The New York Rangers head straight to the Eastern Conference Finals leaving behind the Carolina Hurricanes.
Rangers win against the Hurricanes:
The New York Rangers have come out successfully defeating Carolina Hurricanes by 6-2 in game 7 and proceed further to win the second-round series.
The Rangers now move straight ahead to play against the Tampa Bay lightning. This is the first time that the Rangers make it to the Stanley Cup Champions.
Igor Shesterkin – the goalkeeper, made 36 saves, whereas Chris Kreider scored twice, and defenseman Adam Fox, the center was looked after by Ryan Strome, center Filip Chytil, and forward Andrew Copp each scored goals for the rangers.
Who is Tampa Bay lightning?
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers is a professional ice hockey team situated in Tampa itself. The team plays its home game at Amalie Arena based in Downtown Tampa. Jon Cooper is the head coach of this team.
Talking about the Stanley Cup semifinals:
The New York Rangers will host the series opener for the semifinals of the ongoing Stanley cup. The Tampa Bay Lightning are all set to proceed to the Eastern Conference finals against The New York Rangers. Both the teams expect will be standing against one another on Saturday for the fourth time this season.
Let us remind you that the last regular-season matchup that the teams played against each other was on March 19, when the Rangers won by 2-1. Where Chris Kreider made it for his team Rangers with two goals in their court.
The viewers are all set for The Eastern Conference Finals that will be played at the Madison Square Garden which begins this Wednesday night.
The Rangers won all three games against the Lightning in the regular season, with Shesterkin at goal for each victory
Let us know more about the tournament:
The fans of both the teams are equally excited to witness The Tampa Bay Lightning play against the New York Rangers.
Here’s what the fans of this tournament need to look at:
- The complete schedule of the Eastern Conference Finals is out.
- Game 1: 8 p.m. ET, June 1 on ESPN at Madison Square Garden
- Game 2: 8 p.m. ET, June 3 on ESPN at Madison Square Garden
- Game 3: 3 p.m. ET, June 5 on ESPN at Amalie Arena
- Game 4: 8 p.m. ET, June 7 on ESPN at Amalie Arena
- Game 5: 8 p.m. ET, June 9 at Madison Square Garden
- Game 6: 8 p.m. ET, June 11 at Amalie Arena
- Game 7: 8 p.m. ET, June 14 at Madison Square Garden.
About New York Rangers?
The New York Rangers is a famous ice hockey team based in the city of New York. The team is a part of the National Hockey League and they are a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference.