nhl Game Recap
New York Ices Tampa Bay 7-3 - Recap
New York got a pair of goals from Will Cuylle as the Rangers skated to a 7-3 victory over Tampa Bay on Wednesday at Benchmark International Arena.
The Rangers were a +109 underdog in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 5.5.
New York got goals from Will Cuylle(2), Vincent Trocheck(2), Will Borgen, Alexis Lafreniere, and J.T. Miller in the victory. Cuylle opened the scoring at 1:09 of the first period.
Igor Shesterkin turned in a 32-save effort for the Rangers.
Tampa Bay got goals from Scott Sabourin, Zemgus Girgensons, and Jake Guentzel in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 8 of 13 shots for the Lightning, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, New York went 1-for-3, while the Lightning were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Tampa Bay outshot New York 35-21 in the game.
New York heads into a battle against the Blue Jackets. Tampa Bay, meanwhile, will have their next action against Florida.