Islanders push toward playoffs hits speed bump in loss to Lightning

TAMPA, Fla. — Just as the playoffs began to look inevitable for the Islanders, there came the team that twice prevented them from playing for a Stanley Cup. Much as both the Islanders and Lightning have changed over in a nearly 24-month span, you still can imagine members of the Isles uttering the name like Seinfeld spitting out Newman’s: “Tampa!” After a blowout 5-0 loss at Amalie Arena on Saturday, the Islanders still haven’t beaten the Lightning since Game 6 of the 2021 NHL semifinals — a match that took place at Nassau Coliseum, in which Anthony Beauvillier scored the…