TAMPA, Fla. — What happened to the Lightning against the Islanders in Game 1?
Brian Boyle, who played five years with the Rangers and faced the Islanders numerous times every season, said Thursday that the Lightning shouldn’t have been stunned by the opponents’ moxie in the 5-3 loss in Game 1 on Wednesday.
“Even though they [the Islanders] had some lean years, they came in and played,” said the 6-7 forward, who joined the Lightning as a free agent in July 2014. “They were difficult games, tight games all the time, it was like a playoff game when we played them.