Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla.
Tonight’s NHL regular-season finales will decide Lightning’s first playoff opponent
ELMONT, N.Y. — The Lightning have a lot riding on Friday’s regular-season finale against the Islanders at UBS Arena. The Lightning could have clinched third place in the Atlantic Division — and a first-round meeting with the Maple Leafs — with a win Thursday in Columbus, but their 5-2 loss to the Blue Jackets, combined with Boston’s 5-0 win over Buffalo, made things murky. Tampa Bay enters its …