 minutes in the box.

New York for their part ended up getting only 26 shots in the game. The physical play from the Islanders ended up getting 37 hits in the game. New York did win 27 face offs, but had to serve a total of 33 penalty minutes.