The Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday put a bow on their three-game homestand with a 5-3 win over the New York Islanders. Tampa Bay led 2-0 before the game’s eight-minute mark and improved to 43-25-5 this season.

The New York Islanders proved adept at climbing out of precarious positions the previous two seasons. But the Islanders finally might have dug themselves a hole too deep.

The Islanders’ performance on Saturday brought to mind Cal Clutterbuck’s words on MSG’s postgame show Thursday night, after a similarly lacking performance against Vancouver.

Dmitry Orlov's goal with 10:41 remaining broke a tie and teammate Seth Jarvis finished with two goals as the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the New York Islanders 6-4 on Sunday in Raleigh, N.C.

It marked their fifth straight defeat (0-3-2) and followed Saturday’s 5-3 loss in Tampa, Fla. as they rallied for three, third-period goals after spotting the playoff-bound Lightning a four-goal edge.