TAMPA, Fla. -- The Tampa Bay Lightning were relentless, answering every challenge from the New York Rangers before taking control of the Eastern Conference finals on Nikita Kucherov's overtime goal.
Kucherov delivered his second winner of the playoffs 3:33 into the extra period Wednesday night, giving his team a 6-5 victory and 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series that continues Friday night at Amalie Arena.
The 21-year-old Russian, part of the high-scoring "Triplets" line that is leading Tampa Bay's playoff run, also gave the Lightning a win in double overtime at Montreal in the second round.
Linemate Ondrej Palat had two goals and an assist, and Tyler Johnson -- the other triplet -- had his playoff-leading 12th goal, as well as an assist.
"They've impressed me for a long time, and now they're impressing the world," Lightning coach Jon Cooper said. "It's fun to watch."
Steven Stamkos and Alex Killorn each had one goal and an assist for Tampa Bay. The Lightning overcame an early 2-0 deficit and won despite also squandering a two-goal lead to the resilient Rangers.
The winner came about a minute after New York goalie Henrik Lundqvist made a terrific stop on J.T. Brown's breakaway.
"In overtime, everybody's thinking everybody [is] a scorer," Rangers coach Alain Vigneault said. "Hank had stopped a breakaway right before that, and sometimes things happen."
New York tied it at 5 on Dan Boyle's rebound with 1:56 left in regulation. Jesper Fast scored twice, and the Rangers also got power-play goals from Derick Brassard and Ryan McDonagh.
"It was deflating, but at the same time ... we felt like we deserved the game," Johnson said about losing the lead late in regulation.
"We worked hard and were happy with the way we played," added Johnson, whose hat trick keyed the Lightning's 6-2 road victory in Game 2. "Obviously didn't want to give up as many goals, but things happen. They're a great team. We knew if we just kept on playing, played our game, we were going to get a bounce. Luckily for us, we got that bounce before them."
The Rangers came back after trailing 4-2, with Fast scoring his second goal late in the second period and McDonagh converting a power-play opportunity early in the third.
"We've got a pretty quick team, and they have a quick team," Cooper said. " I don't know how it looks to everybody else and I don't know how it looks on TV, but when you're standing there, it's just, pardon the pun, it's lightning fast. It's just amazing how the skill level and the speed and how these guys can play the way they do at that high pace."
After splitting the first two games in New York, the Rangers talked about cleaning up mistakes that cost them in Game 2, as well as the need to create more scoring opportunities against Lightning goalie Ben Bishop.
They didn't have a lot of chances early but did make the most of them.
Brassard scored on the first shot of the game, sending the puck over Bishop's shoulder from the left circle. Fast made it 2-0 with a nifty backhand made possible, in part, by a big hit on Tampa Bay's Matt Carle. With the Lightning defenseman slow to get to his feet, Fast skated freely up the middle before taking a pass from Chris Kreider and barreling in alone on Bishop to score his second goal of the playoffs and give the Rangers the type of start they felt they needed to reassert themselves.
But Tampa Bay would not be denied.
Stamkos got the Lightning going with his fifth goal of the playoffs. Lundqvist cleared a bouncing puck with his stick directly to the high-scoring Stamkos, who had 43 goals during the regular season and is a two-time Maurice Richard Trophy winner. Johnson assisted on Palat's goal to make it 2-all, and the linemate returned the favor with a perfect pass through the middle to Johnson, camped to Lundqvist's right for an easy tap-in that put the Lightning up 3-2.
Killorn increased the lead to 4-2 for all of 29 seconds. Fast's second goal of the night trimmed New York's deficit to one goal at 17:47, setting the stage for an entertaining third period.
McDonagh's power-play goal made it 4-all less than three minutes into the period. Palat's second goal of the night put the Lightning back in front until New York pulled even again on Boyle's late goal.
Bishop finished with 23 saves for Tampa Bay. Lundqvist stopped 34 of 40 shots, giving up six goals for the second straight game.
"I just need to be more consistent," Lundqvist said. "Challenge the shooter."
Game notes
Derek Stepan's assist on New York's first goal gave him a playoff career-best six-game points streak. ... The Lightning went 1-for-2 on the power play, with the Rangers becoming the last team to allow a power-play goal on the road this postseason. ... Johnson tied Tampa Bay's record for most playoff goals in one year. Brad Richards and Ruslan Fedotenko both scored 12 during the Lightning's run to their only Stanley Cup title in 2004. ... Rangers RW Mats Zuccarello, who hasn't played since taking a shot off the helmet in Game 5 of New York's first-round series against Pittsburgh, skated after team practice for the second time this week. There's still no timetable for his return.




