The New York Islanders are in a position where they have not been in 36 years, which for historical references was the season they won their fourth consecutive Stanley Cup. The Islanders head into Sunday afternoon's Game 3 of their Eastern Conference first-round series at the Pittsburgh Penguins in possession of a 2-0 lead for the first time since 1983.

The Tampa Bay Lightning have not faced much adversity this season so coach Jon Cooper called the team’s situation a “five-alarm fire” going into Game 3 of the Eastern Conference first-round series against the host Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday. The Presidents’ Trophy-winning Lightning dropped the first two contests at home after a 5-1 setback Friday and won’t have the league’s leading scorer Nikita Kucherov, who was suspended one game for an illegal hit.

The St. Louis Blues came into the playoffs with momentum, and now they have history on their side as they head home for Game 3 of the Western Conference first-round series Sunday against the Winnipeg Jets. The Blues pulled off another road victory Friday, using two goals from center Oskar Sundqvist to upend the Jets 4-3 on Ryan O’Reilly’s game winner early in the third period to take a 2-0 series lead - a position that 87.3 percent of the time in NHL history results in a series victory.

So much for goaltending and defense dominating the postseason as the San Jose Sharks and Vegas Golden Knights have split the first two games of their Western Conference first-round series by scoring five goals in their victories. Having erased the home-ice advantage, Vegas looks to win the pivotal Game 3 for the second straight year versus visiting San Jose on Sunday.