Another left-winger for John Tavares, and another day held off the scoresheet.
As Islanders coach Jack Capuano struggles to find a top line to stick with, his captain has been held without a point for three straight games, including Friday’s 2-1 overtime loss to the Lightning at Barclays Center in Game 4 of their second-round playoff series.
As the Islanders went down three games to one in this best-of-seven contest, and face a must-win Game 5 coming on Sunday afternoon in Tampa, Fla., Tavares saw rookie Alan Quine, his left wing for the first three games of this series, become a healthy scratch.