Final OT
Series tied 3-3 (Game 3 of 7)

8:00PM,EDT,May 20,2015
Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida

1 2 3 OT T
NYR 2 1 2 05
TB 1 3 1 16
N. Kucherov (Lightning - RW): Goals: 1, Assists: 1
O. Palat (Lightning - LW): Goals: 2, Assists: 1
J. Fast (Rangers - RW): Goals: 2, Assists: 0




Play-by-play data may not reflect changes made after the game has ended.
Period: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT

1st Period Summary

Time Team Detail
0:00 Tampa Bay Start of 1st period
0:00 NY Rangers Derek Stepan won faceoff against Cedric Paquette in neutral zone
0:10 NY Rangers Giveaway by Ryan McDonagh in defensive zone
0:10 Tampa Bay Alex Killorn shot blocked by Dan Girardi
0:18 Tampa Bay Ryan Callahan shot blocked by Ryan McDonagh
0:26 Tampa Bay Stoppage - High Stick
0:26 Tampa Bay penalty to Cedric Paquette 2 minutes for Roughing Dan Girardi
0:26 Tampa Bay Shorthanded - Valtteri Filppula won faceoff against Derek Stepan in defensive zone
1:02 NY Rangers Power Play Goal Scored by Derick Brassard(Slapshot 56 ft) assisted by Dan Boyle and Derek Stepan
1:02 NY Rangers Dominic Moore won faceoff against Tyler Johnson in neutral zone
1:21 Tampa Bay Giveaway by Andrej Sustr in defensive zone
1:22 NY Rangers Shot on goal by Ryan McDonagh saved by Ben Bishop(Wristshot 48 ft)
1:23 Tampa Bay Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
1:23 Tampa Bay Valtteri Filppula won faceoff against Derick Brassard in defensive zone
1:46 NY Rangers Shot on goal by Dan Boyle saved by Ben Bishop(Slapshot 61 ft)
2:01 Tampa Bay Shot missed by Anton Stralman, Wide of Net(Slapshot 55 ft)
2:08 Tampa Bay Steven Stamkos credited with hit on Kevin Hayes in offensive zone
2:12 Tampa Bay Shot missed by Anton Stralman, Wide of Net(Wristshot 40 ft)
2:23 NY Rangers Kevin Klein credited with hit on Brian Boyle in defensive zone
2:40 Tampa Bay Nikita Nesterov shot blocked by Kevin Klein
2:46 Tampa Bay Brian Boyle credited with hit on Keith Yandle in offensive zone
2:55 Tampa Bay Takeaway by J.T. Brown in defensive zone
3:00 Tampa Bay Shot on goal by J.T. Brown saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 52 ft)
3:07 NY Rangers penalty to Dominic Moore 2 minutes for Cross checking J.T. Brown
3:07 Tampa Bay Power play - Tyler Johnson won faceoff against Derek Stepan in offensive zone
3:35 NY Rangers Shorthanded - Derek Stepan shot blocked by Anton Stralman
4:16 Tampa Bay Power play - Giveaway by Tyler Johnson in offensive zone
4:33 Tampa Bay Power play - Alex Killorn shot blocked by Dan Girardi
5:18 Tampa Bay Shot on goal by Alex Killorn saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Slapshot 26 ft)
5:27 Tampa Bay Victor Hedman credited with hit on Dominic Moore in defensive zone
5:39 Tampa Bay Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
5:39 NY Rangers Dominic Moore won faceoff against Tyler Johnson in defensive zone
5:56 Tampa Bay Shot on goal by Matthew Carle saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 59 ft)
6:00 Tampa Bay Shot missed by Nikita Kucherov, Over Net(Tip-In 19 ft)
6:01 Tampa Bay Stoppage - Puck in Netting; TV timeout
6:01 NY Rangers Derick Brassard won faceoff against Valtteri Filppula in defensive zone
6:23 Tampa Bay Giveaway by Alex Killorn in offensive zone
6:36 NY Rangers Rick Nash credited with hit on Steven Stamkos in offensive zone
7:04 NY Rangers Shot missed by Chris Kreider, Wide of Net(Wristshot 42 ft)
7:09 Tampa Bay J.T. Brown credited with hit on Kevin Klein in defensive zone
7:18 Tampa Bay Ryan Callahan credited with hit on Jesper Fast in neutral zone
7:24 Tampa Bay Shot on goal by Victor Hedman saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Backhand 30 ft)
7:38 NY Rangers J.T. Miller credited with hit on Victor Hedman in offensive zone
7:55 NY Rangers Shot missed by Ryan McDonagh, Wide of Net(Wristshot 60 ft)
7:56 Tampa Bay Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
7:56 NY Rangers Dominic Moore won faceoff against Brian Boyle in offensive zone
8:03 NY Rangers Shot missed by Marc Staal, Wide of Net(Slapshot 57 ft)
8:06 NY Rangers Dan Boyle credited with hit on J.T. Brown in offensive zone
8:12 Tampa Bay Shot on goal by Nikita Nesterov saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 39 ft)
8:58 Tampa Bay Jason Garrison shot blocked by Marc Staal
9:03 Tampa Bay Takeaway by Brian Boyle in neutral zone
9:07 Tampa Bay Shot on goal by Steven Stamkos saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Snap 45 ft)
9:19 NY Rangers Kevin Hayes credited with hit on Valtteri Filppula in defensive zone
9:42 NY Rangers Kevin Hayes credited with hit on Matthew Carle in neutral zone
9:48 Tampa Bay Shot on goal by Alex Killorn saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 37 ft)
9:55 NY Rangers Goal scored by Jesper Fast(Backhand 18 ft) assisted by Chris Kreider and Ryan McDonagh
9:55 Tampa Bay Tyler Johnson won faceoff against James Sheppard in neutral zone
