TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the New York Rangers four to one in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Final on Tuesday night at Amalie Arena.
The Bolts are now tied in the series two-all against the Rangers and put up a dominant performance as the home side scored in each period.
Pat Maroon got things going for Tampa Bay early in the first period to give his team a bright start to the game.
Nikita Kucherov doubled the Lightning's lead in the second period, and team captain Steven Stamkos and Ondrej Palat secured the win with one goal each in the last period.
The Bolts have now displayed two strong performances to get them back on track in advancing through the Eastern Conference Final.
However, Tampa Bay will have to head back to Madison Square Garden in New York for Game 5, and the team knows they will have to keep putting in dominant displays to earn another victory.
The 'three-peat' dream is still alive for the Bolts as two more wins will see them head back to the Stanley Cup final for a third straight year.
Winning the major trophy would make the Lightning only the fourth team to reach that accomplishment, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs (1947-49), the Montreal Canadiens (1956-60, 1976-79) and the New York Islanders (1982-1982).
Puck drop for Game 5 against the Rangers is scheduled for 8 p.m. on Thursday, June 9 at Madison Square Garden.
10 Tampa Bay will keep you up to date with the latest score during the game.
Live Blog
3rd Period
00:00 End of the third period. Bolts win Game 4!
0:09 Goal! Ondrej Palat scores to make it 4-1 for the home side!
3:11 Goal. The Rangers get their first goal of the night. Bolts lead 3-1.
15:04 Goal! Steven Stamkos extends the Lightning's lead to make it 3-0! Assisted by Jan Rutta and Ondrej Palat.
20:00 The third period begins.
2nd Period
00:00 The second period concludes. Bolts up 2-0!
6:53 Goal! Nikita Kucherov scores to double the lead! Assisted by Jan Rutta and Ondrej Palat.
20:00 The second period is underway!
1st Period
Lightning 1 | Rangers 0
00:00 End of the first period. Bolts lead 1-0.
12:58 Refs rule the play dead. Lightning continue with 1:25 left of power play.
12:58 Refs reviewing the puck in the blue. It ended up under Shesterkin's pads.
17:22 Goal! Pat Maroon scores, assisted by Zach Bogosian and Pierre-Edouard Bellemare.