New York Rangers @ Tampa Bay Lightning

East Final - Game 3 • NYR lead series 2-1

52-24-6, 25-14-2 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Rangers NYR	0	2	0	2
Lightning TB	0	1	2	3

Tampa Bay LightningLightningTB

51-23-8, 27-8-6 Home

Palat scores late, Lightning beat Rangers 3-2 in Game 3

— Just when it appeared the New York Rangers might be ready to push Tampa Bay to the brink of elimination, the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Lightning showed they were nowhere near finished.

Jun 6, 2022, 01:01 am - AP

		1	2	3	T
	Rangers	0	2	0	2
	Lightning	0	1	2	3

1st Period
No Goals Scored

2nd Period		NYR	TB
7:37	Mika Zibanejad (10) (Power Play) Assists: Adam Fox (18), Artemi Panarin (9)	1	0
9:44	Chris Kreider (10) (Power Play) Assists: Artemi Panarin (10), Mika Zibanejad (14)	2	0
10:50	Nikita Kucherov (6) (Power Play) Assists: Steven Stamkos (6), Victor Hedman (10)	2	1

3rd Period			NYR	TB
1:22		Steven Stamkos (6) (Power Play) Assists: Nikita Kucherov (13), Corey Perry (3)	2	2
19:18		Ondrej Palat (6) Assists: Nikita Kucherov (14), Victor Hedman (11)	2	3

RANGERS

LIGHTNING

Lightning
2
Rangers
6

Game 1

2/6

Lightning
2
Rangers
3

Game 2

4/6

Rangers
2
Lightning
3

Game 3

5/6

Rangers
1
Lightning
4

Game 4

8/6

Lightning
3
Rangers
1

Game 5

10/6

Rangers
1
Lightning
2

Game 6

12/6

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	53	22	7	113
Pittsburgh	41	25	16	98
Philadelphia	43	27	12	98
Washington	43	30	9	95
Columbus	40	30	12	92
NY Islanders	43	34	5	91
New Jersey	42	37	3	87
NY Rangers	34	39	9	77

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Buffalo	50	23	9	109
Tampa Bay	50	26	6	106
Montreal	48	24	10	106
Boston	45	27	10	100
Ottawa	44	27	11	99
Detroit	41	31	10	92
Florida	40	38	4	84
Toronto	32	36	14	78

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New York Rangers @ Tampa Bay Lightning

Ondrej PalatLW - TB

Andrei VasilevskiyG - TB

Steven StamkosC - TB

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Palat scores late, Lightning beat Rangers 3-2 in Game 3

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