10:24 NY Rangers James Sheppard credited with hit on Victor Hedman in offensive zone
10:28 Tampa Bay Shot missed by Nikita Kucherov, Wide of Net(Wristshot 21 ft)
10:36 Tampa Bay Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Dan Girardi
10:45 Tampa Bay Giveaway by Ondrej Palat in neutral zone
10:45 Tampa Bay Stoppage - Offside; TV timeout
10:45 NY Rangers Derick Brassard won faceoff against Valtteri Filppula in neutral zone
10:58 NY Rangers Shot missed by Ryan McDonagh, Wide of Net(Slapshot 58 ft)
11:03 Tampa Bay Takeaway by Steven Stamkos in defensive zone
11:05 Tampa Bay Shot on goal by Alex Killorn saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 23 ft)
11:07 Tampa Bay Goal scored by Steven Stamkos(Wristshot 14 ft) assisted by Alex Killorn
11:07 NY Rangers Dominic Moore won faceoff against Cedric Paquette in neutral zone
11:37 Tampa Bay Cedric Paquette credited with hit on Martin St. Louis in defensive zone
11:54 NY Rangers Chris Kreider credited with hit on Andrej Sustr in offensive zone
12:40 Tampa Bay Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Ryan McDonagh
12:51 Tampa Bay Victor Hedman shot blocked by Chris Kreider
13:10 NY Rangers Keith Yandle credited with hit on Brian Boyle in neutral zone
13:17 Tampa Bay Shot missed by Brenden Morrow, Wide of Net(Wristshot 14 ft)
13:19 NY Rangers Giveaway by J.T. Miller in defensive zone
13:27 Tampa Bay Brian Boyle credited with hit on Kevin Klein in offensive zone
13:29 Tampa Bay Shot on goal by Brian Boyle saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 59 ft)
13:30 Tampa Bay Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
13:30 NY Rangers Derick Brassard won faceoff against Valtteri Filppula in defensive zone
13:35 Tampa Bay Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
13:35 Tampa Bay Valtteri Filppula won faceoff against Derick Brassard in neutral zone
13:50 NY Rangers Marc Staal shot blocked by Steven Stamkos
14:05 Tampa Bay Steven Stamkos shot blocked by Marc Staal
14:22 NY Rangers Shot missed by Martin St. Louis, Wide of Net(Tip-In 17 ft)
14:24 NY Rangers Dan Girardi credited with hit on Nikita Nesterov in offensive zone
14:30 NY Rangers Shot on goal by Dominic Moore saved by Ben Bishop(Slapshot 60 ft)
14:45 NY Rangers Dan Girardi credited with hit on Ryan Callahan in defensive zone
14:52 Tampa Bay Cedric Paquette credited with hit on Ryan McDonagh in offensive zone
15:11 Tampa Bay Tyler Johnson credited with hit on Kevin Klein in offensive zone
15:25 Tampa Bay Ondrej Palat credited with hit on Marc Staal in offensive zone
15:37 NY Rangers Shot on goal by Derek Stepan saved by Ben Bishop(Wristshot 41 ft)
15:43 NY Rangers Keith Yandle credited with hit on Nikita Kucherov in defensive zone
15:54 NY Rangers Shot on goal by Keith Yandle saved by Ben Bishop(Wristshot 41 ft)
15:55 Tampa Bay Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout
15:55 NY Rangers James Sheppard won faceoff against Brian Boyle in offensive zone
16:06 Tampa Bay Brenden Morrow credited with hit on Ryan McDonagh in offensive zone
16:11 NY Rangers Tanner Glass credited with hit on Anton Stralman in defensive zone
16:18 NY Rangers Shot on goal by James Sheppard saved by Ben Bishop(Wristshot 33 ft)
16:28 NY Rangers J.T. Miller credited with hit on Anton Stralman in offensive zone
16:35 NY Rangers Shot missed by Rick Nash, Wide of Net(Wristshot 43 ft)
16:36 Tampa Bay Anton Stralman credited with hit on James Sheppard in defensive zone
16:44 Tampa Bay Shot on goal by Alex Killorn saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 13 ft)
16:45 NY Rangers Giveaway by Kevin Hayes in neutral zone
16:56 Tampa Bay Stoppage - Icing
16:56 NY Rangers Derick Brassard won faceoff against Valtteri Filppula in offensive zone
17:05 NY Rangers Shot on goal by Marc Staal saved by Ben Bishop(Wristshot 43 ft)
17:05 Tampa Bay Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
17:05 Tampa Bay Tyler Johnson won faceoff against Derick Brassard in defensive zone
17:29 NY Rangers Derick Brassard credited with hit on Andrej Sustr in offensive zone
17:34 Tampa Bay Stoppage - Icing
17:34 Tampa Bay Tyler Johnson won faceoff against Derek Stepan in defensive zone
18:04 Tampa Bay Giveaway by Braydon Coburn in defensive zone
18:06 NY Rangers Derek Stepan shot blocked by Jason Garrison
18:21 Tampa Bay Shot on goal by J.T. Brown saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 39 ft)
18:22 Tampa Bay Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
18:22 Tampa Bay Steven Stamkos won faceoff against Dominic Moore in offensive zone
18:44 NY Rangers Takeaway by Marc Staal in neutral zone
18:53 NY Rangers Giveaway by Dominic Moore in offensive zone
19:23 NY Rangers James Sheppard credited with hit on Tyler Johnson in defensive zone
19:28 Tampa Bay Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Dan Girardi
20:00 Tampa Bay End of 1st period

