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New York Rangers beat Tampa Bay Lightning again in NHL playoffs

Double defending champion, the Tampa Bay Lightning is in trouble in the final of the Eastern Conference, in the NHL play-offs. On Friday, the Florida franchise, where Frenchman Pierre-Édouard Bellemare plays, lost to the New York Rangers (3-2) and is now led by two wins to zero.

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Tampa Bay had however opened the scoring, after three minutes, by Nikita Kucherov. But the New York franchise took the lead in the first period, thanks to K’Andre Miller and Kaapo Kakko. After a goalless second half, Rangers widened the gap, on a goal from Mika Zibanejad.

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But the Lightning remained dangerous, after a final goal scored by Nicholas Paul, two minutes from the end of the match. Bellemare played 12 minutes without scoring a point. The series will now continue in Florida. Tampa Bay will receive in games 3 and 4, Sunday then Tuesday.

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