Steven Stamkos factors in both Lightning goals, helps team to 3-2 lead

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Tampa Bay Lightning

50-24-8

 

 

 

 

 

2

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0

 

 

 

 

 

New York Rangers

53-22-7 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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TB	0	2	0	2
NYR	0	0	0	0

Stamkos (Lightning - C): Goals: 1, Assists: 1
Bishop (Lightning - G): Saves: 26, Save Pct.: 1
Filppula (Lightning - C): Goals: 1, Assists: 0

• Associated Press

NEW YORK -- Scoring goals made the Tampa Bay Lightning one of the NHL's most entertaining teams this season. Playing defense for the first time in three games has them within a victory of the Stanley Cup finals for the second time in franchise history.
Steven Stamkos set up Valtteri Filppula's go-ahead goal and scored another and the Lightning pushed the New York Rangers to the brink of playoff elimination with a 2-0 victory Sunday night in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals.

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The shutout came after the Lightning gave up five goals in each of the past two games and allowed New York to score two power-play goals in each of the past three games.
This was a total shutdown of the league's best team in the regular season.
"If we're going to have any chance of winning, that's how we have to do it," Lightning coach Jon Cooper said. "And you look at the way sometimes you get caught up, and we did, judging our game on how many scoring chances we get; and really you should judge your game on how many you give up.
"And we got away from that. Our team has that mentality sometimes, and you have to pull the reins back and talk about what we've talked about from the first day of training camp. It's not how many you score. It's how many you keep out of the net."
Ben Bishop, who gave up all 10 goals in the previous two games, had 26 saves in posting his second shutout and getting Tampa Bay within a win of returning to the finals for the first time since 2004.
Game 6 is Tuesday night in Florida
"Obviously, we weren't happy with the last couple of games with how many scoring chances we were giving up," said Bishop, who left pregame warm-ups early after taking a shot in the groin. "We looked at it, we talked about and I thought we did a better job tonight. Guys came up some huge blocked shots at the end."
Tampa Bay's special teams were outstanding. They killed off four power plays in clinical fashion in the opening 31 minutes of a scoreless game, limiting New York to four shots, and then Stamkos added a power-play goal after Filppula opened the scoring.
"I think we did what the Rangers did last game, we bent, but we didn't break," said Stamkos, who has seven goals in his past 10 playoff games.
"It was a huge effort by our penalty kill," Cooper added. "They get that first one, who knows how this game turns."
This isn't the first time the Rangers have been on the edge of seeing their Presidents' Trophy-winning season come to an end. They trailed the Washington Capitals 3-1 in the conference semifinals and rallied. They also overcame a 3-1 deficit last year against Pittsburgh.
"We just have to go down there and play confident, play our best game and try to get the win," Rangers defenseman Marc Staal said.
This was a game the Rangers controlled early. The power plays gave them a chance to put Tampa Bay down and they failed to convert, which was surprising because New York had two power-play goals in each of the three previous games in the series.
A little less than two minutes after the Lightning killed off a tripping penalty to Andrej Sustr, the Lightning took the lead and the excitement out of the Madison Square Garden crowd.
Defenseman Anton Stralman sent a great bank pass up the side boards to Stamkos. He carried the puck into the Rangers' zone, found Filppula coming down the middle, and the center beat Henrik Lundqvist with a shot to the upper part of the net. It was his third goal of the postseason, and probably his most important.
The Lightning had withstood the Rangers' push and they were in control.
After Staal picked up his second penalty of the game, the Lightning needed just over a minute to double the lead. It came on a tic-tac-toe goal by Stamkos, his fourth in the past four games.
Nikita Kucherov sent the puck from the right circle to Ondrej Palat in the left circle. He quickly sent a cross-ice pass to Stamkos in front, and the Lightning captain redirected the puck past a helpless Lundqvist, who finished with 20 saves.
New York pushed to get back in the game in the third, but Bishop stood tall when challenged with shots by J.T. Miller and Derick Brassard.
Stamkos' four-game goal streak matches the Lightning playoff record set by Martin St. Louis in 2003 and also accomplished by Vincent Lecavalier in 2007.
After a couple of wide-open games in Florida, the first period of Game 5 was much more a Rangers-style game. They kept the play in the Lightning zone, drew two penalties and held a 6-4 edge in shots.
Tyler Johnson had the best chance for the Lightning early after a Ryan McDonagh turnover, but he missed the net. Chris Kreider missed the top corner of the net on the Rangers' first power play.
Game notes
Longtime Garden voice John Amirante sang the national anthem. He sang in Game 2 in the opening round in what was said to be his last appearance. ... D Matt Carle returned to the Lightning lineup after missing Game 4 with an undisclosed injury. ...Lightning defenseman Braydon Coburn left the game early after getting sick on the bench.

