W2W4: Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Islanders, Game 3

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BROOKLYN, N.Y. — It feels like forever since the New York Islanders and Tampa Bay Lightning last played, but their Eastern Conference second-round series resumes with Game 3 on Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET at Barclays Center. The best-of-seven series is tied at 1-1.

Here’s what to watch for:

Home cooking: The Islanders were thrilled with getting a split in Tampa, and now New York is thrilled to be back on home ice. The playoff atmosphere was intense during the first-round series against the Florida Panthers, when Islanders fans brought the old Coliseum energy to Brooklyn. The players are expecting much of the same for Game 3 against the Lightning.

“The energy is going to be off the charts in this building like it has been the first three games of the playoffs,” said Islanders right winger Kyle Okposo. “We’re looking forward to it. You’ve just got to use that energy in a positive way and you can’t be running around out of position, but at the same time you’ve got to be finishing your hits, playing with energy, playing with urgency and playing desperate out there.”

The Islanders posted a 25-11-5 record on home ice during the regular season and a 2-1 mark already in the playoffs.

“We’ve got to be ready and on our toes,” said Lightning forward Mike Blunden, who could return to the lineup in Game 3.

Islanders right wing Kyle Okposo, who has a goal and six assists so far this postseason, predicts that …

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