New York Rangers @ Tampa Bay Lightning

16-18-1, 9-9-0 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Rangers NYR	1	0	1	2
Lightning TB	2	3	1	6

Tampa Bay LightningLightningTB

20-11-2, 11-5-1 Home

New York Rangers


forwards
Brett BerardB. Berard#65
Sam CarrickS. Carrick#39
Filip ChytilF. Chytil#72
Will CuylleW. Cuylle#50
Adam EdstromA. Edstrom#84
Chris KreiderC. Kreider#20
Alexis LafreniereA. Lafreniere#13
Artemi PanarinA. Panarin#10
Reilly SmithR. Smith#91
Vincent TrocheckV. Trocheck#16
Jimmy VeseyJ. Vesey#26
Mika ZibanejadM. Zibanejad#93
defensemen
Will BorgenW. Borgen#17
Adam FoxA. Fox#23
Ryan LindgrenR. Lindgren#55
K'Andre MillerK. Miller#79
Braden SchneiderB. Schneider#4
Urho VaakanainenU. Vaakanainen#18

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	14	10:05	0:06	0:00	9:59	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	3	6	2	0	0	9	5:08	0:00	0:00	5:08	4	2	66.7
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	18	15:06	1:24	0:00	13:42	3	7	30.0
0	0	-1	3	0	1	0	0	4	1	2	18	13:21	1:23	0:39	11:19	0	2	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	13	9:10	0:00	0:00	9:10	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	6	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	25	18:39	5:40	1:41	11:18	0	1	0.0
0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	19:03	4:34	0:00	14:29	0	0	0.0
1	0	-1	6	3	1	0	0	0	1	3	21	20:08	5:41	0:00	14:27	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	3	2	0	1	2	0	0	2	24	16:35	1:22	2:19	12:54	0	0	0.0
1	1	0	4	0	3	0	0	0	3	0	25	24:31	5:41	3:22	15:28	19	10	65.5
0	0	-1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	13	9:12	0:00	0:00	9:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	27	19:10	2:47	2:21	14:02	14	15	48.3
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	1	0	2	1	2	1	0	0	27	17:04	0:12	1:04	15:48	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	3	3	1	0	0	1	0	1	28	25:31	5:32	4:02	15:57	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	25	17:42	0:13	4:00	13:29	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	4	1	1	0	0	4	2	1	26	21:54	1:44	1:39	18:31	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	1	20	16:15	0:01	0:32	15:42	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	20	14:36	0:00	0:00	14:36	0	0	0.0

goalies
Igor ShesterkinI. Shesterkin#31
Jonathan QuickJ. Quick#32

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
13	5	8	.615	6	2	0	0	0	28:08	0
12	1	11	.917	8	2	1	0	0	31:32	0

Tampa Bay Lightning


forwards
Cam AtkinsonC. Atkinson#13
Mitchell ChaffeeM. Chaffee#41
Anthony CirelliA. Cirelli#71
Conor GeekieC. Geekie#14
Zemgus GirgensonsZ. Girgensons#28
Luke GlendeningL. Glendening#11
Gage GoncalvesG. Goncalves#93
Jake GuentzelJ. Guentzel#59
Brandon HagelB. Hagel#38
Nikita KucherovN. Kucherov#86
Nick PaulN. Paul#20
Brayden PointB. Point#21
defensemen
Erik CernakE. Cernak#81
Victor HedmanV. Hedman#77
Emil LillebergE. Lilleberg#78
Ryan McDonaghR. McDonagh#27
Nick PerbixN. Perbix#48
Darren RaddyshD. Raddysh#43

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	12	7:16	0:00	0:00	7:16	0	1	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	15	14:42	0:00	0:00	14:42	0	0	0.0
1	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	21	15:59	0:15	4:52	10:52	6	9	40.0
0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	15	9:27	0:12	0:00	9:15	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	16	9:58	0:00	2:39	7:19	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	20	10:57	0:00	2:14	8:43	9	8	52.9
0	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	17	13:16	0:00	0:00	13:16	0	0	0.0
1	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	19	17:22	5:34	0:00	11:48	5	7	41.7
0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	22	21:43	5:25	4:37	11:41	0	0	0.0
1	2	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	20	19:55	5:34	0:00	14:21	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	18	17:15	0:00	0:01	17:14	6	7	46.2
1	2	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	19:12	5:25	0:10	13:37	11	7	61.1
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	2	1	0	20	16:04	0:00	3:52	12:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	3	1	1	1	2	0	2	2	25	25:02	5:34	2:20	17:08	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	25	17:56	0:03	1:43	16:10	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	2	2	4	0	0	0	1	1	20	20:12	0:00	5:55	14:17	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	22	16:41	0:03	0:41	15:57	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	21	19:07	0:00	0:00	19:07	0	0	0.0

goalies
Andrei VasilevskiyA. Vasilevskiy#88

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
44	2	42	.955	33	8	1	0	0	59:56	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	T
	Rangers	1	0	1	2
	Lightning	2	3	1	6

1st Period		NYR	TB
2:27	Nikita Kucherov (16) (Power Play) Assists: Brayden Point (18), Jake Guentzel (17)	0	1
9:23	Artemi Panarin (16) Assists: Vincent Trocheck (12), Adam Fox (26)	1	1
18:11	Ryan McDonagh (1) (Shorthanded) Assists: Anthony Cirelli (18)	1	2

2nd Period		NYR	TB
3:35	Brayden Point (23) Assists: Nikita Kucherov (36)	1	3
5:02	Anthony Cirelli (14) (Shorthanded) Assists: Brandon Hagel (24)	1	4
8:08	Jake Guentzel (20) (Power Play) Assists: Brayden Point (19), Nikita Kucherov (37)	1	5

3rd Period			NYR	TB
0:13		Vincent Trocheck (10) (Shorthanded) Assists: Ryan Lindgren (4)	2	5
14:12		Nick Paul (9) Unassisted	2	6

Regular Season Series

TB leads 1-0

Rangers
2
Lightning
6

Game 1

29/12

Lightning
5
Rangers
1

Game 2

8/4

Lightning
0
Rangers
4

Game 3

18/4

Benchmark International Arena

12:00 AM, 29 December 2024

Tampa, FL

Attendance: 19,092

Referees:
Jean Hebert
Corey Syvret

Linesmen:
Julien Fournier
Ben O'Quinn

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	22	11	3	47
Philadelphia	19	10	7	45
NY Islanders	20	13	4	44
Washington	19	13	5	43
NY Rangers	19	16	4	42
New Jersey	20	16	1	41
Pittsburgh	15	12	9	39
Columbus	15	15	6	36

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Detroit	22	13	3	47
Montreal	20	12	5	45
Tampa Bay	20	13	3	43
Florida	20	14	2	42
Ottawa	18	13	5	41
Boston	20	17	1	41
Buffalo	18	14	4	40
Toronto	16	15	5	37

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New York Rangers @ Tampa Bay Lightning

Regular Season Series

TB leads 1-0

Game Information

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

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