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Tampa Bay Lightning vs New York Rangers Wrap - New York Wins 3-1

Mika Zibanejad scored twice to lead the Rangers over Tampa Bay 3-1 on Tuesday at Madison Square Garden.

New York won as a -125 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 5.5 were rewarded at the payout window.

Mika Zibanejad(2), and Barclay Goodrow each scored for the Rangers in the victory. Zibanejad opened the scoring for New York.

Igor Shesterkin turned in a 26-save effort for the Rangers.

Tampa Bay got a goal from Steven Stamkos in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Tampa Bay got a 36-stop effort from Andrei Vasilevskiy in the loss.

New York scored 1 times on 4 chances on the power play, while Tampa Bay went 1-for-6 with the man advantage.

Tampa Bay lost the shots on goal battle to New York by a margin of 39-27.

New York heads into a battle against the Wild. Tampa Bay, meanwhile, will have their next action against Columbus.