29 December 2024 at 00:00

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Match Summary

Tampa Bay Lightning defeated New York Rangers 6:2. The match was played in NHL 2024. Goals were scored by N. Kucherov 2′, A. Panarin 9′, R. McDonagh 18′, B. Point 3′, A. Cirelli 5′, B. Point 8′, V. Trocheck , N. Paul 14′. League standings: Tampa Bay Lightning #3, New York Rangers #11.

Match Events

Key match events between Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Rangers — 8 goals and 9 cards recorded during the match.

Tampa Bay Lightning

New York Rangers

Period 1

1′

S. Carrick

Tripping

N. Kucherov

J. Guentzel

2′

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9′

A. Panarin

A. Fox

E. Cernak

Hooking

17′

R. McDonagh

Shorthanded

18′

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Period 2

B. Point

3′

🏒

Unknown

Too many men on the ice

4′

A. Cirelli

Shorthanded

5′

🏒

7′

S. Carrick

Roughing

B. Point

V. Hedman

8′

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G. Goncalves

Tripping

10′

18′

S. Carrick

Cross-checking

Period 3

🏒

V. Trocheck

Shorthanded

8′

R. Smith

Hooking

9′

W. Borgen

Cross-checking

V. Hedman

Tripping

10′

N. Paul

14′

🏒

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 32, New York Rangers won 32, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2008. A combined 378 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 5.91 per match (182 for the home side, 196 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.

Tampa Bay Lightning

Drawn

New York Rangers

Goals: 182Goals: 196

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

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

30 Dec 2022Tampa Bay Lightning2 – 1New York RangersNHL

More results

Standings

Tampa Bay Lightning sit #3 and New York Rangers are #11 in the NHL table heading into this match.

Western Conference

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Winnipeg Jets	82	43	22	116
2Vegas Golden Knights	82	46	22	110
3Dallas Stars	82	41	26	106
4Los Angeles Kings	82	43	25	105
5Colorado Avalanche	82	40	29	102
6Edmonton Oilers	82	36	29	101
7Minnesota Wild	82	33	30	97
8St. Louis Blues	82	32	30	96
9Calgary Flames	82	31	27	96
10Vancouver Canucks	82	28	30	90
11Utah Mammoth	82	30	31	89
12Anaheim Ducks	82	24	37	80
13Seattle Kraken	82	28	41	76
14Nashville Predators	82	24	44	68
15Chicago Blackhawks	82	20	46	61
16San Jose Sharks	82	14	50	52

Eastern Conference

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Washington Capitals	82	43	22	111
2Toronto Maple Leafs	82	41	26	108
3Tampa Bay Lightning	82	41	27	102
4Carolina Hurricanes	82	42	30	99
5Florida Panthers	82	37	31	98
6Ottawa Senators	82	35	30	97
7New Jersey Devils	82	36	33	91
8Montreal Canadiens	82	30	31	91
9Columbus Blue Jackets	82	30	33	89
10Detroit Red Wings	82	30	35	86
11New York Rangers	82	35	36	85
12New York Islanders	82	28	35	82
13Pittsburgh Penguins	82	24	36	80
14Buffalo Sabres	82	29	39	79
15Boston Bruins	82	26	39	76
16Philadelphia Flyers	82	21	39	76

Atlantic Division

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Toronto Maple Leafs	82	41	26	108
2Tampa Bay Lightning	82	41	27	102
3Florida Panthers	82	37	31	98
4Ottawa Senators	82	35	30	97
5Montreal Canadiens	82	30	31	91
6Detroit Red Wings	82	30	35	86
7Buffalo Sabres	82	29	39	79
8Boston Bruins	82	26	39	76

Central Division

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Winnipeg Jets	82	43	22	116
2Dallas Stars	82	41	26	106
3Colorado Avalanche	82	40	29	102
4Minnesota Wild	82	33	30	97
5St. Louis Blues	82	32	30	96
6Utah Mammoth	82	30	31	89
7Nashville Predators	82	24	44	68
8Chicago Blackhawks	82	20	46	61

Pacific Division

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Vegas Golden Knights	82	46	22	110
2Los Angeles Kings	82	43	25	105
3Edmonton Oilers	82	36	29	101
4Calgary Flames	82	31	27	96
5Vancouver Canucks	82	28	30	90
6Anaheim Ducks	82	24	37	80
7Seattle Kraken	82	28	41	76
8San Jose Sharks	82	14	50	52

Metropolitan Division

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Washington Capitals	82	43	22	111
2Carolina Hurricanes	82	42	30	99
3New Jersey Devils	82	36	33	91
4Columbus Blue Jackets	82	30	33	89
5New York Rangers	82	35	36	85
6New York Islanders	82	28	35	82
7Pittsburgh Penguins	82	24	36	80
8Philadelphia Flyers	82	21	39	76

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

API data: 17 Apr 2026