TAMPA, Fla. — 10:55 p.m.
Bolts win! The Lightning tie a franchise record for goals scored in a playoff game en route to an 8-0 blowout in Game 5 against the Islanders.
10:40 p.m.
Luke Schenn gets his first goal of the postseason to make it a whopping 8-0 lead for the Lightning.
10:20 p.m.
Brayden Point has now scored in eight straight games after putting the Lightning up by 7 to start the third period.
10:16 p.m.
The puck has dropped and the third period is underway with the Lightning up by six.
9:51 p.m.
The Lightning aren't done yet in the 2nd period. Alex Killorn gets his second of the game to make it 6-0.
9:45 p.m.
The Lightning continue to pile on. Ondrej Palat redirects a shot off the faceoff in the Islander's zone to find the back of the net. It's now 5-0 late in the 2nd period.
9:23 p.m.
Stamkos gets his second goal of the night to put the Lightning up by four in the 2nd period.
9:11 p.m.
The puck has dropped and the second period is underway.
8:54 p.m.
The Lightning took control of Game 5 with a dominate first period. Steven Stamkos, Yanni Gourde and Alex Killorn are responsible for the Bolts going up by three and prompting the Islanders to take goalie Semyon Varlamov out from net.
8:46 p.m.
The Lightning keep piling on, this time Alex Killorn with the goal. It's now 3-0 late in the 1st.
8:36 p.m.
Yanni Gourde scores with 11:04 into the 1st to put the Lightning up by two.
8:19 p.m.
And just like that, the Lightning go on top after a goal from Steven Stamkos within the first minute of play. It's 1-0 early.
8:18 p.m.
The puck has dropped at Amalie Arena and Game 5 is underway!
Pre-game coverage:
The Tampa Bay Lightning have not lost back-to-back games in the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
In fact, the Bolts haven't lost back-to-back games in the playoffs since 2018.
They return home Monday with a sour 3-2 loss to the New York Islanders in Game 4 on their minds.
Teams that win Game 4 on the road go on to win the series 91.3 percent of the time. The Islanders kept that from happening to make this series essentially a best-of-three contest.
Even in the loss on Saturday, Brayden Point added to history becoming just the 10th player in NHL history to score in seven consecutive playoff games. Point has seven goals in eight career playoff games against the Islanders as well.
Expect him to be a focus on both ends of the ice Monday night. Point has goals in 17 of his last 20 playoff games.
Puck drop will be just after 8:00 ET at Amalie Arena on Monday night.
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