2nd Period Summary

Time Team Detail
0:00 Tampa Bay Start of 2nd period
0:00 NY Rangers Derek Stepan won faceoff against Cedric Paquette in neutral zone
0:12 NY Rangers Shot missed by Derek Stepan, Wide of Net(Wristshot 46 ft)
0:34 Tampa Bay Victor Hedman credited with hit on Jesper Fast in neutral zone
0:48 Tampa Bay Shot on goal by Ondrej Palat saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 35 ft)
0:49 Tampa Bay Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
0:49 Tampa Bay Tyler Johnson won faceoff against Derick Brassard in offensive zone
0:59 Tampa Bay Ondrej Palat shot blocked by Derick Brassard
1:07 Tampa Bay Shot missed by Nikita Kucherov, Wide of Net(Tip-In 19 ft)
1:30 Tampa Bay Nikita Kucherov credited with hit on Ryan McDonagh in offensive zone
1:45 Tampa Bay Alex Killorn credited with hit on Martin St. Louis in defensive zone
2:03 Tampa Bay Steven Stamkos credited with hit on Keith Yandle in offensive zone
2:04 Tampa Bay Takeaway by Steven Stamkos in offensive zone
2:06 Tampa Bay Shot on goal by Alex Killorn saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 30 ft)
2:18 Tampa Bay Bench penalty to Tampa Bay Lightning 2 minutes for Too many men/ice - bench(served by Steven Stamkos)
2:18 NY Rangers Power play - Derick Brassard won faceoff against Brian Boyle in offensive zone
2:25 NY Rangers Power play - Derek Stepan shot blocked by Victor Hedman
2:47 Tampa Bay Shorthanded - Giveaway by Ben Bishop in defensive zone
3:04 NY Rangers Power play - Giveaway by Derek Stepan in offensive zone
3:20 NY Rangers Power play - Shot missed by J.T. Miller, Wide of Net(Wristshot 26 ft)
3:28 NY Rangers Power play - J.T. Miller credited with hit on Valtteri Filppula in offensive zone
3:30 Tampa Bay Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Braydon Coburn saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Slapshot 109 ft)
3:41 NY Rangers Power play - Giveaway by J.T. Miller in offensive zone
4:11 Tampa Bay Shorthanded - Jason Garrison credited with hit on J.T. Miller in defensive zone
4:34 NY Rangers Carl Hagelin credited with hit on Victor Hedman in offensive zone
4:40 Tampa Bay Victor Hedman credited with hit on Carl Hagelin in defensive zone
4:47 NY Rangers Shot missed by Carl Hagelin, Wide of Net(Wristshot 47 ft)
5:11 Tampa Bay Anton Stralman credited with hit on J.T. Miller in defensive zone
5:17 NY Rangers Shot on goal by Dan Boyle saved by Ben Bishop(Slapshot 52 ft)
5:17 Tampa Bay Giveaway by Anton Stralman in defensive zone
5:22 NY Rangers Shot on goal by Tanner Glass saved by Ben Bishop(Backhand 18 ft)
5:57 NY Rangers J.T. Miller shot blocked by Cedric Paquette
6:22 NY Rangers Shot missed by Kevin Klein, Over Net(Slapshot 55 ft)
6:36 NY Rangers Shot on goal by Marc Staal saved by Ben Bishop(Tip-In 17 ft)
6:37 Tampa Bay penalty to Nikita Nesterov 2 minutes for Interference James Sheppard
6:37 NY Rangers Power play - Derek Stepan won faceoff against Valtteri Filppula in offensive zone
6:42 NY Rangers Power play - Dan Boyle shot blocked by Braydon Coburn
8:15 NY Rangers Power play - Giveaway by Rick Nash in offensive zone
8:24 Tampa Bay Stoppage - Offside
8:24 Tampa Bay Shorthanded - Brian Boyle won faceoff against Dominic Moore in neutral zone
9:00 Tampa Bay Giveaway by Nikita Nesterov in neutral zone
9:09 Tampa Bay Brian Boyle credited with hit on Dan Girardi in defensive zone
9:12 NY Rangers Shot missed by Dominic Moore, Wide of Net(Wristshot 35 ft)
9:44 Tampa Bay Steven Stamkos credited with hit on Kevin Klein in offensive zone
10:03 NY Rangers Giveaway by Ryan McDonagh in defensive zone
10:07 NY Rangers Kevin Klein credited with hit on Steven Stamkos in defensive zone
10:11 NY Rangers penalty to Derick Brassard 2 minutes for Hooking Victor Hedman
10:11 Tampa Bay Stoppage - ; TV timeout
10:11 NY Rangers Shorthanded - Dominic Moore won faceoff against Tyler Johnson in defensive zone
