The New York Rangers must find their skating legs before the Tampa Bay Lightning run away with the Eastern Conference Final.
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New York tries to finally keep pace with Tampa Bay in Game 4.
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New York will have to do it on the road, as the Rangers remain in Tampa Bay for Game 4 looking to avoid a 3-1 series deficit. New York is coming off two straight losses where the Lightning have overwhelmed them with a blistering fast offensive effort.
New York has given up 11 goals in two games, but the good news is that they’ve begun to produce some offense of their own. After taking a 2-0 lead collapsed in Game 3, the Rangers bounced back from a 4-2 deficit, continued to battle and forced overtime with the game tied at 5-5. If New York can slow down Tampa, they could get back on track.
But that might be easier said than done. The Lightning's trio of Tyler Johnson, Ondrej Palat and Nikita Kucherov have torched the Rangers in the series so far, with their best performance yet coming in Game 3. Palat scored twice and Kucherov and Johnson both earned tallies in the win.
Game 4 coverage
8 p.m. ET | Game 4, Eastern Conference Final
Amalie Arena | Tampa Bay
Nat'l: NBCSN
Live stream at NBC Live Extra
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