Tampa (AFP) - Rick Nash scored two goals and Henrik Lundqvist made 38 saves to lift the New York Rangers to a 5-1 victory over Tampa Bay to level their NHL playoff series.
With the win, the Rangers knotted the best-of-seven Western Conference final at two games apiece, with the winners of the series advancing to the NHL's Stanley Cup finals.
Nash totaled a career-high 42 goals during the regular season but had scored just two goals in the first 15 games this post-season.
His breakout performance complemented a bounce-back effort from Lundqvist, who had allowed 12 goals in the previous two games.