NEW YORK CITY — Jimmy Vesey racked up two times and Jonathan Quick made 18 conserves as the New york city Rangers defeated the Tampa fl Bay Lightning 3-1 on Wednesday evening for their 3rd straight win.
Jonny Brodzinski additionally racked up for the Rangers, that won for the 2nd time in 3 days after the All-Star break. Quick has actually begun both video games. The Rangers are 4-1-1 in their last 6 video games.
” You take what comes and you attempt to make one save after an additional, “Quick claimed” When we play like we did, it offers us a likelihood to win every evening.”
At 38, Quick came to be the earliest goaltender in Rangers background to win 3 straight video games. He additionally beat Ottawa 7-2 in New york city’s last video game prior to the All-Star break on Jan. 27.
” He’s a tale, among the very best American goalkeepers of perpetuity,” Vesey claimed of Quick, that obtained his 387th job win, 2 behind Dominik Hasek for 15th on the all-time victories listing. “He’s been a rock for all of us period. He simply fights and contends and has some swagger in internet.”
Brandon Hagel racked up for Tampa fl Bay, and Andrei Vasilevskiy completed with 21 conserves. The Lightning had actually won 3 straight and 8 of their previous 9.
Vesey offered the Rangers a 1-0 lead as he roofed a backhand previous Vasilevskiy at 1:15 of the center duration.
Brodzinski raised the lead with this 3rd objective with 2:14 continuing to be in the 2nd.
Hagel obtained Tampa fl Bay on the scoreboard at 5:29 of the 3rd to make it one-goal video game.
Vesey after that secured the win with a empty-net objective with 1:01 continuing to be for his 11th of the period. The Rangers were coming off a 2-1 overtime gain Colorado in the house on Monday.
” We were lucky to obtain 2 objectives in the 2nd, “Vesey claimed. “We have actually reviewed a great deal of points on the protective side. We have actually done an excellent task with 2 video games we can improve.”
Tampa Bay Bay had its initial power-play possibility of the evening with 4:38 left in the 3rd when Mika Zibanejad was dispatched for holding. Nonetheless, the Lightning were held at bay by Quick, that was making his 3rd straight beginning and boosted to 12-4-2 in his initial period with the Rangers.
The Rangers defeated the Lightning for the 5th straight time in the house and New york city is 15-0-0 in the house this period when permitting the resistance 3 or less objectives.
” That video game was there for the taking,” Lightning captain Steven Stamkos claimed. “It’s aggravating.”
The video game was postponed at the seven-minute mark of the 2nd when Lightning defenseman Mikhail Sergachev needed to leave the ice on a cot after his left leg bent at an uncomfortable angle in a play along the boards in the Tampa fl Bay end. Sergachev came to be twisted with Rangers ahead Alexis Lafreniere and his left skate appeared to embed the ice as his knee turned unnaturally.
He was proclaimed out for the remainder of the video game prior to completion of the 2nd duration.
” You wish the very best yet undoubtedly it’s not looking fantastic,” Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman claimed.
Sergachev had actually returned Wednesday after missing out on 17 video games with a leg injury experienced in December.
” He’s an actually difficult youngster. It surpasses hockey,” claimed Lightning train Jon Cooper, that left his bench to speak to Sergachev as he was drawn from the ice. Cooper would not guess if Sergachev’s injury might be season-ending.
” Allow’s not believe by doing this,” Cooper claimed.
UP NEXT
Lightning: At the New York City Islanders on Thursday evening.
Rangers: At Chicago on Friday evening.