10:32 Tampa Bay Power Play Goal Scored by Ondrej Palat(Wristshot 20 ft) assisted by Tyler Johnson and Steven Stamkos
10:32 NY Rangers Derek Stepan won faceoff against Cedric Paquette in neutral zone
11:02 NY Rangers Derek Stepan credited with hit on Victor Hedman in offensive zone
11:08 NY Rangers Giveaway by Dan Boyle in defensive zone
11:12 Tampa Bay Ryan Callahan credited with hit on Dan Boyle in neutral zone
11:14 Tampa Bay Stoppage - Puck in Benches
11:14 Tampa Bay Brian Boyle won faceoff against James Sheppard in neutral zone
11:24 NY Rangers Giveaway by Henrik Lundqvist in defensive zone
11:32 Tampa Bay Shot on goal by Anton Stralman saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 50 ft)
11:47 Tampa Bay Brenden Morrow shot blocked by Keith Yandle
11:51 Tampa Bay Brenden Morrow credited with hit on Keith Yandle in offensive zone
12:01 NY Rangers penalty to Keith Yandle 2 minutes for Holding Brenden Morrow
12:01 Tampa Bay penalty to Brenden Morrow 2 minutes for Tripping Keith Yandle
12:01 NY Rangers Derick Brassard won faceoff against Steven Stamkos in defensive zone
12:19 NY Rangers Ryan McDonagh shot blocked by Steven Stamkos
13:17 Tampa Bay Goal scored by Tyler Johnson(Wristshot 20 ft) assisted by Ondrej Palat and Victor Hedman
13:17 NY Rangers Kevin Hayes won faceoff against Cedric Paquette in neutral zone
13:39 Tampa Bay Takeaway by Cedric Paquette in defensive zone
13:52 Tampa Bay Takeaway by Ryan Callahan in offensive zone
14:19 Tampa Bay Steven Stamkos credited with hit on Carl Hagelin in offensive zone
14:26 Tampa Bay Shot on goal by Alex Killorn saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 34 ft)
14:27 Tampa Bay Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout
14:27 Tampa Bay Valtteri Filppula won faceoff against Derek Stepan in offensive zone
14:45 Tampa Bay Shot on goal by Steven Stamkos saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 26 ft)
14:56 Tampa Bay Steven Stamkos credited with hit on Marc Staal in offensive zone
15:32 NY Rangers Ryan McDonagh credited with hit on Ondrej Palat in defensive zone
15:45 NY Rangers Shot on goal by Derick Brassard saved by Ben Bishop(Slapshot 43 ft)
15:57 NY Rangers Dan Girardi credited with hit on Nikita Kucherov in defensive zone
16:06 Tampa Bay Shot on goal by Brian Boyle saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 38 ft)
16:14 Tampa Bay Anton Stralman credited with hit on Tanner Glass in offensive zone
16:31 Tampa Bay Brenden Morrow credited with hit on Dan Girardi in offensive zone
16:38 NY Rangers Shot on goal by J.T. Miller saved by Ben Bishop(Wristshot 33 ft)
17:09 NY Rangers Shot missed by Marc Staal, Over Net(Wristshot 30 ft)
17:18 Tampa Bay Goal scored by Alex Killorn(Wristshot 26 ft) assisted by Victor Hedman
17:18 Tampa Bay Cedric Paquette won faceoff against Derek Stepan in neutral zone
17:28 Tampa Bay Cedric Paquette credited with hit on Keith Yandle in offensive zone
17:40 Tampa Bay Braydon Coburn credited with hit on Chris Kreider in defensive zone
17:45 NY Rangers Shot on goal by Kevin Klein saved by Ben Bishop(Wristshot 22 ft)
17:47 NY Rangers Goal scored by Jesper Fast(Wristshot 19 ft) assisted by Kevin Klein and Derek Stepan
17:47 Tampa Bay Tyler Johnson won faceoff against Derick Brassard in neutral zone
18:02 Tampa Bay Shot on goal by Nikita Kucherov saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Backhand 14 ft)
18:45 NY Rangers J.T. Miller credited with hit on Valtteri Filppula in defensive zone
18:49 NY Rangers Shot missed by James Sheppard, Wide of Net(Slapshot 54 ft)
18:54 NY Rangers Tanner Glass credited with hit on Valtteri Filppula in offensive zone
19:32 NY Rangers Takeaway by Martin St. Louis in offensive zone
19:45 Tampa Bay Shot on goal by Victor Hedman saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 33 ft)
20:00 Tampa Bay End of 2nd period

