While they outshot the competition by a wide margin, Antti Raanta and the New York Rangers came up short against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
- New York Rangers 2 (44-24-2, 90 pts)
- Tampa Bay Lightning 3 (33-26-9, 75 pts)
- NHL, Final, Box Score
- Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Despite outshooting the competition 28-16, it was the Tampa Bay Lightning who came away with the 3-2 regulation victory.
Antti Raanta managed just 13 saves on those 16 shots he faced. The funny thing about it, though, was none of the goals could be classified as a “bad one.” On the other side, veteran Peter Budaj, who hasn’t experienced much NHL action over the last several years, received the spot start and was spectacular.
The first goal of the contest went to Rangers defenseman Steven Kempfer. It was his first on Broadway.
Steven Kampfer collects his first as a Blueshirt. 1-0 #NYR pic.twitter.com/1U8SbE9p2o
— Elite Sports NY (@EliteSportsNY) March 13, 2017
With New York down 2-1 late in the second, Michael Grabner collected his 27th goal of the season after capitalizing on the mistake:
?2️⃣7️⃣ for @grabs40! pic.twitter.com/KD3GWjzflS
— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) March 14, 2017
The unexpected star of the night goes to Tampa youngster Brayden Point who not only came up with the game-winner with 6:39 to go in the game, but tallied two goals in total, his 10th and 11th of the campaign. Another youngster, Gabriel Dumont, was the other Bolts goal scorer.
Next up for the Rangers will be the Florida Panthers at the Garden on Friday night.
There's a lot happening here, but that's a #Bolts goal ☑️ #TBLvsNYR pic.twitter.com/rVInjTXHIX
— #VL4 (@TBLightning) March 14, 2017
"It's my birthday but here's a gift for you." – Brayden Point. #TBLvsNYR pic.twitter.com/qOPodzsHWR
— #VL4 (@TBLightning) March 13, 2017
Out here making moves. #TBLvsNYR pic.twitter.com/vkqA46dCdN
— #VL4 (@TBLightning) March 13, 2017
