Tampa Bay forward Brian Boyle will most likely be showered with boos Friday evening when the Lightning take the ice against the Islanders at Barclays Center for Game 4 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series.
During pregame warm-ups on Tuesday, Boyle skated across the Islanders logo and mixed it up with defenseman Travis Hamonic.
But the play that made Boyle villain No. 1 for Islanders fans came in overtime when Boyle flattened defenseman Thomas Hickey with a big hit at the blue line. Boyle then took a loose puck, passed to Victor Hedman and tapped in the rebound after Hedman’s shot missed.