New York at Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay went with its backup goalie last night in a 4-2 loss at Washington. They are back home with Big Ben Bishop rested and in net. The team is 4-0-1 with him in net at home. He's surrendered one goal or fewer four times in that span, posting a 1.36 goals-against average. He's 53-14-7 with a 2.13 goals against in 76 games there since joining the Lightning in April 2013. Tampa Bay's offense has totaled 11 goals in its past four games, a significant improvement, and the team is 42-19 in their last 61 home games. New York is a .500 road team and also played last night, a 3-2 shootout loss at Florida, part of a 1-3 slump. The Islanders are 3-7 playing on no days rest, plus 0-4 off an overtime game the previous night. And when these teams clash, the home team is 4-0 and the Islanders are 6-13 at Tampa Bay. Take Tampa Bay.