Overview
- Artemi Panarin recorded four assists and Igor Shesterkin made 31 saves as New York improved to 8-1-1 on the road.
- The victory followed a 6-3 home win over Nashville that ended an 0-6-1 start at Madison Square Garden.
- Activated after missing 14 games with an upper-body injury, Vincent Trocheck has delivered multi-point efforts in consecutive wins.
- Rookie Gabe Perreault notched his first NHL point on Alexis Lafrenière’s power-play goal against Nashville as Lafrenière’s production ticked up.
- Tampa Bay was without defenseman Ryan McDonagh, who is on injured reserve, as the Rangers registered their highest goal total of the season.