Final

Series tied 3-3 (Game 5 of 7)

Lightning 2

Rangers 0

8:00PM,EDT,May 24,2015
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York

	1	2	3	T
TB	0	2	0	2
NYR	0	0	0	0

S. Stamkos (Lightning - C): Goals: 1, Assists: 1
B. Bishop (Lightning - G): Saves: 26, Save Pct.: 1.000
V. Filppula (Lightning - C): Goals: 1, Assists: 0

Play-by-play data may not reflect changes made after the game has ended.

Period: All | 1 | 2 | 3

1st Period Summary
Time	Team	Detail
0:00	NY Rangers	Start of 1st period
0:00	Tampa Bay	Tyler Johnson won faceoff against Derek Stepan in neutral zone
0:23	NY Rangers	Giveaway by Ryan McDonagh in defensive zone
0:26	Tampa Bay	Shot missed by Tyler Johnson, Wide of Net(Backhand 13 ft)
0:31	Tampa Bay	Ondrej Palat credited with hit on Chris Kreider in offensive zone
0:52	NY Rangers	Chris Kreider credited with hit on Jason Garrison in offensive zone
1:27	Tampa Bay	Ryan Callahan credited with hit on Dan Boyle in offensive zone
1:37	Tampa Bay	Giveaway by Matthew Carle in defensive zone
1:53	Tampa Bay	Steven Stamkos credited with hit on Kevin Klein in offensive zone
2:02	NY Rangers	Tanner Glass credited with hit on Alex Killorn in offensive zone
2:15	Tampa Bay	Steven Stamkos shot blocked by Keith Yandle
2:20	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Matthew Carle saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 62 ft)
2:22	Tampa Bay	Alex Killorn credited with hit on Keith Yandle in offensive zone
2:56	NY Rangers	Dan Boyle shot blocked by Brian Boyle
3:05	NY Rangers	Shot missed by Dominic Moore, Wide of Net(Tip-In 13 ft)
3:15	NY Rangers	Jesper Fast credited with hit on Nikita Kucherov in offensive zone
3:35	Tampa Bay	Tyler Johnson shot blocked by Ryan McDonagh
3:35	NY Rangers	Stoppage - Puck in Netting
3:35	NY Rangers	Derick Brassard won faceoff against Valtteri Filppula in defensive zone
4:30	NY Rangers	Shot on goal by Martin St. Louis saved by Ben Bishop(Wristshot 17 ft)
4:31	NY Rangers	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
4:31	Tampa Bay	Brian Boyle won faceoff against Derek Stepan in defensive zone
4:37	Tampa Bay	Bench penalty to New York Rangers 2 minutes for Too many men/ice - bench Ryan McDonagh(served by Nikita Kucherov)
4:37	NY Rangers	Power play - Derek Stepan won faceoff against Brian Boyle in offensive zone
4:55	NY Rangers	Power play - Derick Brassard shot blocked by Cedric Paquette
5:15	NY Rangers	Power play - Shot on goal by Chris Kreider saved by Ben Bishop(Snap 18 ft)
5:18	Tampa Bay	Shorthanded - Jason Garrison credited with hit on Derick Brassard in defensive zone
5:48	NY Rangers	Power play - Shot on goal by Dan Boyle saved by Ben Bishop(Slapshot 54 ft)
5:54	NY Rangers	Power play - Chris Kreider credited with hit on Jason Garrison in offensive zone
6:04	NY Rangers	Power play - Shot missed by Martin St. Louis, Over Net(Tip-In 17 ft)
6:04	NY Rangers	Stoppage - Puck in Netting
6:04	Tampa Bay	Shorthanded - Tyler Johnson won faceoff against J.T. Miller in defensive zone
6:42	NY Rangers	Shot on goal by Keith Yandle saved by Ben Bishop(Wristshot 17 ft)
6:51	Tampa Bay	Takeaway by Ondrej Palat in defensive zone
7:23	NY Rangers	penalty to Marc Staal 2 minutes for Interference J.T. Brown
7:23	NY Rangers	Stoppage - ; TV timeout
7:23	Tampa Bay	Power play - Tyler Johnson won faceoff against Dominic Moore in offensive zone
7:53	Tampa Bay	Power play - Shot on goal by Steven Stamkos saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Slapshot 29 ft)
8:40	NY Rangers	Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Rick Nash saved by Ben Bishop(Wristshot 37 ft)
9:08	NY Rangers	Shorthanded - Takeaway by Dominic Moore in defensive zone
9:23	NY Rangers	Shorthanded - Ryan McDonagh credited with hit on Valtteri Filppula in defensive zone
9:30	Tampa Bay	Braydon Coburn shot blocked by Dan Girardi
9:38	NY Rangers	Takeaway by Ryan McDonagh in defensive zone
10:03	Tampa Bay	Takeaway by Andrej Sustr in defensive zone
10:23	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by J.T. Brown saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Snap 24 ft)
10:26	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Brian Boyle saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Backhand 10 ft)
10:27	NY Rangers	Stoppage - Puck Frozen; TV timeout
