Rangers

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Rangers coach: Ryan Strome day to day, Filip Chytil 'should be fine' (New York Post)

TAMPA, Fla. — The Rangers' Ryan Strome was a late scratch Tuesday night for Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Final against the Lightning. Though Strome...

Chytil suffered an upper-body injury, according to the Rangers, but Gallant said he should be fine. The Rangers also lost Filip Chytil, in the second period, when the Czech center absorbed a hard hit from Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman and headed straight for the locker room. Goodrow’s injury sidelined him for 11 games spanning Rounds 1 and 2.

Lightning-Rangers Game 4 report card: Returning the favor (Tampa Bay Times)

Ondrej Palat was the best player on the ice as Tampa Bay evened the East final at two games apiece.

After receiving a cross-ice pass from Pierre-Edouard Bellemare in the neutral zone, defenseman Zach Bogosian drove the net and backhanded a shot on goal. Earlier in the game, he made key stops against Kevin Rooney, Alexis Lafrenière and Tyler Motte to keep the Rangers at bay. We saw it in the first period, when he skated with speed into the offensive zone, took the pass from Bellemare and raced down the right wing. Later in the period, Bogosian drew a tripping penalty from Ryan Reaves that resulted in Tampa Bay’s first power play. Stamkos scored on the rebound to extend the Lightning lead to 3-0. He gets defenders to lean on him, wearing them down and setting up the next line. With each passing day, Brayden Point continues to make progress toward a possible return. He is most effective playing below the circles, taking away the goalie’s eyes and working to create rebound opportunities. Only a 6-on-4 goal by Artemi Panarin with 3:33 remaining kept him from a shutout. It went on to become the winning goal. He spun and put a tape-to-tape pass on Kucherov’s stick. With defenseman Ryan Lindgren seemingly thinking he would play the puck off the boards from just outside the Lightning blue line, Palat spotted Kucherov streaking into the offensive zone.

Tampa Ties Eastern Conference Finals As Series Shifts to New York (The New York Times)

After being broadsided by the Rangers in the first two games of the series in New York, the Lightning played with their characteristic speed and discipline ...

They overcame a three-games-to-one deficit in the first round to beat the Penguins and knocked off the Hurricanes by winning Game 7 on the road. Whether the Rangers will be at full strength is a question. It was Maroon’s third goal of the playoffs and an ominous sign for the Rangers, who were beaten by a Lightning fourth line that played like it was on a power play. The Rangers are not done, of course. As the Rangers learned in their two losses in Tampa, the Lightning are a cut above. They were faster to the puck, scooped up rebounds and pushed the Rangers around, allowing them to spend significant portions of the game in the offensive zone. Kucherov broke away and put the puck between Shesterkin’s pads for a 2-0 Tampa Bay lead. Soon after, the Rangers faced another test when their enforcer, Ryan Reaves, was called for tripping. Their goalie, Andrei Vasilevskiy, regained the confidence that eluded him in the first two games. The Lightning wanted to build on their Game 3, come-from-behind victory and continue their march toward a third straight Stanley Cup title. They beat the more-experienced Pittsburgh Penguins, then knocked off the Carolina Hurricanes, who won the Metropolitan Division over the Rangers. If you ordered a Stanley Cup contender from the Hockey Team Factory, the Lightning would show up on your doorstep.

Short-handed New York Rangers expect to be 'hungry and angrier ... (ABC News)

The Rangers have been a different team at home and away in their Stanley Cup playoff run. At Madison Square Garden, they average 4.22 goals per game and give up ...

"But certainly would have liked to have won one here." Supposed to be able to hold serve," forward Chris Kreider said. And we want to show we can beat the best," he said. We want to play these games." "They better be calm, but they better go out and play harder. Center Barclay Goodrow, who blocked a shot with a foot in Game 3, managed to play in Game 4. Nikita Kucherov scored on a breakaway at 13:07 of the second period, and Steven Stamkos all but put the game away at 4:56 of the third period for the 3-0 lead. We're in the Eastern Conference finals playing a really good team," Rangers defenseman Jacob Trouba said. We're pretty good in our building; they're pretty good in their building," Rangers coach Gerard Gallant said. Defenseman Zach Bogosian carried the puck deep into the Rangers' zone and cut in front of the net. The Lightning found their game at home, frustrating the Rangers' top scorers. "I'm hoping it's going to be a homer series.

Rangers, Lightning square off with series tied 2-2 (Toronto Star)

BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Lightning visit the New York Rangers for game five of the third round of the NHL Playoffs with the series tied 2-2. The teams meet ...

The Rangers are 24-5-3 in games they score at least one power-play goal. The teams meet Tuesday for the sixth time this season. The Lightning won 4-1 in the last matchup. BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Lightning visit the New York Rangers for game five of the third round of the NHL Playoffs with the series tied 2-2. New York Rangers (52-24-6, second in the Metropolitan Division) Tampa Bay Lightning (51-23-8, third in the Atlantic Division) vs.

Lightning beat Rangers 4-1 in Game 4 to even East final (TheRecord.com)

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Lightning delivered on a promise to play with a greater sense of urgency, storming back in the Eastern Conference fin...

... New York forward Filip Chytil left just past the midpoint of the second period after a hit by Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman. He missed the rest of the game with an upper-body injury. Now, we just have to keep this going in New York.” “We’re looking forward to that challenge, but I really like where our game is now compared to where it was a couple days ago.” Palat added an empty-netter with 8.7 seconds remaining, finishing with a goal and two assists. They collapsed pretty good in the ‘D’ zone. But this is where it gets down to the really tough stuff,“ Lightning captain Steven Stamkos said.