Lightning defeat Islanders in Game 2 of Semifinals, even series

Welcome to NHL.com, the official site of the National Hockey LeagueBienvenue à LNH.com , le site officiel de la Ligue nationale de hockeyДобро пожаловать на NHL.com, официальный сайт Национальной хоккейной лигиTervetuloa NHL:n viralliselle nettisivustolle NHL.comiinVälkommen till NHL.com, NHL:s officiella web-sidaVítejte na NHL.com, oficiálních stránkách National Hockey LeagueVitajte na NHL.com, oficiálnych stránkach National Hockey LeagueWillkommen auf NHL.com, der offiziellen Seite der National Hockey LeagueBienvenido a NHL.com, el sitio oficial de la National Hockey LeagueSemis, Gm2: Nikita Kucherov makes a fantastic backhand pass to Brayden Point, who scores to give the Lightning a 1-0 lead in the 1stThe Tampa Bay Lightning evened the Stanley Cup Semifinals with a 4-2 win against the New York Islanders in Game 2 at Amalie Arena in Tampa on Tuesday.Brayden Point scored for a fifth straight game, and Nikita Kucherov had three assists for the Lightning, who have not lost consecutive games in the Stanley Cup Playoffs since the 2019 Eastern Conference First Round (11-0). But you need your guy back there to bail you out when you break down, and he sure did that."Jan Rutta scored the first goal by a Tampa Bay defenseman in the playoffs with a shot from the right point at 2:16 of the third period to make it 3-1, and Hedman followed with the second at 9:17 when he scored on the power play to give the Lightning a 4-1 lead."It was huge," Hedman said. What better way than top shelf by 'Roots.' We're super happy obviously with the win, and we're excited to go up to Long Island and keep it going."Mathew Barzal scored his fifth goal in six games with 3:16 remaining for the 4-2 final.Video: NYI@TBL, Gm2: Barzal buries rebound to trim deficitThe Lightning were 1-for-5 on the power play after going 1-for-2 in Game 1."Tonight, we kept them at 20 percent, which is half the rate that they usually hit at, [but] yeah, we just can't take that many (penalties)," Trotz said. It was Point's 10th goal of the playoffs, which leads the NHL.Varlamov went to the Islanders locker room at 13:10 of the first period after a collision in the crease with Point, who received a minor penalty for goalie interference.Nelson tied it 1-1 on the ensuing power play at 13:30 after a giveaway by Lightning defenseman Ryan McDonagh.Varlamov returned at the start of the second period."First and foremost, I'm really glad to see 'Varly' come back in the game," Point said.