10:27	NY Rangers	Derek Stepan won faceoff against Tyler Johnson in defensive zone
10:32	Tampa Bay	Giveaway by Nikita Kucherov in offensive zone
10:46	NY Rangers	Jesper Fast credited with hit on Ondrej Palat in offensive zone
10:48	NY Rangers	Shot on goal by Dan Girardi saved by Ben Bishop(Slapshot 64 ft)
11:47	NY Rangers	Carl Hagelin credited with hit on Braydon Coburn in offensive zone
12:00	Tampa Bay	Steven Stamkos credited with hit on Martin St. Louis in defensive zone
12:32	Tampa Bay	Brenden Morrow credited with hit on Kevin Klein in offensive zone
12:47	Tampa Bay	Ryan Callahan credited with hit on Marc Staal in offensive zone
12:53	Tampa Bay	Matthew Carle credited with hit on Tanner Glass in defensive zone
13:12	Tampa Bay	Brian Boyle credited with hit on Dominic Moore in defensive zone
13:16	NY Rangers	Shot missed by Keith Yandle, Over Net(Slapshot 26 ft)
13:49	Tampa Bay	Andrej Sustr credited with hit on J.T. Miller in defensive zone
13:55	NY Rangers	Keith Yandle shot blocked by Andrej Sustr
14:01	NY Rangers	Stoppage - Icing; Visitor Timeout
14:01	Tampa Bay	Brian Boyle won faceoff against Derick Brassard in defensive zone
14:37	NY Rangers	Rick Nash shot blocked by Ondrej Palat
15:01	Tampa Bay	penalty to Tyler Johnson 2 minutes for Slashing Rick Nash
15:01	NY Rangers	Stoppage - ; TV timeout
15:01	NY Rangers	Power play - Derick Brassard won faceoff against Valtteri Filppula in offensive zone
15:10	NY Rangers	Power play - Shot missed by Derick Brassard, Wide of Net(Tip-In 25 ft)
16:07	NY Rangers	Power play - Giveaway by Dan Boyle in offensive zone
17:37	Tampa Bay	Giveaway by Andrej Sustr in defensive zone
17:45	NY Rangers	Carl Hagelin shot blocked by Tyler Johnson
18:01	Tampa Bay	Victor Hedman credited with hit on J.T. Miller in defensive zone
18:11	Tampa Bay	Brian Boyle credited with hit on J.T. Miller in defensive zone
18:32	NY Rangers	James Sheppard credited with hit on Ondrej Palat in neutral zone
18:44	NY Rangers	Tanner Glass credited with hit on Braydon Coburn in offensive zone
19:06	Tampa Bay	Brenden Morrow credited with hit on James Sheppard in offensive zone
19:18	NY Rangers	Kevin Hayes credited with hit on Anton Stralman in offensive zone
19:26	NY Rangers	Kevin Hayes shot blocked by Matthew Carle
19:38	NY Rangers	Stoppage - Icing
19:38	NY Rangers	Derek Stepan won faceoff against Valtteri Filppula in offensive zone
20:00	NY Rangers	End of 1st period
2nd Period Summary
Time	Team	Detail
0:00	NY Rangers	Start of 2nd period
0:00	Tampa Bay	Tyler Johnson won faceoff against Derek Stepan in neutral zone
0:48	NY Rangers	Shot on goal by Keith Yandle saved by Ben Bishop(Wristshot 67 ft)
1:10	NY Rangers	Stoppage - Icing
1:10	Tampa Bay	Valtteri Filppula won faceoff against Kevin Hayes in offensive zone
1:16	Tampa Bay	Shot missed by Steven Stamkos, Wide of Net(Wristshot 25 ft)
1:40	NY Rangers	Giveaway by Keith Yandle in defensive zone
1:42	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Steven Stamkos saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 14 ft)
1:42	NY Rangers	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
1:42	NY Rangers	Dominic Moore won faceoff against Brian Boyle in defensive zone
1:47	Tampa Bay	Ryan Callahan credited with hit on Dan Boyle in offensive zone
2:16	NY Rangers	James Sheppard credited with hit on J.T. Brown in neutral zone
2:25	NY Rangers	Stoppage - Referee or Linesman; Player Injury
2:25	Tampa Bay	Tyler Johnson won faceoff against Derek Stepan in neutral zone
2:37	NY Rangers	Chris Kreider credited with hit on Victor Hedman in offensive zone
2:44	NY Rangers	Derek Stepan credited with hit on Anton Stralman in offensive zone
3:01	Tampa Bay	Victor Hedman credited with hit on Derek Stepan in defensive zone
3:05	Tampa Bay	Giveaway by Ondrej Palat in defensive zone
3:07	NY Rangers	Shot on goal by Derek Stepan saved by Ben Bishop(Wristshot 19 ft)
3:07	NY Rangers	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
3:07	Tampa Bay	Valtteri Filppula won faceoff against J.T. Miller in defensive zone
3:18	NY Rangers	J.T. Miller shot blocked by Matthew Carle
3:34	NY Rangers	Derick Brassard shot blocked by Matthew Carle
3:49	NY Rangers	Takeaway by Derick Brassard in offensive zone
4:37	NY Rangers	James Sheppard credited with hit on Valtteri Filppula in neutral zone