3rd Period Summary

Time Team Detail
0:00 Tampa Bay Start of 3rd period
0:00 Tampa Bay Cedric Paquette won faceoff against Derek Stepan in neutral zone
0:08 Tampa Bay Shot on goal by Alex Killorn saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 14 ft)
0:09 Tampa Bay Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
0:09 Tampa Bay Valtteri Filppula won faceoff against Derick Brassard in offensive zone
1:18 NY Rangers Takeaway by Marc Staal in defensive zone
1:24 Tampa Bay Ondrej Palat credited with hit on Jesper Fast in neutral zone
1:30 Tampa Bay Giveaway by Tyler Johnson in defensive zone
1:32 Tampa Bay penalty to Andrej Sustr 2 minutes for Tripping Jesper Fast
1:32 Tampa Bay Shorthanded - Valtteri Filppula won faceoff against J.T. Miller in defensive zone
2:07 NY Rangers Power play - Shot missed by Keith Yandle, Over Net(Slapshot 57 ft)
2:28 NY Rangers Power Play Goal Scored by Ryan McDonagh(Wristshot 35 ft) assisted by Kevin Hayes and Keith Yandle
2:28 NY Rangers Dominic Moore won faceoff against Brian Boyle in neutral zone
2:36 Tampa Bay Stoppage - Offside
2:36 NY Rangers Dominic Moore won faceoff against Cedric Paquette in neutral zone
3:12 NY Rangers Shot on goal by Dan Boyle saved by Ben Bishop(Wristshot 48 ft)
3:16 NY Rangers Takeaway by Dan Boyle in offensive zone
3:18 NY Rangers Shot missed by Jesper Fast, Over Net(Slapshot 59 ft)
3:24 NY Rangers Shot missed by Keith Yandle, Goalpost(Wristshot 60 ft)
4:02 Tampa Bay Shot missed by Ondrej Palat, Over Net(Wristshot 23 ft)
4:19 Tampa Bay Giveaway by Andrej Sustr in offensive zone
4:24 NY Rangers Rick Nash shot blocked by Victor Hedman
4:36 Tampa Bay Braydon Coburn credited with hit on J.T. Miller in neutral zone
4:37 Tampa Bay Andrej Sustr credited with hit on J.T. Miller in defensive zone
4:50 Tampa Bay Shot on goal by Steven Stamkos saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 17 ft)
5:27 NY Rangers Takeaway by Kevin Hayes in neutral zone
5:35 NY Rangers James Sheppard credited with hit on Ryan Callahan in offensive zone
5:47 NY Rangers Takeaway by Keith Yandle in offensive zone
5:48 NY Rangers Shot on goal by Keith Yandle saved by Ben Bishop(Wristshot 40 ft)
5:50 Tampa Bay Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
5:50 Tampa Bay Tyler Johnson won faceoff against Dominic Moore in defensive zone
6:01 Tampa Bay Shot on goal by Tyler Johnson saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Backhand 14 ft)
6:02 Tampa Bay Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout
6:02 Tampa Bay Tyler Johnson won faceoff against Derek Stepan in offensive zone
6:05 Tampa Bay Shot missed by Ondrej Palat, Wide of Net(Wristshot 24 ft)
6:19 Tampa Bay Stoppage - Puck in Benches
6:19 Tampa Bay Valtteri Filppula won faceoff against Derick Brassard in neutral zone
6:36 NY Rangers Shot on goal by Rick Nash saved by Ben Bishop(Wristshot 35 ft)
6:48 Tampa Bay Stoppage - Icing
6:48 Tampa Bay Brian Boyle won faceoff against Derick Brassard in offensive zone
7:12 Tampa Bay Shot on goal by Anton Stralman saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wrap-around 10 ft)
7:58 Tampa Bay Shot on goal by Victor Hedman saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Slapshot 57 ft)
8:05 Tampa Bay Shot on goal by Victor Hedman saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 56 ft)
8:06 Tampa Bay Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
8:06 Tampa Bay Valtteri Filppula won faceoff against Derek Stepan in offensive zone
8:38 NY Rangers Chris Kreider shot blocked by Steven Stamkos
8:43 NY Rangers Shot on goal by Ryan McDonagh saved by Ben Bishop(Wristshot 55 ft)
9:10 Tampa Bay Braydon Coburn credited with hit on Dominic Moore in neutral zone
9:19 Tampa Bay Stoppage - Icing
9:19 Tampa Bay Tyler Johnson won faceoff against Dominic Moore in offensive zone
9:33 Tampa Bay Shot on goal by Ondrej Palat saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 35 ft)
9:34 Tampa Bay Shot on goal by Tyler Johnson saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 19 ft)
9:35 Tampa Bay Shot on goal by Tyler Johnson saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 14 ft)
9:36 Tampa Bay Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
