Brayden Point and Nikita Kucherov each had a goal and two assists to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning past the reeling New York Rangers 6-2 on Saturday night. Anthony Cirelli and Ryan McDonagh both had a short-handed goal.

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Brayden Point scored two goals in a three-point night to tie for the NHL lead in goals, Tampa Bay scored four times on special teams, and the host Lightning pounded the reeling New York Rangers 6-2 on Saturday night.

One thing is certain, the Lightning aren’t apologizing for a 6-2 win on Saturday. On a night where a struggling New York Rangers team came to town, the Lightning still knew they needed to clamp down early.

TBL 2, NYR 1 18:11 Ryan McDonagh (1) - Anthony Cirelli - SH Defenseman Ryan McDonagh carried the puck the length of the ice and sifted a shot under the blocker of New York goalie Igor Shesterkin from near the right faceoff dot to regain the Lightning lead.

Brayden Point and Nikita Kucherov each had a goal and two assists to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning past the reeling New York Rangers 6-2 TAMPA, Fla. -- Brayden Point and Nikita Kucherov each had a ...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Brayden Point and Nikita Kucherov each had a goal and two assists to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning past the reeling New York Rangers 6-2 on Saturday night. Anthony Cirelli and ...

If Kaliyev can revive his NHL trajectory with the Rangers, his shot will likely sit at the center of the resurgence.

Arthur Kaliyev has at least one key skill that the New York Rangers could use more of. But the 23-year-old claimed off waivers by the Rangers on Monday has several limitations, holes even, in his game that may limit the opportunity he gets with his new team.

We’re back with some hockey rankings for week 13, and the last couple of weeks have had a few shake-ups in the NHL standings.

A year ago, the Maple Leafs beat one of the better teams in the Western Conference, but the defeated team was hardly impressed. “That may have been the softest team I’ve seen this year,” one of the coaches said privately after the game.