4:41	NY Rangers	Carl Hagelin shot blocked by Jason Garrison
4:58	NY Rangers	Dan Boyle shot blocked by J.T. Brown
6:09	Tampa Bay	Alex Killorn shot blocked by Kevin Klein
6:16	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Victor Hedman saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Slapshot 62 ft)
6:26	NY Rangers	Chris Kreider credited with hit on Andrej Sustr in defensive zone
6:27	Tampa Bay	Shot missed by Nikita Kucherov, Wide of Net(Tip-In 14 ft)
6:47	Tampa Bay	Shot missed by Tyler Johnson, Wide of Net(Slapshot 33 ft)
6:55	Tampa Bay	Matthew Carle shot blocked by Dan Girardi
7:15	NY Rangers	Shot on goal by Rick Nash saved by Ben Bishop(Wristshot 26 ft)
7:16	Tampa Bay	Valtteri Filppula won faceoff against Derek Stepan in defensive zone
7:19	Tampa Bay	penalty to Jason Garrison 2 minutes for High-sticking Rick Nash
7:19	NY Rangers	Stoppage - ; TV timeout
8:11	NY Rangers	Power play - Derek Stepan shot blocked by Ondrej Palat
8:44	NY Rangers	Power play - Shot on goal by J.T. Miller saved by Ben Bishop(Slapshot 31 ft)
9:07	Tampa Bay	Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Alex Killorn saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Snap 25 ft)
9:12	Tampa Bay	Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Andrej Sustr saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Slapshot 61 ft)
9:35	NY Rangers	Dominic Moore credited with hit on Victor Hedman in offensive zone
9:49	NY Rangers	Shot missed by Dominic Moore, Over Net(Tip-In 16 ft)
9:51	Tampa Bay	penalty to Andrej Sustr 2 minutes for Tripping Carl Hagelin
9:51	NY Rangers	Power play - Derick Brassard won faceoff against Brian Boyle in offensive zone
10:14	Tampa Bay	Shorthanded - Takeaway by Anton Stralman in defensive zone
11:06	Tampa Bay	Shorthanded - Takeaway by Ondrej Palat in defensive zone
11:28	NY Rangers	Power play - Shot on goal by Rick Nash saved by Ben Bishop(Snap 29 ft)
12:07	NY Rangers	Shot missed by Ryan McDonagh, Wide of Net(Slapshot 51 ft)
12:25	NY Rangers	Shot on goal by Dominic Moore saved by Ben Bishop(Tip-In 16 ft)
12:29	Tampa Bay	Anton Stralman credited with hit on Dominic Moore in defensive zone
12:51	NY Rangers	Carl Hagelin shot blocked by Brian Boyle
12:54	NY Rangers	Dan Girardi credited with hit on Jason Garrison in offensive zone
12:57	NY Rangers	Stoppage - Icing
12:57	NY Rangers	Derek Stepan won faceoff against Valtteri Filppula in offensive zone
13:04	NY Rangers	Shot on goal by Kevin Klein saved by Ben Bishop(Slapshot 55 ft)
13:29	Tampa Bay	Goal scored by Valtteri Filppula(Wristshot 27 ft) assisted by Steven Stamkos and Anton Stralman
13:29	Tampa Bay	Tyler Johnson won faceoff against Derick Brassard in neutral zone
13:39	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Nikita Kucherov saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 38 ft)
13:53	NY Rangers	Dan Girardi credited with hit on Ondrej Palat in offensive zone
14:13	NY Rangers	Stoppage - Icing
14:13	NY Rangers	Kevin Hayes won faceoff against Tyler Johnson in offensive zone
14:21	NY Rangers	Keith Yandle shot blocked by Ondrej Palat
14:25	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Ondrej Palat saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 21 ft)
14:26	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Nikita Kucherov saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 10 ft)
14:27	NY Rangers	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout
14:27	Tampa Bay	Brian Boyle won faceoff against Dominic Moore in offensive zone
14:29	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by J.T. Brown saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Snap 26 ft)
14:30	NY Rangers	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
14:30	Tampa Bay	Brian Boyle won faceoff against Dominic Moore in offensive zone
14:38	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by J.T. Brown saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 42 ft)
14:41	Tampa Bay	Ryan Callahan credited with hit on James Sheppard in offensive zone
15:00	Tampa Bay	Shot missed by Anton Stralman, Wide of Net(Backhand 16 ft)
15:17	Tampa Bay	Shot missed by Nikita Nesterov, Wide of Net(Snap 54 ft)
15:20	Tampa Bay	Brian Boyle credited with hit on James Sheppard in offensive zone