9:36 Tampa Bay Valtteri Filppula won faceoff against Derick Brassard in offensive zone
9:56 Tampa Bay Stoppage - Icing
9:56 NY Rangers Derick Brassard won faceoff against Brian Boyle in defensive zone
10:37 Tampa Bay Takeaway by Nikita Nesterov in defensive zone
10:45 Tampa Bay Stoppage - Net Off; TV timeout
10:45 Tampa Bay Tyler Johnson won faceoff against James Sheppard in neutral zone
11:07 Tampa Bay Giveaway by Ondrej Palat in neutral zone
12:06 NY Rangers Shot on goal by Carl Hagelin saved by Ben Bishop(Wristshot 24 ft)
12:19 NY Rangers Shot missed by Martin St. Louis, Over Net(Wristshot 35 ft)
13:05 Tampa Bay Stoppage - Offside
13:05 Tampa Bay Valtteri Filppula won faceoff against Derick Brassard in neutral zone
13:21 Tampa Bay Valtteri Filppula credited with hit on Derick Brassard in offensive zone
13:32 Tampa Bay Jason Garrison credited with hit on Rick Nash in defensive zone
13:40 NY Rangers J.T. Miller credited with hit on Alex Killorn in offensive zone
13:42 Tampa Bay Braydon Coburn shot blocked by Kevin Klein
13:55 Tampa Bay Nikita Nesterov credited with hit on Chris Kreider in defensive zone
14:02 NY Rangers Dan Girardi credited with hit on Nikita Kucherov in defensive zone
14:05 Tampa Bay Goal scored by Ondrej Palat(Wristshot 23 ft) assisted by Nikita Nesterov and Nikita Kucherov
14:05 Tampa Bay Brian Boyle won faceoff against Dominic Moore in neutral zone
14:17 Tampa Bay Brian Boyle credited with hit on Kevin Klein in offensive zone
15:03 Tampa Bay Takeaway by Valtteri Filppula in neutral zone
15:07 Tampa Bay Shot missed by Alex Killorn, Wide of Net(Wristshot 28 ft)
15:08 Tampa Bay Shot on goal by Valtteri Filppula saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 15 ft)
15:09 Tampa Bay Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout
15:09 Tampa Bay Steven Stamkos won faceoff against Derick Brassard in offensive zone
15:16 NY Rangers Ryan McDonagh credited with hit on Alex Killorn in defensive zone
15:20 Tampa Bay Steven Stamkos credited with hit on J.T. Miller in offensive zone
15:30 Tampa Bay Alex Killorn credited with hit on Dan Girardi in offensive zone
15:39 Tampa Bay Stoppage - Offside
15:39 Tampa Bay Tyler Johnson won faceoff against Derek Stepan in neutral zone
15:49 Tampa Bay Shot on goal by Nikita Kucherov saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 20 ft)
15:50 Tampa Bay Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
15:50 Tampa Bay Tyler Johnson won faceoff against Dominic Moore in offensive zone
16:00 Tampa Bay Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
16:00 NY Rangers Derek Stepan won faceoff against Cedric Paquette in defensive zone
16:48 NY Rangers Shot on goal by Rick Nash saved by Ben Bishop(Wristshot 36 ft)
17:00 Tampa Bay Shot on goal by Alex Killorn saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 31 ft)
17:20 Tampa Bay Steven Stamkos credited with hit on Derick Brassard in defensive zone
17:21 Tampa Bay Stoppage - Puck Frozen
17:21 NY Rangers Dominic Moore won faceoff against Tyler Johnson in offensive zone
17:26 NY Rangers Carl Hagelin shot blocked by Anton Stralman
17:32 NY Rangers Ryan McDonagh credited with hit on Nikita Kucherov in neutral zone
17:50 Tampa Bay Stoppage - Icing
17:50 NY Rangers J.T. Miller won faceoff against Tyler Johnson in offensive zone
17:56 NY Rangers Shot on goal by Rick Nash saved by Ben Bishop(Wristshot 58 ft)
18:02 NY Rangers Shot on goal by J.T. Miller saved by Ben Bishop(Wristshot 55 ft)
18:04 NY Rangers Goal scored by Dan Boyle(Wristshot 16 ft) assisted by J.T. Miller and Keith Yandle
18:04 Tampa Bay Valtteri Filppula won faceoff against Derek Stepan in neutral zone
19:07 Tampa Bay Shot on goal by Nikita Kucherov saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 44 ft)
19:08 Tampa Bay Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
19:08 NY Rangers Dominic Moore won faceoff against Cedric Paquette in defensive zone
19:21 NY Rangers Marc Staal credited with hit on Ryan Callahan in neutral zone
19:58 Tampa Bay Stoppage - Icing
19:58 NY Rangers Derek Stepan won faceoff against Cedric Paquette in offensive zone
20:00 Tampa Bay End of 3rd period

