31 December 2023 at 00:00

Match Summary

New York Rangers defeated Tampa Bay Lightning 5:1. The match was played in NHL 2023. Goals were scored by A. Panarin 1′, V. Trocheck 7′, N. Kucherov 17′, C. Kreider 18′, A. Panarin 11′, A. Panarin 15′. League standings: Tampa Bay Lightning #7, New York Rangers #8.

Match Events

Key match events between Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Rangers — 6 goals and 9 cards recorded during the match.

Tampa Bay Lightning
New York Rangers
Period 1
🏒
1′
A. Panarin

A. Lafreniere

🏒
7′
V. Trocheck

A. Lafreniere

H. Fleury

Holding

11′
!
!
11′
W. Cuylle

Holding

!
14′
M. Zibanejad

Hooking

Period 2
!
8′
K. Miller

Interference

B. Point

High sticking

9′
!
!
16′
B. Schneider

Roughing

N. Kucherov

N. Paul

17′
🏒
🏒
18′
C. Kreider

B. Wheeler

Period 3
🏒
11′
A. Panarin
A. Cirelli

Roughing

13′
!
!
13′
J. Trouba

Roughing

S. Stamkos

Holding

15′
!
🏒
15′
A. Panarin

M. Zibanejad

Tampa Bay Lightning vs New York Rangers Head to Head Results

Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Rangers have met 64 times — Tampa Bay Lightning won 33, New York Rangers won 31, 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 380 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 5.94 per match (187 for the home side, 193 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.

33

Tampa Bay Lightning

0

Drawn

31

New York Rangers

Goals: 187Goals: 193

Recent Meetings (64)

15 Apr 2026Tampa Bay Lightning2 – 4New York Rangers
29 Nov 2025New York Rangers1 – 4Tampa Bay Lightning
13 Nov 2025Tampa Bay Lightning3 – 7New York Rangers
17 Apr 2025New York Rangers4 – 0Tampa Bay Lightning
7 Apr 2025New York Rangers1 – 5Tampa Bay Lightning
29 Dec 2024Tampa Bay Lightning6 – 2New York Rangers
14 Mar 2024Tampa Bay Lightning6 – 3New York Rangers
8 Feb 2024New York Rangers3 – 1Tampa Bay Lightning
5 Apr 2023New York Rangers6 – 3Tampa Bay Lightning
30 Dec 2022Tampa Bay Lightning2 – 1New York Rangers

Standings

Tampa Bay Lightning sit #7 and New York Rangers are #8 in the NHL table heading into this match.

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

API data: 17 Apr 2026