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LIGHTNING (35-8-2) at ISLANDERS (24-15-4)
7 p.m. ET; ESPN+, MSG+, SUN, NHL.TV

The Lightning have scored at least four goals in 12 of their past 15 games and are 18-1-1 in the past 20.
The Islanders will play their second home game in as many days following a 2-1 loss to the New York Rangers at Barclays Center on Saturday.

Players to watch

Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov has 10 points (three goals, seven assists) in his past five games and is the NHL's leading scorer with 75 points (22 goals, 53 assists).
Islanders forward Josh Bailey has one goal and one assist in the past two games.

They said it

"You're going to play, as we start playing down the stretch here, playoff teams and a desperate team that's trying to stay in the playoff hunt. You're going to get teams' best. We don't want to let our foot off the gas, but sometimes it happens. But they have to reel it back in and we were fortunate enough to reel it back in [Saturday]. But if we think we're going to go into the island [Sunday] and do the same thing, you can't bank on that." -- Lightning coach Jon Cooper
"It's a big challenge; I think we know that. We've watched video on them and see what they do. We just get ready for it the best we can. It's a lot of fun. I don't think anyone's nervous or anything like that. These are the games you want to play." -- Islanders defenseman Scott Mayfield

Lightning projected lineup
Islanders projected lineup
Status report

The Lightning did not skate in the morning following their 5-3 win at the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday. … Dal Colle is expected to play after being a healthy scratch for the home-and-home series against the Rangers.

Stat pack

The Lightning have won six of their past seven games against the Islanders. … Point has five goals and two assists during a three-game point streak. … Vasilevskiy has won eight of his past nine starts. … Eberle has 199 goals in his NHL career. … The Islanders are 5-0-0 on the second game of back-to-backs.