Watch: Scorching-hot Kucherov buries Islanders with Game 5 dagger

Somebody hose Nikita Kucherov down.

The Tampa Bay Lightning forward put Game 5 against the New York Islanders out of reach Sunday, scoring on a breakaway early in the third to give the Lightning a 4-0 lead.

It was Kucherov's league-leading ninth goal of the playoffs, and ninth in 10 postseason games.

The 22-year-old scored four goals in the second-round series against the Islanders, as Tampa Bay eliminated New York in five games and advanced to the Eastern Conference Final.

(Video courtesy: NHL.com)