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	27	15	4	58
Tampa Bay	27	13	3	57
Montreal	25	14	6	56
Buffalo	24	15	4	52
Boston	25	19	2	52
Toronto	22	15	7	51
Florida	23	18	3	49
Ottawa	20	19	5	45

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	28	14	3	59
NY Islanders	25	15	5	55
Philadelphia	22	13	8	52
Washington	23	17	6	52
Pittsburgh	21	14	9	51
New Jersey	22	21	2	46
NY Rangers	20	20	6	46
Columbus	19	19	7	45

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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

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