The meeting ended with a score of 2: 1.
Ryan Pullock scored for New York and Jordan Eberle scored the winning goal.
Viktor Hedman scored the puck at Lightning.
Islanders' Russian goalkeeper Semyon Varlamov saved 36 out of 37 shots.
Russian players of "Tampa" Mikhail Sergachev and Nikita Kucherov were not marked with effective actions, and goalkeeper Andrey Vasilevsky made 22 rescues.
Thus, the Islanders have closed the gap in the series - 2: 3.
Earlier it was reported that the Dallas Stars reached the Stanley Cup final for the first time in 20 years.