"It's been a minute since the Rangers dropped a 7 spot on an opponent, and while a small sample, it's clear this team missed Vincent Trocheck. His line with Artemi Panarin and Alexis Lafreniere has been the Harlem Globetrotters on ice. Maybe we deeply underestimated just how much of a skilled glue guy he is for this team. The line scored four of the seven goals, including multi point nights for Panarin (1-3-4) and Trocheck (2-0-2)."
"The Rangers and Lightning put up 7 goals in the first period, with bad defense and goaltending on both sides driving the spike in offense. Igor Shesterkin settled down after the first period and shut down the Lightning for the rest of the game. The Rangers were sloppy, ceding both quantity and quality to the Lightning, making Shesterkin's performance in the second and third periods that much more important."
"Though most of the offense came at 5v5, a welcome change from prior years, the Rangers managed another power play goal from Will Cuylle in front. Planting himself by the net, Cuylle took a puck off the back boards off a missed shot by Adam Fox and roofed it over Andrei Vasilevsky, who had probably his worst regular season game in quite some time."
The Rangers scored seven goals against the Lightning, with Vincent Trocheck centering a dominant line alongside Artemi Panarin and Alexis Lafreniere. Panarin (1-3-4) and Trocheck (2-0-2) posted multi-point nights as that line accounted for four goals. The first period produced seven combined goals amid poor defense and goaltending from both teams. Igor Shesterkin steadied after the opening frame and shut down Tampa Bay thereafter, making key saves in the second and third periods. Will Cuylle added a power-play goal by roofing a rebound over Andrei Vasilevsky. The game remained sloppy, and the Rangers struggled to sustain prolonged second-period offensive pressure.
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