National Hockey League

FINAL Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Tampa Bay Lightning 1
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New York Rangers 4
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Match Report

Alexis Lafreniere scores twice as Rangers beat Lightning 4-1

— Alexis Lafreniere scored twice and Dylan Garand made 25 saves as the New York Rangers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1 on Tuesday night for their fifth straight home win.

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Team Stats

12
Blocked Shots
14
22
Hits
37
2
Takeaways
3
26
Shots
23
0
Power Play Goals
0
4
Power Play Opportunities
4
0.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
1
0
Shootout Goals
0
21
Faceoffs Won
33
38.9
Faceoff Win Percent
61.1
17
Giveaways
15
5
Total Penalties
5
13
Penalty Minutes
13

Top Performers

TB

  • Andrei Vasilevskiy GA 3 · SA 22 · SOS 0
  • Brayden Point BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 1
  • Anthony Cirelli BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 1
  • Zemgus Girgensons BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 0

NYR

  • Dylan Garand GA 1 · SA 26 · SOS 0
  • J.T. Miller BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Mika Zibanejad BS 2 · HT 3 · TK 1
  • Will Cuylle BS 0 · HT 11 · TK 0

Recent Plays

  1. 20:00 · 3rd Game End
  2. 20:00 · 3rd End of 3rd Period
  3. 19:31 · 3rd Zemgus Girgensons faceoff won against Cole Beaudoin
  4. 19:31 · 3rd High Stick
  5. 19:19 · 3rd Conor Geekie hit Sean Durzi
  6. 18:51 · 3rd Conor Geekie faceoff won against Noah Laba
  7. 18:51 · 3rd Icing
  8. 18:09 · 3rd Mika Zibanejad Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy

Highlights

01:17 Tampa Bay Lightning vs. New York Rangers: Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:29 Alexis Lafreniere scores goal vs. Lightning Watch on ESPN 00:36 Zemgus Girgensons nets goal for Lightning Watch on ESPN 00:50 Will Cuylle lights the lamp for Rangers Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

NYR lead series 2-0

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

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