Steven Stamkos scored in the second period to give Tampa Bay a three-goal lead, Louis Domingue stopped 31 shots, and the Lightning held on to beat the Rangers, 3-2, on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden. Yanni Gourde and Erik Cernak also scored to help the league-best Lightning earn their 39th win and become the first team to reach 80 points this season. “We got in our groove after the first,” said Domingue, who had 15 saves in the third period in improve to 17-4-0 this season. We get some huge blocked shots, and there you have it.”Mats Zuccarello and Kevin Hayes scored for the Rangers, and Mika Zibanejad had two assists. Henrik Lundqvist finished with 20 saves as the Rangers lost for the second time in three games since the All-Star break.

Source: New York Times February 03, 2019 00:08 UTC