TAMPA, Fla. – The Rangers feared that they might be skating into a perfect storm on Thursday night against the Lightning at Amalie Arena.
Four consecutive goals by Tampa Bay less than seven minutes into the game proved the visitors were right to be concerned. The Lightning knocked out Alexandar Georgiev and went on to a 9-3 thumping that earned the Rangers a point for prescience, but nothing in the standings.
The Lightning were looking for payback after a 4-1 loss at the Garden on Oct. 29 that captain Steven Stamkos called “one of the more disappointing games, I think, for our group.