Mika Zibanejad reflects on Rangers' 6-2 loss (Source: Imagn)
The Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the New York Rangers 6-2 at Amalie Arena on Saturday. Brayden Point and Nikita Kucherov each had a goal and two assists. Anthony Cirelli and Jake Guentzel added a goal and an assist. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 42 saves. The Lightning have won six of their last seven games. The Rangers, however, have lost six of their last seven games.
Kucherov opened the scoring with a power-play goal in the first period. Artemi Panarin tied it for the Rangers. Ryan McDonagh scored a short-handed goal to give Tampa Bay the lead. Point added another goal in the second period, making it 3-1.
Cirelli scored another short-handed goal to extend the lead. Guentzel’s power-play goal chased Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin out of the game. Trocheck scored a short-handed goal for the Rangers early in the third period. Nick Paul added another goal for Tampa Bay to make it 6-2.
