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.

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.

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.

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.

Borgen recorded his first point with the Rangers since being acquired in a trade from Seattle on Dec. 18. The right-shot blueliner's 22:18 of ice time Sunday was the most he has received this season,

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 ...

December 29 - Brayden Point scored two goals in a three-point ... and the host Lightning pounded the reeling New York Rangers 6-2 on Saturday night. Point's 24th goal came in the second period ...

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 ...

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Dylan Strome had a goal and two assists, Alex Ovechkin added his 872nd career goal and the Washington Capitals earned a 7-4 victory against the visiting New York Rangers on Saturday.

Tampa Bay led 5-1 by the midway point of Saturday’s game. Brayden Point had an even-strength goal 3:35 into the second period, and Cirelli finished another shorthanded 2-on-1 for the Bolts after receiving a pass from Brandon Hagel to make it 4-1.

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