New York Rangers at Tampa Bay Lightning

Thursday, March 14, 2024, 7:00 PM ET Amalie Arena, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the New York Rangers 6–3 on Thursday, March 14, 2024 at home.

Final score, New York Rangers at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	2023-2024 record
New York Rangers	3	55-23-4
at Tampa Bay Lightning	6	45-29-8

News about this game

Rangers Aim for Fourth Consecutive Victory Versus Lightning

Wed, Mar 13, 2024

Top-ranked Rangers (43-18-4) target their 4th win in a row against 4th-place Lightning (34-25-6) in Thursday's game. Rangers lead series 3-1.
Brayden Point Scores Hat Trick and Nikita Kucherov Amasses Five Points as Tampa Bay Lightning Overwhelm Rangers

Thu, Mar 14, 2024

Tampa Bay overcame a 2-0 deficit to beat NY Rangers 6-3. Point's hat-trick and 6 points led, with Kucherov adding 1 goal, 4 assists. Lightning's comeback was sparked in the second period, securing the win with strong performances and Vasilevskiy's 25 saves.
Point Leads Lightning to 6-3 Victory Over Rangers with Six-Point Showcase

Thu, Mar 14, 2024

Brayden Point scored 3 goals and made 3 assists, leading Tampa Bay Lightning's comeback to beat the NY Rangers 6-3. Kucherov had 1 goal, 4 assists, and Vasilevskiy saved 25.
Swedish Goaltender Hugo Ollas Joins New York Rangers on Entry-Level Agreement

Fri, Mar 15, 2024

NY Rangers ink 21-year-old Swedish goalie Hugo Ollas to a 2-year deal. With Merrimack College, he had a 2.84 GAA & .908 save percentage.

Goals by period

Goals by period, New York Rangers at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Rangers	2	0	1	3
Tampa Bay Lightning	0	2	4	6

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, New York Rangers at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Rangers	11	6	11	28
Tampa Bay Lightning	5	10	13	28

Three stars

B. Point, Tampa Bay Lightning (3 goals, 3 assists)
N. Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal, 4 assists)
A. Duclair, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Rangers at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	13:58	New York Rangers	Artemi Panarin (36)	Vincent Trocheck (38), Alexis Lafrenière (22)	Even strength	NYR 1, TBL 0
1st	16:56	New York Rangers	Braden Schneider (4)	Mika Zibanejad (36), Jack Roslovic (18)	Even strength	NYR 2, TBL 0
2nd	12:41	Tampa Bay Lightning	Brayden Point (34)	Nikita Kucherov (70)	Even strength	NYR 2, TBL 1
2nd	18:43	Tampa Bay Lightning	Anthony Duclair (18)	Brayden Point (35), Nikita Kucherov (71)	Even strength	NYR 2, TBL 2
3rd	01:48	New York Rangers	Jack Roslovic (7)	Adam Fox (42), Chris Kreider (29)	Even strength	NYR 3, TBL 2
3rd	03:41	Tampa Bay Lightning	Brayden Point (35)	Victor Hedman (53), Nikita Kucherov (72)	Even strength	NYR 3, TBL 3
3rd	12:45	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steven Stamkos (25)	Brayden Point (36), Anthony Cirelli (21)	Power play	NYR 3, TBL 4
3rd	14:48	Tampa Bay Lightning	Brayden Point (36)	Nikita Kucherov (73), Victor Hedman (54)	Even strength	NYR 3, TBL 5
3rd	16:22	Tampa Bay Lightning	Nikita Kucherov (39)	Brayden Point (37), Nick Paul (18)	Even strength, Empty net	NYR 3, TBL 6

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, New York Rangers at Tampa Bay Lightning
Stat	New York Rangers	Tampa Bay Lightning
Shots on goal	28	28
Power play	0 of 2	1 of 2
Penalty minutes	6	6
Hits	27	32
Blocked shots	21	15
Giveaways	8	5
Takeaways	10	11
Faceoffs won	27/56 (48.2%)	29/56 (51.8%)

