TAMPA, Fla. — The Lightning hadn’t been able to beat the Rangers in two previous meetings, but in Saturday night’s prime-time national TV matchup, they came out of the gate looking to push the pace.
Tampa Bay went up early with a first-period power-play goal from Brayden Point, his first goal in seven games. The Lightning stymied the Rangers’ second-ranked power-play unit, but still seemed to be playing with fire with penalties.
The Lightning entered having committed 22 penalties over their past four games, and they continued to put themselves in the penalty box Saturday.
