TAMPA, FLORIDA - JUNE 25: Mathew Barzal #13, Ryan Pulock #6 and Matt Martin #17 of the New York Islanders react after their team's 1-0 loss against the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game Seven of the NHL Stanley Cup Semifinals during the 2021 NHL Stanley Cup Finals at Amalie Arena on June 25, 2021 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
The New York Islanders pushed the defending champion Lightning as far as they could, but fell short on Friday night in Tampa. Losing 1-0 to end their season.
Just five wins short of Stanley Cup glory for the first time since 1984, the 2020-21 New York Islanders rocket ship to immortality ran out of fuel on Friday night in Tampa, as they lost 1-0 to the defending champion Lightning.