After a high-octane defeat in Sunrise 24 hours ago, the Blueshirts have made their way west across the state of Florida and are ready for more action. Amalie Arena in Tampa is the site for tonight’s contest as the Rangers and Tampa Bay Lightning square off in a rematch of the 2022 Eastern Conference Finals.
Friday’s game features plenty of fire wagon hockey against a young, skillful Panthers team. While the Lightning aren’t without their upper echelon skill players such as Brayden Point and Nikita Kucherov, tonight’s game is likely to be a more defensive minded one. The Lightning appear to finally be on the downswing after years as one of the NHL’s premier franchises.