Lightning 4, Islanders 0
TAMPA, Fla. -- Victor Hedman scored two goals and Ben Bishop recorded his fifth career shutout in the Stanley Cup Playoffs as the Tampa Bay Lightning earned a 4-0 win against the New York Islanders in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Second Round series on Sunday.
The Lightning won the best-of-seven series 4-1 and advance to the Eastern Conference Finals to face the winner of the second-round series between the Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins.
Bishop made 28 saves while Nikita Kucherov had his ninth goal of the postseason as the Lightning advance to the conference finals for the second consecutive year.
Hedman gave the Lightning a 1-0 lead at 13:49 of the first period. He took control a loose puck at the high slot and beat Islanders goalie Thomas Greiss on the near post.
Lightning center Brian Boyle scored his third goal of the postseason at 18:41 in the first period to make the score 2-0.
Defenseman Matt Carle went behind the net and passed the puck to Boyle in the slot and Boyle snapped a shot past Greiss above his shoulder.
Hedman's second goal came on a Lightning power play at 4:22 in the second period. Jonathan Drouin made a backhand pass that banked off the boards and Hedman scored on a one-timer from the right circle to make the score 3-0.
Kucherov added a goal at 4:40 in the third period on a breakaway to give the Lightning a 4-0 lead.
Greiss made 21 saves for the Islanders.
NOTES: The Islanders held an optional practice Saturday at the request of C John Tavares. "We didn't want to be sitting around too much when we got in," Tavares said. "It was obviously an optional skate today, but guys wanted to get their feet moving." ... Lightning D Anton Stralman (leg fracture), C Steven Stamkos (blood clot surgery) and RW J.T. Brown (upper body) remain unavailable. Coach Jon Cooper said he expected Stralman to return by now. "I was hoping (he would be back) when this series was starting," Cooper said. "I was hoping (Game 4) or the next one he'd come back. ... Islanders RW Kyle Okposo and C Cal Clutterbuck missed optional practice Saturday for body maintenance reasons.