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Lafreniere produced two assists while Kakko assisted on Chytil's first goal.Ĭhytil's second goal may have been the most impressive of his two tallies. The trio, which has earned the nickname the 'Kids Line,' tallied two goals and three assists in the series-opening victory. The Rangers' third line of Chytil, Kappo Kakko, and Alexis Lafreniere proved to be key difference makers in Game 1. The 22-year old has scored five goals over his last three games and also registered his second multi-goal game during that stretch. Following Palat's goal, that's when the wheels fell off for the Lightning as the Rangers scored four consecutive goals.Ĭhytil scored a pair of second period goals just five minutes apart to break a 2-2 tie.

Palat was able to ram home a rebound past Shesterkin following a backhanded shot on net from Steven Stamkos. The Lightning did respond with a goal from winger Ondrej Palat just 42 seconds later. This came after Steven Stamkos over-skated the puck in the defensive zone, which allowed Vatrano to have a wide-open look at the net. Just moments after skating back to break up a potential two-on-one scoring chance for the Lightning, Vatrano snapped a shot over Vasilevskiy's blocker to give the Rangers a 2-1 lead 7:50 into the second period. On the other hand, Lightning netminder Andrei Vasilevskiy surrendered six goals for the third time in a playoff game throughout his career.Īfter the game was tied 1-1 following the opening period of play, Rangers center Frank Vatrano proved to be an asset on both ends of the ice. Vezina Trophy finalist Igor Shesterkin had a strong outing in which he stopped 37 of the 39 shots he faced.

LIGHTNING SCORE LAST NIGHT SERIES

Behind a two-goal performance from young center Filip Chytil, the Rangers topped the Lightning 6-2 to open the series on Wednesday. In a game that featured two elite goaltenders, it ended up being the offenses that rose to the occasion in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference final.

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