UNIONDALE, NEW YORK - JUNE 09: New York Islanders fans celebrate during the game against the Boston Bruins in Game Six of the Second Round of the 2021 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at the Nassau Coliseum on June 09, 2021 in Uniondale, New York. The Islanders defeated the Bruins 6-2 to move on to the Stanley Cup Semifinals against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Twitter map shows most of U.S. rooting for Islanders in semifinals

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NHL fans across the United States are apparently jumping on the New York Islanders bandwagon for the Stanley Cup semifinals.

Geotagged Twitter data that Betonline.ag gathered in the last week - including over 100,000 tweets containing official fan hashtags - found the Islanders are the most popular team in the semifinals, with 32 states rooting for them.

The Vegas Golden Knights were the second-most popular club with eight states, followed by the Montreal Canadiens with six states and the defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning with four states.

New York defeated Tampa Bay 2-1 in Game 1 of the series Sunday.