15:30	NY Rangers	Rick Nash credited with hit on Steven Stamkos in offensive zone
15:37	NY Rangers	Derick Brassard credited with hit on Anton Stralman in offensive zone
15:43	Tampa Bay	Steven Stamkos shot blocked by Marc Staal
16:15	Tampa Bay	Alex Killorn credited with hit on Dan Boyle in offensive zone
17:02	NY Rangers	Chris Kreider credited with hit on Andrej Sustr in defensive zone
17:04	NY Rangers	penalty to Marc Staal 2 minutes for Tripping Nikita Kucherov
17:04	NY Rangers	Stoppage - ; TV timeout
17:04	Tampa Bay	Power play - Tyler Johnson won faceoff against Dominic Moore in offensive zone
17:29	Tampa Bay	Power play - Giveaway by Tyler Johnson in offensive zone
17:37	NY Rangers	Shorthanded - Dominic Moore shot blocked by Nikita Kucherov
18:22	Tampa Bay	Power Play Goal Scored by Steven Stamkos(Tip-In 9 ft) assisted by Ondrej Palat and Nikita Kucherov
18:22	Tampa Bay	Valtteri Filppula won faceoff against Kevin Hayes in neutral zone
18:34	NY Rangers	Shot on goal by Carl Hagelin saved by Ben Bishop(Wristshot 13 ft)
18:38	NY Rangers	Shot on goal by Martin St. Louis saved by Ben Bishop(Wristshot 7 ft)
18:48	NY Rangers	Shot on goal by Keith Yandle saved by Ben Bishop(Wristshot 46 ft)
18:48	NY Rangers	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
18:48	Tampa Bay	Brian Boyle won faceoff against Derick Brassard in defensive zone
19:08	Tampa Bay	Victor Hedman credited with hit on Ryan McDonagh in defensive zone
19:20	Tampa Bay	J.T. Brown shot blocked by Keith Yandle
19:36	NY Rangers	Giveaway by Derick Brassard in neutral zone
20:00	NY Rangers	End of 2nd period
3rd Period Summary
Time	Team	Detail
0:00	NY Rangers	Start of 3rd period
0:00	NY Rangers	Derek Stepan won faceoff against Tyler Johnson in neutral zone
0:21	NY Rangers	Chris Kreider credited with hit on Ondrej Palat in offensive zone
0:50	Tampa Bay	Andrej Sustr credited with hit on J.T. Miller in defensive zone
1:16	NY Rangers	Dan Boyle shot blocked by Matthew Carle
1:16	NY Rangers	Stoppage - Puck in Netting
1:16	Tampa Bay	Brian Boyle won faceoff against Kevin Hayes in defensive zone
1:29	NY Rangers	Stoppage - Icing
1:29	NY Rangers	Derek Stepan won faceoff against Brian Boyle in offensive zone
1:32	NY Rangers	Keith Yandle shot blocked by J.T. Brown
1:33	NY Rangers	Stoppage - Puck in Netting
1:33	NY Rangers	Derek Stepan won faceoff against Brian Boyle in offensive zone
1:44	Tampa Bay	Shot missed by Ondrej Palat, Wide of Net(Slapshot 38 ft)
2:20	NY Rangers	Shot missed by Dan Girardi, Wide of Net(Slapshot 50 ft)
2:41	Tampa Bay	Nikita Nesterov credited with hit on Jesper Fast in defensive zone
2:48	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Valtteri Filppula saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Backhand 34 ft)
2:51	NY Rangers	penalty to Chris Kreider 2 minutes for Delaying Game-Puck over glass Alex Killorn
2:51	NY Rangers	Shorthanded - Dominic Moore won faceoff against Valtteri Filppula in defensive zone
3:09	Tampa Bay	Power play - Shot on goal by Victor Hedman saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 10 ft)
4:53	Tampa Bay	Alex Killorn shot blocked by Marc Staal
5:03	NY Rangers	Kevin Klein credited with hit on Alex Killorn in offensive zone
5:25	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Ryan Callahan saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Slapshot 89 ft)
6:09	NY Rangers	Giveaway by J.T. Miller in defensive zone
6:12	NY Rangers	Dan Boyle credited with hit on Brenden Morrow in defensive zone
6:28	NY Rangers	Takeaway by Derek Stepan in neutral zone
6:34	NY Rangers	Shot on goal by Derek Stepan saved by Ben Bishop(Snap 38 ft)
6:34	NY Rangers	Stoppage - Puck in Netting; TV timeout
6:34	Tampa Bay	Tyler Johnson won faceoff against Derek Stepan in defensive zone
6:47	NY Rangers	Dan Girardi shot blocked by Victor Hedman
7:04	NY Rangers	Dan Girardi credited with hit on Nikita Kucherov in offensive zone
7:16	NY Rangers	Takeaway by Chris Kreider in defensive zone
7:23	Tampa Bay	Ondrej Palat credited with hit on Derek Stepan in offensive zone
7:35	NY Rangers	Carl Hagelin shot blocked by Andrej Sustr
7:49	NY Rangers	Takeaway by Keith Yandle in defensive zone
8:24	NY Rangers	Shot on goal by J.T. Miller saved by Ben Bishop(Wristshot 23 ft)
8:35	NY Rangers	Shot on goal by Rick Nash saved by Ben Bishop(Wristshot 89 ft)
