The Lightning won their third straight and matched the idle Florida Panthers’ 91 points for second place in the tight Atlantic Division.

Brayden Point scored twice and Nikita Kucherov had a goal and an assist as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the New York Islanders 5-3.

The game commenced with an electrifying atmosphere as the Lightning quickly established dominance. Kucherov found the back of the net just 2 minutes and 2 seconds into the first period with the Islanders’ first shot defending,

Tampa Bay used a solid second period on Tuesday to beat the New York Islanders for the second time in the last four days. The Lightning outscored New York 2-0 in period two to offset an even first period,

But the Islanders finally might have dug themselves a hole too deep. The Islanders attempt to halt an untimely losing streak and begin a last-ditch push for the final Eastern Conference wild-card spot Tuesday night when they host the Tampa Bay Lightning in Elmont,

Their fourth straight regulation loss extended their slide to 0-4-2 in a 4-1 defeat to the playoff-bound Lightning on Tuesday night to open a three-game homestand at UBS Arena. It left the Islanders five points behind the Canadiens — who scored in the last minute of regulation,