Sunday, 4 a.m.
For the Tampa Bay Lightning, it is good to see Long Island in the rear view mirror.
The Bolts lost their third game in 12 days to the New York Islanders, 3-2 in a shootout. The Bolts scored just three goals in the three losses.
The Bolts fell behind 2-0, but came back to tie it on goals by Darren Raddysh and J.J. Moser. But the Bolts went the last 16:40 of regulation and all of overtime without scoring.
The Islanders scored on two of their three shots in the shootout, with Mathew Barsal and Emil Heineman scoring. Brayden Point made the Bolts' lone penalty shot.
The Bolts outshot the Islanders 17-1 in the second period and had 34 for the game. In three games, the Bolts launched 97 shots but scored only three times.
"It's not ideal falling behind a team we haven't scored much in thet three times," Bolts' coach Jon Cooper said. "We gave up one shot (in the second period) and seven in the lst two periods. It's tough not to walk away with two points.
"It's tough. Sometimes you run into a team that has your number. I have.
Been happy with how we played. It can be frustrating at times. You have to find a way to get those two points."
The Bolts are home on Monday night against the Florida Panthers at 7 p.m. at Benchmark International Arena.