2016 NHL Playoffs: Tampa Bay Lightning versus New York Islanders game 1 coverage

Sums, similarities and a tight racde

It's just a minor note on scores -- and how tight the series is via sums.

Bolts drop second round opener 5-3

A spate of defensive lapses and an uncharacteristically poor outing from goalie Ben Bishop combined as the Tampa Bay Lightning dug themselves a hole they couldn't quite climb out of, falling behind 4-1 and eventually losing 5-3 to the New York Islanders in the opening game of their second round playoff series.

WATCH: Filppula brings the Bolts to within a goal

The Tampa Bay Lightning attempted to stage some late-game heroics with their third goal of the game, credited to Lightning forward Valtteri Filppula.

WATCH: Nikita Kucherov narrows Isles lead to 4-2

Nikita Kucherov buries a fairly easy goal on a beautiful cross-ice pass by Matt Carle.

WATCH: Ondrej Palat gets the Bolts on the board first

Ondrej Palat, Jonathan Drouin and Vladislav Namestnikov worked to get the Bolts on the board first in this contest versus the New York Islanders.

Game Chat: Lighning vs. Isles game 1

And so it begins.... The floor is yours.

VIDEO:" Victor Hedman talks series with NHL LIve

Wide scores, tight scores; Bolts vs. Isles preview

The regular season compared to the second season (so far) in short.

Cooper's update on Stralman: No update

Lightning versus Isles - numbers from both clubs

It's been a long time since the Islanders advanced to the second round of the NHL playoffs. Is Tampa Bay up to the task of thwarting a further Islander advance?