New York Rangers @ Tampa Bay Lightning

34-39-9, 20-19-2 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Rangers NYR	1	3	0	4
Lightning TB	0	1	1	2

Tampa Bay LightningLightningTB

50-26-6, 26-14-1 Home

Kartye scores 2 goals as the Rangers beat the Lightning 4-2

— Tye Kartye scored two goals and had an assist as the New York Rangers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 on Wednesday night in the regular-season finale for both teams.

Apr 16, 2026, 10:09 am - AP

		1	2	3	T
	Rangers	1	3	0	4
	Lightning	0	1	1	2

1st Period			NYR	TB
4:02		Tye Kartye (7) Assists: Mika Zibanejad (44), Vladislav Gavrikov (21)	1	0

2nd Period		NYR	TB
1:29	Tye Kartye (8) Assists: J.T. Miller (35), Conor Sheary (11)	2	0
4:49	Gabe Perreault (12) Assists: Will Cuylle (18), Tye Kartye (14)	3	0
11:15	Oliver Bjorkstrand (12) Assists: Scott Sabourin (4), Mitchell Chaffee (1)	3	1
12:46	Mika Zibanejad (34) (Power Play) Assists: Alexis Lafreniere (33), J.T. Miller (36)	4	1

3rd Period			NYR	TB
0:51		Corey Perry (17) Assists: Zemgus Girgensons (11), Emil Lilleberg (8)	4	2

