Islanders vs. Lightning Game 2 Lessons: Special teams, modes of attack, changes loom?

Reflect, regroup, revise. - Kim Klement-USA TODAY SportsTeams learn more about each other throughout a playoff series, as they face each other repeatedly. Not just each team's tendencies, but also which matchups the opponent seeks and how well those matchups play out in the real-life laboratory.

Identifying ideal matchups and tendencies was part of the talk following the New York Islanders' 4-1 Game 2 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning, along with the escalation in physical play and the Islanders' inability to press a comeback in the third period.

Here are other themes to weigh as the series switches to New York.

1. The Lightning PK is aggressive.

So stop being surprised when they push, even deep…