Islanders 2019 Game Puck

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Islanders left wing Anders Lee tries to control the loose puck in front of the net during the first period of the game at NYCB LIVE's Nassau Coliseum on Sunday, Oct. Credit: Joseph D.

One year after being shocked in the first round, the Tampa Bay Lightning are heading to the Stanley Cup Final.

They defeated the New York Islanders 2-1 Thursday night in the Edmonton, Alberta, bubble to win the Eastern Conference final 4-2 and set up a meeting with the Dallas Stars. Game 1 is Saturday (7:30 p.m. ET, NBC).

Anthony Cirelli, who left the game earlier after an inadvertent knee-on-knee collision with the Islanders' Anders Lee, scored at 13:18 of overtime for the Lightning's third trip to the Final and first since 2015. They won the Cup in 2004. His shot went off the post and off the skate of Islanders goalie Semyon Varlamov (46 saves) before trickling over the line.

Lightning coach Jon Cooper told reporters that Cirelli was basically playing on one leg.

'Obviously, I was in a little bit of pain there,' Cirelli said of the collision, 'but I was fine and fortunate enough to finish the game.'

Tampa Bay was swept last season by the Columbus Blue Jackets after a record-tying 62-win season. The Lightning had 43 wins in 70 games in the coronavirus-shortened regular season, but were better equipped this time for a longer run.

They added rugged Pat Maroon and Barclay Goodrow, 20-goal scorer Blake Coleman and shored up their defense with Kevin Shattenkirk and Zach Bogosian.

That allowed them to advance past the Blue Jackets, Boston Bruins and Islanders despite captain Steven Stamkos being unfit to play this postseason.

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Stamkos came out on the ice as the Lightning accepted the Prince of Wales Trophy as Eastern Conference champion. Unlike the Stars, Lightning players touched the trophy.

THIS. MOMENT. 💙 pic.twitter.com/gWUNDXeDu6

'We wanted Steven part of it, for sure,' Lightning defenseman Ryan McDonagh said. 'No doubt, he's been a huge part of this run, even without playing.'

The Lightning got to the final on the strength of their stars.

Nikita Kucherov (26 points), last season's Hart Trophy winner, had five points in Game 1 against the Islanders and scored a clutch goal with nine seconds left in Game 2.

Brayden Point also had a five-point night in Game 1, has two overtime goals this postseason and has 25 points. He missed Games 3 and 5 of the conference final with injury but returned for Game 6.

Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy, who had a 3.82 goals-against average last season against the Blue Jackets, has cut that in half.

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Defenseman Victor Hedman, who missed two playoff games last postseason with injury, scored the clinching goal in double overtime against the Bruins and has nine goals overall.

'I'm so happy for the whole group .. A few of us went there in 2015, but to go back to the final with the Lightning again is an unreal experience,' Hedman said.

Now Tampa Bay will try to get past the Stars and coach Rick Bowness, a former Lightning assistant, to fulfill the promise that fell way short last season.

Islanders 2019 Game Puck Predictions

'They're obviously playing a great game right now, a great team game,' Shattenkirk said. 'There's a lot of speed up front, as well as a lot of size. Their D corps can lock it down, but at the same time, they have a couple guys there than can join the rush and make you pay offensively. We know (Stars goalie Anton) Khudobin's been playing very well.'

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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Tampa Bay Lightning defeat New York Islanders in Game 6 to advance to Stanley Cup Final

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The Anaheim Ducks responded to a challenge from their captain Monday night, ending their own losing ways while also halting the New York Islanders' franchise-best 17-game point streak.

One game after chastising the team for a lack of physicality, Ryan Getzlaf led by example. He had a goal and an assist, and John Gibson made 26 saves as the Ducks defeated the Islanders 3-0 to end their three-game slide and a five-game skid at home.

Torchlight ii 1 25 5 3. Playing physical again was a topic at the morning skate.

'That's definitely the response we wanted,' Getzlaf said. 'Obviously we talked a little bit as a group and some things were said, and necessary to kind of respond as a group. I thought we did a good job of that tonight.'

The Islanders went 15-0-2 during the longest point streak in team history, which started with an Oct. 12 victory over Florida. They hadn't lost in regulation since the day before that against Carolina, but had gone into overtime in each of their past four games before facing Anaheim. They lost in OT against San Jose on Saturday.

'Guys have committed a lot over a long time and we've won in different ways,' coach Barry Trotz said. 'It's just reality. We didn't play well enough to deserve to win. I think our guys are good enough pros to understand that. I'm not gonna kick cans or anything like that.'

The Islanders had a 16-5 advantage in shots during the first period and a 26-23 edge in the game, but couldn't find a way to beat Gibson, who earned his first shutout of the season.

After withstanding New York's best push in the opening period, the Ducks were able to do enough over the next 40 minutes to get only their second victory since Nov. 3.

Anaheim put the game away late in the third when Cam Fowler and Ondrej Kase scored just more than a minute apart.

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'They were the hottest team in the league, so it was an easy game to get up for,' Fowler said.

The Ducks broke through in a scoreless game at 10:28 of the first when Getzlaf got his stick on a rebound after Rickard Rakell's shot from the blue line. In an attempt to clear the puck from in front, Islanders forward Jordan Eberle redirected it into his own net.

Getzlaf, whose sharp criticism of the team came after a 6-2 loss Saturday at Tampa Bay, scored his ninth of the season and extended his point streak to five games.

'(Getzlaf) is our leader and we understand that sometimes we need a kick in the butt,' Fowler said. 'He's a guy that can provide that, but on any given night you know he's going to come out and compete. He's certainly a guy that we look to when times get a little bit tough, and he was fantastic for us tonight.'

Islanders goalie Thomas Greiss made 20 saves. He was 8-0-0 during the point streak with 233 saves.

Greiss kept New York in the game until the 13:13 mark of the third period when Fowler took a pass from Getzlaf, who was next to the Islanders net, and scored his fifth of the season.

Kase added his third at 13:24 to put the game away, with Fowler getting an assist.

They added rugged Pat Maroon and Barclay Goodrow, 20-goal scorer Blake Coleman and shored up their defense with Kevin Shattenkirk and Zach Bogosian.

That allowed them to advance past the Blue Jackets, Boston Bruins and Islanders despite captain Steven Stamkos being unfit to play this postseason.

Rangers Vs Islanders 2019

Gallery: Quest for the Stanley Cup: Best photos from the NHL playoffs (USA TODAY SPORTS)

Stamkos came out on the ice as the Lightning accepted the Prince of Wales Trophy as Eastern Conference champion. Unlike the Stars, Lightning players touched the trophy.

THIS. MOMENT. 💙 pic.twitter.com/gWUNDXeDu6

'We wanted Steven part of it, for sure,' Lightning defenseman Ryan McDonagh said. 'No doubt, he's been a huge part of this run, even without playing.'

The Lightning got to the final on the strength of their stars.

Nikita Kucherov (26 points), last season's Hart Trophy winner, had five points in Game 1 against the Islanders and scored a clutch goal with nine seconds left in Game 2.

Brayden Point also had a five-point night in Game 1, has two overtime goals this postseason and has 25 points. He missed Games 3 and 5 of the conference final with injury but returned for Game 6.

Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy, who had a 3.82 goals-against average last season against the Blue Jackets, has cut that in half.

Ny Islanders 2019 Roster

Defenseman Victor Hedman, who missed two playoff games last postseason with injury, scored the clinching goal in double overtime against the Bruins and has nine goals overall.

'I'm so happy for the whole group .. A few of us went there in 2015, but to go back to the final with the Lightning again is an unreal experience,' Hedman said.

Now Tampa Bay will try to get past the Stars and coach Rick Bowness, a former Lightning assistant, to fulfill the promise that fell way short last season.

Islanders 2019 Game Puck Predictions

'They're obviously playing a great game right now, a great team game,' Shattenkirk said. 'There's a lot of speed up front, as well as a lot of size. Their D corps can lock it down, but at the same time, they have a couple guys there than can join the rush and make you pay offensively. We know (Stars goalie Anton) Khudobin's been playing very well.'

Follow Edith Noriega on Twitter @Noriega_Edith. Follow Mike Brehm @ByMikeBrehm.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Tampa Bay Lightning defeat New York Islanders in Game 6 to advance to Stanley Cup Final

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The Anaheim Ducks responded to a challenge from their captain Monday night, ending their own losing ways while also halting the New York Islanders' franchise-best 17-game point streak.

One game after chastising the team for a lack of physicality, Ryan Getzlaf led by example. He had a goal and an assist, and John Gibson made 26 saves as the Ducks defeated the Islanders 3-0 to end their three-game slide and a five-game skid at home.

Torchlight ii 1 25 5 3. Playing physical again was a topic at the morning skate.

'That's definitely the response we wanted,' Getzlaf said. 'Obviously we talked a little bit as a group and some things were said, and necessary to kind of respond as a group. I thought we did a good job of that tonight.'

The Islanders went 15-0-2 during the longest point streak in team history, which started with an Oct. 12 victory over Florida. They hadn't lost in regulation since the day before that against Carolina, but had gone into overtime in each of their past four games before facing Anaheim. They lost in OT against San Jose on Saturday.

'Guys have committed a lot over a long time and we've won in different ways,' coach Barry Trotz said. 'It's just reality. We didn't play well enough to deserve to win. I think our guys are good enough pros to understand that. I'm not gonna kick cans or anything like that.'

The Islanders had a 16-5 advantage in shots during the first period and a 26-23 edge in the game, but couldn't find a way to beat Gibson, who earned his first shutout of the season.

After withstanding New York's best push in the opening period, the Ducks were able to do enough over the next 40 minutes to get only their second victory since Nov. 3.

Anaheim put the game away late in the third when Cam Fowler and Ondrej Kase scored just more than a minute apart.

Islanders 2019 Game Puck Instructions

'They were the hottest team in the league, so it was an easy game to get up for,' Fowler said.

The Ducks broke through in a scoreless game at 10:28 of the first when Getzlaf got his stick on a rebound after Rickard Rakell's shot from the blue line. In an attempt to clear the puck from in front, Islanders forward Jordan Eberle redirected it into his own net.

Getzlaf, whose sharp criticism of the team came after a 6-2 loss Saturday at Tampa Bay, scored his ninth of the season and extended his point streak to five games.

'(Getzlaf) is our leader and we understand that sometimes we need a kick in the butt,' Fowler said. 'He's a guy that can provide that, but on any given night you know he's going to come out and compete. He's certainly a guy that we look to when times get a little bit tough, and he was fantastic for us tonight.'

Islanders goalie Thomas Greiss made 20 saves. He was 8-0-0 during the point streak with 233 saves.

Greiss kept New York in the game until the 13:13 mark of the third period when Fowler took a pass from Getzlaf, who was next to the Islanders net, and scored his fifth of the season.

Kase added his third at 13:24 to put the game away, with Fowler getting an assist.

'That one stinks,' Islanders left wing Anthony Beauvillier said. 'We felt like we came (at them) hard in the first. They came out hard in the second. We didn't really maintain that compete level we had in the first. Having points for such a long time, this one kind of stinks.'

Game notes
Gibson took a puck to the upper body off a shot from Ryan Pulock and while lying on his side ailing in front of the net, reached up with his glove to stop a shot from Adam Pelech. Gibson stayed in the game. … The Ducks' Jakob Silfverberg took his 1,151st shot, moving into fifth place on the team's career list. … Greiss had a 1.96 goals-against average during New York's point streak, but he's given up three goals in each of his last three games.

UP NEXT

Islanders: Remain in Southern California to face the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday.

Islanders 2019 Game Puck Schedule

Ducks: Make a one-game trip to face the Arizona Coyotes on Wednesday.

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