Darren Raddysh hit Gabe Perreault
Nick Paul faceoff won against Mika Zibanejad
Nikita Kucherov Slap Shot Wide Right
Nikita Kucherov Snap Shot saved by Dylan Garand
Brandon Hagel Snap Shot saved by Dylan Garand
Darren Raddysh Slap Shot saved by Dylan Garand
Max Crozier hit Tye Kartye
Zemgus Girgensons faceoff won against Vincent Trocheck
Mitchell Chaffee hit Vladislav Gavrikov
Mika Zibanejad shot blocked by Mitchell Chaffee
Takeaway by Declan Carlile
Darren Raddysh Snap Shot saved by Dylan Garand
Erik Cernak Slap Shot saved by Dylan Garand
Max Crozier Snap Shot saved by Dylan Garand
Jakob Pelletier hit Drew Fortescue
Declan Carlile Backhand Wide Left
Giveaway by Scott Sabourin
Brandon Hagel faceoff won against Vincent Trocheck
Will Cuylle shot blocked by Darren Raddysh
Charle-Edouard D'Astous hit Jaroslav Chmelar
Giveaway by Nikita Kucherov
Emil Lilleberg Snap Shot saved by Dylan Garand
Yanni Gourde hit Will Borgen
Zemgus Girgensons faceoff won against J.T. Miller
Giveaway by Jakob Pelletier
Scott Sabourin hit Will Cuylle
Mitchell Chaffee hit Drew Fortescue
Giveaway by Steven Santini
Mitchell Chaffee hit Braden Schneider
Giveaway by Steven Santini
Darren Raddysh Slap Shot Wide Left
Zemgus Girgensons Snap Shot Wide Right
Adam Fox shot blocked by Emil Lilleberg
Nick Paul faceoff won against Mika Zibanejad
Giveaway by Nick Paul
Yanni Gourde faceoff won against J.T. Miller
Oliver Bjorkstrand hit Drew Fortescue
Matthew Robertson shot blocked by Oliver Bjorkstrand
Giveaway by Oliver Bjorkstrand
Yanni Gourde Tip-In Short
Yanni Gourde Snap Shot saved by Dylan Garand
Nikita Kucherov Backhand Wide Right
Zemgus Girgensons hit Braden Schneider
Steven Santini Snap Shot Wide Right
Mitchell Chaffee faceoff won against Noah Laba
Charle-Edouard D'Astous Snap Shot saved by Dylan Garand
Charle-Edouard D'Astous Hooking against Noah Laba
Zemgus Girgensons faceoff won against J.T. Miller
Vincent Trocheck shot blocked by Erik Cernak
Giveaway by Erik Cernak
Nick Paul Snap Shot saved by Dylan Garand
Takeaway by Nick Paul
Brandon Hagel Batted Wide Left
Giveaway by Nikita Kucherov
Corey Perry Wrist Shot saved by Dylan Garand
Max Crozier Snap Shot saved by Dylan Garand
Max Crozier Snap Shot Wide Left
Giveaway by Max Crozier
Oliver Bjorkstrand Hooking against Braden Schneider
Jakob Pelletier faceoff won against Noah Laba
Giveaway by Erik Cernak
Mika Zibanejad shot blocked by Erik Cernak
Scott Sabourin Snap Shot saved by Dylan Garand
Oliver Bjorkstrand Snap Shot saved by Dylan Garand
Oliver Bjorkstrand Goal (12) Backhand, assists: Scott Sabourin (4), Mitchell Chaffee (1)
Scott Sabourin hit Vladislav Gavrikov
Steven Santini hit Noah Laba
Oliver Bjorkstrand hit Matthew Robertson
Corey Perry Snap Shot saved by Dylan Garand
Emil Lilleberg Roughing against Jaroslav Chmelar served by Scott Sabourin
Corey Perry Roughing against Will Cuylle
Emil Lilleberg Roughing against Jaroslav Chmelar
Nick Paul Snap Shot Wide Right
Nick Paul Snap Shot Wide Left
Charle-Edouard D'Astous Slap Shot saved by Dylan Garand
Yanni Gourde faceoff won against Mika Zibanejad
Zemgus Girgensons faceoff won against Vincent Trocheck
Mitchell Chaffee hit Braden Schneider
Giveaway by Steven Santini
Matthew Robertson shot blocked by Oliver Bjorkstrand
Brandon Hagel Snap Shot Short
Nick Paul faceoff won against J.T. Miller
Zemgus Girgensons faceoff won against Vincent Trocheck
Giveaway by Mitchell Chaffee
Takeaway by Darren Raddysh
Corey Perry Goal (17) Backhand, assists: Zemgus Girgensons (11), Emil Lilleberg (8)
Giveaway by Brandon Halverson
Giveaway by Oliver Bjorkstrand
Nick Paul faceoff won against Vincent Trocheck
Nick Paul Tip-In saved by Dylan Garand
Darren Raddysh Slap Shot saved by Dylan Garand
Nick Paul faceoff won against J.T. Miller
Zemgus Girgensons faceoff won against Mika Zibanejad
Scott Sabourin Snap Shot Hit Right Post
Giveaway by Max Crozier
Scott Sabourin Slap Shot Wide Right
Jakob Pelletier hit Will Cuylle
Giveaway by Charle-Edouard D'Astous
Brandon Hagel Wrist Shot saved by Dylan Garand
Brandon Hagel Snap Shot saved by Dylan Garand
