New York Rangers 5–1 Tampa Bay Lightning
- Season
- NHL
- 2026
NHL: New York Rangers beat Tampa Bay Lightning 5–1.
Game leaders
2Mika ZibanejadPoints
1Brayden Point
5Pavel DorofeyevShots on goal
4Jake Guentzel
24Igor ShesterkinSaves
20Andrei Vasilevskiy
Three stars
- ★ First starMika ZibanejadNew York Rangers · 1 G · 1 A · 3 SOG
- ★ Second starPavel DorofeyevNew York Rangers · 1 G · 1 A · 5 SOG
★ Third starEeli TolvanenNew York Rangers · 1 G · 1 SOG
Picked by formula, not by vote. Skaters: 3 a goal, 2 an assist, 0.25 a shot on goal, 0.5 a plus-minus point, 0.1 a hit, block or takeaway, less 0.1 a giveaway. Goaltenders: 0.15 a save, less 1 a goal against, plus 1 for the win.
Scoring
Goals and assists from the box score. PPG is a power-play goal.
New York Rangers
- Mika Zibanejad●1 G · 1 A · 1 PPG
- Pavel Dorofeyev●1 G · 1 A
- Gabe Perreault●1 G
- Eeli Tolvanen●1 G
Assists: Adam Fox 2, Oliver Bjorkstrand 1, Noah Laba 1
In goal
Saves and shots faced, at even strength, against the power play and short-handed.
- Even strength16/17
- Against the power play8/8
- Even strength18/21
- Against the power play2/3
Key stats
- 24Shots on goal25
- 16.7Shooting %4
- 1Power-play goals0
Facts
From each side's recent results and their meetings, before this game.
New York Rangers: 1 won, 4 lost in their last 5 games.
Tampa Bay Lightning: 2 won, 3 lost in their last 5 games.
- Last 2 meetings: New York Rangers won 2, Tampa Bay Lightning won 0.
- New York Rangers lead this season's series 1–0.
Recent form
Standings
| POS | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 24 | |
| 4 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 22 | |
| 5 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 | |
| 6 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 | |
| 7 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | |
| 17 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | |
| 18 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 | |
| 19 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 | |
| 20 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 14 | |
| 21 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
- New York Rangers
- Tampa Bay Lightning
Shooting
- 24Shots on goal25
- 16.7Shooting %4
- 1Power-play goals0
Physical play
- 22Hits31
- 23Blocked shots16
Puck control
- 69.2Faceoffs won %46
- 4Takeaways5
- 16Giveaways22
Goaltending
- 24Saves20
- 96Save %83.3
Discipline
- 16Penalty minutes6
Shots and finishing
New York Rangers took 49% of the shots on goal.
- New York Rangers
- Tampa Bay Lightning
2425
- Shooting %
- 16.7%4.0%
- Save %
- 96.0%83.3%
- Shooting + save %
- 112.787.3
Shooting % plus save % is hockey's PDO: 100 is par, and a side far above it was finishing and saving better than usual.
Ice time
Minutes on the ice for each skater, the most used first. Who a coach trusted tells you as much as who scored.
New York Rangers
- Vladislav Gavrikov23:20
- Marcus Pettersson21:38
- Sean Durzi20:54
- Adam Fox19:04
- Mika Zibanejad18:53
- Braden Schneider18:48
- Noah Laba16:14
- J.T. Miller15:33
- Alexis Lafrenière15:15
- Tye Kartye14:47
Tampa Bay Lightning
- Nikita Kucherov24:07
- Jake Guentzel24:02
- John Carlson23:41
- Brandon Hagel23:40
- Brayden Point22:38
- Anthony Cirelli19:56
- Charle-Edouard D'Astous19:07
- Victor Hedman17:45
- Erik Cernak16:00
- Ryan McDonagh15:46
Skaters
| 90Joseph VelenoC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 67% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 14:45 |
| 28Oliver BjorkstrandRW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 12:25 |
| 93Mika ZibanejadC | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 67% | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 18:53 |
| 49Jaroslav ChmelarRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 06:18 |
| 10J.T. MillerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 79% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 15:33 |
| 94Gabe PerreaultRW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10:46 |
| 24Tye KartyeLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 14:47 |
| 16Pavel DorofeyevRW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13:44 |
| 23Adam FoxD | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 19:04 |
| 26Marcus PetterssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 21:38 |
| 4Braden SchneiderD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 18:48 |
| 5Sean DurziD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 20:54 |
| 50Will CuylleLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 14:12 |
| 44Vladislav GavrikovD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 23:20 |
| 42Noah LabaC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 30% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 16:14 |
| Alberts SmitsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 14:09 |
| 20Eeli TolvanenRW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 14:18 |
| 13Alexis LafrenièreL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 15:15 |
Goaltenders
| 31Igor ShesterkinG | 25 | 24 | 1 | 96.0% | 16/17 | 8/8 | 60:00 |
| 33Dylan GarandG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | – | – | 00:00 |
| POS | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 26 | |
| 2 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 24 | |
| 3 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 24 | |
| 4 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 22 | |
| 5 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 | |
| 6 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 | |
| 7 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | |
| 8 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | |
| 9 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 10 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 11 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 12 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | |
| 13 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | |
| 14 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 16 | |
| 15 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 14 | |
| 16 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 18 | |
| 17 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | |
| 18 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 | |
| 19 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 | |
| 20 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 14 | |
| 21 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 16 | |
| 22 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | |
| 23 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | |
| 24 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 14 | |
| 25 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 14 | |
| 26 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | |
| 27 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 10 | |
| 28 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 14 | |
| 29 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 10 | |
| 30 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | |
| 31 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 8 | |
| 32 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 6 |