What will Tampa Bay due to win Game 2 on the road at Madison Square Garden? Simply put, in order to win they'll need to just stick to the script. Perhaps their single goal Game 1 performance might have put just a little discouragement in the hearts of the Lightning offense or maybe the Tampa Bay fans are just a tad unfamiliar with this type of roller coaster showing their Lightning have shown through three rounds of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Lightning proved to be battle tester. To say the least, they defeated the Red Wings in round 1 after once being down 3-2 and have shown some resilience throughout finishing off the Montreal Canadiens in just six games. On the other side of the fence, The #1 seeded New York Rangers couldn't careless about the optimism of their Eastern Conference opponent because they're too busy riding the resilience wave of their own. In Game 1, the Rangers held the Tampa Bay attack in check allowing them only one score out of four power-play opportunities. Tampa Bay was also limited to only 24 shots on Goal while the Rangers were able to get 30. Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist kept the net protected with 23 saves while the Rangers defensemen registered 10 takeaways. Surely, the physical play that the Rangers bring to the ice was quite disruptive to the Tampa Bay Lightning in Saturday's match-up. The Lightning who strive on high scoring to get victories will need to turn this match-up into one of finesse and sleak if they are to advance into the Stanley Cup Finals. Clearly, these teams have opposite approaches but similar objectives. Only one team will take Game 2 tonight at Madison Square Garden, tune in to see how it all plays out.
Will the Rangers continue to limit the Lightning shots on Goal or will Tyler Johnson reel Tampa Bay in a Game 2 victory?
NHL fans can watch Game 2 of the Tampa Bay Lightning vs. New York Rangers tonight at 8:00 p.m. E.T on NBCSN. NHL fans worldwide can agree that the 2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs has been a complete thriller. THE BIRTH LLC supports the NHL and will provide continuous updates throughout the 2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
