After falling to the New York Islanders on Thursday night, the New York Rangers rebounded this evening with a huge 2-1 regulation win over the Tampa Bay Lightning. Mika Zibanejad scored on the power play with 16 seconds remaining, and completed the 3-0 season sweep over the Lightning. Both Igor Shesterkin and Andrei Vasilevskiy were phenomenal at either end of the ice, and added to the playoff-like atmosphere of this game.
1st Period
Brayden Point (23) - Alex Killorn (30) & Victor Hedman (44) PPG - 16:41
Approaching the final minutes of the first period, the Lightning went to work on their first power play as Patrik Nemeth was sent off for interference.