ABSTRACT:

RANGERS 5 LIGHTNING 2

So the Rangers went out and did their job in workmanlike fashion at the Garden yesterday afternoon, taking out a tomato can of an opponent in Tampa Bay by a 5-2 score that’s indicative of the way the match was contested.

The Rangers were superior in nets, at even-strength and on the specialty units to the Lightning, who came in 3-21-1 in their previous 25 and showed no inclination whatsoever to put up a struggle…