NEW YORK - The Tampa Bay Lightning will play for the Stanley Cup, winning their third straight game at Madison Square Garden, 2-0, on Friday night to beat the New York Rangers in the Eastern Conference finals in seven games.
Ben Bishop, pulled from a Game 6 loss after allowing five goals, outplayed Henrik Lundqvist in handing New York its first loss ever in a Game 7 at the Garden. Alex Killorn scored early in the third period and Ondrej Palat iced it.
The Lightning, who won the Cup in 2004 in their only trip to the Finals, will play Chicago or Anaheim for the championship.