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  Graphic: Genevive Oliver There have been great players for the Pittsburgh Penguins, and then there has been Mario Lemieux. From the impossible reach of his stick to his effortless, balletic stride, 'Le Magnifique' wasn't just a force of nature—he was a work of art on ice. His time in Pittsburgh wasn't just about piling up goals and assists; it was an incredible journey of dizzying highs, a battle with a life-threatening illness, and then, a truly triumphant comeback that carved his place as an eternal Penguins legend. His story is one of unrivaled greatness on the ice and a fierce, unwavering loyalty to the city that loved him. The Arrival of Le Magnifique: The Savior of a City The hype around Mario Lemieux started almost before he even got here. In the mid-1980s, the Pittsburgh Penguins were a punchline—a franchise teetering on the brink of irrelevance. Their arena was a ghost town, their roster a collection of misfits. Then, on a fateful day in 1984, the draft lotte...
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Rangers defeat the Lightning 3-1 for a third straight win, 2/7/24

 






   The Tampa Bay Lightning played against the Rangers in New York at the Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, February 7th. The Rangers extended their win streak to three games after getting a 3-1 win against the Lightning.


Lightning lineup against the Rangers:

Paul - Point - Kucherov

Hagel - Cirelli - Stamkos

Eyssimont - Motte - Sheary

Barre-Boulet - Glendening - Chaffee


Hedman - Raddysh

Sergachev - Cernak

Lilleberg - Perbix


Vasilevskiy


Rangers lineup against the Lightning:

Kreider - Zibanejad - Wheeler

Panarin - Trocheck - Lafreniere

Cuylle - Brodzinski - Kakko

Vesey - Goodrow - Pitlick


Lindgren - Fox

Miller - Trouba

Gustafsson - Schneider


Quick

Shesterkin


   The first period was completely scoreless... 0-0.


   Opening the scoring and getting New York on the board first - Jimmy Vesey strikes his 10th goal of the season. Vesey scored with a backhand shot from the right face-off circle low and got the puck over Andrei Vasilevskiy's left shoulder. Later into the middle frame, Jonny Brodzinski gets the Rangers in a 2-0 lead. Brodzinski scored a one-timer from the right circle after getting the pass from Chris Kreider.


   Scoring the first and unfortunately only goal for Tampa Bay - Brandon Hagel cut the Rangers lead for a 2-1 score. Hagel scored from the hash marks after Nikita Kucherov carried the puck up to the blue line and dropped it for Erik Cernak to grab it up, who ended up leaving it in the left circle... Hagel found it in the middle and struck his 17th goal of the season. Jimmy Vesey scored an empty-netter with little time left in the final frame to wrap it up with a 3-1 final.



Notes:

- Jonathan Quick made 18 saves for New York

- Jimmy Vesey scored two goals for the Rangers (49 GP  11 Goals  5 Assists  16 Points)

- Lightning defenseman, Mikhail Sergachev, was taken off the ice on a stretcher after his left leg awkwardly bent underneath him as he was going for a hit on Alexis Lafreniere.

- This was Mikhail Sergachev's first game back after missing 17 games since December 19th with a lower-body injury...

- With his assist on Brandon Hagel's goal, Nikita Kucherov takes the lead with 86 points (50 GP  32 Goals  54 Assists  86 Points)... one more than Nathan MacKinnon on the Colorado Avalanche.

- Andrei Vasilevskiy made 21 saves for Tampa Bay







Postgame: Peter Laviolette
Postgame: Media Availability

Postgame: Victor Hedman
Steven Stamkos on Sergachev Injury
Jon Cooper on Sergachev Injury

*All photos used by the Tampa Bay Lightning used with permission*

 

 


    

 

 

 

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