8:36	NY Rangers	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
8:36	NY Rangers	Derick Brassard won faceoff against Brian Boyle in offensive zone
8:52	NY Rangers	Derick Brassard shot blocked by Anton Stralman
8:56	Tampa Bay	Takeaway by Brian Boyle in defensive zone
9:05	Tampa Bay	Anton Stralman credited with hit on Rick Nash in defensive zone
9:17	NY Rangers	Dan Boyle credited with hit on Ryan Callahan in neutral zone
9:37	Tampa Bay	Tyler Johnson shot blocked by Dan Girardi
9:38	NY Rangers	Stoppage - Puck in Netting
9:38	Tampa Bay	Valtteri Filppula won faceoff against Dominic Moore in offensive zone
9:58	NY Rangers	Shot on goal by Dominic Moore saved by Ben Bishop(Wristshot 21 ft)
10:26	NY Rangers	Stoppage - Offside; TV timeout
10:26	Tampa Bay	Tyler Johnson won faceoff against Derek Stepan in neutral zone
11:47	NY Rangers	Shot on goal by Derick Brassard saved by Ben Bishop(Wristshot 25 ft)
11:57	Tampa Bay	Takeaway by Ryan Callahan in offensive zone
12:12	Tampa Bay	Ryan Callahan shot blocked by Keith Yandle
12:17	Tampa Bay	Victor Hedman shot blocked by J.T. Miller
12:25	NY Rangers	J.T. Miller shot blocked by Brian Boyle
12:42	Tampa Bay	Takeaway by Nikita Kucherov in defensive zone
12:48	NY Rangers	Shot on goal by Derick Brassard saved by Ben Bishop(Tip-In 10 ft)
13:16	Tampa Bay	Giveaway by Nikita Nesterov in defensive zone
13:38	NY Rangers	Stoppage - Icing
13:38	Tampa Bay	Valtteri Filppula won faceoff against Derek Stepan in defensive zone
14:32	Tampa Bay	Brenden Morrow credited with hit on Dan Boyle in neutral zone
14:38	NY Rangers	Shot missed by Dan Boyle, Wide of Net(Slapshot 45 ft)
14:46	NY Rangers	Dan Girardi shot blocked by Ondrej Palat
14:46	NY Rangers	Stoppage - Puck in Netting; TV timeout
14:46	Tampa Bay	Valtteri Filppula won faceoff against Derick Brassard in defensive zone
14:49	NY Rangers	Rick Nash credited with hit on Victor Hedman in offensive zone
14:57	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Steven Stamkos saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 38 ft)
15:10	NY Rangers	Rick Nash credited with hit on Anton Stralman in defensive zone
15:24	Tampa Bay	Giveaway by Anton Stralman in defensive zone
15:28	NY Rangers	Giveaway by Derick Brassard in offensive zone
15:33	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Nikita Kucherov saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Backhand 19 ft)
15:51	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Nikita Kucherov saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wrap-around 6 ft)
15:57	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Nikita Kucherov saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 8 ft)
16:11	NY Rangers	Stoppage - Puck in Netting
16:11	Tampa Bay	Brian Boyle won faceoff against Dominic Moore in neutral zone
16:56	Tampa Bay	Alex Killorn credited with hit on Kevin Klein in defensive zone
17:02	NY Rangers	Shot on goal by Ryan McDonagh saved by Ben Bishop(Wristshot 56 ft)
17:08	NY Rangers	Kevin Klein shot blocked by Valtteri Filppula
17:35	NY Rangers	Chris Kreider credited with hit on Ondrej Palat in offensive zone
18:05	Tampa Bay	Shot missed by Anton Stralman, Wide of Net(Slapshot 49 ft)
18:08	Tampa Bay	Tyler Johnson credited with hit on Chris Kreider in neutral zone
18:21	Tampa Bay	penalty to Ondrej Palat 2 minutes for Slashing Derick Brassard
18:21	NY Rangers	penalty to Derick Brassard 2 minutes for Slashing Ondrej Palat
18:21	NY Rangers	Stoppage - ; Home Timeout
18:21	Tampa Bay	Valtteri Filppula won faceoff against Derek Stepan in neutral zone
19:07	NY Rangers	Shot on goal by Chris Kreider saved by Ben Bishop(Snap 32 ft)
19:08	NY Rangers	Stoppage - Puck in Netting
19:08	NY Rangers	J.T. Miller won faceoff against Brian Boyle in offensive zone
19:15	NY Rangers	Shot on goal by J.T. Miller saved by Ben Bishop(Wristshot 36 ft)
19:22	NY Rangers	Shot on goal by Rick Nash saved by Ben Bishop(Backhand 14 ft)
19:25	NY Rangers	Keith Yandle shot blocked by Brian Boyle
19:41	NY Rangers	Keith Yandle shot blocked by Brian Boyle
19:44	Tampa Bay	Brian Boyle credited with hit on Keith Yandle in defensive zone
19:50	Tampa Bay	Shot missed by Tyler Johnson, Goalpost(Wristshot 81 ft)
20:00	NY Rangers	End of 3rd period
20:00	NY Rangers	game-end

