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The Tampa Bay Lightning delivered on a promise to play with a greater sense of urgency, storming back in the Eastern Conference Final against the New York ...

... New York forward Filip Chytil left just past the midpoint of the second period after a hit by Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman. He missed the rest of the game with an upper-body injury. "We’re looking forward to that challenge, but I really like where our game is now compared to where it was a couple days ago." He was injured Sunday, when he exited in the second period after only playing a little over seven minutes. Palat added an empty-netter with 8.7 seconds remaining, finishing with a goal and two assists. They collapsed pretty good in the ‘D’ zone. But this is where it gets down to the really tough stuff," Lightning captain Steven Stamkos said.

Ondrej Palat was the best player on the ice as Tampa Bay evened the East final at two games apiece.

After receiving a cross-ice pass from Pierre-Edouard Bellemare in the neutral zone, defenseman Zach Bogosian drove the net and backhanded a shot on goal. Earlier in the game, he made key stops against Kevin Rooney, Alexis Lafrenière and Tyler Motte to keep the Rangers at bay. We saw it in the first period, when he skated with speed into the offensive zone, took the pass from Bellemare and raced down the right wing. Later in the period, Bogosian drew a tripping penalty from Ryan Reaves that resulted in Tampa Bay’s first power play. Stamkos scored on the rebound to extend the Lightning lead to 3-0. He gets defenders to lean on him, wearing them down and setting up the next line. With each passing day, Brayden Point continues to make progress toward a possible return. He is most effective playing below the circles, taking away the goalie’s eyes and working to create rebound opportunities. Only a 6-on-4 goal by Artemi Panarin with 3:33 remaining kept him from a shutout. It went on to become the winning goal. He spun and put a tape-to-tape pass on Kucherov’s stick. With defenseman Ryan Lindgren seemingly thinking he would play the puck off the boards from just outside the Lightning blue line, Palat spotted Kucherov streaking into the offensive zone.

Tampa Bay Lightning (51-23-8, third in the Atlantic Division) vs. New York Rangers (52-24-6, second in the Metropolitan Division) New York; Thursday, ...

The Rangers are 24-5-3 in games they score at least one power-play goal. The teams meet Tuesday for the sixth time this season. The Lightning won 4-1 in the last matchup. BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Lightning visit the New York Rangers for game five of the third round of the NHL Playoffs with the series tied 2-2. New York Rangers (52-24-6, second in the Metropolitan Division) Tampa Bay Lightning (51-23-8, third in the Atlantic Division) vs.

Andrei Vasilevskiy had 33 saves to lead the Lightning, who have won two straight after dropping the first two games on the road.

Nikita Kucherov scored on a breakaway and Andrei Vasilevskiy had 33 saves , helping the Tampa Bay Lightning shut down the New York Rangers 4-1 and even the NHL’s Eastern Conference final at two games apiece. Andrei Vasilevskiy had 33 saves to lead the Lightning, who have won two straight after dropping the first two games on the road. Lightning even their Eastern Conference series with the Rangers after a 4-1 win

Though Mika Zibenajad scored a goal in Game 3 to give the Rangers a 1-0 lead, he has been relatively quiet the past two games.

Everybody wants to score, but if you can make some of these skill players (Zibanejad) have to play defense … ’’ “It’s a good line,’’ Zibanejad said of Cirelli and Co. “They’re obviously out there with their role and a job to do. I thought we created a little bit more offense today, but we’ve got to worry about ourselves and not too much about who we’re playing.

Pat Maroon helped Tampa Bay take the early lead with a goal just 2:38 into the first period, and Steven Stamkos scored in the third. The Lightning's Ondřej ...

The Lightning’s Ondřej Palát earned two assists and added an empty-netter with 8.7 left in regulation, while Nikita Kucherov earned a team-high 21st postseason point with a breakaway goal in the second period, which would hold as the game winner. Pat Maroon helped Tampa Bay take the early lead with a goal just 2:38 into the first period, and Steven Stamkos scored in the third. The Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the New York Rangers on Tuesday with a 4-1 victory in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference final at Amalie Arena, evening the series at 2-2.

The New York Rangers finally got a look at what the Tampa Bay Lightning have been over the previous two seasons.

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The New York Rangers host the Tampa Bay Lightning in game five of the third round of the NHL Playoffs with the series tied 2-2.

The Rangers are 24-5-3 in games they score at least one power-play goal. The teams meet Tuesday for the sixth time this season. The Lightning won 4-1 in the last matchup. BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Lightning visit the New York Rangers for game five of the third round of the NHL Playoffs with the series tied 2-2. New York Rangers (52-24-6, second in the Metropolitan Division) Tampa Bay Lightning (51-23-8, third in the Atlantic Division) vs.

The Rangers have been a different team at home and away in their Stanley Cup playoff run. At Madison Square Garden, they average 4.22 goals per game and give up ...

"But certainly would have liked to have won one here." Supposed to be able to hold serve," forward Chris Kreider said. And we want to show we can beat the best," he said. We want to play these games." "They better be calm, but they better go out and play harder. Center Barclay Goodrow, who blocked a shot with a foot in Game 3, managed to play in Game 4. Nikita Kucherov scored on a breakaway at 13:07 of the second period, and Steven Stamkos all but put the game away at 4:56 of the third period for the 3-0 lead. We're in the Eastern Conference finals playing a really good team," Rangers defenseman Jacob Trouba said. We're pretty good in our building; they're pretty good in their building," Rangers coach Gerard Gallant said. Defenseman Zach Bogosian carried the puck deep into the Rangers' zone and cut in front of the net. The Lightning found their game at home, frustrating the Rangers' top scorers. "I'm hoping it's going to be a homer series.

