2 June 2022 at 00:00

6 – 2

Full Time

P1: 1–1P2: 3–1P3: 2–0

NHL · Season 2021

Match Summary

New York Rangers defeated Tampa Bay Lightning 6:2. The match was played in NHL 2021. Goals were scored by C. Kreider 1′, S. Stamkos 7′, F. Vatrano 7′, O. Palat 8′, F. Chytil 10′, F. Chytil 15′, A. Panarin , M. Zibanejad 6′. League standings: New York Rangers #4, Tampa Bay Lightning #5. Score by period: P1: 1–1, P2: 3–1, P3: 2–0.

Match Events

Key match events between New York Rangers and Tampa Bay Lightning — 8 goals and 10 cards recorded during the match.

New York Rangers

Tampa Bay Lightning

Period 1

C. Kreider

F. Vatrano

1′

🏒

7′

S. Stamkos

A. Cirelli

16′

B. Hagel

Holding

Period 2

F. Vatrano

7′

🏒

8′

O. Palat

M. Sergachyov

F. Chytil

A. Lafreniere

10′

🏒

F. Chytil

A. Lafreniere

15′

🏒

Period 3

A. Panarin

J. Trouba

🏒

J. Braun

Tripping

1′

4′

A. Killorn

Holding

M. Zibanejad

A. Fox

6′

🏒

K. Miller

Holding

8′

R. Reaves

Roughing

18′

P. Maroon

Roughing

T. Motte

Roughing

18′

C. Foote

Roughing

B. Goodrow

Cross-checking

18′

B. Schneider

Roughing

18′

New York Rangers vs Tampa Bay Lightning Head to Head Results

New York Rangers and Tampa Bay Lightning have met 64 times — New York Rangers won 31, Tampa Bay Lightning won 33, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2008. Tampa Bay Lightning leads the head-to-head with 33 victories from 64 meetings. A combined 378 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 5.91 per match (192 for the home side, 186 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 57 matches (89%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 61 games (95%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 9–3 in 2019.

New York Rangers

Drawn

Tampa Bay Lightning

Goals: 192Goals: 186

Recent Meetings (64)

15 Apr 2026Tampa Bay Lightning2 – 4New York RangersNHL

29 Nov 2025New York Rangers1 – 4Tampa Bay LightningNHL

13 Nov 2025Tampa Bay Lightning3 – 7New York RangersNHL

17 Apr 2025New York Rangers4 – 0Tampa Bay LightningNHL

7 Apr 2025New York Rangers1 – 5Tampa Bay LightningNHL

29 Dec 2024Tampa Bay Lightning6 – 2New York RangersNHL

14 Mar 2024Tampa Bay Lightning6 – 3New York RangersNHL

8 Feb 2024New York Rangers3 – 1Tampa Bay LightningNHL

31 Dec 2023Tampa Bay Lightning1 – 5New York RangersNHL

5 Apr 2023New York Rangers6 – 3Tampa Bay LightningNHL

More results

Standings

New York Rangers sit #4 and Tampa Bay Lightning are #5 in the NHL table heading into this match.

Western Conference

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Colorado Avalanche	82	46	19	119
2Minnesota Wild	82	37	22	113
3Calgary Flames	82	44	21	111
4St. Louis Blues	82	43	22	109
5Edmonton Oilers	82	38	27	104
6Los Angeles Kings	82	35	27	99
7Dallas Stars	82	31	30	98
8Nashville Predators	82	35	30	97
9Vegas Golden Knights	82	34	31	94
10Vancouver Canucks	82	32	30	92
11Winnipeg Jets	82	32	32	89
12San Jose Sharks	82	22	37	77
13Anaheim Ducks	82	22	37	76
14Chicago Blackhawks	82	16	42	68
15Seattle Kraken	82	23	49	60
16Arizona Coyotes	82	18	50	57

Eastern Conference

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Florida Panthers	82	42	18	122
2Carolina Hurricanes	82	47	20	116
3Toronto Maple Leafs	82	45	21	115
4New York Rangers	82	44	24	110
5Tampa Bay Lightning	82	39	23	110
6Boston Bruins	82	40	26	107
7Pittsburgh Penguins	82	37	25	103
8Washington Capitals	82	35	26	100
9New York Islanders	82	34	35	84
10Columbus Blue Jackets	82	26	38	81
11Buffalo Sabres	82	25	39	75
12Detroit Red Wings	82	21	40	74
13Ottawa Senators	82	26	42	73
14New Jersey Devils	82	19	46	63
15Philadelphia Flyers	82	20	46	61
16Montreal Canadiens	82	16	49	55

Atlantic

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Florida Panthers	82	42	18	122
2Toronto Maple Leafs	82	45	21	115
3Tampa Bay Lightning	82	39	23	110
4Boston Bruins	82	40	26	107
5Buffalo Sabres	82	25	39	75
6Detroit Red Wings	82	21	40	74
7Ottawa Senators	82	26	42	73
8Montreal Canadiens	82	16	49	55

Central

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Colorado Avalanche	82	46	19	119
2Minnesota Wild	82	37	22	113
3St. Louis Blues	82	43	22	109
4Dallas Stars	82	31	30	98
5Nashville Predators	82	35	30	97
6Winnipeg Jets	82	32	32	89
7Chicago Blackhawks	82	16	42	68
8Arizona Coyotes	82	18	50	57

Pacific

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Calgary Flames	82	44	21	111
2Edmonton Oilers	82	38	27	104
3Los Angeles Kings	82	35	27	99
4Vegas Golden Knights	82	34	31	94
5Vancouver Canucks	82	32	30	92
6San Jose Sharks	82	22	37	77
7Anaheim Ducks	82	22	37	76
8Seattle Kraken	82	23	49	60

Metropolitan

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Carolina Hurricanes	82	47	20	116
2New York Rangers	82	44	24	110
3Pittsburgh Penguins	82	37	25	103
4Washington Capitals	82	35	26	100
5New York Islanders	82	34	35	84
6Columbus Blue Jackets	82	26	38	81
7New Jersey Devils	82	19	46	63
8Philadelphia Flyers	82	20	46	61

Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

API data: 17 Apr 2026