Lightning at Rangers: October 1, 2026
The New York Rangers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-1 at Madison Square Garden on October 1, 2026 (2026-27 regular season).
Most points: Brayden Point and Ilya Mikheyev and Nikita Kucherov (Lightning, 1 each); Adam Fox and Mika Zibanejad and Pavel Dorofeyev (Rangers, 2 each). Most saves: Andrei Vasilevskiy (Lightning, 20); Igor Shesterkin (Rangers, 23).
Team comparison
| Team stats | TBL | NYR |
|---|---|---|
| Shots on goal | 24 | 24 |
| Saves | 20 | 23 |
| Blocked shots | 16 | 23 |
What stood out
- Saves: Lightning 20, Rangers 23.
Player lines
- Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL G): 24 SA, 20 SV, 4 GA, 55:52 TOI
- Anthony Cirelli (TBL C): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 3 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 2 BLK, 19:56 TOI
- Brandon Hagel (TBL LW): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 3 SOG, -1 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 0 BLK, 23:40 TOI
- Brayden Point (TBL C): 0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 1 SOG, -1 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 1 BLK, 22:38 TOI
- Charle-Edouard D'Astous (TBL D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 2 HIT, 2 BLK, 19:07 TOI
- Conor Geekie (TBL C): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 3 HIT, 0 BLK, 12:32 TOI
- Erik Cernak (TBL D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 1 SOG, -1 +/-, 0 PPG, 5 HIT, 0 BLK, 16:00 TOI
- Gage Goncalves (TBL C): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, -1 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 0 BLK, 12:09 TOI
- Ilya Mikheyev (TBL RW): 0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 0 SOG, -1 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 1 BLK, 10:56 TOI
- J.J. Moser (TBL D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, -1 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 2 BLK, 14:54 TOI
- Jake Guentzel (TBL C): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 3 SOG, -1 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 24:02 TOI
- Jeffrey Viel (TBL LW): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 1 SOG, -2 +/-, 0 PPG, 4 HIT, 0 BLK, 8:49 TOI
- John Carlson (TBL D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 4 SOG, -2 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 2 BLK, 23:41 TOI
- Nikita Kucherov (TBL RW): 1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 1 SOG, -1 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 1 BLK, 24:07 TOI
- Pontus Holmberg (TBL RW): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 3 SOG, -1 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 0 BLK, 14:59 TOI
- Ryan McDonagh (TBL D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 1 SOG, -1 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 1 BLK, 15:46 TOI
- Victor Hedman (TBL D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 2 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 2 HIT, 4 BLK, 17:45 TOI
- Zemgus Girgensons (TBL C): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, -1 +/-, 0 PPG, 3 HIT, 0 BLK, 7:39 TOI
- Adam Fox (NYR D): 0 G, 2 A, 2 PTS, 0 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 19:04 TOI
- Alberts Smits (NYR D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, 3 +/-, 0 PPG, 2 HIT, 1 BLK, 14:09 TOI
- Alexis Lafrenière (NYR LW): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 3 SOG, 1 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 15:15 TOI
- Braden Schneider (NYR D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 3 SOG, 2 +/-, 0 PPG, 2 HIT, 1 BLK, 18:48 TOI
- Eeli Tolvanen (NYR RW): 1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 1 SOG, 2 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 1 BLK, 14:18 TOI
- Gabe Perreault (NYR RW): 1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 1 SOG, 1 +/-, 0 PPG, 2 HIT, 0 BLK, 10:46 TOI
- Igor Shesterkin (NYR G): 24 SA, 23 SV, 1 GA, 60:00 TOI
- J.T. Miller (NYR C): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 1 SOG, 1 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 2 BLK, 15:33 TOI
- Jaroslav Chmelar (NYR RW): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 1 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 0 BLK, 6:18 TOI
- Joseph Veleno (NYR C): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 1 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 4 HIT, 2 BLK, 14:45 TOI
- Marcus Pettersson (NYR D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 1 SOG, 1 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 5 BLK, 21:38 TOI
- Mika Zibanejad (NYR C): 1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG, 1 +/-, 1 PPG, 2 HIT, 3 BLK, 18:53 TOI
- Noah Laba (NYR C): 0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 0 SOG, 1 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 1 BLK, 16:14 TOI
- Oliver Bjorkstrand (NYR RW): 0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 1 SOG, 1 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 12:25 TOI
- Pavel Dorofeyev (NYR RW): 1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 5 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 13:44 TOI
- Sean Durzi (NYR D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 2 BLK, 20:54 TOI
- Tye Kartye (NYR LW): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 5 HIT, 0 BLK, 14:47 TOI
- Vladislav Gavrikov (NYR D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 5 BLK, 23:20 TOI
- Will Cuylle (NYR LW): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 3 SOG, 1 +/-, 0 PPG, 3 HIT, 0 BLK, 14:12 TOI
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Head-to-head
Full Rangers vs Lightning head-to-head (8 meetings).
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