Rangers 2–6 Lightning — Final Score & Stats (Dec 28, 2024)

The game

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

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚡ TBL

Nikita Kucherov

1 G, 2 A

5 shots · 19:55 TOI

2nd star ⚡ TBL

Brayden Point

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · 19:12 TOI

3rd star ⚡ TBL

Andrei Vasilevskiy

42 saves

0.955 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

⚡ Nikita Kucherov PP Go-ahead 1st · 02:27

Assists: Brayden Point, Jake Guentzel · beat Igor Shesterkin

0–1

🗽 Artemi Panarin Tying 1st · 09:23

Assists: Vincent Trocheck, Adam Fox · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy

1–1

⚡ Ryan McDonagh SH Go-ahead 1st · 18:11

Assists: Anthony Cirelli · beat Igor Shesterkin

1–2

2nd period

⚡ Brayden Point 2nd · 03:35

Assists: Nikita Kucherov · beat Igor Shesterkin

1–3

⚡ Anthony Cirelli SH 2nd · 05:02

Assists: Brandon Hagel · beat Igor Shesterkin

1–4

⚡ Jake Guentzel PP 2nd · 08:08

Assists: Brayden Point, Nikita Kucherov · beat Igor Shesterkin

1–5

3rd period

🗽 Vincent Trocheck SH 3rd · 00:13

Assists: Ryan Lindgren · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy

2–5

⚡ Nicholas Paul 3rd · 14:12

Unassisted · beat Jonathan Quick

2–6

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🗽Rangers

L1 Panarin · Trocheck · Zibanejad 20:08

L2 Lafrenière · Kreider · Smith 18:39

L3 Cuylle · Berard · Chytil 13:21

L4 Vesey · Edstrom · Carrick 9:10

D1 Fox · Miller 23:42

D2 Lindgren · Borgen 17:23

D3 Schneider · Vaakanainen 15:26

⚡Lightning

L1 Hagel · Point · Kucherov 19:55

L2 Paul · Guentzel · Cirelli 17:15

L3 Goncalves · Glendening · Chaffee 13:16

L4 Girgensons · Geekie · Atkinson 9:27

D1 Hedman · McDonagh 22:37

D2 Raddysh · Martinsen Lilleberg 18:32

D3 Perbix · Cernak 16:22

Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR TBL⚡

44 Shots on goal 25

0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5

23 Hits 13

12 Blocked shots 18

10 Takeaways 5

16 Giveaways 13

10 Penalty minutes 8

NYR shooting 4.5% (2/44) TBL shooting 24.0% (6/25)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Jonathan Quick

11/12

.917 SV% · 1 GA · 31:32 TOI

Igor Shesterkin

8/13

.615 SV% · 5 GA · 28:08 TOI

⚡Lightning

Andrei Vasilevskiy

42/44

.955 SV% · 2 GA · 59:56 TOI

Where the goals came from

8 of 8 goals located

NYR TBL

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Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Rangers

Rangers — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 1-6 (14% win rate, 7 games)

Lightning

Lightning — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 7-2-1 (70% win rate, 10 games)

After 2nd — 1–5

Rangers

Rangers — trailing by 4 goals after 2nd: 0-2 (0% win rate, 2 games)

Lightning

Lightning — leading by 4 goals after 2nd: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

Last meetings

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Lightning lead the season series 1–0

Mar 142024 🗽NYR @ ⚡TBL 3–6 Feb 72024 ⚡TBL @ 🗽NYR 1–3 Dec 302023 🗽NYR @ ⚡TBL 5–1 Apr 52023 ⚡TBL @ 🗽NYR 3–6 Dec 292022 🗽NYR @ ⚡TBL 1–2 SO

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NYR vs TBL, answered

Who won Rangers vs Lightning on December 28, 2024?

Lightning won 6–2. The final score was Rangers 2, Lightning 6.

Who scored for Rangers?

Artemi Panarin, Vincent Trocheck.

Who scored for Lightning?

Anthony Cirelli, Brayden Point, Jake Guentzel, Nicholas Paul, Nikita Kucherov, Ryan McDonagh.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Jonathan Quick made 11 saves on 12 shots (.917 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 42 saves on 44 shots (.955 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?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🗽 Rangers

BeforeDec 23 🗽NYR @ 😈NJD 0–5 AfterDec 30 🗽NYR @ 🐆FLA 3–5

⚡ Lightning

BeforeDec 23 ⚡TBL @ 🐆FLA 4–0 AfterDec 29 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL 5–2

Also on December 28

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