National Hockey League

FINAL Thursday, October 1, 2026
Tampa Bay Lightning 1
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New York Rangers 5
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Match Report

Igor Shesterkin becomes first Rangers goalie to score in 5-1 win over Lightning in home opener

— Igor Shesterkin became the first New York Rangers goalie to score when he lofted the puck the length of the ice into an empty net, capping a 5-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night.

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Team Stats

16
Blocked Shots
23
31
Hits
22
5
Takeaways
4
24
Shots
25
0
Power Play Goals
1
7
Power Play Opportunities
2
0.0
Power Play Percentage
50.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
22
Faceoffs Won
35
38.6
Faceoff Win Percent
61.4
22
Giveaways
18
3
Total Penalties
8
6
Penalty Minutes
16

Top Performers

TB

  • Andrei Vasilevskiy GA 4 · SA 24 · SOS 0
  • Jake Guentzel BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 1
  • Anthony Cirelli BS 2 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Conor Geekie BS 0 · HT 3 · TK 0

NYR

  • Igor Shesterkin GA 1 · SA 24 · SOS 0
  • J.T. Miller BS 2 · HT 0 · TK 1
  • Tye Kartye BS 0 · HT 5 · TK 0
  • Alexis Lafreniere BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0

Recent Plays

  1. 20:00 · 3rd Game End
  2. 20:00 · 3rd End of 3rd Period
  3. 19:52 · 3rd Joseph Veleno faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
  4. 19:52 · 3rd Goalie Stopped
  5. 19:50 · 3rd Jake Guentzel Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
  6. 19:03 · 3rd Joseph Veleno faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  7. 19:03 · 3rd Sean Durzi Delaying Game - Puck over glass
  8. 18:55 · 3rd Ryan McDonagh shot blocked by Noah Laba

Highlights

00:23 Mika Zibanejad nets power-play goal Watch on ESPN 00:25 Pavel Dorofeyev tallies goal vs. Lightning Watch on ESPN 00:45 Eeli Tolvanen tallies goal vs. Lightning Watch on ESPN 00:27 Nikita Kucherov lights the lamp Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

NYR lead series 1-0

Injuries

New York Rangers

  • Igor Shesterkin Injured Reserve
  • Joe Veleno Injured Reserve
  • Joonas Korpisalo Injured Reserve
  • Aidan Thompson Injured Reserve
  • Adam Sykora Injured Reserve

Tampa Bay Lightning

  • Victor Hedman Day-To-Day
  • Zemgus Girgensons Day-To-Day
  • Yanni Gourde Injured Reserve

NHL News

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