Islanders goalie Semyon Varlamov and teammate Ryan Pulock celebrate the team's win over the Lightning in Game 3 of the NHL Eastern Conference final, Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, in Edmonton, Alberta. Credit: AP/JASON FRANSON
The Islanders have proved adept at not letting losses, both blowouts and heartbreakers, negatively affect their next performance. But they must maintain that same focus coming off a win if they hope to even their Eastern Conference finals against the Lightning.
Game 4 is Sunday afternoon at Rogers Place in Edmonton. The Islanders won Friday night’s Game 3, 5-3 after an 8-2 loss in Monday’s Game 1 and a well-played 2-1 defeat in Wednesday’s Game 2 as Nikita Kucherov scored the winner with 8.