Brayden Point and Nikita Kucherov each had a goal and two assists to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning past the reeling New York Rangers 6-2 on Saturday night. Anthony Cirelli and Ryan McDonagh both had a short-handed goal.

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The New York Rangers kick off 2025 by hosting the Boston Bruins at MSG on Thursday night (7:00 PM ET - TV: MSG - Radio: ESPN 880 AM). The Blueshirts will play 14 games in the month of January, including eight at MSG.

Point had two goals and an assist, and Kucherov had a goal and two assists for the Lightning (20-11-2), who scored twice short-handed and have won six of seven. Anthony Cirelli had a goal and an assist, and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 42 saves.

Brayden Point scored two goals in a three-point night to tie for the NHL lead in goals, Tampa Bay scored four times on special teams, and the host Lightning pounded the reeling New York Rangers 6-2 on Saturday night.

New York has lost three straight games and six of their past seven. The Rangers are a miserable 4-14-0 in their past 18 games. In those 14 defeats, they’ve been outscored 59-23. Brayden Point had two goals and one assist, and Nikita Kucherov had one goal ...

TBL 2, NYR 1 18:11 Ryan McDonagh (1) - Anthony Cirelli - SH Defenseman Ryan McDonagh carried the puck the length of the ice and sifted a shot under the blocker of New York goalie Igor Shesterkin from near the right faceoff dot to regain the Lightning lead.

Brayden Point and Nikita Kucherov each had a goal and two assists to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning past the reeling New York Rangers 6-2 TAMPA, Fla. -- Brayden Point and Nikita Kucherov each had a ...

The New York Rangers were pounded 6-2 by the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night at Amalie Arena. The Rangers lost a lopsided game despite peppering Andrei Vasilevsky with 44 shots.

The New York Rangers are trying to stay confident as their season continues to slip away. The Washington Capitals beat them 7-4 on Saturday to give them 16 losses in their past 21 games.

Alex Ovechkin scored his 872nd career goal to move 23 away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record, and the Washington Capitals beat the struggling New York Rangers 7-4.

WASHINGTON -- Alex Ovechkin scored his 872nd NHL goal, moving within 23 of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s all-time record, to help the Washington Capitals to a 7-4 win against the New York Rangers at Capital One Arena on Saturday.