“Lightning” won 6-2 (2-1, 3-0, 1-1) over New York “Rangers” at home, winning the sixth game in the last seven games.
Girgenson was on the field for nine minutes and 58 seconds, two minutes and 39 seconds of which he played in the minority. During his time on the ice, he scored twice, blocked one shot, won one shot and finished the match with a neutral efficiency ratio.
In the first period, after two and a half minutes played, Nikita Kucherovs scored in the majority and made it 1-0 for the home team. Seven minutes later, Artemis Panarins equalized the result, but at the end of the period, Ryan McDonagh restored the one-goal lead to “Lightning” with an accurate shot in the minority.
Brayden Point doubled Tampa Bay’s lead in the second period, Anthony Cirelli scored a shorthanded goal, and Jake Guentzel closed out the majority, making it 5-1 for the home team. In the second third, “Lghtning” scored all three goals in less than five minutes.
At the beginning of the final third, after 13 seconds played, Vincent Trochek sent the puck into the home team’s goal in the minority, but in the rest of the game, Nick Paul restored the Lightning’s four-goal lead.
Point and Kucherov ended the match with three (1+2) points, while Genzel and Sirelli scored two (1+1) points each.
The goal of the home team was guarded by Andrejs Vasilevskis, who managed 42 shots, while on the other side of the field, Igor Shestjorkin saved eight shots, and Jonathan Quick, who replaced his teammate after the fifth goal conceded, saved another 11 shots.
“Lightning” ranks seventh in the Eastern Conference with 42 points in 33 games, while “Rangers” ranks 13th with 33 points in 35 matches.
On the other hand, “Blue Jackets” lost to Boston “Bruins” 0:4 (0:1, 0:2, 0:1).
David Pastrniak, Justin Brazeau, Cole Kepke and Morgan Geeky scored for the Columbus team.
As Merzlikin remained on the bench, Daniils Tarasovs guarded the visitors’ goal, who managed 24 shots. In the home team’s goal, Jeremy Swaymans saved 18 shots and played the second “dry” game this season.
“Blue Jackets” with 36 points in 37 matches are in 11th place in the Eastern Conference, while “Bruins” are in sixth position with 44 points in 38 games.