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.

The New York Rangers conclude the weekend back-to-back, Chicago on Sunday afternoon (3:00 PM ET - TV: ABC - Radio: ESPN 880 AM). New York will play five of its next six games against Western Conference teams.

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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.

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.

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.

TAMPA, Fla. — 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 ...

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.

Radio broadcaster Dave Mishkin recaps Tampa Bay's win over New York on Saturday

Sebastian Aho’s goal at 1:30 in overtime led the Carolina Hurricanes to a 4-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday night.