New York at Tampa Bay

Who would have thought that after their dreadful road start of 0-7, the New York Islanders would be playing at even odds here on the road late in the season vs. a team that has a winning home mark of 22-14-2? The Islanders have had road losing streaks this season of seven and five games, but otherwise have been quite road competent at 12-7, and are playing with confidence now as they have taken the first two on this road trip. The Lightning are 2-6 in their last eight games, with the offense producing just 21 goals while the defense has been burned 30 times. The Islanders have taken control of this series, winning four of the last five, so play on New York here.