Rangers 4–3 Lightning — Final Score & Stats (Dec 31, 2021)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

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1st star 🗽 NYR

Barclay Goodrow

2 G

2 shots · 17:58 TOI

2nd star ⚡ TBL

Steven Stamkos

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 20:58 TOI

3rd star ⚡ TBL

Ondrej Palat

2 A

2 shots · 18:20 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

⚡ Steven Stamkos PP Go-ahead 1st · 18:21

Assists: Victor Hedman, Ondrej Palat · beat Igor Shesterkin

0–1

2nd period

🗽 Alexis Lafrenière Tying 2nd · 05:30

Unassisted · beat Brian Elliott

1–1

🗽 Barclay Goodrow SH Go-ahead 2nd · 14:30

Assists: Greg McKegg · beat Brian Elliott

2–1

⚡ Ross Colton Tying 2nd · 17:31

Assists: Brayden Point, Alex Killorn · beat Igor Shesterkin

2–2

3rd period

🗽 Barclay Goodrow Go-ahead 3rd · 13:35

Assists: K'Andre Miller, Artemi Panarin · beat Brian Elliott

3–2

⚡ Corey Perry Tying 3rd · 18:03

Assists: Steven Stamkos, Ondrej Palat · beat Igor Shesterkin

3–3

Shootout

🗽 Mika Zibanejad Go-ahead SO · 00:00

Unassisted

4–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🗽Rangers

L1 Panarin · Kreider · Zibanejad 23:09

L2 Strome · Goodrow · Kakko 17:58

L3 Hunt · McKegg · Reaves 11:52

L4 Lafrenière · Chytil · Gauthier 8:39

D1 Fox · Nemeth 26:46

D2 Trouba · Miller 21:35

D3 Lundkvist · Hajek 11:50

⚡Lightning

L1 Killorn · Point · Stamkos 21:50

L2 Palat · Bellemare · Colton 17:27

L3 Maroon · Joseph · Perry 13:15

L4 Katchouk · Fortier · Nash 8:17

D1 Hedman · Sergachev 30:18

D2 McDonagh · Rutta 20:38

D3 Sustr · Raddysh 9:24

Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR TBL⚡

23 Shots on goal 28

0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

29 Hits 31

13 Blocked shots 11

13 Takeaways 15

2 Giveaways 7

10 Penalty minutes 10

NYR shooting 17.4% (4/23) TBL shooting 10.7% (3/28)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Igor Shesterkin

25/28

.893 SV% · 3 GA · 65:00 TOI

⚡Lightning

Brian Elliott

20/23

.870 SV% · 3 GA · 64:17 TOI

Where the goals came from

6 of 7 goals located

NYR TBL

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Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Rangers

Rangers — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 5-4-2 (45% win rate, 11 games)

Lightning

Lightning — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 10-1-1 (83% win rate, 12 games)

After 2nd — 2–2

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 2nd: 8-0-1 (89% win rate, 9 games)

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 2nd: 6-1 (86% win rate, 7 games)

Last meetings

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Rangers lead the season series 1–0

Nov 142019 🗽NYR @ ⚡TBL 3–9 Oct 292019 ⚡TBL @ 🗽NYR 1–4 Feb 272019 ⚡TBL @ 🗽NYR 4–3 OT Feb 22019 ⚡TBL @ 🗽NYR 3–2 Dec 102018 🗽NYR @ ⚡TBL 3–6

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Who won Rangers vs Lightning on December 31, 2021?

Rangers won 4–3 in a shootout. The final score was Rangers 4, Lightning 3.

Who scored for Rangers?

Barclay Goodrow (2), Alexis Lafrenière.

Who scored for Lightning?

Corey Perry, Ross Colton, Steven Stamkos.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Igor Shesterkin made 25 saves on 28 shots (.893 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Brian Elliott made 20 saves on 23 shots (.870 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?

Rangers lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🗽 Rangers

BeforeDec 29 🗽NYR @ 🐆FLA 3–4 AfterJan 2 ⚡TBL @ 🗽NYR 0–4

⚡ Lightning

BeforeDec 30 ⚡TBL @ 🐆FLA 3–9 AfterJan 2 ⚡TBL @ 🗽NYR 0–4

Also on December 31

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