TV/RADIO: Sunshine; WDAE-AM 620. THE SERIES: The last of four meetings this season; Islanders lead 2-1-0-0; overall series tied 23-23-3-1.
KEY INJURIES: Tampa Bay - None. New York - C Shawn Bates (groin, day to day); D Radek Martinek (ankle, out).
THE LOWDOWN: If the season ended Saturday, the Lightning would face the Islanders in the first round of the playoffs. ... New York has won three of four and is 5-2-2-1 in its past 10 at home. ... C Jason Blake has five goals and four assists in a league-high seven-game points streak. ... C Cliff Ronning has three goals and five assists in his past five games. ... The Lightning is 7-3-2-1 in the second of consecutive games. ... The Lightning's 74 points against the East are second in the conference. ... Entering Saturday, Islanders RW Mark Parrish was tied for third in the league with a 20.5 shooting percentage. ... Lightning RW Martin St. Louis' plus-32 was two behind league-leader Zdeno Chara of Ottawa. ... New York RW Trent Hunter led all rookies with 24 goals, six winners and plus-18. ... The Lightning is 11-11-1-1 on Long Island.