Ryan Lindgren had it happen to him again Tuesday. The New York Rangers defenseman was struck on the foot by a puck and fell awkwardly in the first period of ...

I like to be physical, to be intense in that part of hockey. "I kind of figured that you're going to get hit, take some bumps and bruises along the way," Lindgren said. "You've got a lot of guys battling in different ways, some more visible than others, but he shows up to work every single day and it makes you proud to be a teammate with someone like that." "He plays every game like it's his last and I'm sure these playoffs are right up his alley." "That's kind of the style I like. "You do whatever you can to get back out there," Lindgren said Saturday, one day before a 3-2 loss in Game 3.

Despite participating in an optional morning skate, Strome was a late scratch in Game 4 presumably due to the lower-body injury.

He made a really good play on the PK [Tuesday] night that led to a grade-A chance. He came back for a single shift, but decided he couldn’t continue and missed the remainder of the game. You got to make the right ones and they’re tough calls for everybody.

Rangers coach Gerard Gallant is a skeptic when it comes to playoff momentum. Sure, the Lightning have put pressure back on the Rangers by evening the series ...

We're going to go home and do what we can to win a game." And tactically, the Rangers coach believes that having the last change has been "a little bit bigger" in this series than some others. Strome was a late scratch due to a lower-body injury, while Chytil (upper-body) went out in the second period after a hit from Tampa's Victor Hedman. "I think that's a big game-changer for us." And they'll need to kickstart the offense after a 4-1 loss down in Tampa. "Any time things are going well, they're behind you and increasing that momentum and snowballing a little bit," Copp said.

Tied two games a piece in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Rangers hold home ice advantage for the pivotal game five and for ...

But he has yet to find a way to get the players to adapt their game to team they are playing. Yet, in two straight games in which the Rangers have produced nothing at even strength, the team, especially the top six, continue to play their primarily east west and beat you off the rush games. In the three games since, they have scored a total of six goals and have not scored an even strength goal in the last 138:39 minutes of game play. That reminder seems to still be in effect as the Lightning have made the necessary adjustments to limit the Rangers previously potent offense. Including their six goal outburst in game one, the Rangers had scored four or more goals in nine of their 15 games to that point. Tied two games a piece in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Rangers hold home ice advantage for the pivotal game five and for game seven, if needed.

The Tampa Bay Lightning have officially clawed their way back into the Eastern Conference Final. The Lightning took control of the game in the opening ...

Palat was the star of the play, as he whipped a terrific pass to Kucherov from center-ice on a rope to set up the breakaway. It marked the third consecutive game in which Kucherov scored a goal and it was also his sixth point during that stretch. Vasilevskiy didn't surrender a goal until Artemi Panarin scored on a rebound with just 3:33 remaining in the final period.

Now they come back to New York tied 2-2 with two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning in the Eastern Conference final, hoping to turn the ...

“It’s a best of three in the Eastern Conference finals and it’s something to be excited about as a group," defenseman Jacob Trouba said. “It’s gonna be a battle,” the coach said. They also know what they need to improve on from the last two games — play more physical and do a better job of getting inside scoring chances against Andrei Vasilevskiy. Chytil left Tuesday night's game just past the midpoint of the second period after a hit by Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman. He missed the rest of the game with an upper-body injury. “They have an even exceptional power play, and so I spoke to Captain Obvious,” Cooper said. The Lightning turned it around in this series by tightening up defensively, clogging New York's passing lanes and forcing most of the Rangers' shots to come from outside. Playing with an increased level of urgency, Tampa Bay — which has won 10 straight playoff series the last three postseasons — was also more disciplined in staying out of the penalty box. They were outscored 7-3 in the two games in Tampa. In the first round against Pittsburgh, they returned home after falling into a 3-1 series hole and won three straight to advance. “They didn’t create a whole lot of scoring chances either, but they haven’t made the mistakes and I think that’s from experience from winning teams. “They haven’t made any mistakes, we haven’t had a lot of scoring chances,” Rangers coach Gerard Gallant said. “I think we’re probably in the best spot we’ve been through three series," forward Andrew Copp said Wednesday. "We got two games at home.

They were down 2-0, then 3-2 versus the Carolina Hurricanes before taking it in 7 games. The fact that this team is 2-2 against the defending Stanley Cup ...

“They better be calm but they better be ready to play harder,” Gerard Gallant said. “Now it’s a two out of three with home ice but we have to play better. “I don’t care who is in net, every goalie in the world struggles with a puck that goes east-west, has to battle through traffic and then is immediately released on net. “They’re back to back Stanley Cup Champions and we are in the Eastern Conference Final playing a really good team,” Jacob Trouba said. “I don’t think we expected to walk in here and blow the doors off the thing. However, outside of the Rangers locker room there’s a sense that by not winning either Games 3 or 4 in Tampa this is now the Lightning’s series to take.

But there they were, during two games in Tampa, failing to score a five-on-five goal or generate much to seriously test Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy.

We have to go out and take it, that’s what we have to do.” Bad as it seems for the Rangers, Andrew Copp correctly pointed out that tied at two going home is a better spot than they were in at this point during the first two rounds. I think that’s a big game-changer for us.” “You just gotta play,” coach Gerard Gallant said before the team took off for its return to New York on Wednesday morning. “I think it’s simple,” Tyler Motte said. “It’s intense hockey, you gotta get ready to play it.