Game Information

Arena: Madison Square Garden Location: New York, New York	Referees: Steve Kozari, Dan O'Halloran Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Michel Cormier
Attendance: 18,006 (100.0% full)

Team Statistical Comparison

Key:  Tampa Bay   NY Rangers
Total Shots    22  26	PIM    8    8	Hits    29    29	Giveaways  7    6	Takeaways  7    6	Faceoffs Won  24    15

1st Period Summary
Time	Team	Scoring Detail	TB	NYR
No scoring this period			0	0
Time	Team	Penalty Detail
4:37		2 Minute Bench Penalty for Too Many Men on the Ice (Served by Nikita Kucherov)
7:23		Marc Staal: 2 Minutes for Interference
15:01		Tyler Johnson: 2 Minutes for Slashing
2nd Period Summary
Time	Team	Scoring Detail	TB	NYR
13:29		Valtteri Filppula (3) Assists: Steven Stamkos, Anton Stralman	1	0
18:22		Steven Stamkos (7) (Power Play) Assists: Ondrej Palat, Nikita Kucherov	2	0
Time	Team	Penalty Detail
7:19		Jason Garrison: 2 Minutes for High-sticking
9:51		Andrej Sustr: 2 Minutes for Tripping
17:04		Marc Staal: 2 Minutes for Tripping
3rd Period Summary
Time	Team	Scoring Detail	TB	NYR
No scoring this period			2	0
Time	Team	Penalty Detail
2:51		Chris Kreider: 2 Minutes for Delaying Game - Puck over Glass
18:21		Derick Brassard: 2 Minutes for Slashing
18:21		Ondrej Palat: 2 Minutes for Slashing

