NHL Playoffs: When is Lightning vs. Islanders Game 4?

Here’s when you can watch Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals between the Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Islanders.

After a thrilling Game 3 overtime victory, the Tampa Bay Lightning will have a chance to win their second straight at the Barclays Center in the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the New York Islanders in Game 4.

Puck drop for Game 4 is set for 7:00 p.m. Eastern on Friday evening. TV coverage will be provided by NBC Sports Network, with live streaming also available on the NBC Sports Live Extra app.

The Lightning went up two games to one in the series with a critical 5-4 overtime win in Game 3. New York held a late third period advantage, but Nikita Kucherov scored his NHL-leading seventh goal of the postseason with 39 seconds left before Brian Boyle added the game-winner less than three minutes in to overtime. Victor Hedman also continued his strong series with his fourth career playoff goal.

In his first game back from an upper-body injury, Josh Bailey scored twice to lead the Islanders offense New York’s fourth line was also brilliant, as it produced two goals on the night while dictating the physicality of the game.

Islanders star John Tavares was shut out for the second straight game after totaling 11 points through the first seven playoff games. The good news is New York finally got some offense from other sources, but it could use some production from Tavares in Game 4.

Both defenses will look to tighten up after mistakes piled up for both sides in an open-ended Game 3. It will also be interesting to see if goaltenders Ben Bishop and Thomas Greiss can bounce back from their respective worst games of the postseason.

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