Box score

New York Rangers

New York Rangers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 A. Panarin	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	0		18:22
Number 13 A. Lafrenière	L	0	1	1	-1	2	1	0	1		18:47
Number 16 V. Trocheck	C	0	1	1	-1	0	0	1	1	41.2%	22:13
Number 20 C. Kreider	L	0	1	1	-1	2	2	0	0	33.3%	15:48
Number 21 B. Goodrow	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	4	1	68.8%	13:46
Number 22 J. Brodzinski	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1		10:45
Number 24 K. Kakko	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		12:54
Number 26 J. Vesey	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		13:21
Number 50 W. Cuylle	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	0		10:12
Number 91 A. Wennberg	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	45.5%	14:33
Number 93 M. Zibanejad	C	0	1	1	-1	0	2	2	1	42.9%	14:04
Number 96 J. Roslovic	C	1	1	2	-1	0	3	0	1		14:33
Number 4 B. Schneider	D	1	0	1	+1	0	3	4	1		19:20
Number 6 Z. Jones	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0		17:09
Number 23 A. Fox	D	0	1	1	-2	0	4	0	3		22:38
Number 55 R. Lindgren	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	3		17:20
Number 56 E. Gustafsson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	3		18:30
Number 79 K. Miller	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	1		21:18

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 I. Shesterkin	27	22	5	.815	59:50	Loss

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 A. Duclair	L	1	0	1	+3	0	4	2	0	0		14:47
Number 11 L. Glendening	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	61.5%	11:04
Number 20 N. Paul	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	42.9%	13:54
Number 21 B. Point	C	3	3	6	+3	0	6	0	0	0	57.1%	17:36
Number 23 M. Eyssimont	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	4	0	0		13:40
Number 38 B. Hagel	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	1	0		18:42
Number 41 M. Chaffee	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		09:31
Number 64 T. Motte	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		11:16
Number 71 A. Cirelli	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	4	0	62.5%	20:19
Number 73 C. Sheary	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0		10:54
Number 86 N. Kucherov	R	1	4	5	+2	0	1	1	0	0		16:44
Number 91 S. Stamkos	C	1	0	1	0	0	4	1	2	1	50%	17:16
Number 7 H. Fleury	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		13:58
Number 24 M. Dumba	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	5	1	0		21:56
Number 43 D. Raddysh	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	2	0		16:24
Number 48 N. Perbix	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0		18:58
Number 77 V. Hedman	D	0	2	2	+4	2	1	0	0	0		24:47
Number 81 E. Cernak	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	2	0		22:17

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 88 A. Vasilevskiy	28	25	3	.893	59:57	Win

Penalties

Penalties, New York Rangers at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:21	Tampa Bay Lightning	Conor Sheary	Tripping	2
2nd	09:30	Tampa Bay Lightning	Victor Hedman	Slashing	2
2nd	14:04	New York Rangers	Alexis Lafrenière	Interference	2
3rd	03:17	New York Rangers	Chris Kreider	Roughing	2
3rd	03:17	Tampa Bay Lightning	Mathew Dumba	Interference goalkeeper	2
3rd	12:08	New York Rangers	Will Cuylle	Slashing	2

Game information

New York Rangers head coach: Peter Laviolette
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Jon Cooper
Referees: Frederick L'Ecuyer, Eric Furlatt
Linesmen: Michel Cormier, Jonny Murray
New York Rangers scratches: Jacob Trouba, Chad Ruhwedel, Matt Rempe
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Calvin de Haan, Austin Watson

2023-2024 season series

Every New York Rangers and Tampa Bay Lightning game in the 2023-2024 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 5 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Dec 30, 2023
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at New York Rangers 3	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers, Wed, Feb 7, 2024
New York Rangers 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 6	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Mar 14, 2024

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