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Islanders know penalty kill has to be better in Game 2 vs. Lightning

Semyon Varlamov of the Islanders allows a goal to Yanni Gourde of the Lightning as Scott Mayfield gets tripped up during the third period in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final during the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Rogers Place on Monday in Edmonton, Alberta. Credit: Getty Images/Bruce Bennett

A lot of things went wrong for the Islanders in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference final series against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday. But one of the things that stood out the most in their six-goal loss was the fact that they allowed three power play goals in six times shorthanded.