Recap
Rangers roll past Lightning as Shesterkin stars and scores
The New York Rangers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-1 on Thursday at Madison Square Garden, never trailing in the game. New York built a 2-0 lead in the first period on goals from Mika Zibanejad, on the power play, and Pavel Dorofeyev, then made it 3-0 early in the second when Eeli Tolvanen scored. Nikita Kucherov answered for Tampa Bay, but Gabe Perreault restored the three-goal cushion before the period ended, and Igor Shesterkin capped it with an empty-net goal in the third.
Shesterkin earned first-star honors with 23 saves on 24 shots and added a goal of his own. Dorofeyev, the second star, had a goal and an assist, including the game-winner at 10:51 of the first period. Zibanejad also finished with a goal and an assist, and Adam Fox chipped in two assists. Andrei Vasilevskiy took the loss with 20 saves. The Rangers went 1 for 2 on the power play while the Lightning went 0 for 7, and New York outshot Tampa Bay 25-24.
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