Tampa Bay Lightning @ New York Rangers

East Final - Game 2 • NYR lead series 2-0

51-23-8, 24-15-2 Away

Final

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

New York RangersRangersNYR

52-24-6, 27-10-4 Home

Rangers beat Lightning 3-2 in Game 2 for 2-0 series lead

— After winning the series opener with an offensive display, the New York Rangers used a strong defensive effort to take Game 2. Now they are two victories away from reaching the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in eight years.

Jun 4, 2022, 05:16 am - AP

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

1st Period		TB	NYR
2:41	Nikita Kucherov (5) (Power Play) Assists: Anthony Cirelli (4), Victor Hedman (9)	1	0
5:59	K'Andre Miller (2) Assists: Chris Kreider (4), Frank Vatrano (7)	1	1
17:32	Kaapo Kakko (2) Assists: Filip Chytil (2), Adam Fox (16)	1	2

2nd Period
No Goals Scored

3rd Period			TB	NYR
1:21		Mika Zibanejad (9) Assists: Adam Fox (17), Chris Kreider (5)	1	3
17:58		Nick Paul (3) Assists: Corey Perry (2), Nikita Kucherov (12)	2	3

LIGHTNING

RANGERS

Lightning
2
Rangers
6

Game 1

2/6

Lightning
2
Rangers
3

Game 2

4/6

Rangers
2
Lightning
3

Game 3

5/6

Rangers
1
Lightning
4

Game 4

8/6

Lightning
3
Rangers
1

Game 5

10/6

Rangers
1
Lightning
2

Game 6

12/6

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Detroit	21	13	3	45
Montreal	19	12	5	43
Tampa Bay	19	13	3	41
Boston	20	16	1	41
Florida	19	14	2	40
Ottawa	18	13	4	40
Buffalo	17	14	4	38
Toronto	15	15	5	35

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	22	10	3	47
Washington	19	12	5	43
NY Islanders	19	13	4	42
Philadelphia	17	10	7	41
New Jersey	20	15	1	41
NY Rangers	18	16	4	40
Pittsburgh	15	11	9	39
Columbus	14	15	6	34

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Tampa Bay Lightning @ New York Rangers

Stars of the Game

Adam FoxD - NYR

Frank VatranoRW - NYR

K'Andre MillerD - NYR

Game Information

Rangers beat Lightning 3-2 in Game 2 for 2-0 series lead

Shot Chart

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