![]() ![]() ![]() “A big thing for us was, we felt we had a recipe, we just had to stay with it. “We’ve been in spots like this," Lightning coach Jon Cooper said. Nikita Kucherov and Steven Stamkos scored to wipe out a two-goal deficit, and Ondrej Palat finished a dramatic comeback with the 10th winning playoff goal of his career Sunday in a 3-2 victory that cut the Rangers' lead in the Eastern Conference final to 2-1. Just when it appeared the New York Rangers might be ready to push Tampa Bay to the brink of elimination, the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Lightning showed they were nowhere near finished. NHL, Tampa Bay Lightning, New York Rangers ET, (ESPN, SN, CBC, TVAS)Īdam Gretz is a writer for Pro Hockey Talk on NBC Sports.Palat scores late, Lightning beat Rangers 3-2 in Game 3 *Game 7 - June 14: Lightning at Rangers, 8 p.m. *Game 6 - June 11: Rangers at Lightning, 8 p.m. *Game 5 - June 9: Lightning at Rangers, 8 p.m. Game 4 - June 7: Rangers at Lightning, 8 p.m. Game 3 - June 5: Rangers at Lightning, 3 p.m. Add in veterans like Artemi Panarin, Mika Zibanejad, and Chris Kreider, and there is the foundation of a really good team here that is starting to put everything together. Shesterkin and Fox leading the way, but the emergence of Kakko, Alexis Lafrenière, Filip Chytil and K’Andre Miller (who also scored a goal on Friday) is a game-changer for both the short-term and long-term outlooks. The Rangers are not a perfect team, but their talent at a lot of key positions is legit and they have a great core of young players that are rapidly developing into stars. He has had at least two points in five of the past six Rangers’ games while also playing major minutes as the Rangers’ top defenseman. He now has 24 points in 16 playoff games, including four consecutive multi-point games. Their “Kid Line” scored another goal on Friday when Kaapo Kakko scored to give the Rangers their first lead of the night, and defenseman Adam Fox continued his recent dominance from the blue with a monster game that included a pair of assists. Their other young players are also continuing to make a huge impact. It does not matter what else is happening on the ice, goaltending like that will take you a long way.īut it is not just Shesterkin right now that is carrying things for the Rangers. 912 or better in each of the past 11 games. 930 save percentage for the playoffs and has been at. That includes in the final two minutes in Game 2 on Friday where he helped the Rangers preserve a one-goal lead.Īfter Friday’s win he now has a. In terms of scoring chances and expected goals against the Rangers have been one of the bottom teams in the playoffs defending, but Shesterkin has sensational when they have needed him. ![]() Outside of those two nightmare games early in the First Round in Pittsburgh he has been as dominant as a goalie can be in the playoffs, shutting down top offenses and standing tall no matter what sort of work load he is asked to face. He has been the Rangers’ MVP all season and has continued that level of play into the playoffs. The two key factors in Game 2: Shesterkin outplaying Andrei Vasilevskiy for the second game in a row, and the Rangers’ young players continuing to make a massive impact. ![]()
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