TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — 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. Jake Guentzel ...

TAMPA — Brayden Point scored twice and added an assist to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning past the reeling New York Rangers 6-2 on Saturday night. Nikita Kucherov added a goal and two assists for Tampa Bay. Anthony Cirelli and Ryan McDonagh each had a short-handed 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.

One thing is certain, the Lightning aren’t apologizing for a 6-2 win on Saturday. On a night where a struggling New York Rangers team came to town, the Lightning still knew they needed to clamp down early.

The Lightning have returned from the NHL’s mandated holiday break with one more back-to-back to end the month of December. They’re coming off a 4-0 shutout win against the Florida Panthers on Monday night and are hoping to continue building momentum before starting a jam-packed month of January.

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.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Brayden Point scored twice and added an assist to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning past the reeling New York Rangers 6-2 on Saturday night. Nikita Kucherov added a goal and two assists for Tampa Bay. Anthony Cirelli and Ryan McDonagh each ...

The Lightning rolled to a 4-0 rout of the Devils on home ice on Nov. 16 when they held New Jersey scoreless on four power plays. Tampa Bay has gone 13-9-1 since the previous meeting and is visiting the Devils after earning consecutive home wins over the Carolina Hurricanes and Boston Bruins.

Devils: Paul Cotter has three goals in the six games back from the holiday break, including two in his last three games (SEA, SJS). The forward is only three goals away from tying his single season career-high in goals that he set during the 2022-23 season with the Vegas Golden Knights. Cotter has 16 points this season through 44 games played.

(AP) — 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 ...

Carrick’s third goal this season and gave the Rangers a much-needed home win before a three-game road trip. Adam Fox and Artemi Panarin also scored for the Rangers, who have won two of their last three games. Jesper Bratt and Jack Hughes scored for the Devils, who lost for the fifth time in their last six games.