Charle-Edouard D'Astous Snap Shot saved by Dylan Garand
Steven Santini Snap Shot saved by Dylan Garand
J.T. Miller shot blocked by Steven Santini
J.T. Miller shot blocked by Corey Perry
Giveaway by Max Crozier
Scott Sabourin Tip-In Wide Right
Mitchell Chaffee hit Braden Schneider
Nick Paul faceoff won against Vincent Trocheck
Jakob Pelletier Snap Shot saved by Dylan Garand
Charle-Edouard D'Astous Slap Shot Hit Left Post
Nick Paul Tip-In Short
Mika Zibanejad shot blocked by Nikita Kucherov
Yanni Gourde faceoff won against J.T. Miller
Declan Carlile Slap Shot Wide Right
Mitchell Chaffee faceoff won against Noah Laba
Takeaway by Darren Raddysh
Jakob Pelletier hit Braden Schneider
Giveaway by Darren Raddysh
Corey Perry Tip-In saved by Dylan Garand
Nick Paul Tip-In saved by Dylan Garand
Corey Perry Snap Shot Wide Right
Darren Raddysh Slap Shot saved by Dylan Garand
Darren Raddysh Slap Shot saved by Dylan Garand
Nick Paul faceoff won against Vincent Trocheck
Brandon Hagel Backhand saved by Dylan Garand
Tye Kartye shot blocked by Darren Raddysh
Giveaway by Nikita Kucherov
Brandon Hagel Slap Shot saved by Dylan Garand
Brandon Hagel shot blocked by Adam Fox
Puck in Netting
Puck in Crowd
Giveaway by Drew Fortescue
Corey Perry shot blocked by Drew Fortescue
Takeaway by Braden Schneider
Icing
Mika Zibanejad faceoff won against Mitchell Chaffee
Vladislav Gavrikov Snap Shot saved by Brandon Halverson
Tye Kartye Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Mika Zibanejad (44), Vladislav Gavrikov (21)
Goalie Stopped
J.T. Miller faceoff won against Nick Paul
Tye Kartye hit Darren Raddysh
Erik Cernak shot blocked by Will Cuylle
Will Cuylle hit Nikita Kucherov
Will Cuylle Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
Brandon Hagel shot blocked by Vincent Trocheck
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Noah Laba faceoff won against Yanni Gourde
Goalie Stopped
Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
Vincent Trocheck hit Declan Carlile
Alexis Lafrenière Snap Shot saved by Brandon Halverson
Icing
Mika Zibanejad faceoff won against Yanni Gourde
Adam Fox Wrist Shot Failed Bank Attempt
Puck in Netting
Will Cuylle hit Darren Raddysh
Will Cuylle hit Nikita Kucherov
Vincent Trocheck hit Darren Raddysh
Adam Sykora Tip-In saved by Brandon Halverson
Noah Laba shot blocked by Adam Sykora
Goalie Stopped
Mika Zibanejad faceoff won against Yanni Gourde
Will Borgen hit Yanni Gourde
Erik Cernak shot blocked by Tye Kartye
Puck in Netting
Jaroslav Chmelar hit Oliver Bjorkstrand
Vincent Trocheck Backhand High and Wide Right
Jaroslav Chmelar hit Steven Santini
Will Cuylle Snap Shot Wide Left
Off-side
Mika Zibanejad faceoff won against Nick Paul
Darren Raddysh shot blocked by Braden Schneider
Matthew Robertson hit Jakob Pelletier
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Gabe Perreault Wrist Shot saved by Brandon Halverson
Gabe Perreault Wrist Shot saved by Brandon Halverson
Goalie Stopped
Takeaway by Tye Kartye
Giveaway by Drew Fortescue
Will Cuylle hit Max Crozier
Erik Cernak shot blocked by Jaroslav Chmelar
Vincent Trocheck hit Emil Lilleberg
Jaroslav Chmelar hit Erik Cernak
Nick Paul shot blocked by Will Borgen
Tye Kartye Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: J.T. Miller (35), Conor Sheary (11)
Jaroslav Chmelar hit Erik Cernak
Braden Schneider Wrist Shot saved by Brandon Halverson
Goalie Stopped
Noah Laba faceoff won against Yanni Gourde
Goalie Stopped
Giveaway by Noah Laba
J.T. Miller Tip-In saved by Brandon Halverson
Vincent Trocheck shot blocked by J.T. Miller
Mika Zibanejad Snap Shot saved by Brandon Halverson
Tye Kartye Slap Shot Wide Right
Gabe Perreault Snap Shot Wide Right
Gabe Perreault Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Will Cuylle (18), Tye Kartye (14)
Goalie Stopped
Mika Zibanejad faceoff won against Nick Paul
Brandon Hagel shot blocked by Will Borgen
Braden Schneider hit Nick Paul
Giveaway by Alexis Lafrenière
Giveaway by Mika Zibanejad
Goalie Stopped
J.T. Miller faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
Tye Kartye hit Zemgus Girgensons
