This is a 10* TOP TUESDAY TOTAL on teh OVER Islanders/Lightning.

New York "stole" Game 1, but now I think it'll have its hands full here with this highly motivated Lightning team, that will be dead set on setting the tempo in Game 2.

And that means a constant non-stop attack. If Tampa can get an early lead, then New York is going to be forced to change its game-plan.

I had a play on the UNDER in Game 1, as I expected the extra few days off between series to benefit the goaltenders and defense, and that was absolutely the case.

But with that first game now over, I think that these offenses will be the main storylines in tomorrow's summaries of this contest.

Note that Tampa has seen the total go OVER the number in eight of its last 11 home games in trying to revenge a loss against an opponent in which it was held to one or less goals in.

Expect a hard-fought, and ultimately higher-scoring shootout.

The play is the OVER.

Good luck, NP