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TAMPA, Fla. -- The Tampa Bay Lightning used the power play to extend their recent dominance over the New York Islanders.Steven Stamkos had a goal and two assists, Andrei Vasilevskiy made 31 saves and the Lightning beat the Islanders 4-1 on Thursday night.The Lightning went 2 for 6 on the power play, and New York failed to score on its one chance.The power play helped us out, kick-started it, Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper said.Nikita Kucherov, Tyler Johnson and Brian Boyle also scored for the Lightning, who have outscored the Islanders 10-2 in winning the first two games of the season series.Tampa Bay also beat the Islanders in five games during the second round of last seasons playoffs.Theyre a good hockey team, New York center John Tavares said. We just havent played to a level that we need to have success against them.The Islanders got a goal from Andrew Ladd.Stamkos opened the scoring by beating Jaroslav Halak from the left circle on a power play 8:03 into the game. The star center has 111 career power-play goals with Tampa Bay, one shy of Vincent Lecavaliers team record.It was just the fifth time in 14 games that the Lightning scored first.Thats something weve discussed, Stamkos said. For sure, weve got to start games better.New York was called for all three penalties in the first period, on undisciplined infractions for elbowing, cross-checking and high-sticking.You have to work as a unit of five, and at the end of the day you just have to find a way to do it, Islanders coach Jack Capuano said of New Yorks 25th-ranked short-handed success rate.Kucherov also scored from the left circle 3 minutes after Stamkos goal to make it 2-0. Victor Hedman got his 188th career assist to become the franchise leader for defensemen.Halak was pulled and replaced by Thomas Greiss 2:50 into the second after Johnson scored from the left circle on Tampa Bays fourth power play. Halak allowed three goals on 16 shots.Theres no secret, Tavares said. The amount of penalties we take, its really putting us in a tough spot.Shortly after Vasilevskiy made a strong save on Casey Cizikas during a 4-on-1, Ladd pulled New York to 3-1 midway through the second.Boyle scored early in the third.Game notesThe Islanders host Tampa Bay on Monday night to complete the three-game season series in a 14-game span. ... Stamkos has 13 goals and 29 points in 27 games against the Islanders. ... Tampa Bay LW Jonathan Drouin missed his fourth straight game after taking a hit to the head Nov. 1 from Islanders D Calvin de Haan. ... The Islanders returned forward Mathew Barzal to Seattle of the WHL.UP NEXTIslanders: Wrap up a two-game southern swing Saturday night at Florida.Lightning: Complete a two-game homestand Saturday night against San Jose.Cheap Nike Air Max UK . Pert has formerly spent time as an assistant coach with Cardiff City, Coventry City, and Bahrain mens national team. 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Bryant, who signed a five-year, $34 million contract as a free agent with Cleveland in March, reported symptoms on Monday morning, a team spokesman said.Its easy to appraise Jalen Hurts by the numbers: The yards, the touchdowns and the wins.But perhaps the most notable number is his age, 18. Top-ranked Alabamas freshman quarterback has shown poise beyond his years under the pressure of leading the Crimson Tide to a Southeastern Conference title and playoff berth.Alabamas offensive leader is just a teenager from Texas who hadnt let a team to a championship since he was an 8-year-old on the East Houston Aggies. He hasnt often looked like an 18-year-old on the field.Im a firm believer in age being nothing but a number, Hurts said. And I feel like if you step up to any situation and youre able to play your game, be confident, have the poise you need to have, youll be all right.Hurts is trying to become only the second true freshman quarterback to lead a major college team to a national title. Oklahomas Jamelle Holloway replaced an injured Troy Aikman in 1985 and led the Sooners to eight straight wins.So far, Hurts is a perfect 12-0 as a starter since claiming the job after the opener and has been named SEC offensive player of the year. His journey to a College Football Playoff semifinal matchup with No. 4 Washington on Dec. 31 hasnt been all paved in crimson glory, but more a season-long rubber band-like grind of snapping back from negative plays, like a fumble that Mississippi returned for a touchdown. Big plays often follow the bad ones.Hurts has gotten better later in games, including in the second half of the Iron Bowl against Auburn and the SEC championship game against Florida.Thats unusual because freshmen are rookies, Alabama offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin said after the SEC championship game in Atlanta. What do they do? They usually screw up in the fourth quarter. Hes special.Of course, Hurts has also had few games that were still undecided in the fourth quarter.He has of course benefited from a supporting cast full of NFL talent and the nations best defense, much like `Bama predecessors including Jake Coker, AJ McCarron and Greg McElroy -- each of whom led the Tide to national titles.Hurts arrived in Tuscaloosa in time to play Clemsons Deshaun Watson for the scout team leading up to the national championship game last season. He has been able to escape some of the grind of being quarterback of a national title contender since coach Nick Saban doesnt allow freshmen to talk to reporters during the regular season. So the SEC championship postgame scrum looked like a full-out blitz, with Hurts surrounded by reporters and TV cameras scrambling for his firsst public comments as `Bamas starter.ddddddddddddHe handled it with aplomb and didnt bite when asked to evaluate his season.As a team, I think weve done a great job, Hurts said, repeating himself when asked a second time.Being the quarterback of an active dynasty in a state where college football reigns supreme could overwhelm any player, freshman or senior.Hes handled it extremely well, said McElroy, an SEC Network analyst who helped lead the Tide to the 2009 national title. Has he been perfect? No. Is there a lot of room for improvement? Absolutely. But given the pressure and the circumstance of playing quarterback at Alabama -- as soon as youre named the starter you immediately become one of the most heavily scrutinized people in the entire state.Hurts, the son of a high school coach, has put up big numbers along the way, already running for more yards in a season than any other Tide quarterback.He has rushed for 841 yards and 12 touchdowns, keeping the offense going even when the passing game isnt clicking. He has also completed 65.3 percent of his passes for 2,592 yards and 22 touchdowns with nine interceptions.Hurts has been a better finisher than starter. He has passed for 14 touchdowns and been intercepted just twice in the second half of games, when hes also produced many of his biggest plays. That includes a 21-yard fourth-quarter touchdown run in a 10-0 win at LSU in a game that was otherwise dominated by the defenses.I think people were on him a little bit after the LSU game and I just told him, `Man, Jalen, you just went into Tiger Stadium at night in an Alabama-LSU game and won and really made the one significant play on offense, Kiffin said. Hes a special player.Hurts credits his father and prep coach, Averion, for helping him be ready to handle the challenges and successes at Alabama. Hurts also absorbed lessons by watching his older brother Averion Jr. -- a quarterback at Texas Southern -- learn the hard way.All the butt-chewings he got, I learned from those, he said. Life is all about learning.Then he went on to play for another demanding coach in Saban, who has regularly held one-on-one Sunday film sessions with his quarterback.Hurts said not even Sabans chewing-outs can match those coming from his father.There aint nothing like getting a butt-chewing from your blood, he said.---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25. ' ' '