NEW YORK RANGERS POST GAME REPORT

Four Goal Second Period, Michael Grabner's Hat Trick Helps Rangers Defeat Lighning 6-1

@RNYRF Staff Report

In what started off as a slow paced game, the Rangers took command of the game in the second period with goals from Rick Nash, a beautiful breakaway shot over the shoulder of Ben Bishop. Following Nash were Michael Grabner, Jimmy Vesey with his 5th of the season and J.T. Miller.

The Rangers four second period goals came in a span of 13 minutes. Strong goaltending by Annti Raanta and some sharp defensive plays by the Rangers defense kept the Lightning off the board in the second. The Rangers now have outscored their opposition 16-5 in second periods this season.

The Rangers continued the scoring into the third period and took a 6-0 lead on Michael Grabner's second and third goals of the game. Captain Ryan McDonagh extended his point streak to 7 games with his 8th assist, a career high. Antti Raanta's shutout bid was thwarted by Tampa's Steven Stamkos with a goal late in the 3rd Period.

Rangers return to action on November 1st hosting the St Louis Blues at MSG, 7:00 PM.

FINAL STATS

NEW YORK RANGERS 6 TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING 1 
SOG: NYR 37 TBL 33

POWER PLAY:  NYR  0/5 TBL  1/4

GOALTENDERS:
Tampa Bay - B. Bishop (31 SV)
New York - A. Raanta (32 SV)

SCORING SUMMARY
1ST PERIOD
TIME TEAM DETAILS SCORE
No Scoring
2ND PERIOD
TIME TEAM DETAILS SCORE
04:45 New York Rick Nash (4) ASST: Nick Holden (3) 0-1
06:42 New York Michael Grabner (3) ASST: Brady Skjei (3), Kevin Hayes (2) 0-2
07:04 New York Jimmy Vesey (5) ASST: Rick Nash (3) 0-3
18:10 New York J.T. Miller (3) ASST: Kevin Hayes (3), Dan Girardi (2) 0-4
3RD PERIOD
TIME TEAM DETAILS SCORE
09:02 New York Michael Grabner (4) ASST: J.T. Miller (5), Ryan McDonagh (8) 0-5
14:47 New York Michael Grabner (5) ASST: Kevin Hayes (4), J.T. Miller (6) 0-6
16:35 Tampa Bay PPG - Steven Stamkos (6) ASST: Nikita Kucherov (7), Anton Stralman (4) 1-6

PENALTY SUMMARY
1ST PERIOD
TIME TEAM DETAILS
12:03 Tampa Bay Alex Killorn - Tripping - 2 minutes
13:59 New York Jimmy Vesey - Holding - 2 minutes
17:09 Tampa Bay Steven Stamkos - Interference - 2 minutes
18:35 New York Mats Zuccarello - Clipping - 2 minutes
2ND PERIOD
TIME TEAM DETAILS
09:15 Tampa Bay Alex Killorn - Roughing - 2 minutes
09:15 Tampa Bay Jonathan Drouin - Holding - 2 minutes
19:55 Tampa Bay Alex Killorn - Tripping - 2 minutes
3RD PERIOD
TIME TEAM DETAILS
09:45 New York Nick Holden - Holding - 2 minutes
15:21 New York Brandon Pirri - Cross-checking - 2 minutes

3 STARS OF THE GAME: 

1. Michael Grabner
2. Antti Raanta
3. Rick Nash

BROADWAY HAT:

Michael Grabner