8* SURE SHOT on Florida Panthers.

The Florida Panthers and the New York Islanders are tied at 2-2 in this Eastern Conference Quarterfinals series. The Panthers won the most recent game 2-1 at Barclays Center behind some solid goaltending from Roberto Luongo, and I think they'll take command of the series with a win in their own building Friday night.

Here are my keys to the game:

1. Home Cookin' - The Islanders took the opener of the series 5-4 at BB&T Center, but success here has generally been scarce with only five wins in the last 18 visits, and the Panthers have won four of their last five at home.

2. Roberto Luongo - The Panthers' goaltender has proven hard to solve for the Islanders in recent games. The have Isles tallied a total of five goals in regulation since scoring the same amount in the series-opener, and the veteran netminder posted a .931 save percentage in three meetings with the Islanders during the regular-season.

3. X-Factor - The Islanders' top line of John Tavares, Kyle Okposo and Frans Nielsen has produced six of the team's six goals in the series, much to coach Jack Capuano's dismay. "We didn't create much. We got one line creating all of our offense right now." Capuano said after Wednesday's loss.

Selection: This is a play on the Florida Panthers (8*)