TAMPA — Will Cuylle and Vincent Trocheck every had two objectives, and the New York Rangers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 7-3 on Wednesday night time for his or her second straight win.
J.T. Miller, Alexis Lafrenière and Will Borgen additionally scored for the Rangers, and Artemi Panarin had 4 assists. Igor Shesterkin completed with 31 saves as New York improved to 8-1-1 on the highway.
Scott Sabourin, Zemgus Girgensons and Jake Guentzel scored for the Lightning, who had received six of their earlier seven video games. Andrei Vasilevskiy gave up 5 objectives on 13 photographs by way of two intervals and Jonas Johansson had six saves within the third.
The Rangers, coming off a 6-3 win in opposition to Nashville on Monday night time for his or her first dwelling win, completed with their highest scoring whole of the season.
Trocheck pushed New York’s result in 5-3 with 1:41 remaining within the second interval as he obtained a cross-ice cross from Panarin and fired it in from the suitable circle after Vasilevskiy fell whereas sliding from his proper to his left.
Trocheck scored once more at 5:03 of the third from the slot to present the Rangers a three-goal lead, and Cuylle added an empty-netter with 2:11 remaining to cap the scoring.
Cuylle obtained the Rangers on the scoreboard with a power-play objective at 1:08. Adam Fox’s shot from above the within fringe of the left circle d eflected off Lightning defenseman Erik Cernak after which the top boards proper to Cuylle on the left doorstep for a fast objective.
The Rangers doubled the Lead at 3:31 when Mika Zibanejad’s cross went off Miller’s skate and in.
Sabourin pulled the Lightning to 2-1 as he beat Shesterkin from the left circle at 6:04 for his first, and Lafrenière scored from the suitable circle 1:04 later to revive New York’s two-goal lead.
Girgensons pulled Tampa Bay again inside one with 6:01 left within the first. Oliver Bjoristrand’s shot from the slot hit Yanni Gourde in entrance and Girgensons put the free puck in.
Borgen capped the Rangers’ four-goal opening interval with 3:40 remaining and Guentzel scored a short-handed objective 1:12 later to drag the Lightning to 4-3.
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Rangers: Play at Columbus on Saturday.
Lightning: Go to Florida on Saturday.
