New York Rangers at Tampa Bay Lightning
· Benchmark International Arena, Tampa · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The New York Rangers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4–2 on Wednesday, April 15, 2026 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, New York Rangers at Tampa Bay Lightning
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| New York Rangers |
1 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
| Tampa Bay Lightning |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, New York Rangers at Tampa Bay Lightning
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| New York Rangers |
6 |
9 |
6 |
21 |
| Tampa Bay Lightning |
8 |
9 |
14 |
31 |
Three stars
- T. Kartye, New York Rangers (2 goals, 1 assist)
- C. Perry, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal)
- S. Sabourin, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 assist)
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 |
04:02 |
New York Rangers |
Tye Kartye (7) |
Mika Zibanejad (44), Vladislav Gavrikov (21) |
Even strength |
NYR 1, TBL 0 |
| 2nd |
01:29 |
New York Rangers |
Tye Kartye (8) |
J.T. Miller (35), Conor Sheary (11) |
Even strength |
NYR 2, TBL 0 |
| 2nd |
04:49 |
New York Rangers |
Gabe Perreault (12) |
Will Cuylle (18), Tye Kartye (14) |
Even strength |
NYR 3, TBL 0 |
| 2nd |
11:15 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Oliver Bjorkstrand (12) |
Scott Sabourin (4), Mitchell Chaffee (1) |
Even strength |
NYR 3, TBL 1 |
| 2nd |
12:46 |
New York Rangers |
Mika Zibanejad (34) |
Alexis Lafrenière (33), J.T. Miller (36) |
Power play |
NYR 4, TBL 1 |
| 3rd |
00:51 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Corey Perry (17) |
Zemgus Girgensons (11), Emil Lilleberg (8) |
Even strength |
NYR 4, TBL 2 |
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 |
21 |
31 |
| Power play |
1 of 3 |
0 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
10 |
10 |
| Hits |
23 |
18 |
| Blocked shots |
16 |
11 |
| Giveaways |
12 |
20 |
| Takeaways |
4 |
4 |
| Faceoffs won |
29/55 (52.7%) |
26/55 (47.3%) |
Box score
New York Rangers
New York Rangers skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 8 J. Miller |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
41.7% |
16:23 |
| Number 13 A. Lafrenière |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:13 |
| Number 14 T. Raddysh |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:57 |
| Number 16 V. Trocheck |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
57.9% |
20:19 |
| Number 24 T. Kartye |
L |
2 |
1 |
3 |
+1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:05 |
| Number 38 A. Sykora |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:44 |
| Number 42 N. Laba |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
25% |
11:27 |
| Number 43 C. Sheary |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:37 |
| Number 49 J. Chmelar |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:26 |
| Number 50 W. Cuylle |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
|
14:39 |
| Number 93 M. Zibanejad |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
68.8% |
21:42 |
| Number 94 G. Perreault |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:10 |
| Number 4 B. Schneider |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:41 |
| Number 17 W. Borgen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
16:17 |
| Number 23 A. Fox |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:32 |
| Number 29 M. Robertson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:41 |
| Number 44 V. Gavrikov |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
26:23 |
| Number 45 D. Fortescue |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:44 |
New York Rangers goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 33 D. Garand |
31 |
29 |
2 |
.935 |
60:00 |
Win |
Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 10 C. Perry |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:12 |
| Number 11 J. Pelletier |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
11:10 |
| Number 20 N. Paul |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
44% |
21:47 |
| Number 22 O. Bjorkstrand |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
19:16 |
| Number 28 Z. Girgensons |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
53.8% |
17:43 |
| Number 37 Y. Gourde |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
27.3% |
18:56 |
| Number 38 B. Hagel |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
20:16 |
| Number 41 M. Chaffee |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
75% |
13:19 |
| Number 46 S. Sabourin |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:27 |
| Number 86 N. Kucherov |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:54 |
| Number 93 G. Goncalves |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:56 |
| Number 16 S. Santini |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
08:49 |
| Number 24 M. Crozier |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:30 |
| Number 43 D. Raddysh |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
18:51 |
| Number 51 C. D'Astous |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:45 |
| Number 67 D. Carlile |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:46 |
| Number 78 E. Lilleberg |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:20 |
| Number 81 E. Cernak |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
15:53 |
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 33 B. Halverson |
21 |
17 |
4 |
.810 |
56:47 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, New York Rangers at Tampa Bay Lightning
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 2nd |
02:33 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Charle-Edouard D'Astous |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
07:53 |
New York Rangers |
Will Cuylle |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
08:55 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Oliver Bjorkstrand |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
12:23 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Emil Lilleberg |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
12:23 |
New York Rangers |
Jaroslav Chmelar |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
12:23 |
New York Rangers |
Will Cuylle |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
12:23 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Corey Perry |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
12:23 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Emil Lilleberg |
Roughing |
2 |
| 3rd |
01:29 |
New York Rangers |
Jaroslav Chmelar |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
16:47 |
New York Rangers |
Tye Kartye |
Slashing |
2 |
Game information
- New York Rangers head coach
- Mike Sullivan
- Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
- Jon Cooper
- Referees
- Kendrick Nicholson, Liam Maaskant
- Linesmen
- CJ Murray, Tyson Baker
- New York Rangers scratches
- Jonathan Quick, Jonny Brodzinski, Urho Vaakanainen, Adam Edstrom, Vincent Iorio
- Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
- Ryan McDonagh, Jake Guentzel, Jonas Johansson, Brayden Point, Anthony Cirelli, Pontus Holmberg, J.J. Moser
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1
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 at Chicago Blackhawks
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 at Vegas Golden Knights
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Final
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Sources and further reading
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