🗽 Away Rangers 30-31-6
3–5
Final
⚡ Home Lightning 46-17-4
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🗽 NYR 0123
⚡ TBL 2305

Rangers at Lightning

Lightning beat Rangers 5–3 at AMALIE Arena on March 8, 2018.

🗓 📍 AMALIE Arena, Tampa 🏒 2017-18 🔁 Season series tied 1–1
⚔️ Head-to-head

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚡ TBL
Anthony Cirelli
1 G, 2 A
3 shots · 12:53 TOI
2nd star 🗽 NYR
Ryan Spooner
1 G, 2 A
2 shots · 16:22 TOI
3rd star ⚡ TBL
Chris Kunitz
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 14:32 TOI

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order
1st period
⚡ Cedric Paquette Go-ahead 1st · 02:31
Assists: Chris Kunitz, Ryan Callahan · beat Henrik Lundqvist
0–1
⚡ Adam Erne 1st · 07:50
Assists: Anthony Cirelli · beat Henrik Lundqvist
0–2
2nd period
⚡ Anthony Cirelli 2nd · 01:53
Assists: Mikhail Sergachev, Alex Killorn · beat Henrik Lundqvist
0–3
🗽 Ryan Spooner 2nd · 07:10
Assists: Kevin Hayes, Jesper Fast · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy
1–3
⚡ Chris Kunitz 2nd · 12:35
Assists: Anthony Cirelli · beat Henrik Lundqvist
1–4
⚡ Tyler Johnson 2nd · 17:30
Assists: Nikita Kucherov, Mikhail Sergachev · beat Alexandar Georgiev
1–5
3rd period
🗽 Mats Zuccarello 3rd · 03:27
Assists: Ryan Spooner · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy
2–5
🗽 Kevin Hayes 3rd · 17:41
Assists: Rob O'Gara, Ryan Spooner · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy
3–5

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🗽Rangers
L1 Zibanejad · Zuccarello · Hayes 19:00
L2 Vesey · Buchnevich · Namestnikov 17:09
L3 Spooner · Carey · Fast 15:46
L4 McLeod · Kreider · Desharnais 9:56
D1 Pionk · Staal 22:05
D2 Gilmour · DeAngelo 18:49
D3 Skjei · O'Gara 16:38
⚡Lightning
L1 Stamkos · Johnson · Kucherov 18:32
L2 Killorn · Point · Gourde 16:21
L3 Kunitz · Cirelli · Callahan 13:40
L4 Erne · Paquette · Miller 12:06
D1 Hedman · Stralman 24:12
D2 Koekkoek · Sergachev 16:30
D3 Dotchin · Girardi 15:22

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🗽NYR TBL⚡
30 Shots on goal 45
22 Hits 17
16 Blocked shots 10
4 Takeaways 6
7 Giveaways 9
8 Penalty minutes 6
NYR shooting 10.0% (3/30) TBL shooting 11.1% (5/45)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🗽Rangers
Henrik Lundqvist
27/31
.871 SV% · 4 GA · 32:35 TOI
Alexandar Georgiev
13/14
.929 SV% · 1 GA · 25:29 TOI
⚡Lightning
Andrei Vasilevskiy
27/30
.900 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

8 of 8 goals located
Cedric Paquette · 1st 02:31 · 0–1 Adam Erne · 1st 07:50 · 0–2 Anthony Cirelli · 2nd 01:53 · 0–3 Ryan Spooner · 2nd 07:10 · 1–3 Chris Kunitz · 2nd 12:35 · 1–4 Tyler Johnson · 2nd 17:30 · 1–5 Mats Zuccarello · 3rd 03:27 · 2–5 Kevin Hayes · 3rd 17:41 · 3–5
NYR TBL
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–2
Rangers
Rangers — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 0-5-1 (0% win rate, 6 games)
Lightning
Lightning — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 6-1 (86% win rate, 7 games)
After 2nd — 1–5
Rangers
Rangers — trailing by 4 goals after 2nd: 0-3 (0% win rate, 3 games)
Lightning
Lightning — leading by 4 goals after 2nd: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →
Season series tied 1–1
Nov 22017 🗽NYR @ ⚡TBL 2–1 OT Mar 132017 ⚡TBL @ 🗽NYR 3–2 Mar 62017 🗽NYR @ ⚡TBL 1–0 OT Oct 302016 ⚡TBL @ 🗽NYR 1–6 Apr 52016 ⚡TBL @ 🗽NYR 2–3
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❓ NYR vs TBL, answered

Who won Rangers vs Lightning on March 8, 2018?

Lightning won 5–3. The final score was Rangers 3, Lightning 5.

Who scored for Rangers?

Kevin Hayes, Mats Zuccarello, Ryan Spooner.

Who scored for Lightning?

Adam Erne, Anthony Cirelli, Cedric Paquette, Chris Kunitz, Tyler Johnson.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Henrik Lundqvist made 27 saves on 31 shots (.871 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 27 saves on 30 shots (.900 save percentage).

Where is Rangers vs Lightning played?

At AMALIE Arena in Tampa, the Lightning home rink.

What is the Rangers vs Lightning season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🗽 Rangers
BeforeMar 6 ✈️WPG @ 🗽NYR 3–0 AfterMar 10 🗽NYR @ 🐆FLA 3–4
⚡ Lightning
BeforeMar 6 🐆FLA @ ⚡TBL 4–5 AfterMar 10 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL 2–3
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