New York Rangers at Tampa Bay Lightning
· National Hockey League
Kartye scores 2 goals as the Rangers beat the Lightning 4-2
Gabe Perreault and Mika Zibanejad — on the power play — also scored for New York, which snapped a three-game losing streak, while Dylan Garand made 29 saves in his first start since March 27. Zibanejad also had an assist.
Oliver Bjorkstrand and Corey Perry scored for the playoff-bound Lightning, who rested several key players. Brandon Halverson made 17 saves.
Kartye scored 4:02 into the game to give the Rangers the early lead, then added his second 1:29 into the second period for his first multigoal game in the NHL. By adding an assist on Perreault's goal at 4:49 of the second period that made it 3-0, Kartye had his first three-point NHL game.
Perry scored 51 seconds into the third period on a spinning backhand shot.
The Lightning were 0-for-3 on the power play in the game and have just one power-play goal in their last 11 games.
Max Crozier was back in the lineup for Tampa Bay after missing 26 games with an injury.
Lightning: Host Montreal in Game 1 of the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Regular Season SeriesNYR win series 2-1
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 4:02 | Tye Kartye Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Mika Zibanejad (44), Vladislav Gavrikov (21) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 1:29 | Tye Kartye Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: J.T. Miller (35), Conor Sheary (11) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 4:49 | Gabe Perreault Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Will Cuylle (18), Tye Kartye (14) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 11:15 | Oliver Bjorkstrand Goal (12) Backhand, assists: Scott Sabourin (4), Mitchell Chaffee (1) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 12:46 | Mika Zibanejad Goal (34) Wrist Shot, assists: Alexis Lafrenière (33), J.T. Miller (36) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 0:51 | Corey Perry Goal (17) Backhand, assists: Zemgus Girgensons (11), Emil Lilleberg (8) |
Statistics
 NYR |
 TB |
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|---|---|---|
| 16 | Blocked Shots | 11 |
| 23 | Hits | 18 |
| 4 | Takeaways | 4 |
| 21 | Shots | 31 |
| 1 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 3 | Power Play Opportunities | 3 |
| 33.3 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 29 | Faceoffs Won | 26 |
| 52.7 | Faceoff Win Percent | 47.3 |
| 12 | Giveaways | 20 |
| 5 | Total Penalties | 5 |
| 10 | Penalty Minutes | 10 |
Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Pontus Holmberg, RW | Out | May 5 |
New York Rangers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Matt Rempe, C | Injured Reserve | Mar 23 |
Game Information
Benchmark International Arena
Location: Tampa, FL
Attendance: 19,092 | Capacity:
Location: Tampa, FL
Attendance: 19,092 | Capacity:
2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Carolina |
7 | 22 | 113 | 53 |
 Pittsburgh |
16 | 25 | 98 | 41 |
 Philadelphia |
12 | 27 | 98 | 43 |
 Washington |
9 | 30 | 95 | 43 |
 Columbus |
12 | 30 | 92 | 40 |
 NY Islanders |
5 | 34 | 91 | 43 |
 New Jersey |
3 | 37 | 87 | 42 |
 NY Rangers |
9 | 39 | 77 | 34 |
