Tampa Bay vs Islanders. Prediction and Betting Tips for NHL (June 26, 2021).

In the last home game, Tampa left no chance to the opponent, crushing the Islanders with a score of 8:0. Goalie Vasilevsky had performed another shutout. However, the Lightning couldn't repeat such a result away, and they lost in overtime, although they had a comfortable two-goal advantage.

After that game, the club was left without the top scorer, Nikita Kucherov, who was deliberately injured by Mayfield. It is now unclear whether the Russian forward will be able to help his team in the final series. But even without him, John Cooper's squad looks very good and can put tremendous pressure on their ice.

The Islanders are struggling, and Tampa perhaps are their most uncomfortable opponent at the moment. If the Islanders manage to play well in defense and concede less than two goals, then the game often goes their way, but it is almost impossible to hold back the opponents' attack in every match.

Barry Trotz's men themselves can't score more than three goals per game. It is worth mentioning that during this playoffs the Islanders won only twice in regulation time, so their chances of success are slim.