OT Summary

Time Team Detail
0:00 Tampa Bay Start of 1st Overtime period
0:00 Tampa Bay Cedric Paquette won faceoff against Derek Stepan in neutral zone
0:14 Tampa Bay Cedric Paquette shot blocked by Marc Staal
0:28 NY Rangers Chris Kreider credited with hit on Victor Hedman in offensive zone
0:37 NY Rangers Ryan McDonagh shot blocked by Victor Hedman
0:44 NY Rangers Dan Girardi shot blocked by Alex Killorn
0:57 NY Rangers Shot on goal by Dan Girardi saved by Ben Bishop(Slapshot 51 ft)
0:58 Tampa Bay Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
0:58 NY Rangers Dominic Moore won faceoff against Tyler Johnson in offensive zone
1:13 NY Rangers Shot on goal by Dominic Moore saved by Ben Bishop(Wristshot 12 ft)
1:14 Tampa Bay Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
1:14 NY Rangers J.T. Miller won faceoff against Valtteri Filppula in offensive zone
1:50 NY Rangers Derick Brassard credited with hit on Anton Stralman in offensive zone
2:05 NY Rangers J.T. Miller shot blocked by Brenden Morrow
2:29 Tampa Bay Shot on goal by J.T. Brown saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 17 ft)
2:32 Tampa Bay Brenden Morrow credited with hit on James Sheppard in offensive zone
3:11 NY Rangers Dan Boyle credited with hit on Ondrej Palat in defensive zone
3:14 Tampa Bay Shot missed by Ondrej Palat, Over Net(Wristshot 41 ft)
3:33 Tampa Bay Goal scored by Nikita Kucherov(Wristshot 27 ft) assisted by Nikita Nesterov
3:33 Tampa Bay End of 1st Overtime period
3:33 Tampa Bay game-end





Player Summary

New York RangersTime On IceFaceoffs
Player G A +/- SOG MS BS PN PIM HT TK GV SHF TOT PP SH EV FW FL %
D. Boyle D 11-1400002112918:182:280:0015:500000.0
D. Brassard C 100201122002618:182:490:0015:2971138.9
J. Fast RW201210000002816:400:180:3315:490000.0
D. Girardi D 00-1104004003521:150:181:4819:090000.0
T. Glass LW000100002001511:000:000:2510:350000.0
C. Hagelin LW00-2110001002615:460:181:1114:170000.0
K. Hayes RW01-1000002112113:212:250:0010:5610100.0
K. Klein D 010112002003519:170:050:3318:390000.0
C. Kreider LW010011002002717:502:280:0015:220000.0
R. McDonagh D 11-2322003023527:072:251:4822:540000.0
J. Miller C 011210005022618:092:570:0015:122166.7
D. Moore C 00-2210120012614:530:180:2114:1410662.5
R. Nash LW000310001012819:182:461:0215:300000.0
J. Sheppard LW001110003001410:330:000:0010:331325.0
M. St. Louis RW00-2020000102415:142:170:0012:570000.0
M. Staal D 00-2223001203321:550:130:3321:090000.0
D. Stepan C 02-1110001012818:512:491:1014:5261135.3
K. Yandle D 022221122103016:152:460:0013:290000.0
New York Rangers Scratches
PlayerDetail
C. SummersScratched
R. BourqueScratched
M. HunwickScratched
M. ZuccarelloUpper Body
Tampa Bay LightningTime On IceFaceoffs
Player G A +/- SOG MS BS PN PIM HT TK GV SHF TOT PP SH EV FW FL %
B. Boyle C 000200004101611:290:001:429:474544.4
J. Brown RW00-1300001102317:210:000:0017:210000.0
R. Callahan RW00-1000002102317:090:480:0416:170000.0
M. Carle D 00-11000000031:360:000:001:360000.0
B. Coburn D 001101003013017:550:002:3515:200000.0
V. Filppula C 002100001102920:420:483:1416:4011664.7
J. Garrison D 000001002003221:380:482:5217:580000.0
V. Hedman D 021403003003428:260:482:4024:580000.0
T. Johnson C 111400001022818:421:331:1215:5712666.7
A. Killorn C 113911002013121:290:482:5517:460000.0
N. Kucherov RW110430001002616:571:330:0015:240000.0
B. Morrow LW00001112400159:480:000:009:480000.0
N. Nesterov D 021100121112214:140:000:0014:140000.0
O. Palat LW210430002022717:021:330:5114:380000.0
C. Paquette C 00-1001123102215:130:001:0614:073925.0
S. Stamkos C 112403007202518:171:330:0016:442166.7
A. Stralman D 001222003012924:031:332:0220:280000.0
A. Sustr D 001000121022818:200:000:5517:250000.0
Tampa Bay Lightning Scratches
PlayerDetail
T. RichardScratched
Y. GourdeScratched
M. BarberioScratched
V. NamestnikovScratched
H. IkonenScratched
T. DeangeloScratched
J. DrouinScratched
D. BlujusScratched
M. AngelidisScratched
L. WitkowskiScratched
J. VerminScratched
S. KoekkoekScratched
J. DotchinScratched
J. MarchessaultScratched
K. GudlevskisScratched

Goaltending Summary

New York Rangers Goaltending
Player SA GA Saves SV% TOI PIM
H. Lundqvist40634.85062:570
Tampa Bay Lightning Goaltending
Player SA GA Saves SV% TOI PIM
B. Bishop28523.82163:250

* - A player receives a "plus" if he is on the ice when his Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. He receives a "minus" if he is on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.