Player Summary

Tampa Bay Lightning Time On Ice Faceoffs Player G A +/- SOG MS BS PN PIM HT TK GV SHF TOT PP SH EV FW FL % B. Boyle C 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 4 1 0 22 17:06 0:00 2:33 14:33 7 7 50.0 J. Brown RW 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 11:42 0:00 0:00 11:42 0 0 00.0 R. Callahan RW 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 17 14:25 2:14 0:00 12:11 0 0 00.0 M. Carle D 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 1 0 1 26 19:00 0:22 2:11 16:27 0 0 00.0 B. Coburn D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 5:43 0:11 2:19 3:13 0 0 00.0 V. Filppula C 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 20:17 2:14 3:36 14:27 8 5 61.5 J. Garrison D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 26 18:53 1:41 3:21 13:51 0 0 00.0 V. Hedman D 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 31 24:04 2:19 3:18 18:27 0 0 00.0 T. Johnson C 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 28 21:06 3:04 1:57 16:05 9 3 75.0 A. Killorn C 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 27 20:56 2:14 3:16 15:26 0 0 00.0 N. Kucherov RW 0 1 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 24 17:47 3:04 0:25 14:18 0 0 00.0 B. Morrow LW 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 9 7:54 0:00 0:00 7:54 0 0 00.0 N. Nesterov D 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 13 8:02 0:00 0:00 8:02 0 0 00.0 O. Palat LW 0 1 0 1 1 4 1 2 2 2 1 27 20:38 3:04 2:54 14:40 0 0 00.0 C. Paquette C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 5:43 0:00 1:38 4:05 0 0 00.0 S. Stamkos C 1 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 22 14:46 3:04 0:03 11:39 0 0 00.0 A. Stralman D 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 26 23:49 2:47 3:42 17:20 0 0 00.0 A. Sustr D 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 2 2 1 1 25 18:31 0:12 0:47 17:32 0 0 00.0 Tampa Bay Lightning Scratches Player Detail T. Richard Scratched Y. Gourde Scratched M. Barberio Scratched V. Namestnikov Scratched H. Ikonen Scratched T. Deangelo Scratched J. Drouin Scratched D. Blujus Scratched M. Angelidis Scratched L. Witkowski Scratched J. Vermin Scratched S. Koekkoek Scratched J. Dotchin Scratched J. Marchessault Scratched K. Gudlevskis Scratched New York Rangers Time On Ice Faceoffs Player G A +/- SOG MS BS PN PIM HT TK GV SHF TOT PP SH EV FW FL % D. Boyle D 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 29 22:02 3:54 0:40 17:28 0 0 00.0 D. Brassard C 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 2 22 18:56 5:24 0:00 13:32 4 4 50.0 J. Fast RW 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 18 11:18 0:00 0:48 10:30 0 0 00.0 D. Girardi D 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 0 26 16:29 0:00 3:12 13:17 0 0 00.0 T. Glass LW 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 9 5:57 0:00 0:33 5:24 0 0 00.0 C. Hagelin LW 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 20 13:04 0:00 2:17 10:47 0 0 00.0 K. Hayes RW 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 14:34 3:08 0:00 11:26 1 3 25.0 K. Klein D 0 0 -1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 23 17:03 0:55 2:50 13:18 0 0 00.0 C. Kreider LW 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 7 1 0 24 18:17 3:57 0:00 14:20 0 0 00.0 R. McDonagh D 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 27 21:59 2:31 2:45 16:43 0 0 00.0 J. Miller C 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 23 19:01 3:08 0:00 15:53 1 2 33.3 D. Moore C 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 19 14:40 0:00 2:46 11:54 2 6 25.0 R. Nash LW 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 26 21:56 4:03 1:55 15:58 0 0 00.0 J. Sheppard LW 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 7 6:21 0:00 0:00 6:21 0 0 00.0 M. St. Louis RW 0 0 -1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 15:06 3:57 0:00 11:09 0 0 00.0 M. Staal D 0 0 -1 0 0 2 2 4 0 0 0 21 15:10 0:00 1:09 14:01 0 0 00.0 D. Stepan C 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 25 21:07 4:52 2:17 13:58 7 9 43.8 K. Yandle D 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 22 23:13 4:11 0:00 19:02 0 0 00.0 New York Rangers Scratches Player Detail C. Summers Scratched R. Bourque Scratched M. Hunwick Scratched M. Zuccarello Upper Body

Goaltending Summary

Tampa Bay Lightning Goaltending Player SA GA Saves SV% TOI PIM B. Bishop 26 0 26 1.000 60:00 0	New York Rangers Goaltending Player SA GA Saves SV% TOI PIM H. Lundqvist 22 2 20 .909 56:50 0

Shots On Goal

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	T
Tampa Bay	4	11	7	22
New York Rangers	6	10	10	26

Power Play Summary

Team	PPG / PPO
Tampa Bay	1 of 3
New York Rangers	0 of 4

* - 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.