The Tampa Bay Lightning won Game 4 of the Eastern Conference final against the New York Rangers 4-1
on Tuesday at Amalie Arena, ending the series at 2-2. With a goal at 2:38 into the first period,
Pat Maroon gave Tampa Bay the lead, and Steven Stamkos scored in the third. Ondrej Palát had
two assists and an empty-netter with 8.7 seconds left in regulation for the Lightning, while Nikita
Kucherov had a team-high 21st playoff point with a breakaway goal in the second period that
proved to be the game-winner. Andrei Vasilevskiy, the Lightning's goalkeeper, made 33 stops in the
victory, his most in the series. The Lightning and Rangers will meet again
in Game 5 at Madison Square Garden in New York on Thursday at 8 p.m. ET.