Corey Perry shot blocked by J.T. Miller
Conor Sheary Wrist Shot saved by Brandon Halverson
Injury - Player
Will Cuylle Tripping against Declan Carlile
Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Nick Paul
Darren Raddysh shot blocked by Vladislav Gavrikov
Giveaway by Mika Zibanejad
Off-side
Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
Will Cuylle Slap Shot saved by Brandon Halverson
Goalie Stopped
Jaroslav Chmelar Roughing against Emil Lilleberg
Will Cuylle Roughing against Corey Perry
J.T. Miller faceoff won against Yanni Gourde
Mika Zibanejad Goal (34) Wrist Shot, assists: Alexis Lafrenière (33), J.T. Miller (36)
Taylor Raddysh hit Charle-Edouard D'Astous
Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Vladislav Gavrikov
Goalie Stopped
Matthew Robertson hit Yanni Gourde
Off-side
Vincent Trocheck Wrist Shot Wide Left
Vincent Trocheck hit Zemgus Girgensons
Giveaway by Noah Laba
Taylor Raddysh hit Jakob Pelletier
Puck in Netting
Conor Sheary Backhand saved by Brandon Halverson
Goalie Stopped
Off-side
Mika Zibanejad faceoff won against Yanni Gourde
Will Borgen Slap Shot Wide Left
Takeaway by Alexis Lafrenière
Will Cuylle hit Erik Cernak
Will Cuylle Tip-In Wide Left
Jaroslav Chmelar Tripping against Emil Lilleberg
Mika Zibanejad Wrist Shot saved by Brandon Halverson
Goalie Stopped
J.T. Miller faceoff won against Nick Paul
Goalie Stopped
Brandon Hagel shot blocked by Matthew Robertson
Takeaway by J.T. Miller
Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Will Cuylle
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Giveaway by Gabe Perreault
Goalie Stopped
Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Yanni Gourde
Puck in Benches
Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Yanni Gourde
Jaroslav Chmelar Snap Shot saved by Brandon Halverson
Goalie Stopped
J.T. Miller faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
Tye Kartye Snap Shot saved by Brandon Halverson
Adam Fox Wrist Shot Wide Left
Vladislav Gavrikov Snap Shot Wide Left
J.T. Miller Wrist Shot saved by Brandon Halverson
Goalie Stopped
Mika Zibanejad faceoff won against Nick Paul
Mika Zibanejad Backhand Wide Left
Giveaway by Noah Laba
Matthew Robertson Slap Shot Wide Left
Adam Fox Snap Shot saved by Brandon Halverson
Adam Sykora hit Emil Lilleberg
Adam Sykora hit Scott Sabourin
Icing
Giveaway by J.T. Miller
Puck in Netting
Mika Zibanejad faceoff won against Nick Paul
Off-side
Off-side
Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
Off-side
Giveaway by Alexis Lafrenière
Corey Perry shot blocked by Will Borgen
Zemgus Girgensons shot blocked by Will Borgen
Taylor Raddysh Deflected saved by Brandon Halverson
Goalie Stopped
Mika Zibanejad faceoff won against Nick Paul
Tye Kartye Slashing against Darren Raddysh
Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Nick Paul
Giveaway by Braden Schneider
Goalie Stopped
Timeout - Home
Vladislav Gavrikov Snap Shot Wide Right
Icing
Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Nick Paul
Icing
Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Nick Paul
Goalie Stopped
Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Nick Paul

RANGERS

LIGHTNING

Regular Season Series

NYR win 2-1

Rangers
7
Lightning
3

Game 1

13/11

Lightning
4
Rangers
1

Game 2

30/11

Rangers
4
Lightning
2

Game 3

16/4

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	53	22	7	113
Pittsburgh	41	25	16	98
Philadelphia	43	27	12	98
Washington	43	30	9	95
Columbus	40	30	12	92
NY Islanders	43	34	5	91
New Jersey	42	37	3	87
NY Rangers	34	39	9	77

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Buffalo	50	23	9	109
Tampa Bay	50	26	6	106
Montreal	48	24	10	106
Boston	45	27	10	100
Ottawa	44	27	11	99
Detroit	41	31	10	92
Florida	40	38	4	84
Toronto	32	36	14	78

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New York Rangers @ Tampa Bay Lightning

Tye KartyeLW - NYR

Corey PerryRW - TB

Scott SabourinRW - TB

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Kartye scores 2 goals as the Rangers beat the Lightning 4-2

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