Islanders determined to take 2-0 series lead over Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning right wing Nikita Kucherov, left, and defenseman Victor Hedman defend against the Islanders' Casey Cizikas during the first period of Game 1 on Wednesday night in Tampa.TAMPA, Fla. — The Islanders have been breaking their postseason droughts, and going into Saturday’s Game 2, they would like to snap a 33-year skid by taking a 2-0 series lead.

“It’s my third time being up 1-0, and going home up 2-0 would be huge,” Frans Nielsen said. “We’ve got to find a way to get that next one.”

The blueprint for the Islanders to take their first 2-0 series lead since the 1983 Stanley Cup Final was drawn up recently — in the first round. The Isles, coming off a 5-4 win over the Panthers…