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Andrew Gross

Islanders skate past Lightning for eighth consecutive win

NEW YORK _ The Islanders keep passing tests. So now they have a chance to match a franchise record winning streak.

Their latest measuring-stick game came against the offensively-potent Lightning, who tied an NHL record with 62 wins last season before being swept out of the first round of the playoffs and who were coming off an overtime win at New Jersey.

But the Islanders limited the Lightning's dangerous chances and broke open a one-goal game with three third-period goals to win their eighth straight, 5-2, on Friday night at NYCB Live's Nassau Coliseum.

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