Last result: 3-0 win at NY Islanders, April 12
Series: Lead Eastern Conf. quarterfinals, 2-1
Next game: April 14 at NY Islanders
It took the Lightning just two days to reclaim home-ice
advantage in their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series as
they blanked the New York Islanders, 3-0, on Monday. ... Tampa
Bay improved to 4-0 all-time Game Threes. ... Coach John
Tortorella tinkered with his lines, using RW Martin St. Louis
with C Brad Richards and LW Fredrik Modin. "Vinny (Lecavalier)
and Brad are big-time players in the league, but they are
different players," said St. Louis, who scored his first two
goals of the series. "I know how Brad thinks and I try to
adjust my game to how Brad thinks." ... The Islanders were the
only Eastern Conference team against which St. Louis did not
score this season. ... Asked for the key to Monday's win, coach
John Tortorella said, "There's no one key, we just found a way
to win."